1. About Zenger

2. Incentive Experience

3. What is RxCSA?

4. How RxCSA works

5. Why RxCSA?

About Zenger Farm

• 16 acre Working Urban Farm and Wetland

Zenger Farm is a working urban farm

that models, promotes and educates about sustainable food

systems, environmental stewardship, community

development and access to good food

for all.

Mission

Zenger Farm 2014 By the Numbers

• 8,000+ Kids in Field Trips and Farm Camps

• 1,750 Participated in Community Cooking Workshops

• 1,300 Weekly Farmers Market Shoppers

• 30,000+ Pounds of Vegetables

• 950 Volunteers

Incentives & Food Access

• LIFM Market– SNAP Match– Food Scouts

• Zenger CSA– 50% SNAP

Membership– Some Partial

Scholarships

Match doubled to $10

Match doubled to $10

OregonSNAPCSA.com

What is Prescription Community Supported Agriculture (RxCSA)?

• Weekly subscription for a box of local, seasonal vegetables (June-November)

• Proof of Concept• First in Nation• Clinic Outreach• Clinic Pick-up• Open Participation• Program Integration

Mid County Health Center

• Patient Self-Management Collaborative• Sliding Scale Subsidy

– $5-$27/Week (SNAP accepted)– Based on Federal Poverty Level

• Spanish and English

National College of Natural Medicine

• SNAP accepted, no subsidy (potentially in 2016)

• Integration – Food as Medicine Institute– Charlee’s Kitchen– Wellness Workshops

CSA is an Adventure• Sugar Snap Peas, ½ lb• Russian Frills Kale, 1 lb• Pink Beauty Radishes, ½ lb• Hakurei Spring Turnips, 1 lb• Red Pak Choi, 1 head• Baby Fennel, 3 bulbs• Fresh Garlic, ½ lb• Garlic Scapes, ½ lb• Oregano, ¼ ounce• Red Quinoa from Bob’s Red

Mill

June – 5 lbs

CSA is Seasonal• Basil, 2 ounces• Summer Squash Mix, 2 lbs• Eggplant, 1 lb• Tomatoes, 1 lb• Red Onions, ½ lb• Broccoli, ½ lb• Chard, 1 lb• Asian Plums, ½ lb• Red Early Potatoes, 2 lbs• Lentils from Bob’s Red Mill

August – 9 lbs

CSA offers No Choice • Chard, 1 bunch• Carrots, 1 lb• Red Beets, 1 lb• Green Kohlrabi, ½ lb• Purple Potatoes, 2 lb• Delicata Squash, 3 lbs• Cucumbers, 1 lb• Sweet Peppers, ½ lb• Mild Habenero Peppers, 4 ct• Red Onions, 1 lb• Inchelium Red Garlic, 1 head• Cornmeal from Bob’s Red Mill

October – 12 lbs

But CSA offers Support

Pick-up is a Learning Space

Members Develop New Tastes

CSA Skills Handouts

Hands-on Cooking Workshops

RxCSA also offers…

Newsletters•List of Vegetables•Recipe Ideas•Notes from your Farmer•Notes from the Clinic(?)Farm Tours

CSA is a Trusted Relationship

• You rely on a farmer to feed your family

• Farmer relies on you to pay for that food

Why RxCSA?

• Build cooking skills• Gain nutrition

knowledge• Change eating habits• Increase vegetable

sales

RxCSA uses a supportive learning structure to:

CSA Changes Eating Habits

At the end of the season…

90% “My family eats more

vegetables”

100% “My family eats a greater

variety of vegetables”

CSA Members Report Health Benefits

“My doctor said my cholesterol was now ‘perfect’ and was excited to learn about CSA.”

“My doctor took me off my diabetes medication and told me to keep up the good

work!”

“I’m probably not as fat as I could be.”

CSA Partnerships for Health

• Workplace CSA– Leatherman Tools

• C(ongregation)SA– Door of Hope

• Fitness Center CSA– Crossfit Portland

ODA Specialty Crop Block Grant

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