Can someone tell me

Filed in National by on July 10, 2008

Where they do this around Delaware?

Please provide the name, a link or a phone number? I think they do it, but I don’t remember the name of the places.

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  1. Disbelief says:
    July 10, 2008 at 9:57 am

    It is a brilliant idea. The price of fresh produce at the supermarket is more per pound than meat (at least chicken and some pork cuts).

    The bitch with ‘truck’ farming (vegetables), is that its incredibly labor intensive. Weeding and harvesting has to be done by hand, and picking things such as spinach or cabbage is back-breaking labor (ask any of the migrant laborers).

    Irrigation is another huge factor. Vegetables need a lot more water than field corn or soybeans.

    Its a great idea.

  2. liberalgeek says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:04 am

    I looked into it a year ago. You can do it with a farm that will deliver to the Newark Natural Foods store. The delivery was at something like 3PM on Thursdays, so it didn’t work for me. Options north of Wilmington will likely be different.

  3. Disbelief says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:16 am

    How do you guarantee payment to the farmer? Is it a ‘subscription’ type deal where ‘members’ pay in advance? What if there is blight, drought, wind, etc. that causes lower production or higher costs to the farmer?
    Love to see some details from a plan like this that actually worked.
    Also, I foresee ‘customers’ who could be a complete pain in the ass, i.e., “we only want tomatoes free of all pesticide and fertilizer”. I imagine the response to that would be “Fine, we’ll hire three people who can work three eight hour shifts so all 24 hours in the day are covered to pick beetles and grubs, and a team of politicians to provide ‘natural’ fertilizer, and your tomates are $37,000 a piece.”

  4. arthur says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:19 am

    bellevue park has land you can rent/lease for growing vegtables etc.

  5. meatball says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:23 am

    Why not grow your own? You can’t be that busy, you’re on the computer all damn day.

  6. Delaware's Most Attractive Blogger says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:28 am

    I don’t have enough space and/or sun.

    No thanks on Bellevue, I’d rather pay some $$$ and just pick up. the idea is to support local Ag business and not Super G

  7. meatball says:
    July 10, 2008 at 11:22 am

    Have you ever tried container gardens? They are even easier to maintain than a garden plot. Our first tomato was ripe on June 22 this year on only four hours of direct sunlight a day.

    My understanding of the coops, is that the venture is relatively expensive (compared to Super G) with no guarantee of a bountiful harvest. Of course, you have to eat seasonly and prepare the food yourself. This may be a hardship for some.

    That said I do appreciate the concept. I’ve read that some include dairy and eggs as well.

  8. Another Mike says:
    July 10, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    There’s a co-op at Holy Family Church in Newark, where you pay a membership fee and you have to go out and do some of the work. Also, some of the produce is used for those in need.

    The Sisters of St. Francis have a similar enterprise going in Aston, Pa. It is called Red Hill Farm. Don’t really know any other details.

  9. Disbelief says:
    July 10, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    I’ve done the “everybody does some of the work” thing. Too many instances to believe that one again.

  10. Al Mascitti says:
    July 10, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    You can also shop at farmers’ markets, where you don’t have to invest in the actual farm to get the benefits of locally, sometimes organically, grown produce. There are many of them in northern Delaware.

  11. Andy says:
    July 10, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    You can also shop at farmers’ markets, where you don’t have to invest in the actual farm to get the benefits of locally, sometimes organically, grown produce. There are many of them in northern Delaware.

    Also in Slower Lower such as Delstate Milford as well as the small roadside stands

  12. Dominique says:
    July 10, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    OMG, the farmers market on Kirkwood Highway has an awesome produce store. It makes you feel like a fool for ever stepping foot in Acme’s produce section.

  13. Mike R. says:
    July 10, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    we do this through Calvert Farms in MD. they drop our box of produce off at the newark co-op and we pick it up each thursday. today we got two nice onions, two big zucchini, a bad of spring mix, a head of red leaf lettuce, two cucumbers, four ears of corn, two tomatoes, and a bag of radishes.

    In the last month or so we have gotten potatoes, lots of different greens and lettuce, beets, lots of herbs, strawberries and black berries, garlic, and mushrooms. It has all been wonderful, and we just signed up to continue through thanksgiving.

    that being said, my wife is trying to put together a community garden, so hopefully next year we will be growing our own rather then paying $20 a week for this…

  14. Delaware's Toughest Blogger says:
    July 10, 2008 at 7:35 pm

    $20 a week for that? hmmmm seems expensive

  15. Mike R. says:
    July 10, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    I suppose it is, but then again, this is what it costs to grow and market produce without major subsidies from our government. It isn’t a deal by any means, but its like not shopping at Wal-Mart, buying more expensive gas from companies that support human rights, taking the time to vote, and all the other little things we do every day to try and support a better tomorrow…

  16. Delaware's Toughest Blogger says:
    July 10, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    true…

  17. cassandra m says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    I’m part owner of a CSA share from SIW — located at the amazing Hill Girt Farm on Rt 100 (maybe a mile or so from the DE/PA border). SIW is not organic, but does work on sustainable farming methods and this is not a CSA where you need to do work. You do have to pick up once per week plus you get a discount on everything else they sell (including a cooler full of DiBruno’s mozzarella).

    Our half share (I am sharing with two neighbors) cost $320 this year. So far, this is a blast!

  18. jen says:
    July 11, 2008 at 1:08 am

    Did anyone else get a pornographic pop-up about pedophiles when they clicked on the link. I did. Weird. At first I thought that it was the link and that the question was where could you find out more about this is Delaware. I was glad to finally discover that it was in reference to a story about produce. Phew.

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