http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/2009/09/15/putting-the-c-in-csa/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:22:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/2009/09/15/putting-the-c-in-csa/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 Fields and Fire » Step Three – Eat Local Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:21:46 +0000 http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/?p=488#comment-2308 [...] Here in the Pioneer Valley, we are blessed with CISA, and their tremendously successful “Be  a Local Hero” campaign, which has brought a lot of attention to buying local foods.  At Wheatberry, we’re one of a handful of food businesses that really focuses on serving fresh foods, bought from local farms (almost always organic farms, in our case).  If there are no tomatoes in the fields, you won’t find them on our menu – same for salad greens, asparagus, etc.  We have a summer CSA share and a winter CSA for the bakery, and work with local suppliers.  This past spring we were very excited to switch to using 100% local meats and cheeses in our sandwiches, and many of you know we’re a little bit busy growing local grains and beans. [...] [...] Here in the Pioneer Valley, we are blessed with CISA, and their tremendously successful “Be  a Local Hero” campaign, which has brought a lot of attention to buying local foods.  At Wheatberry, we’re one of a handful of food businesses that really focuses on serving fresh foods, bought from local farms (almost always organic farms, in our case).  If there are no tomatoes in the fields, you won’t find them on our menu – same for salad greens, asparagus, etc.  We have a summer CSA share and a winter CSA for the bakery, and work with local suppliers.  This past spring we were very excited to switch to using 100% local meats and cheeses in our sandwiches, and many of you know we’re a little bit busy growing local grains and beans. [...]

]]> http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/2009/09/15/putting-the-c-in-csa/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Phillip Tower Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:48:41 +0000 http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/?p=488#comment-104 Hello there:~} I just read about the sewing bee and the big beautiful bean harvest and it is very inspiring. I just wanted to thank you for putting yourself out there and helping people to remember what the C in CSA stands for. I am friends with one of your employees and she is always telling me how amazing you and your family are and what a great experience it is to work there. Now that I have taken a moment to check out your web enterees I can see she was in no way exagerating. I am not often on the computer(maybe 3 or 4 times a month) but will be excited next time I am to see what is going on with all of you. Blessings and keep up the amazing work! Aloha Hello there:~} I just read about the sewing bee and the big beautiful bean harvest and it is very inspiring. I just wanted to thank you for putting yourself out there and helping people to remember what the C in CSA stands for. I am friends with one of your employees and she is always telling me how amazing you and your family are and what a great experience it is to work there. Now that I have taken a moment to check out your web enterees I can see she was in no way exagerating. I am not often on the computer(maybe 3 or 4 times a month) but will be excited next time I am to see what is going on with all of you. Blessings and keep up the amazing work! Aloha

]]> http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/2009/09/15/putting-the-c-in-csa/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Fields and Fire » Work in Progress Wed Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:05:11 +0000 http://www.localgrain.org/fieldsandfire/?p=488#comment-92 [...] that we’re not spending every spare moment harvesting beans, we have some time for things [...] [...] that we’re not spending every spare moment harvesting beans, we have some time for things [...]

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