Lately it seems that every time I turn around I’m reminded of my time at Caretaker Farm in 2007. This morning I found an article posted last week on the College News blog by a Williams College student about local farmers withstanding the economic storm. One of the interviewees was my mentor, Don:
Caretaker Farm in Williamstown, Mass., has built a strong relationship with Williams College. Don Zasada, the farm’s owner, said, “We receive (Williams College’s) food scraps to add to our composting system. The economic downturn has not had an impact on this. They have been very committed to bringing us their food scraps.”
What’s more, personal values about environmental stewardship, human rights, and animal rights aspect motivate people to make long-term commitments to locally grown food; such values—so fundamental to people’s worldview—remain intact despite economic changes.
Zasada said that a CSA enables consumers to “understand how the land and the workers were treated on the farm.”
Check out the article for more on the benefits of “close connection between consumer and food,” and remember, college students: thanks for the compost, but please don’t throw your silverware into the bin. “Fork weeds,” as we called them, turn up in the veggie fields by the dozens.
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