Roots & Wings CSA
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The Roots and Wings Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is officially open for business this season. The Roots & Wings network was launched in 2002 and is coordinated by Angelic Organics Learning Center. The purpose of Roots & Wings is to build authentic relationships in order to motivate, educate, and inspire the community members to: grow, get, and eat good food. The Roots & Wings CSA program is a successful socially oriented urban farm business that increases access to fresh, healthy, affordable food and provides employment opportunities. The Blackhawk Courts farm and garden is located within Blackhawk Courts, a Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) property.
The Roots & Wings Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program provides boxes of dazzling produce to Rockford area residents. The amount and variety is comparable to other local CSAs, with offerings as dynamic as the season. This CSA is coordinated by our Youth Leader Program, an initiative that increases job skills for Rockford youth through community-based urban farming, business training and cooking.
What’s in a share?
Each week you will receive a bountiful bag filled with seasonal vegetables, flowers & herbs - all of which are grown using organic techniques, then harvested and packed by Rockford youth! Shares are large, with volume and weight changing weekly based upon vegetable availability. Melons are available at the end of the season. You can also receive two quarts of delicious, local farm-raised honey for an add-on fee. This season we will grow:
Beans Carrots Collard Greens Corn Cucumber Dry Beans Eggplant Garlic Herbs Kale Lettuce Melons Mustard Greens |
Onions Peppers Potatoes Radishes Spinach Squash Sunflowers Swiss Chard Tomatoes Turnips Zucchini Zinnias |
**Subsidies or payment plans available for qualifying customers. Contact us for an application.
Where do I pick up my share?
Blackhawk Courts Farm & Garden: 15th Ave and Meadow Court, Rockford IL (Wednesdays, 12-6pm)
The Workforce Connection: 303 N. Main St. Rockford, IL (Wednesdays, 1:30-4pm / 2nd Floor)
Zion Lutheran Church: 925 5th Ave. Rockford, IL (Wednesdays, 1-5pm)
Contact Information:
Contact Tedd Snowden 815-389-8455
or using our Contact Page, choose "Rockford: Vegetable CSA & Market"
Have questions about CSAs?
Check out this great CSA FAQ page from our friends at Band of Farmers