Sunroot Gardens is an agricultural operation centered in the City of Roses, Cascadia. It is predominantly urban, farming over 20 plots around Southeast and one in SW. The 2008 season is happening in parnership with Backyard Bounty, another urban, bike-based CSA. If you're talking local produce, you can't get much local-er than this! General farming practices: No chemical pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, sprays, etc. No genetically engineered seeds Heirloom vegetable varieties rather than hybrids Low irrigation usage (and in some cases, none) Bicycle-based; over 90% car-free Cruelty-free soil amendments (i.e., no factory-farmed manure) How Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) works People in a community provide material support to a farmer in the Winter and Spring before the season starts, in the form of money or other resources. In return, they get fresh produce on a regular basis for a set period of time. This arrangement provides the farmer with the means to start up -- seeds, tools, salary, etc. -- and gives the shareholder fresh local produce. In the case of Sunroot Gardens, "local" might mean mere blocks away, and most harvesting is accomplished with bicycle and cart. A CSA also provides a closer connection with your food than you can get at the store or even a farmers' market.   2008 Main Season Shares are SOLD OUT The Main Season Share will last from May through October, and will include 25 weeks worth of produce. The 2007 season presented over 100 varieties of vegetables, including multiple kinds of peas, beans, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, summer squash, winter squash, onions, salad greens, hardy greens, taters, and more. 2008 is being planned bigger. During the Main Season, produce will be available for pick-up every week from a regular location in SE PDX. Feel free to contact the farmer by phone or email if you are interested in a CSA share, or in providing gardening space, or if you'd just like to check things out sometime. If you live in SE PDX, there's likely a garden near you!

Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, lead farmer
email: SunrootCSA (AT) riseup (DOT) net
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