About our Farmer
Our farmers are Pam Stegall-Roberts and Paul Roberts. They have 10 years of organic growing experience and grow most of our vegetables on their 5 acre Calvert Farm near Rising Sun, Maryland.
In addition to what Calvert Farm grows, they also get produce from a network of Amish farmers nearby, with whom they have built a unique partnership. It is a network made up of 10 farmers, most of whom are certified organic. This may not seem unique, but it is. The Amish do not easily trust those outside their culture or transact with them. Pam and Paul have built an exemplary collaboration on many levels. They even employ Amish family members as workers on the farm.
Although the number of independent farmers is sadly decreasing, many of the new independent farmers are women, like our farmer. Pam puts her anthropology and conference planning background to great use in coordinating the volume of logistics and people involved in her operation.
Adapted from Sandy Spring CSA
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Amen! I think cooperatives are the (returning) wave of the future, the best way for farmers and consumers to gain control of their food supply and their communities in general. Oh, can someone supply us with a nice recipe for Bok Choy? It's not something I'm too familiar with but it looks DELISH.
Recipe's are on the way. In the meantime, last night:
cut up bok choy, sliced radish, cut scallions. Stir fried with sesame oil. Added chopped garlic, soy sauce, and chopped spinach at the end. Ate over rice. Amazing.
Doin' this now! Taste tests are good! I've become exotic in my cooking!
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