Get a Box of Fresh Produce - Delivered
Enroll in weekly share of produce, fish and more during the new season, which begins in May
When Tani Colbert-Sangree gets his box of produce from Duke Campus Farm, he’s up for the challenge of figuring out what to make with the food.
With leftover tomatoes, he made sauce. With okra, he added it to a peanut-coconut curry. With long beans, he sautéed them in garlic and olive oil before adding them to a salad.
“I love doing Community Supported Agriculture because you get to cook with vegetables you might normally never try,” said Colbert-Sangree, a program coordinator with the Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative. “CSAs support local agriculture and give you a chance to have a face-to-face connection with farmers.”
You too can get your weekly box of produce and other local food delivered by enrolling in the Duke Mobile Farmers Market, which begins in May. Duke Campus Farm, Coon Rock Farm and Walking Fish Co-Op are offering shares from May through August or September. Bella Bean Organics’ season runs all year. Prices and pick up locations vary by vendor but locations include Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the School of Nursing.
Summer season subscribers can expect bok choy, collards, cucumbers, eggplants, green onions, okra, snap peas and potatoes. The community supported fishery will deliver seafood from a group of Carteret County fishermen.
“The Mobile Market helps foster a reciprocal relationship between the farmer and the consumer,” said Cassandra Callas, LIVE FOR LIFE health education specialist. “Customers are providing the farm with a reliable source of income, and it’s convenient for customers who now can skip the produce aisle at the grocery store.”
Jamie Rincker, a research dietitian clinician for Duke’s Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, has been a Duke Campus Farm subscriber for the past three years. Rincker and her wife, Rabbi Elana Friedman, love using the farm’s heirloom tomatoes in salads and look forward to surprises like Jerusalem artichokes. The box of produce has also challenged the couple to cook vegetables in ways they haven’t tried, like sautéing turnips for a stir fry.
“The Mobile Market is a Duke benefit I brag to people about,” Rincker said. “It’s showing that Duke cares about their employees and the community by providing connections to locally grown food.”