Blue Star Acres CSA/ 4B Ranch

Worth the eccentricities

By: Scott Askew (Jul 5, 2009)

Though the first few months had sparse service and average quality produce, the past couple of months have made up for it in spades. Few CSA's produce year round , so I now think of the lean months as a bonus, and sometimes a challenge for eating all those veggies I only ate occasionally before. Given the hard work it takes to run a CSA and that most people are used to being pandered to in consumer oriented grocery stores, its no wonder there is sometimes a disconnect in expectation vs. reality for this type of operation. The somewhat sandoffish nature of this CSA does not seem to be a long term good practice, but with the uptake in demand for fresh local produce they likely have more demand than they need. People want to be more connected to their food, so why not create a couple of community days a year to build up more support and two-way interaction?

Bottom line: when the fields are producing the quality and variety are worth the less than perfect customer care and lean months.

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Scott Askew ( Jul 13, 2009 )

Sorry for my ignorance on the community day. We'll pray for better weather this year. If your main post on this website included anything about an annual event, I probably wouldn't have used the word standoffish in my review. Having done this so long I'm sure you've found the best system that works for you, but with the increased interest now in local food, transitioning people from a supermarket mentality to "what will I get eat this week" mindset isn't necessarily smooth. Watermelon was great this week.

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Laura Benson ( Jul 7, 2009 )

Ummmm....Scott? After checking our records....Are you a member of our CSA? I have absolutely no record of your name as a past or present member. Who are you associated with? Laura

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Laura Benson ( Jul 7, 2009 )

Dear Scott, Since you haven't been a "year round" member yet, you couldn't be aware of this, but we did try to have a "get together/swap meet" last year so the members & growers could become better aquainted. Unfortunately IKE ruined those plans & since we've had so much make-up & rebuilding to do afterward~ we just haven't been able to put another one together since. Right now we're still in recovery mode & do not mean to be "stand-offish" , we are just REALLY busy with the extra work load. Have a great day, Laura