That’s My Farmer!

SAVE THE DATE! The 2010 That’s My Farmer will be held April 14.

That’s My Farmer! is a unique partnership between 16 Eugene faith communities and 13 area farms. This annual ‘meet the farmers’ event is held every April to showcase local Community Supported Agriculture Programs (CSAs) and encourage people to buy direct from their farmers and eat the best and most nutritious food on God’s Earth.

CSA participants buy directly from local farms. Households pay at the beginning of the growing season to share the risk with farm families and give them much needed cash flow to sustain their farm businesses. In return, investing families receive a box of fresh farm products each week throughout the growing season. Most CSA programs deliver fruits and vegetables; some include products such as meat, eggs, honey, cheese and bread.

Help us celebrate the farmers who grow our food and steward our land at this fun, family-friendly event. All proceeds from this event benefit the That’s My Farmer Low Income Fund, to help families in need participate in CSAs and purchase fresh produce at farmer’s markets. Anyone can contribute to the TMF Low Income Fund at any time throughout the year.

For more information contact Lorna Baldwin, lorna.baldwin@hotmail.com

2009 Participating Farms:
Brice Creek Croft
Deck Family Farms
FOOD for Lane County’s Youth Farm
Good Food Easy
Grateful Harvest Farm
Groundwork Organic Farm
Laughing Stock Farm
Laurel Valley Educational Farm
Lost Creek Farm
Ruby and Amber’s Organic Oasis
SLO Farm
Up & Down Farm
Winter Green Farm

2009 Interfaith partners:
Center of Spiritual Living
Central Lutheran
Central Presbyterian
Emmaus Lutheran
Eugene Friend’s Meeting
Eugene Mennonite
First Christian Church
First Congregational
First United Methodist
Peace Presbyterian
St. Jude Catholic Parish
St. Mary Episcopal
St. Thomas More Catholic
Temple Beth Israel
Unitarian Universalist
United Lutheran