Community Supported Agriculture in Monona

Monona resident Lisa jo VonAllmen sent the following message and information about a Monona area CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) that is different from your standard CSA. http://www.simplywi.com/content/4732

Contact info is on the web site.

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Greetings friends,

Do you try and feed your family organic food? I know I do, I try... but it isn't always easy to get or affordable for my budget. I'm excited to tell you about a friend of mine who lives in Monona. She has been working very hard over the last few years creating a new breed of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Her company is Simply Wisconsin www.simplywi.com and her mission is to to ensure everyone has access to organic produce that is fresh, local, and affordable. The reason I say this is a new breed of CSA is because she pulls from about 30 farms, most of them Wisconsin Farms, a couple from MN. By doing this she is able to offer more varieties than a single CSA farm can. In addition to the produce share she also offers CSA shares for meat, cheese, eggs and pantry items!

I'm really excited about this concept so I have volunteered to have the CSA pick up site at my house on Rothman Place! I think other folks in Monona/Madison might be excited about this too so I wanted you to know about it.

Ordering is easy too you can order by mail, in person, phone, fax, email, or Google Checkout (which is similar to paypal) via the web form. Here are the details...

*Complete the form and get it to me or Deb in person or by mail – we can accept check payment or credit card payments, or members can be invoiced. Members are eligible to receive the $50 early sign-up discount if you sign-up and pay in full prior to 2/1/10.

Contact info is on the web site.

*Complete the form and fax it to (608) 237-2082 – we can accept check payment or credit card payments, or members can be invoiced. Members are eligible to receive the $50 early sign-up discount if they sign-up and pay in full prior to 2/1/10.

*Send either of us an E-mail with all pertinent information – name, address, phone, E-mail, and desired share(s) – we can accept check payment or credit card payments, or members can be invoiced. Members are eligible to receive the $50 early sign-up discount if you sign-up and pay in full prior to 2/1/10. *Sign-up and pay online via Google Checkout – they must have or establish a Google Checkout account (which is similar to PayPal) – the link for the online sign-up is:

http://simplywisconsin.smallfarmcentral.com

Members are eligible to receive the $50 early sign-up discount if you sign-up and pay in full prior to 2/1/10. If you sign-up online, you need to select the shares you would like, and check the “No . . . Share Thanks” for the shares you do not want. The sign-up and checkout procedure need to be completed to be completely registered. Anyone who has problems signing up online should contact Deb directly, as I can work you through it or correct any mistakes from here her office. Thank you for your time I know we are all so busy. My hope is that this will be one less thing you will need to worry about... the 'dreaded food shopping'!

And - friends, it will be wonderful to see you at the pick site - my house starting in June. Bring the kids and stay and play for awhile too!

Lisa jo VonAllmen