COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a beneficial relationship between the grower, in this case TALMAR, and the community. Individuals give the grower financial support before the growing season begins for the purchase of seeds and supplies necessary for the start up of a garden. In exchange TALMAR provides the members (or supporters) with fresh vegetables from the field for the entire growing season (June—October).

Each week of the growing season members of the program will be provided with a diverse group of vegetables. TALMAR Gardens will expand its current cut flower venue to include produce, grown using the exact organic practices that we use in growing our specialty cut flowers. TALMAR Gardens will expand our existing four acre fields that we currently have in flowers and berries and utilize an additional four acres to devote to the CSA.

Last season TALMAR began its "Fields To Meals" program that donated over 1700 pounds of produce to The Harford and Baltimore County food banks, three soup kitchens and several local church food pantries. We will continue with that program this season as we move forward with growing quality produce to interested members. It will be our first goal with the new CSA to not only provide you with the same quality we give to growing flowers but also to provide you with a solid quantity and diversity of harvest each week!

If you decide to support the concept of local sustainable produce, grown by experienced farmers, please open the Commitment Form, fill it out, and send it our way!