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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
I hear you loud and clear.I didn't realize it was a non profit.I knew I should have minded my own business.  |
Well, it was a good learning experience for us, anyway.
While the individual farms are for-profit (or maybe breakeven - you know how dependent farmers are on growing conditions!), the CSA itself is not set up to make a profit. The Big Banana CSA buys in bulk from the farms at a good price, using almost all the $s we bring in to do so - a small amount pays for website, paper, ink, etc. Much time is donated by the admins to keep it going. Last year, Franklin Savings Bank in Gilford was a sponsor, letting us use their parking lot for free for the Saturday a.m. pickups and this year providing reuseable shopping bags for a $2 donation to Baby Threads, a local 501c3 charity.
Thanks to all for supporting us as we try to help families get organic produce and other items from local and regional growers and producers at a reasonable price.