You have probably noticed that the CSA is making some noteworthy changes this season. The two most prominent being required hours and the "Bag Share" being offered exclusively at the farm. Each of these changes have been pondered by us farmers whether this will improve the quality of our produce and our service to the community. We all agreed that it would, indeed, and we hope that you will share this same vision.

    Now you may be asking yourself, how is my measly 2 hours of work this season going to improve produce quality? Well, we did some figuring and found that if all 300 adults (from last years season) contributed that amount of help, it would amount to 600 hours. That's almost another intern! With this help, and the success of our group sessions, we can make those longer jobs much more vibrant, uplifting the souls of all who attend. God knows we need some community encouragement when staring down a 500' row of weeds that can only be tended to by hand or hoe. Please put on your farmer hat for a couple hours this season and give someone for our interns to talk to.

    To sign up, just check the Group Session Schedule or the Individual Opportunities Schedule and contact us with the date and task you would like to sign up for. Please be as specific as possible in your choice so we can organize the group days more efficiently. More information can be found on the Volunteering page or by contacting us.  

Thanks!

Ben

P.S. To clear up some of the gardening jargon in these schedules:

-"MSCG" stands for the Main Street Community Garden at 10th and Main St. in Grand Junction.  We plant a portion of this garden as a pick your own section for our members. 

-Succession seeding refers to seeding out crops directly into the field that we plant multiple times during the year, i.e. greens, carrots, beets, turnips, etc.