Local Harvest CSA
The
idea for the charity Local Foods Connection was created during conversations
between Susan Jutz, Simone Delaty and Laura Dowd. Susan and Simone
feel strongly that all people should have access to the nutritious,
wholesome food they produce. Susan gave the charity reduced-cost shares
for the first two years, to help us during our growing stage. Local
Harvest CSA clients were our first financial supporters.
ZJ Farm
Susan Jutz
5025 120th St NE
Solon, IA 52333
(319) 624-3052
www.localharvestcsa.com
Simone's
Plain & Simple
Simone Delaty
(319) 683-2896 Phone / (319) 631-0146 Cell (voice mail)
1478 470th Street SW
Wellman, IA 52356
www.simoneplainandsimple.com
ZJ Farm
General Farm Info: Susan and her four children (Frances, Reuben,
George and David) all share in the work of their 80-acre farm. Growing
vegetables for Local Harvest CSA is only one component of their small,
diversified farm. The diversity of the ZJ farm extends beyond the
products they sell to the environment they promote and maintain with
field crop rotations, cover cropping, hedgerows and permanent plantings
for beneficial insects, snakes, toads and other "wild" life.
Share Season: 20 weeks May through October. CSA since 1997.
Contents: Over one hundred fifty varieties of more than forty types
of organic vegetables. Almost all vegetables are harvested the same
day as delivery. Produce includes: spinach, lettuce, carrots, green
and filet beans, peas, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beets,
salad turnips, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, Swiss chard,
collards, Asian greens, red and yellow onions, sweet potatoes, sweet
corn and eggplant. Email newsletter.
Sizes: Full Size feeds a family of four (two adults and two children);
Half Share feeds two vegetable loving adults.
Delivery: ZJ Farm on Mon, Weds or Fri; Weds Iowa City Farmer's Market;
Cedar Rapids drop off site.
Cost: Contact Farm. Staggered payment and volunteer exchange options.
Other Products: Meats such as pork and lamb.
Simone's Plain & Simple
General Farm Info: When you visit Simone's farm, you immediately see
the evidence of the French country way of life in the way she has
designed and nurtured her gardens. Her wood-fired brick oven is a
functional and beautiful little building used weekly for artisan breads
and pizzas. In 2003, Simone planted 5 acres of her land in prairie
seed.
Share Season: May through October. CSA since 1997.
Contents: Bread & Egg: dozen brown eggs from free range chickens
and a loaf of hand made French Country bread. 20 weeks; Fresh Flower:
bouquets of fresh cut flowers. 16 weeks.
Delivery: Wednesday Iowa City Farmer's Market. Email newsletter.
Cost: Contact Simone.
Other Products: Dinners in the countryside.
