Cultivating a Healthier and More Sustainable
Denver Community Through Food
What is the Denver JCC Edibly Fit CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) provides families with the opportunity to purchase and eat locally grown, seasonal produce. Farmers benefit because of the direct support they receive fromtheir communities. CSA members purchase shares and receive weekly boxes of produce, for 26 weeks, from June until December. Grant Family Farms has been growing organic produce in the state of Colorado for more than 35 years. Please visit their website, www.grantfarms.com. The Denver JCC Edibly Fit CSA also partners withHazon, an international organization, committed to creating healthier andmore sustainable communities in the Jewish world and beyond. JCC Edibly Fit CSA partners bring expanded opportunities for engagement around food, nature and the environment. Detailed information about Hazon is available on their website, www.hazon.org.
Must I be a member of the JCC to participate?
It is not necessary to be a JCC member to join the Edibly Fit CSA. All are welcome!
Why join Edibly Fit?
Benefits to you and your family include:
- Fresh organic, locally grown, produce delivered weekly to the Denver JCC
- Partner with and support a local farm and the local economy
- Join a larger community that supports sustainable, organic farming practices
- Regular newsletters from Grant Family Farms and Hazon
- Farm visits, food related programs and educational offerings
- Learn about food, stewardship, conservation and Jewish culture
What do I receive when joining the Edibly Fit CSA?
Over the 26-week growing season beginning in June,Grant Family Farms will conveniently deliver approximately 100 varieties of produce to the JCC. Pick-up will occur each week on Tuesday from4:30–6:30 p.m. near the front entrance to the JCC. The cost is comparable to prices for organic produce in the supermarket. The difference is that you are directly supporting a local farm, the environment and a more sustainable way of life.
