 Pedro Guimaraes in the Farm Store on the acre he leases for his community farm in West Milford. Left, Guimaraes has only garlic in the ground right now, but come spring he’ll expand to peas, kale, lettuce, onions, broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes and more.
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 Clients want, among other things, to see where their food comes from, at ground level and beneath.
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FARM SHARES
Bergen and Passaic counties are home to three ongoing Community Supported Agriculture farms, now recruiting shareholders for the 2009 season. They provide details of crop varieties and amounts. Seasons generally run June through October, with weekly pickup. Shares are limited.
* Sun Valley Farm CSA: Farmer Jack Daly. Shares $700 per season. Bear Swamp Road, Mahwah; 917-796-8759; e-mail sunvalleyfarmsca@hotmail.com.
* Joy’s Farm CSA: Farmer Susan Joy. Shares $400 to $550 per season. 725 Pascack Road, Paramus; 609-412-3189; www.joysfarm.blogspot.com.
* Bear Swamp Farm CSA: Farmer Pedro Guimaraes. Shares $600 per season. 81 Otterhole Road, West Milford; 201-574-6194, www.bearswampfarmcsa.org.