Knock Knock. The Charentais, Suyo Long And Boothby’s Blonde Are Here

There are many CSAs out there but to my knowledge, this is one of the few in the country to deliver rare varieties of pesticide-free produce right to your door.

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.  It’s a growing trend intended to increase the local produce on your table and reduce carbon emission in the atmosphere.  By consuming items from nearby farms, we eliminate the need for tractor trailers to haul the stuff from distant places to the grocery store.

Join the farm as a member in the spring and simply await the weekly harvest throughout the approximate five-month long growing season before frost ends it all in the fall.  For about $35.00 per week, you receive an abundance of food.  It’s a wonderfully old-fashioned, pesticide-free way of feeding your family.

Schoolhouse Farms in Borodino near Skaneateles Lake, goes one step further than a traditional CSA.  Imagine, returning from a day at the office or errands with the kids and finding a bag of immediate farm fresh food just steps from the kitchen!

I have written about the Malcolm’s Schoolhouse Farms in the past and do not receive compensation.  I’m simply on a crusade to spread the joy of addiction to heirloom produce. I never tasted an heirloom tomato until I sampled theirs and now I will never be the same. It’s better than shoes or pre-owned Chanel on ebay.

Farmed with love, Schoolhouse Farms, Borodino, NY

You know how all the varieties of apple are very different but in the end you still know you’re eating an apple?  That’s what heirloom tomatoes are like.  Yum.  My mouth waters in anticipation of the harvest of these things later in the summer. Guess how many varieties they’re growing this year.  54 !!  Could you imagine there even exist 54 varieties of heirloom tomato?

The whole field is like that; names like cute fancy, odessa, Isar, Gold of Bacau, chioggia, dwarf gray, bloomsdate.  These are the “residents” who will sprout from the soil to become beens, beets, greens, melons, potatoes, carrots etc., etc., etc.  When the Malcolms grow zucchini it doesn’t even look like zucchini because they offer varieties you’ve never known existed.

Not sure what to do with it all?  Becky will include suggested recipes with the weekly delivery.  And because the Malcolms own and operate a food market in a renovated one-room schoolhouse on their property, Becky will include your purchase of  the unique ingredients from her store if you wish, so you don’t have to do additional shopping to start cooking. When it’s all too much to handle in a week, Becky will provide freezing and drying instructions so you can spread the goodness into the cold winter months.

The Malcolms welcome visitors to their farm and market, and you’ll find information and directions by clicking here. Membership to their CSA is now open, with free weekly delivery within the Skaneateles zip code.  They’ll deliver beyond that range for a small fee.

Don’t be intimidated by the initial membership cost.  You can make 3 “easy payments” and even divide it amongst your friends once you take it in.  A Mother’s Day gift for all the moms in your family or your neighborhood perhaps?  Hint. Hint.

I’ll even send a free Foley jar opener, my favorite kitchen gadget no longer in production, to the first person who signs up from the blog.  Spread the addiction!

Tagged as: Borodino, CSA, eco-friendly, farming, Skaneateles