I am so excited to announce that Chris Humes has organized another wonderful Community Supported Agriculture berry and fruit co-op.  This is slightly out of our area, but worth knowing about anyway. I know I’ll be joining, and I expect the drive to Lakeside to take less than 10 minutes.  Here’s the scoop:

We [SPROUT Richmond] are pleased to announce the start-up of a new berry CSA for Richmonders.
Here are the details:

WHO: Fruit and berry fans can now get in on enjoying an array of sun
ripened, just picked, local berries and fruits delivered nearby!

WHAT: A weekly share consisting of a 5 lb+ tray of up to 6 pints, which
includes- always blackberries, blueberries and/or peaches, plums or
nectarines, and if available- raspberries. Although not certified
organically grown, all products are grown with sustainable farm production
practices.

WHEN: Starts Wednesday July 9th thru early September 2008 for weekly
delivery! 9 weeks total.

WHERE: CSA share trays will be delivered and available for pickup every
Wednesday evening from 5-7pm at the Lakeside Farmers Market at the Lakeside
Town Center, 6116 Lakeside Ave. Richmond, VA 23228.

COST: $28 per week. Three scheduled payments of $84 OR pay in full to
receive DISCOUNT of 10%. Space is limited- act fast!

HOW: Simply reply to this email [actually, you'll just need to email chrish@threemiles.com] and request your interest in joining. We
will send you additional information and tell you when you can start
enjoying fresh, local sweetness.

ABOUT: Agriberry LLC- 25 years ago Anne Geyer established and began
directing the marketing program at Westmoreland Berry Farm near Oak Grove,
VA with her husband, farm co-founder, and current farm manager Charles
Geyer. With this vast expertise in dozens of summer berry varieties- Anne is
eager to share with a wider consumer base. Anne is applying her range of
experiences and her passion to establish other small acreage summer
Agriberry sites in rural/urban counties across Virginia; starting in Hanover
County in 2009. Anne is also an active board member on the National Berry
Crop Initiative; a member of the Virginia Farm Bureau Specialty Crop
Committee; a District 17 representative for the Virginia Extension
Leadership Council; and a Hanover County Master Gardener Volunteer.

NOTE: Anne will be at the Hanover Tomato Festival from 9am-4pm this
Saturday, July 5th with examples of the Agriberry weekly berry/tree fruit
share!