Farm Fresh To You
Farm Fresh To You is a subscription Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) provider of organic produce based in Capay Valley, California.[1] With 13,000 families subscribing, it is the largest CSA in the United States.[2] The farm was started as Capay Organic in 1976 by Martin Barnes and Kathleen Barsotti, among the early pioneers of the organic food movement.[3]
Inspired by University of California, Davis professor Isao Fujimoto, the farm began as a garden on rented land. The couple helped to start the Davis Certified Farmers' Market[4] and the Davis Food Coop Storefront[5] before moving with their twin boys to 22 acres (89,000 m2) in Capay Valley in 1976.[3] In 1984, the farm became one of the earliest in Yolo County to have organic certification from the California Certified Organic Farmers.[6]
Local sales were supplemented by sales to San Francisco Bay area farmers' markets and to wholesalers such as Veritable Vegetable and Greenleaf Produce.[citation needed] Two more sons were born, but in 1990 the couple suffered a marital breakup leaving Kathleen to manage the business. She founded the Farm Fresh to You subscription CSA in 1992.[3]
Kathleen died from breast cancer in 2000 leaving her sons to inherit the farm.[3] They expanded the farm, buying and renting land from neighbors, and establishing a retail store, Capay Organic, at the San Francisco Ferry Building.[7] Among innovations introduced by the current owner/operators have been flexibility in CSA box (produce order) selection.[3][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Kim Kennedy White (2013). America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-friendly Culture in the United States. ABC-CLIO. p. 359. ISBN 9781598846577. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Search this book on
- ↑ Lamont Fedigan (2015). 21st Century Homestead: Organic Farming. Lulu.com. p. 65. ISBN 9781312937536. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jana Adkins (26 February 2012), "Deliveries fresh from the farm", The Santa Clarita Valley Sentinel, archived from the original on 6 August 2015, retrieved 12 July 2016
- ↑ Ann M. Evans. "Story of the Davis Farmers Market" (PDF). Davis Farmers Market. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ Chris Laning. "Looking Back". Davis Food Co-op. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ CCOF. "Capay Organic (certification)". CCOF Certification Services, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ferry Building Marketpace - Capay Organic Fruits & Vegetables". Equity Office. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ Desmond Ansel Jolly & Isabella Kenfield (2008). California's New Green Revolution: Pioneers in Sustainable Agriculture. UC Small Farm Program. pp. 144 - 145 & 147. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- Official website
- farmfreshtoyou.com, Fruit Grower News
- farmfreshtoyou.com, Davis Enterprise
- farmfreshtoyou.com, Agriculture Pioneer Award
- farmfreshtoyou.com, UC Small Farm News
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