CSA “Community Supported Agriculture”

Tanaka Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Support your school, local farming and your family’s health!

Fundraising for schools, churches, businesses, and other

groups with locally grown, farm fresh produce and fruits.

• Promotes healthy eating habits.

• Not your typical fundraiser.  Replaces and/or augments candy, cookie dough, magazine,

         and wrapping paper sales.  Subscribers (participants) help raise funds to help support

  their organization or group.

• A variety of local produce/fruits changes with the seasons, educating subscribers with

         what grows on the farm during the different seasons of the year.

• Support for a local family farm and the local farm movement.

 

The Product:

1. A box of farm fresh produce using organic farming methods. We are not certified as we            did treat our soil using conventional methods in the summer of 2008

2. Most of the produce is grown by Tanaka Farms located in Irvine.  Produce will be

   supplemented from other organic farmers to provide a good variety in each box.

3. Produce is delivered to the school once a week where it is picked up by the subscriber.

4. Subscribers do not have a choice as to what they receive each week.

5. The amount of produce in each box has an approximate retail value of $25, enough for

   a family of 3 or 4 for a week.

  

The Cost:

1. The cost to the subscriber is $25 a box per week.

2. Tanaka Farms receives $20 and the Organization/PTA/PTO receives $5 per box.

3. For all other groups or business that are NOT a non-profit organizations the cost to the

   subscriber will be $25 a box per week.

Responsibilities:

1. The Organization/PTA/PTO will solicit and collect $25 from the subscriber. They pay

   Tanaka Farms $20 per box and keep $5.

2. Target number is 25 subscribers per each Organization.

3. It is suggested that the subscribers sign up for 8 weeks at a time ($200) at the time of

   or prior to the first delivery of produce (or whatever number of weeks your school term

   is). This will help simplify bookeeping for the Organization/PTA/PTO.  Produce not

   picked up by the subscriber will not be refunded.

4. Tanaka Farms will deliver the CSA boxes to your location on the day of the week

   agreed upon. Produce needs to be dropped off in a cool or shaded area.

5. The Organization will distribute the produce to the school, church or business.  It is

   your resposibility to collect the empty boxes from the previous week and hold them for

   pick up the following week. 

For more information please contact:

Eileen Kato

direct line (949) 283-0511

office (949) 653-2100 

e-mail address:  TanakaFarmsCSA@aol.com

Address: 

5380 ¾ University Drive

Irvine,  CA  92612

And to make any changes to an existing order by adding or subtracting CSA boxes, please call

Shannon at (949) 283-0487 or send an email to TanakaFarmsCSA@aol.com and in the subject line please put "CSA order - "Your Organization Name".

This is a great program for school fundraisers.  To date we have over 70 schools, 2 churches, and 10 businesses that are involved in our program!!