Carmon’s Gardens Launches CSA

Carmon Mabrey has been a gardener for many years, and for several seasons Carmon’s Gardens has been supplying Egg Harbor’s Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and an increasing number of restaurants in Door County with his fresh produce. This year, Carmon Mabrey is launching a 20-plus member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to serve the Door Community.

Carmon’s Gardens will provide CSA members with a real organic food experience. From the start, everything in Carmon’s Gardens has been grown under sustainable agricultural practices, fully ripened using no synthetic fertilizers, chemical herbicides or pesticides. Food grown this way not only tastes better and lasts longer, but it contains all of the nutrients that real food should provide.

A CSA seasonal share subscription at Carmon’s Gardens costs $500 and provides shareholders with a weekly minimum half-bushel (equal to a standard grocery bag filled 3/4 full) of the best quality sustainable produce as harvested for 18 weeks. A share will abundantly feed 2 people. Half-shares are also available for $300, providing the same quantity on a bi-weekly basis. Shares will be available for pick up at either Greens N Grains in Egg Harbor or at Carmon’s Gardens in Jacksonport.

From mid-June through late October shareholders can expect a variety of herbs, leafy green vegetables and root crops that include many heirloom varieties. Carmon’s Gardens will grow: asparagus, beans, broccoli, beets, basil, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, fennel, garlic, head lettuce, kale, leeks, lettuce mixes, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, squash, sweet corn, rosemary, Swiss chard, sunflowers, tomatoes and zucchini.

Available “add-ons” include:

• Local eggs by the dozen laid by pastured chickens at either Cherrydale Farms in Sevastapol or Sunset Farm in Brussels.

• A variety of fresh artisan bread from Heidi’s Breads of Washington Island – baked for the most part with locally grown organic wheat flour in a wood-fired brick oven that results in delicious hearty breads.

• A variety of Wisconsin-roasted, organic, fair-trade coffees – sourced from Alterra in Milwaukee and Just Coffee in Madison. The coffee varieties are available in regular or decaf.

For further information and a sign-up form, please visit Greens N Grains Natural Foods and Deli, open daily from 10 am – 5 pm in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42, online at http://www.Greens-N-Grains.com by phone at 920.868.9999 or by email at [email protected].