CSAs

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

I really like my CSA, but they will not be delivering to Davis Square next year, and I am thinking about changing. They sent me a list of CSAs that deliver in or near Somerville. Although I’d prefer to pick up within walking distance of my house (that is, Davis Square), after looking at the websites, I’m leaning toward Enterprise or Farmer Dave’s because of the variety of produce in the shares (assuming, I guess, that the weather cooperates). The others may be good too, but the websites do not provide much information.


Here is the list of CSAs:
Enterprise Farm (Davis Square)
Luna Farm (Davis Square)
Parker Farm (Central Sq., Davis? Porter?)
Red Fire Farm (Somerville Community Growing Center near Union Sq. and Central Square)
Farmer Dave's CSA (East Somerville near the Stop and Shop off of McGrath Hwy)
Bay End Farm (Porter Square)
Drumlin Farm (Porter and Central Squares)
Brookfield Farm (Richdale Ave. in Cambridge, near Broadway in Arlington)

Do any of you wise folks have experience with any of these CSAs? I’d actually prefer a farm with more staple foods and not mountains of lettuce and braising greens (which are fine in limited quantities). I prefer foods that freeze well or store well because I can’t wolf everything down every single week in the summer (because sometimes, you know, we’re busy in the summer or it’s too hot to cook).

Farmer Dave’s and Parker Farm are already enrolling for 2009. Most of the others don’t open enrollment until January.

Thoughts?

Comments

[jadelennox]

the Arlington drop off point for Brookfield is a 30 minute walk from Davis. It is also on the 87 -- the stop is across the street from the drop off point for the Brookfield CSA. The Cambridge drop off is an uphill haul from Porter Square. Depending on where you live, one or the other might be more convenient for you, but the Arlington drop off definitely has the advantage of the bus. It's a very nice CSA, but maybe you want to pick somewhere closer (they have great pick your own, for example, but how often can you realistically get out to Amherst to pick your own?).

[rainbow-spork.livejournal.com]

If it's uphill from Porter, then it can't possibly be on Richdale Ave. I used to live on Richdale ave, and I can't think of any part of that street that I would describe as being significantly uphill from anywhere. Unless you count walking over the Walden St bridge from Davis.

[jadelennox]

Huh. Most have moved, then. i only picked it up from Cambridge a few times years ago.