V Mac's Beef Tips, June, 2005

Did You Know?

Support your local CSAs and Family Farms

Did you know that Consumers and Farmers are agreeing to support each other! It’s called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

The internet, and email is connecting Consumers and Farmers as never before. This is a new day for Sustainable Agriculture and Consumer Health. Direct-farm sales and CSAs are giving Farmers the necessary profit margins needed to stay in business. And Consumers are finding the farm-fresh organic foods they want to feed their families.

It works like this: A Farmer estimates his food production over a certain period (i.e., vegetables, poultry, eggs, pork, beef, etc.). Then he makes CSA agreements with “X” number of Consumers to buy his production with periodic deliveries.

This is a good deal for all parties. The Farmer can relax and focus on producing. And Consumers can relax (no shopping) knowing that farm-fresh, organically grown food will be furnished on a planned schedule. The middlemen and their markups are completely eliminated by CSAs!

We will soon be announcing a CSA for Baldwin Charolais Beef. Our CSA will offer regular scheduled UPS shipments of frozen Family Beef Pacs to subscriber homes. And most importantly, it will have guaranteed food safety from pasture to plate.

Email: vmac@baldwinbeef.com
Website: http://www.baldwinbeef.com