Burning Question?

Q. What goes into a typical veg box?

A. This varies throughout the season. A typical box in early June may contain a combo of arugula, spinach, mixed greens, green onions, radishes, fennel and baby kale. Later in the summer it might contain bunches of beets, carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, summer squash and fresh green beans. It all depends on what is fresh and ready that week.

Q. What are your practices at Good Mama Farm?

A. We are an organically certified produce farm specializing in a variety of vegetables. We use zero chemicals, minimal tillage and do our very best to work with the land. This year we are focusing in on nutrient quality of our produce to create the best tasting and most nutritionally valuable product possible.

Q. What about the other products on your farm? Are they organic?

A. They are not certified but they are grown using organic and humane practices. Egg laying chickens are fed a corn-free, soy free diet and are allowed to range in the pastures before roosting in the coop at night. Meat birds are fed a similar ration and like the egg layers, spend their summers pecking and scratching in our pastures. Goats are fed a grass and alfalfa blend hay with minimal grain (treats for milking time) and are let out to pasture daily before snuggling in their stalls in the barn at night.

Q. Why should we subscribe?

A. Doing business with local farms and ranches is a great way to support local businesses, improve local food resilience (no worrying about what is on the shelves at the grocery), eat healthier, reduce your carbon footprint (fewer trucking miles and we are solar powered!!), and support operations doing their part to do right by the land. Not to mention, our food just tastes better :)

Q. What is the good neighbor program?

A. While we love bringing produce right to your door, we want to reduce the number of miles we drive. If you are willing to host delivery for three or more orders, we will give you a $30 store credit. It’s a great way to get together with your friends, meet some new neighbors and reduce the emissions. If you are interested, reach out to us at goodmamafarm@gmail.com.

Q. Why are your prices higher than grocery store prices?

A. Many commercial operations in our country are built to maximize their profit and still keep cost to the consumer as low as possible. But they aren’t built to be a net asset to their local community. Someone or something is always paying that price whether it is the land, the workers or the local community. At Good Mama Farm, we believe in having a holistic approach to farming: Everyone and everything pulls their weight, contributing to the whole and in turn the whole contributes back to the place. But to make those cogs in the larger machine work, we have to adequately invest in them. The final price at the farm stand is a more adequate reflection of the investment consumers must make to have farms that are a net benefit instead of a net drain on the resources - clean air, clean water, healthy soils, well-paid workers, healthy communities - that belong to everyone.

Q. Why did the CSA model change?

A. After the spike in gas prices last year, coupled with the rise in prices of just about everything else around here, we had to make some hard choices. While we loved being able to provide a smaller share to people, the economics of delivering it didn’t add up. We also had an opportunity to partner with other like-minded operations to offer a more diverse product list, coming closer to providing that whole healthy diet in a rural community that we have always strived for. With that in mind, we are now offering a pick up option at the farm that requires no subscription and no buy-in fee - just a little advanced notice, if you can :). Ultimately, we want to be a resource to our community and with that, we don’t seek to price anyone out. Everyone should have access to good food.

Q. Why is there no home delivery in more rural areas?

A. Ahhh, economics. More miles between houses. We would love to offer home delivery to every customer, but until we have a larger volume of subscribers in rural areas, we need to economize and choose central pick up locations. If you have ideas on other pick-up locations, please reach out to us at goodmamafarm@gmail.com.