Last CSA share of season
Today was the final pickup of my 2010 CSA share from Sun Gold Farm. I’m sad. I enjoyed getting my bag of veggies each week. It inspired me to eat healthier, cook more creatively, and eat a wider range of vegetables. So here are some of the reasons I love Sun Gold.
Things I love about Sun Gold Farm
- Family owned and operated for several generations
- Commitment to not using pesticides
- The vegetables are pretty clean when we pick them up
- Our shares are in reusable bags, durable enough to last
- When some veggies are in plastic bags, they are the degradable kind
- We get enough but not too much of any one thing (Ok, it was a lot of cabbage, but luckily it keeps)
- A range of varieties of things like tomatoes, beans, and squash
- Really yummy candy sweet onion most weeks
- Edible flowers and plants in the share occasionally
- The weekly newsletter
- The stories about the history of the farm in the newsletter
- The stories about what is going on at the farm in the newsletter and on Facebook
- An idea of what might be in the share by email, but it’s still a surprise to see what we actually get
- Lots of pickup locations
- Friendly volunteers to help at pickup
- Option to donate share if you can’t pick it up
- Feeling a part of local farming without having to do the really hard physical work
- Invite to visit the farm, even though I couldn’t make it this year
- Option to order a late share for Thanksgiving
- Being introduced to other farmers and ranchers products who are philosophically aligned
- Getting to keep a Sun Gold bag at the end of the season
Each individual thing seems small, but it’s the attention to all the little details that make me feel good about being a part of what Sun Gold is doing. I know someone cares. Actually a whole family of people care, and work really hard to provide wonderful quality food for my family. It’s all the little touch points that add up to my feeling happy to support the farm lifestyle and be a little tiny contributor to the success.
I’m sure there are things I have forgotten, but I just wanted to say thank you and say how much I have loved supporting the farm. Can’t wait until next year!
