Join Us for Iowa City’s Sixth Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair!

Saturday April 10, 2010
1 pm to 4 pm
Free and Open to the Public

Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center
Social Hall 220 South Gilbert Street Iowa City, Iowa

Meet local farmers and learn how you can enjoy fresh produce throughout Iowa’s growing season! A CSA membership provides you with four to five months of delicious, healthy produce. You can become part of a larger community of farmers and consumers where you will find:

-Weekly fresh produce
-Fruits and vegetables in season
-Guaranteed income for farmers
-Proper farmland stewardship

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a relationship of mutual support and commitment between local farmers and community members who pay the farmer an annual membership fee to cover the production costs of the farm. In turn, members receive a weekly share of the harvest during the local growing season.

In most cases, this commitment implies a willingness to share with the farmer both the bounty from the land and at least some of the risks involved with production. In return for fair and guaranteed compensation, consumers receive a variety of freshly picked (usually organic) vegetables grown and distributed in an economically viable and ecologically responsible manner. As Wendell Berry stated, “how we eat determines to a considerable extent how the world is used.”

Or, if you live closer to Cedar Rapids:

Join Us for Linn County’s First Local Farmer & CSA Fair!

Sunday March 28, 2010
1 pm to 4 pm
Free and Open to the Public

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
120 E. Boyson Road
Hiawatha, IA 52233-1277
Phone: (319) 395-6700

Become a member of the local food community! At Linn County’s First Local Farmer & CSA Fair, you will meet a variety of local farmers who will share information with you about their farms and the products they sell. Learn how to incorporate fresh, Iowa food, and an appreciation of local growers, into your life!

In addition to seeing the friendly faces of farmers you know from your local farmers market, at the fair you will meet CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farmers. A CSA membership provides you with four to five months of delicious, healthy produce. In a CSA, you can become part of a larger community of farmers and consumers where you will find:

-Weekly fresh produce
-Fruits and vegetables in season
-Guaranteed income for farmers
-Proper farmland stewardship

The Iowa City Fair is co-sponsored by Local Foods Connection, New Pioneer Food Co-Operative, edible Iowa River Valley Magazine, and the Iowa City Parks & Recreation Department

The Cedar Rapids Fairs is co-sponsored by the Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development, Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, and edible Iowa River Valley Magazine