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Csa presentation October 20th, 2011

Csa presentation October 20th, 2011. 2011 Healthy iowa conference. LETS PLAY NAME THAT VEGGIE!. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THE VEGETABLE ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES! THE FIRST PERSON TO GET EACH ONE RIGHT WINS A PRIZE!. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THIS VEGGIE!. I’M A CARROT!.

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Csa presentation October 20th, 2011

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  1. Csa presentationOctober 20th, 2011 2011 Healthy iowa conference

  2. LETS PLAY NAME THAT VEGGIE! YELL OUT THE NAME OF THE VEGETABLE ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES! THE FIRST PERSON TO GET EACH ONE RIGHT WINS A PRIZE!

  3. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THIS VEGGIE! I’M A CARROT! HINT: KIDS THINK I’M TASTY + I AM A GREAT SNACK

  4. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THIS VEGGIE! I’M A BEAUTY HEART RADISH! HINT: I’M A LITTLE SPICY AND GREAT ON A SALAD OR WITH SALT

  5. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THIS VEGGIE! I’M CELERIAC – AKA CELERY ROOT! HINT: I TASTE A LOT LIKE CELERY

  6. YELL OUT THE NAME OF THIS VEGGIE! I’M ROMANESCO CAULIFLOWER! HINT #1: I AM NOT GROWN ON MARS HINT #2: I TASTE LIKE BROCOLLI + CAULIFLOWER

  7. Direct partnership between the farm and consumer. Consumer takes risks with the farmer. Typically receive a box weekly during growing season. WHAT IS CSA?

  8. Community-supported agriculture began in the early 1960s in Germany, Switzerland and Japan as a response to concerns about food safety and the urbanization of agricultural land. In the 1960s groups of consumers and farmers in Europe formed cooperative partnerships to fund farming and pay the full costs of ecologically sound and socially equitable agriculture. CSA came to the United States in 1984. CSA’s entered Iowa within the past 10 years. HISTORY OF CSA

  9. Is Every Sweater The Right Sweater?

  10. EVERY CSA IS DIFFERENT • Each CSA offers a different variety of items: • Vegetables • Fruit • Eggs • Meat

  11. EVERY CSA IS DIFFERENT • Certified Organic • Certified Naturally Grown • Local • Animal Welfare Approved

  12. MOST CSA FARMS PROVIDE A WEEKLY NEWSLETER

  13. MANY CSA FARMS HELP BY PROVIDING RECIPES

  14. WHY DO PEOPLE CHOOOSE TO FARM THIS WAY? LOCAL ECONOMYEMPLOYMENT

  15. COMMUNITYYoung FoodiesScattergoodHeirloom Tomato TastingDonations

  16. VARIETY + HEALTHY CHOICES

  17. ENVIRONMENT

  18. WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? Children + Future Generations

  19. CSA IS A GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO: like to cook ARE willing to try new vegetables HAVE A goal to eat seasonally HAVE A DESIRE TO buy local WANT TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FARMING HAVE A DESIRE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DIET

  20. You’re welcome to contact our farm with questions about CSA. • www.GrinnellHeritageFarm.com • Phone: 641-236-4374 • Brochures Available Today

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