We spent all day today on the farm with the couple who runs the place, Allan and Moira Balliett, helping out in the greenhouse. We were very impressed not only with what a great operation they seem to run, but with how warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate they are about healthy, sustainable, organic, locally-sourced food chains. They spent a lot of time talking to us about their food philosophy, giving us a tour of the farm, and they even sent us home with some free luscious salad and stir-fry greens and fresh eggs from their chickens.
Allan has studied sustainable farming techniques for years and is committed to responsible growing practices. Allan and Moira grow food almost exclusively for the CSA, which means that unlike a lot of CSAs, they put the best food in the boxes, rather than selling it at farmers markets. I've been a member of a number of CSAs in the past, and I can say that this program has more thought energy and heart poured into it than any small farm I've gotten to know.