Great Basin Basket Farm Share Meeting Thursday
The Great Basin Basket Farm Share Program delivers to Northern Nevada! Come join Fallon Food Hub Director, Kelli Kelly, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Cooperative Extension, 2621 Northgate Lane, to learn how to purchase farm direct produce and support local farmers. Great Basin Basket now delivers farm shares to Carson City, Minden, Fernley, Sparks and Reno.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an avenue for consumers to buy local, seasonal produce directly from farms in their community. The Great Basin Basket Farm Share is supported by a collection of farmers in Churchill County, Nevada.
The Fallon Food Hub manages the basket program — aggregating produce from a variety of sources then sorting the produce items into individual boxes for distribution.
Local consumers buy a share into the farm – they support this year’s crop with money up front for a membership, and in exchange, each week during the growing season, they will receive a box of local, fresh, and seasonal produce directly from the farm.
In 2017, The Fallon Food Hub Co-operative took over the administration of the Great Basin Basket Farm Share. Originally created through a collaboration of Churchill County farmers, the Great Basin Basket Farm Share has been distributing produce in West Central Nevada for over two decades.
Last year, the Fallon Food Hub distributed over 25,000 pounds of produce through the Great Basin Basket Farm Share program and spent over $40,000 with our dedicated farmer partners in Churchill County.
More information and sign up available online at www.greatbasinbasket.com or call the Fallon Food Hub at (775) 867-5625.
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