Revive Gardens

Mine is a lengthy, multi-state history with agriculture: I've owned farms, worked on farms, frequented, managed & marketed Farmers Markets; orchestrated agricultural events, been a member of large and small CSAs and most recently run a successful organic fish CSA.

I bought a Revive Gardens share this year, planning to take the year off to --for the first time since starting my own CSA-- get off the farm and have some fun this summer. Anyway my family saw less than 20% return on our investment before the CSA season was cancelled entirely.

I feel swindled. Robbed. Cheated. Lied to. I have seen farmers move heaven and earth to meet expectations. Indeed, I have been that farmer, working 16-18 hour days to pull off miracles for customers. But I have never seen a farmer quit just when the growing should be getting good. This is shameful.

Please save yourself some grief --and money. Buy from one of the other local farms.