Hazon's Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Hazon's Community-Supported Agriculture Project (CSA) program brings the FRESHEST organic vegetables to right to your neighborhood!
Ultimately, it also means the best for you and your family. By joining as a Hazon CSA member at the ERJCC, you'll know where your food is coming from. You'll enjoy:

• a variety of fresh, organic vegetables at competitive prices from Home Sweet Farm.
• weekly produce delivery here at the ERJCC in time for Shabbat!
• supporting local farms, a healthy environment, and strong community
• connecting in new ways to Jewish values and tradition
• a weekly newsletter called Tuv Ha'Shavua with recipes, news from the farm, divrei Torah and more!
  farm trips and inspiring education classes

 
As one of the first CSAs in the Houston area...
Hazon CSA is also helping to spearhead the local and organic food movement in the broader community. The ERJCC partners with Home Sweet Farm, which provides members with delicious, seasonal, organic vegetables. Hazon's CSA currently has 40 active communities in the US and Canada, and will be expanding to more sites in North America in 2011.

Would you like to find out more?
Click here for answers to some Frequently Asked Questions.


So I’m interested, how do I sign up?
If you'd like to be informed of when registration opens, about our upcoming programs or added to the distribution list, please call 713-729-3200. 


Some articles of interest:
Local Appeal from Yoga Journal 
Food, Inc. Attention Must Be Paid to Food Supply from NPR website
Houston program connects community to local farmers from Jewish Herald Voice 
Ripe Target from The Guardian
City Cousins, Country Cousins from the Home Sweet Farm website 
How Food Finds its Way to Your Plate from the NPR website


Some websites to check out:
www.hazon.org
www.jcarrot.org
www.canfeinesharim.org
www.homesweetfarm.com