Plateful CSA

2012-02-06T08:14:00.001-08:00

Announcing Plateful Spring 2012:

A Multi-Farm CSA

How it Works...

Plateful's Spring CSA subscription fee is a non-refundable $550 for 16 weeks of produce, eggs and meat.
We estimate each bag will feed approximately 2–3 people 3-5 days per week.
Each bag includes a variety of vegetables, a dozen eggs, and one meat (whole chicken, pork, beef, or lamb)
Shares will be picked up every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm at Earthperks Organic Farm and Garden Supply in Rutherfordton, NC.

What's in the bag?

Over the course of the CSA,

we hope to have:

Lettuce, Carrots, Peas, Beets, Radishes, Herbs, Collards, Kale, Onions, Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Turnips, Summer Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers, Beans, Corn, Leeks, Garlic, Eggs, Lamb, Beef, Chicken, Pork, Recipes

Plateful Farms

A Way of Life Farm

Sunshine, NC

Jamie, Sara Jane & Alder Davis

Vegetables & Pastured Pork

www.awayoflifefarm.com

earthperks

organic farm & garden supply

Rutherfordton, NC

Richard Davis

Vegetables, Eggs, & Pastured Poultry.

earthperks@gmail.com

Puzzle Peace Farm

Bostic, NC

Thomas Carson & Lindy Abrams

Vegetables, Herbs, & Goats

puzzlepeacefarm.blogspot.com

Red Dirt Ranch

Ellenboro, NC

Aaron, Holly, & Maple May Cookson

Pasture Raised Poultry & Eggs

www.reddirtranch.weebly.com

Underwood Family Farm

Lawndale, NC

Michael, Christy, Isaiah & Jeremiah Underwood

Grass Fed Beef, Lamb, Pork, & Vegetables

uffarms@aol.com

What it means...

When you become a member of Plateful CSA, we hope you will gain a better understanding of where your food comes from, how it is produced, why it is healthier for you and the environment , and the role that small farms can play in our lives.
Small scale farms face many challenges in today's industrialized, agricultural food system. However, we believe with community support, small farms can survive and succeed, ensuring a better quality of life and a healthier plateful of food for all.

2011-09-08T06:50:00.001-07:00

Announcing Plateful CSA Fall 2011

How it Works...

Plateful's Fall CSA subscription fee is a non-refundable $325 for 10 weeks of produce, eggs and meat.

We estimate each bag will feed approximately 2–3 people 3-5 days per week.

Each bag includes a variety of vegetables, a dozen eggs, and one meat (whole chicken, pork, beef, or lamb)

Shares will be picked up every Friday - Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm at Earthperks Organic Farm and Garden Supply Rutherfordton, NC.

When you subscribe to our CSA program, you become a member/shareholder of Plateful CSA. Memberships require a commitment from both farmers and members. In this way, members share in both the risks and the benefits with the farmers. This may mean that some weeks there is an abundance of produce and others there may be less due to fluctuations in nature. But rest assured the Plateful farmers go above and beyond the call of duty to provide.

The first share will be available October 7th and continue through December 16th. Because many of you will be traveling during the holidays, the week of Thanksgiving and the last two weeks in December are not included in the CSA. However, Plateful farmers will have produce and meats available for sale during these holidays. We would love to be a part of your special meals. Please consider us in your planning.

The Plateful Farmers are hosting an Orientation Potluck at Earthperks the week of the first share. Mark your calenders for Saturday, October 8th. Meet the farmers you
support!

What's in the bag?

Over the course of the Fall CSA, you can
expect:

Lettuce
Carrots
Peas
Beets
Radishes
Herbs
Collards
Kale
Leeks
Broccoli
Turnips
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes
Winter Squash

Dry Beans
Cornmeal
Molasses
Goat Cheese
Eggs
Lamb
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Recipes

To sign up, print and mail in the form below.

Yes! I want to become a Fall member of Plateful CSA.

Name
Address
Email

We operate on a first come first serve basis and SPACE IS LIMITED. So subscribe as soon as possible to lock in your share. The full $325 will guarantee your share. All payments are non-refundable.

Please make checks payable to:
Plateful CSA
976 Poors Ford Road
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
828.287.7730
platefulcsa@gmail.com

Upon receipt of payment, a confirmation letter will be emailed providing proof of payment, further details such as start date, pick up instructions, and working shareholder information of the CSA program.

2011-04-28T09:29:00.000-07:00

Your First Share!

For all you inaugural share holders of Plateful, the CSA has just begun. But for us farmers, it’s been a long time coming. We have been planning for this first week’s share since the beginning of last fall. The five farms have been meeting once, twice, sometimes three times a month and have had ongoing email threads all concerning what and how to best feed you and your family. Even with the severe weather this spring, we feel like we’re off to a really good start. Remember, as a share holder of a CSA, you will share with us in the great weeks as well as the tough weeks, closely connecting you with your local food system and local climate and less with the cost of petroleum.

This first week you received:

A Way of Life Farm: salad mix and hakurei turnips
Earthperks Farm: eggs and strawberries
Underwood Family Farm: grass fed ground beef, carrots, and radishes
Puzzle Peace Farm: sweet potatoes and spinach

Red Dirt Ranch will be providing you with chicken in May, as you will be receiving different meat each week.

Early spring is a time of fresh greens and root vegetables, as reflected in this weeks share. Very soon the hot and dry weather will render most of these vegetables bitter and they will be done until our next planting in the fall. Enjoy them while they last! There are endless ways to prepare all these foods but here are a few suggestions:

With the varieties of root vegetables, you can create a roasted medley. Cut up sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots, and/or radishes. Toss in olive oil, salt, and any herb you prefer (we recommend rosemary). Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, flip with a spatula and roast an additional 10 – 20 minutes, keeping a close eye on them. Serve warm.

We’ve always enjoyed adding strawberries to a spinach salad with walnuts or pecans and a balsamic vinaigrette. A Way of Life’s salad mix is sure to be a staple through the week for your lunches and dinners and we hope you take time to have Earthperks eggs for breakfast at least one morning this week.

With the Underwood Family Farm grass fed beef, you can expect leaner beef than conventional beef raised in CAFO's (concentrated animal feed operations also known as factory farms). Plus it's better for you, containing higher amounts of vitamin E and omega fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), which lower cholesterol and produce leaner muscle mass and less fat!

We hope you can feel all the love and real energy we've put into this food. Enjoy!

2010-11-25T10:33:00.000-08:00

Our Mission

We are a cooperative group of farmers dedicated to agricultural practices that sustain a healthy environment and build a diverse local food system. Our goal is to provide sustainably raised vegetables and free range meats to our community. To achieve this without the use of chemicals, we use biodiversity, cover crops, soil ammendments, and rotational grazing. The chickens and pork are pasture raised. The beef, veal, and lamb are completely grass-fed and all without any antibiotics or hormones! The vegetables are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In everything we grow, we are passionate about doing our best, being our best, and giving our best to you and your family.

Participating Farms:

A Way of Life Farm Sunshine, NC
Sara Jane and Jamie Davis
Vegetables and Pasture-Raised Pork
www.awayoflifefarm.com

Earthperks Organic Farm and Garden Supply Rutherfordton, NC
Richard and Deborah Davis
Vegetables, Shiitake Mushrooms, Eggs, & Pasture-Raised Poultry
earthperks@gmail.com

Puzzle Peace Farm Bostic, NC
Lindy Abrams and Thomas Carson
Vegetables, Herbs, and Goats
puzzlepeacefarm@yahoo.com

Red Dirt Ranch Ellenboro, NC
Aaron, Holly, and Maple May Cookson
Pasture-Raised Poultry and Eggs
www.reddirtranch.weebly.com

Underwood Family Farm Lawndale, NC
Michael and Christy Underwood
Grass-fed Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork & Vegetables
uffarms@aol.com