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Re: Value added in CSA's



I have seen other CSAs offer value-added products and the reception from 
shareholders are good.  It's a way for the shareholder to "shop" for ALL 
their food needs at one place, but from someone they know and like AND 
still supporting local agriculture/enterprise.  And on that last note, 
the added value products were bread from a local organic baker, honey 
from a nearby farm, Sust. Ag coffee (there's a number of brands out 
there -- email me for more info if you like), flowershares, eggshares, 
and marinara sauce and my friend's zucchini relish (yum, very good!!!) 
have also been offered.  The marinara sauce was the tomato extras -and 
we had aLOT this past season- from the same farm.  

As an enterprise, CSAs become less risk-free when they become more 
diversified (general rule...it could break you too).  As long as they 
continue to support the local food economy and stress sustainable 
practices, I think making added-value products available is a good thing 
for both consumers, processors, and the CSA itself.  

>Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:04:28 -0800
>To: CSA-L@prairienet.org
>From: wgfarm@efn.org (Mary Jo Wade)
>Subject: Value added in CSA's
>
>Hi everyone
>A new question here.
>We are looking for ideas on farm produced products and services to 
offer
>members in our CSA that are separate and extra from the regular 
membership.
>We do not want to violate the CSA concept but would also love a way to 
get
>some return on all of that marketing work that went into putting our
>membership list together.  Value added products of some kind seem like 
a
>good way to bolster the CSA budget.  What has worked for others?/ what 
do
>you think?  thanks
>Mary Jo
>
>Winter Green Farm
>89762 Poodle Creek Road
>Noti, Or 97461
>
>541-935-1920
>
>


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