Blog posts in Shares
Giving the Gift of Local Organic Food
This Christmas consider giving the gift of local, organic food to your friends and family. Consider buying a gift that gives back to our community socially, ecologically, and financially. To celebrate this season of giving, Transpire Organic is offering pre-purchases of 2012 CSA shares and farm…
History of CSAs & Their Economic Impact in Our Community
Here is an except from an article I recently wrote that I thought may be of interest:
CSAs have their origin in Germany and Japan. Community-supported agriculture began in the 1960s as a response to concerns about food safety and the urbanization of agricultural land. Groups of consumers and farme…
CSA Feedback Survey Reminder and Winter Shares Available
First of all if you haven't already filled out the CSA member feedback survey I would really, really appreciate it. I need your feedback (good or bad) so that I can continually improve the CSA and make it suit your needs.
The survey should only take about 10 minutes and can be found at: https…
Everything starts as an idea....then we eat it!
This week I started reflecting on how truly astounding all the effort it takes to give us all the ‘stuff’ in our lives. The fuel, the bodies, the ideas, the nutrients, the hands, the systems, and on and on it goes. I pondered all the 'work' that goes into farming and growing vegetables - 'i…
Important NEW Changes to Share Pick-Ups
Due to feedback I have got from you and my desire to provide you with the best experience possible, I have decided to try out an experimental new system to provide you with more flexibility for missed CSA pick-ups.
From this point forward if you miss, or forget, your CSA vegetables you can pic…
Transpire Organic Goes Techno
Guess what? Transpire Organic Farm & Wellness is goin' techno! I have recently decided technology is my friend and well....since its there I'm going to make the most of it! I really, truly believe in the work myself and all my great assistants are doing to nourish the land, people, and our commun…
Choices, Choices, So Many Choices!
Last week with the help and encouragement of my volunteers we decided to offer the first ever – ALL choice week! With so much in season at this time, we decided we would give you the freedom and flexibility to choose for yourself what veggies you would like for the week:) So Happy August everyo…
Meet Your Veggies - Chinese Cabbage & Garlic Scapes
Every week throughout the 19 weeks of the CSA the wonderful Catherine Brennan (the first ever Transpire Organic Farm Apprentice!!) together with our own totally awesome CSA member and registered nutritionist, Margo McIntosh, from Balance Your Apple (www.balanceyourapple.com) will be providing you in…
CSA Pick-Up Details
To all my Wonderful Customers,
A big thank you to all of your for your support and patience as we waited out this cool damp spring to finally be able to bring you some amazing produce (if I do say so myself;). I have attached a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions as a quick reference fo…
Gift Cards Available for Transpire Organic Farm
For those of you still looking for a Christmas gift idea for that person that maybe has everything (probably most of us, hehe:) I have gift cards prepared that can be printed out for any value. They can be put toward a 2011 CSA share, be redeemed at any location Transpire Organic Vegetables are s…
Winter CSA Share Specials & CSA Survey
This is just a reminder that if you are interested in a Winter CSA Share I still have some available. To entice you I am going to offer a couple of special deals...
If you sign up before Monday, November 15th I will give you 10% off the cost of the share, the share will be $180 for the value of $…
Winter CSA Shares Now Available!
I have finally solidified everything for the winter CSA shares. I hope to have 20 shares available. There will be three pick-ups throughout the winter on Monday's from 5-7pm at 213 Dawson St. in Waterloo. The pick-ups will be on the following dates - November 29th, January 10th, and February 7…
If you throw out seeds who knows...
I will try to keep back my tears...but the end is here. This is the last week of the summer CSA. The winter CSA will be starting up the end of November and details will soon be out regarding this, so stay tuned.
Well, oddly enough as the season comes to an end so too does my 30th year. Last yea…
CSA Feedback Survey
This is the last week of the Summer CSA! While it is still on your mind, I would really love to get everyone's input on the veggies this summer - quantity, quality, etc. I have put together a short survey that should only take about 10 minutes to fill out.
If you could take the time to fill th…
Monday Pick-Up Time Change and Calling all Meat/Egg Orders
Meat and Eggs available starting next Monday!
Starting Monday I will have some amazing high quality pasture-raised meat and eggs available from Heritage Lane Farm located just down the road from me in Baden.
There are a few products and options for purchasing...
Pork
Heritage Breed pasture raised pork (Naturally raised, no corn or soy). 2…
Thursday, August 26th CSA Pick Up Location Moved!
This coming Thursday is the start of the Buskers Festival in Uptown Waterloo. Given this the Waterloo Town Square where the Thursday Farmers' Market is usually held is going to be taken over by the buskers.
The Farmers' Market will continue however but in the small square located at King and Wi…
Holiday Pick Up, U-Pick and More...
Monday Holiday Pick Up
The Monday pick up on August 2nd will continue. The pick up location will be moved (for those picking up at Sandvine) to 213 Dawson St. To allow those that have out of town plans to still pick up the pick up time will be moved to between 6-8pm. Please make a note of this an…
A Typical CSA Harvest Day
I want to do my best to make this a good experience for everyone and be as accommodating as I can but sometimes it is hard with 50 members. I thought it might be of interest to you to know what happens on a typical CSA pick up day so you might be better able to understand my challenges in accommod…
CSA Pick-Up Details
I have already had lots of questions about the pick ups, so I have put together a few notes about pick-ups that I thought would be helpful for everyone to know...
Pick Up Days
If you can not make your pick up day and you will need to make arrangements to pick up the share on your assigned date (fo…