Community Supported Agriculture

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a sustainable food production system that aims to reestablish the competitiveness of small farms, strengthen the community by reconnecting people to the land and protect the environment. Shareholders buy, in advance, a percentage of healthy, organic produce and pick up their goods at a local drop-off point or at the farm.

Heifer Ranch's CSA program provides fresh seasonal produce from the end of April until September to participating shareholders. Grown in a certified organic agricultural environment, the top quality fresh produce includes a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Participants purchase a share of the CSA in the spring and receive a weekly delivery of produce to Heifer's World Headquarters in downtown Little Rock every Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. during the harvest season. Other benefits include newsletters full of recipes and stories from the farm, an opportunity to harvest your own produce during a selected week in July and weekly one-on-one contact with your farmers each Friday afternoon.

Share purchases for the 2011 season begin in March. Shares are $350 for the approximately 18 week season.

For more information, download our CSA flier or contact the CSA field managers at csa@heifer.org or call 501-889-5124 ext. 3736.

CSA Shareholder Newsletters:
July 1 and 2, 2011 - This is our annual harvest your own produce days. In lieu of the Friday pick-up, shareholders are invited to Heifer Ranch to pick your own from produce from 7am-7pm on Friday and on Saturday from 7am-12 pm. Upon arrival at Heifer Ranch, follow the CSA signs to the fields. Bring your water bottle and sunscreen and wear a hat, closed toed shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Family and friends are welcome and tours will be available at the visitor center.

Volume 5 Issue 16 - Aug 5, 2011

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Volume 5 Issue 14 - July 22, 2011

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Volume 5 Issue 11 - July 8, 2011

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