Want Farm Fresh Vegetables? Head Toward the City
Non-profit Samaritan Women is launching a CSA from its urban farm off Frederick Road.
Arbutus area residents interested in investing in a seasonal supply of fresh produce now have another local option: a farm in West Baltimore roughly a mile from the city-county line. In the past few years, the non-profit Samaritan Women has been slowly expanding the acreage it uses to farm. This year the organization is launching a CSA, which stands for Community-Supported Agriculture. Lansdowne's Our Savior Lutheran Church also particpates in a CSA with Calvert Farm, which is among a number of farms available to discerning consumers who want sustainable, locally produced fruits and vegetables. For $600 from May to October, members get a box of produce every week that has been grown with organic practices on 2.3 acres of land off of …
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Chelsea Willis
11:57 am on Friday, April 20, 2012
this is great being within the city limits and offering cooking demos and classes. A friend of mine already does this at a farmer's market in the city in hopes of teaching inner city residents that cooking healthy does not have to cost a lot of money. Perhaps the Samaritan Kitchen (my friend's project) could partner with the Samaritan Women? more ›