Open House OCT 17 2009

Shooting Star CSA
Fall Open House/Potluck
Saturday October 17th, 3-6pm
Open house starts at 3pm and potluck begins at 4pm.

Come check out the farm and see where your veggies come from!

Winter Squash Pie Contest: Pies must be made from scratch (no cans of squash!), and we recommend varieties such as butternut, kabocha, or blue hubbard. Pie entries must be submitted by 4pm. Please bring a copy of your recipe.


Directions:
We are located at 5082 Gordon Valley Rd in Fairfield.
From highway 80 eastbound (coming from Berkeley, Napa, or Walnut
Creek): exit Suisun Valley Rd in Fairfield. Go left over the freeway
and continue on Suisun Valley Rd for 3-4 miles. Go right on Mankas
Corner Rd, continue for .5 miles, then go left on Gordon Valley Rd.
The farm is .5 miles up on the right hand side.
From Fairfield: Take West Texas St under the freeway where it turns
into Rockville Rd. At the circle, go right on Abernathy Rd. Continue
on Abernathy Rd for a few miles until reaching the Mankas Corner Café,
and go right on Gordon Valley Rd. The Farm is .5 miles up on the
right.

If you want to make a day of it, visit www.suisunvalley.com to learn
more about what is going on in the valley. There are lots of wine
tasting rooms and even some hiking trails here.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the farm!

Our Latest Box!

Farmers Markets

Yes we are still accepting new members for the 2009 season as many people have asked us. Send your friends and neghibors our way!

Farmers Market Schedule:

Napa, Tuesday 7:30am-12pm

Vacaville, Saturday 8am-12am

Martinez, Sunday 10am-2pm

San Francisco Stonestown, Sunday 9am-1pm

A few farm photos...

Still accepting new members, and exciting announcement!!

The season has gotten off to a wonderful start, we had a huge delivery this week and are very excited with how things are going. We are still accepting new members for our CSA program (see below for more details). We will prorate new full season memberships according to the week when they start.

We are proud to announce that Shooting Star CSA is now CERTIFIED ORGANIC by CCOF!! This is a huge step forward for us and the growth of our farm. Enjoy your veggies!

CSA Program

Community Supported Agriculture Program
DOWNLOAD OUR SIGN UP FORM HERE
Want to get a weekly box of fresh, local, sustainably grown produce delivered to your neighborhood?! You’ve come to the right place. The Shooting Star Community Supported Agriculture program is 25 weeks long, beginning in June and lasting until the week before thanksgiving. CSA programs are partnerships between farmers and the local community, with community members buying in shares to the farm harvest for a season.

Members receive a weekly box of our top quality produce, usually between 6 and 9 different crops. Below is a preview of a typical box:
June:
New Potatoes
Rainbow Chard
Lettuce
Sugar snap peas
Spring onions
Cilantro
Carrots

August:
Heirloom Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Onions
Green Beans
Melons
Basil
Zucchini

November:
Winter Squash
Broccoli
Carrots
Kale
Dill
Scallions
Beets

Fees are as follows:
Full Harvest Season, 25 weeks, $550 ($22/wk) *Full season members can pay in two installments, please see below
Half Harvest Season, 12 weeks, $299 ($23/wk)
4 Week Harvest, $96 ($24/wk)

To sign up, just print the brochure, fill it out, and mail it to:
Shooting Star CSA
PO Box 3087
Fairfield, CA 94533

OR give us a call: 707-207-0548/email: shootingstarcsa@gmail.com and we’ll send you a sign up form.

Joining our CSA program is the most important way you can help our farm succeed. Farming is challenging, but alliances like these that link the grower to the local community are a truly effective way to keep farming viable.

Thank you for a wonderful open house!

Our first farm open house was a huge success, thanks to all who came out and visited us. Now it is back to farming. We have three weeks until the CSA starts, and we have just started enjoying some of the produce we've grown, including chard, kale, summer squash (we picked the first two yesterday!), and even a few sprigs of basil. The crops are growing incredibly well with the weather we've been having.
We are still accepting CSA members for the season, the sign ups have been coming in fast so make sure you sign up before it's too late!