WEEK 10

Welcome to WEEK 10 here at The Dahlia Farm. This week features "Washington Cherry" Tomatoes, Golden Beets, New Potatoes, fresh cut Genovese Basil, Blueberries, Cucumbers, "Summer Spinach" (Chard), "Zephyr" Summer Squash and Curly Kale.

Be sure to tell your friends to get their own share - but they don't have to wait until next year. CSA shares (and half-shares) are available now through the remaining second half of the season. Full shares are $25 per week and the generous half-share is only $15 a week.

A half-season share is a great way to test-drive the CSA model, especially if you're not sure the weekly market basket idea is for you. We are so sure you'll be satisifed, we are currently developing an off-season plan to deliver a 12-month-long New England CSA in collaboration with several other farms, bakers & pastry chefs, fishermen & meat producers.

As always, please help us out with your feedback. Email, call us or post here. Your suggestions help us serve you better.

Heres the rundown in video format for Week #10:

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Food Democracy Now

This grassroots organization is leading the march
for Obama's next pick for Secretary of Agriculture. Intent that while farmers face harsh challenges regarding eneregy costs, inputs, land-use and legislative policies that undermine their ability to compete in the open market, there must be a push for better policies.

When Obama tapped former Iowa Governor & lawyer Tom Vilsack, who has backed genetic engineering (GMO foods) and has a close relationship with corporate agribusiness (i.e. Monsanto), many organic proponents screamed their opposition. The Organic Consumers Association, for instance, is pressuring Congress to reject the Vilsack nomination with mass petitions.

According to FDN, "The current system unnaturally favors economies of scale, consolidation and market concentration and the allocation of massive subsidies for commodities, all of which benefit the interests of corporate agribusiness over the livelihoods of farm families...we believe our next Secretary of Agriculture must have a vision that calls for: recreating regional food systems, supporting the growth of humane, natural and organic farms, and protecting the environment, biodiversity and the health of our children while implementing policies that place conservation, soil health, animal welfare and worker's rights as well as sustainable renewable energy near the top of their agenda."

Visit their sites at: http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/ and http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/642/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1798