SALEE RIDGE FARM

    Welcome to Salee Ridge Farm. A lifetime dream to own a farm, we purchased it in 2003. Situated on 24 acres in Robeson County, NC we are convenient to Fayetteville/Hope Mills & Lumberton areas.




    After the drought of 2007 We will NOT be offering a CSA for 2008. 2009 will be decided in the fall of 2008. Thank you for your understanding.


    Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
    The Farm offers a wide selection of heirloom vegetables and fruits, all grown in season. We are not certified organic but we farm with organic methods. We adhere to an organic farming practice which works to replenish and maintain the soil's fertility and viability without using toxic and synthetic chemicals. We also use eco-friendly practices to control pests and weeds. We use no synthetic chemicals, no herbicides, no pesticides, no automated planting or picking machines. We strive to promote the concepts of a healthful, natural lifestyle for all. We believe that eating locally grown produce is one of the best ways to provide optimum nutrition for yourself and your family. We invite you to take advantage of our wonderful selection of fresh, hand picked produce from April through October.

    Definition of Community Supported Agriculture.
    In basic terms, a CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. Members or shareholders of the farm or garden pledge, in advance, to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and the farmer's salary. In return, they receive shares in the farm's bounty throughout the growing season, as well as the satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land. Members also share in risks, including poor harvest due to unfavorable weather or pests. --Definition by USDA ( More about CSA)

    CSA is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly basket of produce. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become "members" (or "shareholders," or "subscribers") of the CSA.. A CSA season typically runs from late spring through early fall. The number of CSAs in the United States was estimated at 50 in 1990, and has since grown to over 1000.

    WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF JOINING A CSA?



    Recent studies have proven the health and nutritional value of local, grown produce. Receiving a weekly box of fresh, organic method grown produce from a local farmer is a great way to expand your family's palate. Many CSA's grow vegetables that are not available or are far superior to those available at the local market. Since fresh produce tastes so much better, your family (especially kids) may start to ask for more fruits and vegetables. You participation in a CSA also helps the community, because you are helping to support the small farmer growing your food. Being able to meet and talk, maybe even become friends with, the person who is growing this wonderful food for you is an intrinsic value that cannot be measured.

    Keeping farms in a community can be a positive for the community, but why would your family want to join a CSA? Mainly for the freshest vegetables you can buy. Most of them are harvested within 24 hours of the time you receive them. That means they have less time to lose their flavor and nutritional value, and they last longer once you get them. You'll also have a chance to cook with vegetables and herbs that are difficult to buy in other stores-maybe your family will even be willing try some they may not have tried before.

    The vegetables you receive from our farm will vary in size and appearance during the season, looking and tasting similar to those you would grow in your own home garden. The vegetables in the grocery store tend to be more uniform and perfect, because those varieties were chosen mainly to keep their appearance through shipping and storage, and then graded to remove those that were misshapen or had blemishes. The varieties we grow were chosen for their flavor and their ability to produce well in our climate, and are not expected to look perfect. (You might receive a double squash or pepper, an eggplant with a "nose", or an ear of corn with baby ears attached-these are all vegetables that would have been thrown away in a normal commercial grading operation!)

    We offer two box sizes: large and small.

    However, depending on the particular vegetables included each week, the boxes may not be full. Since the weight and size of the vegetables will vary, we use quantity to differentiate between the sizes. A large box will typically contain about 8-10 items and be enough for 3-4 non-vegetarian people and the small box will contain 6-8 items and enough for 1-2 people. (Contents of each week's box will vary week to week, with the season,(early in the season may have less items, later will have much more) and is dependent on many factors. (i.e. weather, & bugs) Below is a list of what we will be growing. We try to use heirloom varieties as much as possible.

    Basil, beets, bell peppers, (green & colored) bok choy, collards, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage – green & red, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, chives, corn, green beans, kale, mint, onions, oregano, peppers, potatoes, radish, rainbow chard, rhubarb, rosemary, rutabaga, spinach, acorn squash, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, yellow, strawberries, pumpkins, leeks, broccoli raab, sugar snap peas, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zucchini, 1 doz free range eggs (every other week) Hot peppers, cucumbers

    The season runs April-October. You will receive 1 box in late April (last Saturday of Month) 2 boxes in May and then weekly (4)June, (4)July, (4)August, 2 boxes September & October. A total of 19 boxes. Cost is only $400. for the season for large box. $200 for small box. You must sign up by January 31, 2007. Memberships paid in full at that time will also recieve a free pint jar of honey from our bees. 1/2 is due on January 31,2007 Balance is due on 3/31/07. Click HERE for sign up form.