Pay-as-You-Can: Behind the ScenesThere are so many different kinds of local farms in the Cincinnati region. One thing that makes Mustard Seed Farm CSA unique is our pay-as-you-can pricing. We want you to know that truly whatever price works for your budget is what we want you to pay. Over 11 years of running CSA's this way (where some folks pay more and some pay less) it has ALWAYS worked out by the end of the year as if we'd sold all the shares for the median suggested price. There’s a well known story about loaves and fishes - - sure, maybe that story can be read as a miracle defying the laws of physics. Or maybe the miracle is the fact that once someone shares something small, like a few loaves and fishes, others in the group might start sharing what they have as well - until there’s enough to feed 5,000 people. There is something deeply miraculous that instead of eating alone, a whole community can eat together when they feed each other. I hope you take away 2 things from this sermon in the form of a pie chart:
This is mutual aid. Over the years you might be in a season where you feel able to pay more, and some years you may need to pay less. If it means you're still able to be part of our farm community, we want you to pay less! Are you ready for a great year of farm shares? Here are your next steps:
I hope you decide to join! It's a blast getting to grow for this community and you're a big part of it!
-Your farmers, Marykate and Lindsey, Mustardseedfarmer.com |
Mustard Seed Farm Subscription members at our Norwood pick up Long ago a farmer mentor of mine said something along the lines of "don't make major life decisions in August. Everyone's hot and tired and on the verge of burn out". It's the time when everything on a vegetable farm has to be done at once - beds need to be replanted or cover cropped, weeds are growing faster than ever, there's so much to harvest, and a lot of fall crops need to get in the ground now if they're going to have enough...
Morning View, KY As a farmer, one of my secret missions in life is to connect you with the land where your food is grown. But life is busy and you might not make it to a Mustard Seed Farm potluck 40 minutes away from Cincinnati. So let me (Farmer Marykate) take you on a little virtual tour of one of our three growing sites! In these pictures from summer you can see big blocks of corn, squash, and cover crops that nourished the soil after we harvested a HUGE crop of garlic in July. You can...