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kyburgGreetings from Tanaka Farms. We would very much appreciate your opinions. We have 3 very brief questions at the end of this article. If you respond by September 7th, 2003, we would like to email you a gift discount coupon worth $5.00 off your next shopping visit at Tanaka Farms Produce Stand in Irvine.
Those of you who shop at Tanaka Farms have made the commitment to purchase delicious, healthy produce for you and your family. You also know that we have made many changes over the course of the many years in business. We invite you to give us your opinion and share in the planning as we evolve yet again.
This area's best farmland is being lost to commercial and residential development at an alarming rate. The high cost of farming, the retiring of older farmers and the reluctance of young people to enter farming is leading to the demise of the local farmer as we know it.
Community supported agriculture is a resourceful way to connect local farmers with consumers directly. Its roots date back 30 years to Japan. A group of Japanese women concerned about the use of pesticides, the increase in processed foods and the decrease in farm population, formed "teikei", the CSA equivalent. "Teikei" literally translated means "partnership" or "cooperation". Philosophical translation for teikei is "food with the farmer's face on it".
We would like to adopt a modified version of the community supported agriculture idea. Members/customers would agree to subscribe for a season to receive a weekly box of various vegetables and fruits grown locally. The selected items for weekly delivery will vary according to the season. We will try to select and grow as wide a variety of produce as possible to provide an interesting selection each week. Here in Orange County, crops are governed by the weather, season, and location, therefore we unfortunately, don't have citrus and several other items. Growing of crops depends on the climate, soil and season. In Orange County it may not be hot enough for some crops or the soil may not be sandy or porous enough. The farmer will harvest the crops that are ready each week and prepare individual boxes for shipment. Shipments would be delivered to a central location depending on the number of subscribers in a given area. Drop off locations may include homes, Churches, community centers, or even schools. We will provide incentives for customers who help provide drop off locations. Days of delivery would also be determined according to number of customers per location.
Proposed are two sizes of boxes for delivery each week. We will space the harvest to allow a variety of produce to be packed for delivery each week. Approximate cost per box would be $30.00 and $45.00.
These are the three questions that we would like you to answer:
#1 Would you be interested in participating in this program of receiving a weekly harvest of fresh locally grown produce?
#2 Does the produce have to be organically grown or does that matter? This is a very important question since organically grown produce is much more costly to produce.
#3 Would it be all right to supplement your harvest with items not grown on our farm so that we can offer more of a variety?
Deliveries would start in January 2004; we would like your opinions and suggestions as soon as possible. Any information that you share with us would be very helpful to provide all our prospective customers a great choice of produce. Don’t forget to respond before September 7th, 2003 to receive the discount coupon.
If you would like more information on Community Supported Agriculture you will find it at this site: www.caff.org/farms/csa.html.
If you would like to see a tentative schedule of fruits and vegetables that will be delivered during the season, open the attached file.
Thank you for your time. We hope to hear from you soon.
Oh, hell yeah.
The email address is tanakafarms@sbcglobal.net. They have a website at http://www.tanakafarms.com - go for it.
Those of you who shop at Tanaka Farms have made the commitment to purchase delicious, healthy produce for you and your family. You also know that we have made many changes over the course of the many years in business. We invite you to give us your opinion and share in the planning as we evolve yet again.
This area's best farmland is being lost to commercial and residential development at an alarming rate. The high cost of farming, the retiring of older farmers and the reluctance of young people to enter farming is leading to the demise of the local farmer as we know it.
Community supported agriculture is a resourceful way to connect local farmers with consumers directly. Its roots date back 30 years to Japan. A group of Japanese women concerned about the use of pesticides, the increase in processed foods and the decrease in farm population, formed "teikei", the CSA equivalent. "Teikei" literally translated means "partnership" or "cooperation". Philosophical translation for teikei is "food with the farmer's face on it".
We would like to adopt a modified version of the community supported agriculture idea. Members/customers would agree to subscribe for a season to receive a weekly box of various vegetables and fruits grown locally. The selected items for weekly delivery will vary according to the season. We will try to select and grow as wide a variety of produce as possible to provide an interesting selection each week. Here in Orange County, crops are governed by the weather, season, and location, therefore we unfortunately, don't have citrus and several other items. Growing of crops depends on the climate, soil and season. In Orange County it may not be hot enough for some crops or the soil may not be sandy or porous enough. The farmer will harvest the crops that are ready each week and prepare individual boxes for shipment. Shipments would be delivered to a central location depending on the number of subscribers in a given area. Drop off locations may include homes, Churches, community centers, or even schools. We will provide incentives for customers who help provide drop off locations. Days of delivery would also be determined according to number of customers per location.
Proposed are two sizes of boxes for delivery each week. We will space the harvest to allow a variety of produce to be packed for delivery each week. Approximate cost per box would be $30.00 and $45.00.
These are the three questions that we would like you to answer:
#1 Would you be interested in participating in this program of receiving a weekly harvest of fresh locally grown produce?
#2 Does the produce have to be organically grown or does that matter? This is a very important question since organically grown produce is much more costly to produce.
#3 Would it be all right to supplement your harvest with items not grown on our farm so that we can offer more of a variety?
Deliveries would start in January 2004; we would like your opinions and suggestions as soon as possible. Any information that you share with us would be very helpful to provide all our prospective customers a great choice of produce. Don’t forget to respond before September 7th, 2003 to receive the discount coupon.
If you would like more information on Community Supported Agriculture you will find it at this site: www.caff.org/farms/csa.html.
If you would like to see a tentative schedule of fruits and vegetables that will be delivered during the season, open the attached file.
Thank you for your time. We hope to hear from you soon.
Oh, hell yeah.
The email address is tanakafarms@sbcglobal.net. They have a website at http://www.tanakafarms.com - go for it.
