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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

CSA Week 11

My Pennypack Farm CSA share for this week included really wonderful Sweet Green Peppers, Kale, Onions, Cabbage, Cucumbers, and three varieties of Tomatoes.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Yesterday was new member orientation day at Pennypack Farm, the CSA I joined this year. I am really excited about the start of the season, which will begin in the next week or two. The people who run Pennypack are wonderful, and I plan to bring my camera with me every Monday when I pick up my share units so I can document the CSA experience throughout the 2009 season.

new member orientation. pennypack farm

herb and medicinal gardens. pennypack farm

crops in the field. pennypack farm

Welcome to Metro Farming! A blog devoted to the joys and rewards of growing, eating, and sharing high quality organic produce.

"The time is past to think of this as a hobby for enthusiasts; it is a fundamental part of human life."

Those words were written 30 years ago by Christopher Alexander in his book A Pattern Language in the chapter on vegetable gardening. Alexander warned of the disconnection that people have from their food sources, and the resulting insecurities and imbalances that follow. I firmly believe that we are now almost past the point of no return for most of American society in the loss of connection to the soil and our food sources. We make ourselves feel warm and fuzzy by buying organic foods at the Supermarket, and yet we have no idea where these foods were grown or how they were processed and packaged.

It is only by growing at least some of our own foods in soils that we have dug and prepared with our own hands, and in sharing that produce with our friends and neighbors, can we truly get back to the fundamental organic security that we all need as humans.

This blog is a diary of the journey back...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

CSA Week 11

Monday, May 18, 2009

CSA time!