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Published on 05/08/1996 All articles from this issue

Hidden Villa offers fresh produce weekly to its shareholders

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Town Crier Staff Report

Hidden Villa's Community Supported Agriculture project (CSA)offers its shareholders a weekly basket of produce, from earlyspring greens to late fall squash, harvested fresh from its organicgardens.

Hidden Villa, of Los Altos Hills, is taking a leadership roleby producing high-quality produce in an ecologically responsiblemanner. By purchasing a share in the farm, members reap the bountyof its success while supporting diversified farming practicesin the Santa Clara Valley.

CSA is an arrangement between shareholders and farmers whichprovide members with a diverse supply of in-season produce atan affordable cost. A community supported farm is a resource forfood, learning, fun and community building, organizers said. Shareholdershave the opportunity to work in the garden if they choose, andto meet other members in the community.

The harvest season is from May to late November. A spring basketmay contain lettuce, spinach, kale, chard, carrots, garlic, onions,potatoes, squash and green beans. A fall basket may contain beets,tomatoes, sweet peppers, salad mix, cabbage, broccoli, wintersquash and watermelons. Flowers are included in the baskets duringmuch of the season. Shareholders pick up their share of the week'sproduce at the farm or at designated pick-up sites in Palo Altoor Los Altos.

Hidden Villa is a 1,600 acre educational farm and wildernesspreserve near Los Altos Hills which offers a variety of programsfor children and adults teaching environmental awareness and multiculturalunderstanding. In addition to the CSA project, Hidden Villa operatesan environmental program for 16,000 school children each year,a series of community programs, a hostel and a multicultural summercamp program.

For information about the CSA project or to become a member,call 949-8647.

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