Drop-off point brings homegrown produce to consumers
Coordinator of a Consumer Supported Agriculture, or CSA, drop-off point may be the first of its kind in north Fulton, Laramee and her “silent partner” and friend Denise Detamore are that committed to getting the program up and running.
CSAs connect organic farms directly to urban consumers, either through member pickups directly from a participating farm or with weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of pre-ordered boxes of produce to designated drop-off points in metro areas.
Until now, the Spruill Green Market in Dunwoody has been the closest CSA drop-off for north Fulton residents.
The program in Roswell, only two months old, offer boxes of certified organic fruits and vegetables for $29.99 each.
Customers can go online to www.localfoodstop.com to place and pay for their orders. Pickup is every Wednesday, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., at 425 Market Place Antiques in Roswell.
On a recent week, the contents of the box included red grapes, a watermelon, red plums, basil, thyme, romaine lettuce, zucchini, spinach, snap beans and leeks. All items are guaranteed to be grown without the use of pesticides or other harmful chemicals.
Laramee said the majority of the produce comes from organic farms in Georgia, but other organic farms in the Southeast and in winter, outside the region, also will be used as vendors when a variety of Georgia produce is in short supply.
Labels: consumer supported agriculture, csa, North Fulton, organic express, organic food, spruill green market
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