Sentences with phrase «community supported agriculture family»

by NWEI on October 24, 2012 0 community supported agriculture family farms.

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Between these extremes lies a more humane economic order: one in which, as Röpke put it, «wealth [is] widely dispersed, genuine communities, from the family upwards, form a background of moral support for the individual, and a healthy balance [exists] between town and country, industry and agriculture.»

Tuesday is the day we pick up our Grant Family Farms CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) produce box at the drop point here in town.

Through her responsibilities in the FAMU Cooperative Extension Program, Taylor has made a major impact on the organic farming community in North Florida through growing initiatives such as the various growers» markets in the Tallahassee community, bio-fuels awareness and development, and many sustainable agriculture initiatives to support limited - resource farmers and their families.

She currently has a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that can sustain 15 families with fresh vegetables for the season.

What is the potential of urban agriculture to make a substantive contribution to food security and food sovereignty of the families, communities and individuals involved and / or supported by these organisations and their projects?

CSAs or community supported agriculture, provide fresh, seasonal, and sustainably produced veggies and fruits to local families.

The legislation focuses investments in programs that support U.S. agriculture, boost rural communities, maintain food and drug safety, and provide nutrition for children, families, and seniors.

Community Supported Agriculture can be beneficial to families, farmers and the environment.

Another way families can save money and support the environment is through participation in a local Community Supported Agriculture *, or CSA.

Its three cities — Utica, Rome and Sherrill — and dozens of towns and villages constitute a unique community, with business and industry ranging from agriculture and low - tech family - owned enterprises to the high - tech engineers and scientists that support cutting - edge research and development ongoing at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y and the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica, N.Y.

Actions that bring urban families and rural farm communities closer together, from expanding farmers» markets and farm - restaurant connections to community supported agriculture;

They are offering prescription Community - Supported Agriculture (CSA) where you receive a box of seasonal produce aimed at feeding a family of four each week.

This includes projects that provide safe drinking water to communities, so they no longer have to boil water, the provision of clean energy to rural communities, support for sustainable agriculture that improves yields and incomes or more efficient cookstoves that save families money on fuel bills and reduce their exposure to toxic fumes.

Someone else has learned more about CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture), and now he and his family have joined one.

The farm established a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for 40 families in its first year of operation, and sells produce directly to the school cafeteria during the school year.