Supporting local farmers/Nice farmers (7).= What has been especially positive for you about this year’s CSA season? Also, we know that several members have CSA shares with multiple farms. Those who find the share size overwhelming may want to consider splitting a share in the future. The results for this question suggest we’re hitting the mark for most folks. What’s enough? Of course it’s different for every family. Happily, those items most often quickly found a home with a member who wanted more and we didn’t end up with nearly as many extras as in past seasons. We think the addition of the swap box at the market-style pick-up locations in Salem and at the farm in Lebanon probably helped folks to discard items they really didn’t want to take home. Items like Sunchokes appeal to some members and help us add diversity to shares a few times throughout the season so we’ll continue to grow them. Of course we’re dealing with such small numbers that it’s difficult to know if these answers are truly representative of the CSA at large. This year several people said they want more potatoes. Two years ago many people mentioned they’d like to see fewer potatoes in the share. It’s interesting to see these answers change over time. The CSA model means that members will share in the bounties and the failures of the season and we should be attempting to grow what members would be happy to see bounties of. = What would you like to see less of in the CSA?Īs with wanting to know what you’d like to see more of, knowing what you’d like to see less of also helps us with our planning. We’re still working on finding the balance where we’re offering a diverse share each week but including just the right balance of the familiar and unfamiliar. We never want to truly overwhelm anyone with an item and when we hear folks saying they’ve got something piling up at home or they feel like they’re “drowning” in something, we tend to cut back if it seems reasonable. Other things we get mixed responses about from members. Some things we just need to get better at growing like onions and tomatoes and garlic for varying reasons. We know what we’d like to improve on, but of course we want you to be happy with the selection available. We appreciate knowing what folks would like to see more of. = What would you like to see more of in the CSA?įurther suggestions include: Carrots (3), Garlic (3), and Lettuce (3) in addition to a number of other suggestions with fewer mentions. These are important factors to us as CSA farmers and always hope they’re also important to members. We’re especially excited to hear folks are joining the CSA to eat more seasonally and to access more diverse vegetables. Knowing why you’re joining helps us to meet member goals as well as our own farm goals. We asked this question to gauge member expectations. More than half of the respondents also chose “To eat more vegetables” and “Because P&C is certified organic”. The number in parenthesis equals the number of mentions from separate respondents. We’ve received 24 responses to the survey (out of 88 shares), though a single respondent may have included multiple answers to a single question in some cases. I’ll only highlight the major questions and results below to keep it brief. We appreciate the feedback and we’ll be keeping it mind as we head into the planning season. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, we couldn’t do this without you! We appreciate you signing on with us for a whole season of vegetables and hope you’ll consider joining us again.Īs promised last week, I wanted to give a brief synopsis of the 2015 CSA member survey results. It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at the 27th week so soon, but here we are. Also, stick it in the freezer if you don’t plan on using it right away. Quick video from last year of the process here.
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