Red Ridge Farm

Farm Address:

978 NW 1101 Road, Odessa, Missouri 64076

Contact Information:

Ami & Jim Zumalt
Phone: (H) 816-690-7161 or (C) 816-694-4432
Mailing address: 438 Colbern Road Ext., Oak Grove, Missouri 64075
E-mail | Website

 
 
 

CSA Distribution Info:

Deliveries available; contact farmers for details

Share Structure:

Summer CSA (25 weeks; mid-April – September):

• FULL SHARE…….$625 ($25 per week)
  Payment Plan: $100 deposit to hold your share; $300 due by March 1; $200 due by April 12
  Pay full price at sign-up and receive a $25 discount!
  Available at all distribution locations 

• PARTIAL SHARE…….$450 ($18 per week)
  Payment Plan: $100 deposit to hold your share; $200 due by March 1; $150 due by April 12
  Pay full price at sign-up and receive an $18 discount!
  Available at all distribution locations   

• TRIAL SHARE……………$60 ($15 per week)
  This is a special 4-week share, beginning 4/8, which allows eaters new to CSA to try it out.
  Available at all distribution locations 

• MARKET SHARE
  Shop the Red Ridge Farms farmers’ market booth and receive a discount off of booth prices!
  Available at the Brookside, Overland Park, and Lee’s Summit distribution locations 

$500………….Must purchase by 1/31/12 to receive 20% more produce, for a total spending power of $600 for the season.  Purchase after1/31/12 and receive 15% more produce, for a total spending power of $575.

$400………….Must purchase by 1/31/12 to receive 20% more produce, for a total spending power of $480 for the season.  Purchase after 1/31/12 and receive 15% more produce, for a total spending power of $460.

$200………….Must purchase by 1/31/12 to receive 15% more produce, for a total spending power of $230 for the season.  Purchase after 1/31/12 and receive 10% more produce, for a total spending power of $220.

 

Autumn CSA (8-10 weeks; September – ?*):

Details for the Autumn (and maybe into Winter) CSA shares will be determined as the season progresses (and interest is indicated by eaters!).

*weather depending.

Payment plans can be adjusted to fit individual needs; contact the farmers with questions.

What can shareholders expect in their share?

Jim and Ami grow the full range of vegetables which do well in our Midwestern climate, including 20 varieties of peppers and over 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes! Also in the shares will be herbs, berries, pears, cut and dried flowers (including some which are edible), micro-greens, and perhaps eggs. (The eggs would be provided to the CSA by another farmer — please contact Jim and Ami for details.)  Jim and Ami also can their extra veggies and share their pickles, applesauce, salsa, jams/jellies, &etc.

What makes Red Ridge Farm a unique CSA:

Jim hails from a self-sustaining, large farming family, and both he and Ami have extensive horticultural experience thanks to their time spent working at Powell Gardens and their landscaping design business, not to mention their own home gardening experiments! They are dedicated to using organic growing methods (transitioning toward organic certification), utilizing compost, crop rotation, row covers, and companion planting of herbs and flowers to attract beneficial insects while deterring pests.  They used high tunnels last year to further help with pest reduction and season extension. They focus on growing heirloom and “tried and true” varieties, including some items from saved seed.

Jim and Ami got their market-farming feet under them in 2010 at the Community Market at Brookside (KCMO), and can be found there again this year — continuing their popular “Market CSA”!

CSA members are not required to work at the farm as a part of their share, but volunteers are always welcome (please arrange your visit ahead of time).  Ami also enjoys giving farm tours and giving workshops for civic groups, garden clubs, etc.  Contact her for details!

 

2012 CSA Members Welcome Letter

2012 CSA Contract – Trial Shares

2012 CSA Contract – Brookside distributions

2012 CSA Contract – Echo Farms/Grain Valley distributions

2012 CSA Contract – Overland Park distributions

2012 CSA Contract – Lee’s Summit distributions

2012 CSA Contract – On-Farm distributions

 

Red Ridge Farms is also a member of the Kansas City Food Circle.