So the CSA we used for quite a while, was Sauvie Island Organics http://www.sauvieislandorganics.com/, an organic farm just 15 miles from downtown Portland. We did whole shares, half shares, we shared a pickup location with cousins and state representatives, we did the drop box, the share filling, we did the salad option, the egg option, we cooked from the website newsletter, which had been on paper when we started. We worked it out that they supplied salad for my (and Kristi Paul's) small business, lovefood, some years ago. They are awesome. But this year, we got excited about the possibility of even greater convenience, that is, the produce share we subscribe to being grown on our 1/10th of an acre, right in urban NE Portland. That is what Your Backyard Farmer does. They come out, determine your site's ability to support the agricultural process, and in our case, make suggestions about what needs to happen to ready the site. For us, that meant taking down the birch tree that was too close to the house anyway (thanks Northwest Arborists), moving the pear trees that were too close together (here when we moved in 6 years ago), (thanks craig'slist), and moving a couple other growing entities, such as the fig tree from the Marin farmer's market, as well as the blueberry bushes, rosemary and cypress. After all that was removed, the raised beds (thanks Beds by Dave) were built in place. They are made of red cedar and expected to last 15 years. Then, we got to wait for the dirt to be delivered, which mostly happened the Thursday afternoon of Spring Break. Quite the source of neighborhood excitement! More about Your Backyard Farmer in the next post. I know, you can hardly wait!
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