Learn More About Community-Supported Agriculture in #ABQ

Community Supported Agriculture (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 the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. -U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Spanish word la cosecha translates to the harvest in English. This is the term that the Agri-Cultura Network has chosen for its community-supported agriculture (CSA) in the South Valley of Albuquerque.

La Cosecha CSA is comprised of nine local farms committed to using sustainable practices and growing food for our community. "We offer members the opportunity to invest in local farms and receive weekly bags of locally grown, sustainably produced, fresh fruits and vegetables as the return on your investment," the cooperative said in its website.

To learn more about La Cosecha CSA, please join us at our bimonthly meeting of the Interfaith Hunger Coalition on Tuesday, November 27, at First Presbyterian Church (I-25 and Martin Luther King Blvd.) at 12:00 Noon. A leader from La Cosecha (either Helga Garza or Bonnie Thornton) will be our guest presenter.

We will also have the opportunity to hear from the managers of pantry of St. John XXIII Catholic Community, an endorsing partner of the Interfaith Hunger Coalition. The parish is located in a part of Albuquerque of town that is not known as a "low-income." Yet, the pantry has numerous clients with legitimate needs. (A representative of a second pantry with similar circumstances, run by a Presbyterian church, has also been invited to speak).