Community Supported... Copper Moose Farm (CSA)
resource: Copper Moose Farm (CSA)
Copper Moose Farm
Park City, Utah
Farm Manager - Daisy
Phone: (435) 640-0497
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Copper Moose Farm is located in Park City Utah, elevation 7,000 ft. Growing at this altitude with over 300 inches of snow per year is a challenging and exciting adventure. Currently growing on 1 acre and assisted by our 2,400 sq ft passive solar greenhouse we grow certified organic vegetables and cut flowers for the Park City community.
Our CSA allows community members to enjoy fresh produce and cut flowers that are sustainably grown by people they know and trust. Our CSA is a group of people that appreciate great food, local small-scale agriculture, the environment, and the theories and practices behind living sustainably.
What We Do
Welcome to our third official growing season! [2010] We are excited to provide our community with the best organically/biodynamically grown produce and cut flowers. We are committed to the re-connection of people with the bio-region they live in.
Our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) encourages locals to explore the food that can be grown in the area, and passive season extending practices that bring us treats such as tomatoes and peppers. At Copper Moose, we believe the farm is a living organism, treating it with the utmost respect and care.
The Gardens
We are currently growing on about 2 acres, but have plenty of room to expand. During the summer months we grow salad mixes, carrots, beets, broccoli, potatoes, leeks, garlic, onions, scallions, turnips, radishes, arugula, tatsoi, mizuna, kale, chard, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, asparagus, thyme, cilantro, dill, oregano, terragon, chives, mint, summer squash, and cut flowers in our outside growing beds. Meanwhile, the greenhouse produces heirloom tomatoes, peppers, melons, cucumbers, eggplant, and basil. During the winter months, all of our growing moves inside our 2400 sq ft passive solar greenhouse. Currently we do not sell produce during the winter months, but we are able to produce enough fantastic vegetables to keep our families well fed during ski season.
We use crop rotation, cover crops, compost, compost tea, organic soil amendments and Biodynamic methods and preparations to ensure that our land is and will remain the most fertile and productive for generations to come. We support healthy populations of insects, birds, and animals that maintain a balanced ecosystem on our farm. At Copper Moose Farm we believe it starts and ends with the soil, so we pay the utmost care and attention to the life and health of our soil.
CSA
Open sign-up starts February 1st. Email Daisy to get on our email list.
Our CSA allows community members to enjoy fresh produce and cut flowers that are sustainably grown by people they know and trust. Our CSA is a group of people that appreciate great food, local small-scale agriculture, the environment, and the theories and practices behind living sustainably.
For the 2010 season we will supply 85 families with fresh, seasonal produce and cut flowers once a week. The pick-up is at the farm, giving our members a chance to connect with the people, methods, and land growing their food. We are centrally located in Park City on Old Ranch Road, which allows easy access from most neighborhoods in the greater Park City area. All vegetable shares last for 17-21 weeks starting in late May or early June depending on the weather.
All of our vegetable shares include a recipe each week along with news from the farm. Check out the newsletters from last year to get a feel. For more information on our CSA contact Daisy.
Full Share ($900) (Sold Out for the 2010 season)
Pick up day for the Full Share will be Wednesdays from 8-6. The share boxes will consistcarrots of a variety of in-season goodies such as: arugula, beets, basil, broccoli, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, chard, eggplant, fennel, garlic, herbs, heirloom tomatoes, kale, leeks, mizuna, mustard, onions, potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, radishes, spinach, summer squash, salad mix, scallions, and turnips. Our Full Share also includes U-Pick crops which you harvest on your own depending on their availability. U-pick crops are: cherry tomatoes, peas and beans. Each box will most likely contain enough vegetables to satisfy the moderate vegetable needs of a family of four.
Example of a mid summer weekly Full Share: 1# double-washed salad mix, ½# arugula, ½# double-washed spinach, 1 bunch carrots, 1 bunch King Richard leeks, 1# heirloom tomatoes, ¼# Lettuce Leaf basil, summer squash, 1 bunch herbs, cucumbers, peppers, 1.5# Cranberry Red Potatoes, 1 head Red Drumhead cabbage, 1 oz edible flowers, U-pick.
Field Share ($600)
New this year! Pick up day for the Field Share will be Fridays from 2-6. The Field Share includes everything that can be grown in the field. Tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, beans, eggplant, peppers, and U-pick are not included in the Field Share. Crops included in the Field Share are: arugula, beets, broccoli, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, carrots, chard, fennel, garlic, herbs, kale, leeks, mizuna, mustard, onions, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, spinach, summer squash, salad mix, scallions, and turnips. Amounts of each of those vegetables in the weekly boxes will be comprable to the Full Share.
Flower Share ($250)
CSA Flower share distributions will last for 12-16 weeks starting sometime in June. A share will consist of one gorgeous bouquet a week of in-season organically grown flowers. Pick-up is here at the farm on wedensdays. If you have a Field Share and would also like a Flower Share you will be able to pick up your boquet on fridays along with your vegetables.
Canning Share $150
New this year! The canning share will be distributed in the fall. It will include 15 8oz jars of the summer’s bounty preserved for your winter use. Nutritionist Rebecca Brenner will be preparing a variety of delights for you including salsas, sauces, and pickled veggies.
CSA History and Philosophy
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSAs originated in Asia, moved into Europe, and finally to Canada and the United States. The theory behind a CSA is to get your food from someone you know and trust, know the land your food is grown on, and know the techniques used to grow your food. You put your trust in your farmer; and by paying for your vegetables up front you are agreeing to be a part of the joys and risks of farming in your bioregion. The CSA model gives farmers money in the early spring to cover start-up costs for the season, before they have other venues to sell their produce. If we have a bumper season due to good conditions (good weather, lack of pests and disease, etc), then you will get more food than you paid for. If things go wrong during the season (weather, pests, etc) you may get less food than you paid for. But by being a part of a CSA you are showing your support, and benefiting, from a system that returns people to a sustainable model of eating. You will also be giving yourself and your family the healthiest and freshest food possible, grown in the most caring and responsible way.
We are certified Organic here at Copper Moose Farm, but we go far beyond Organic. We practice farming methods set out by Rudolph Steiner – some of you may be familiar with Biodynamic farming practices; we have links on our website that will give you more info if this is the first time you have heard of it (www.coppermoosefarm.com). Everything starts with the soil here. If the soil and its microbial population are healthy, then our plants will be healthy. We make sure that the soil is well balanced with minerals, microbes, trace minerals, nutrients and organic matter. In turn, our vegetables are well balanced in minerals, trace minerals, nutrients and energy – and that’s what you want to put in your body!
Our CSA will provide you with a variety of seasonal veggies, harvested at their freshest and most nutritious stage. All vegetable shares last 17-21 weeks depending on the weather. Generally share distributions start around the beginning of June and continue into October. New members will have to pay a one-time fee of $25 for the reusable cotton bags that we package your greens in. These cotton bags are technically yours, so you will take them home after the summer is over to continue using them throughout the winter. If you choose to join again the following summer you bring the bags back to us for another summer of use.
Your box of vegetables is accompanied each week with an email newsletter filling you in on what’s going on at the farm, great info on the veggies in your box, and a recipe to go along with your vegetables (sometimes from one of us at the farm, and sometimes from a local Park City Chef).
With your membership you will also receive one Copper Moose Farm T-Shirt and one Copper Moose Farm shopping bag.
2010 Summer Activities & Events
Here are some of the additional things that will be going on at the farm this summer:
- CSA Mixer (Thursday June 10th 5:30 pm): New this year! Start the season off by meeting some of your fellow CSA members, your farmers, and learning from nutritionist Rebecca Brenner (Park City Holistic Health) the best way to store and prepare your vegetables. Come enjoy beverages and light appetizers with us! Cost $20/person.
- Annual CSA Potluck (Sunday August 29th): bring a dish and enjoy dinner with your farmers and fellow CSA members out in the field.
- Composting: For those of you who are not composting at home, we offer you the option to bring compost in to the farm on pick-up days. We only take un-cooked vegetable matter that you received from CMF. In other words, when you cut those beet greens off the beets and don’t want to cook them, we’ll take them. When that bag of lettuce is going bad, we’ll take that. We will not be able to take cooked leftovers, fruit, meat, dairy, bread products or anything else that did not come from Copper Moose Farm.
- Eggs: cartons of Copper Moose Farm duck and chicken eggs (mixed), $5/dozen, first come first serve on Wednesdays during pick-up.
- Honey: last year was our first year with the beehives and we got about 12 pints of honey! This year we should get more honey and that will be available for sale in the fall.
- Harvest Dinners: check our website for details on the Harvest Dinners. www.coppermoosefarm.com/events.html
- Wine Tasting: check our website for details when they become available.
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