A big thank-you to those who volunteered their time and energy picking tomatoes at a local farm on Thursday afternoon- we managed to donate a number of crates to Meals on Wheels, who made us some delicious cake as a thank you. Christian Outreach Centre also unloaded a (very full) car-ful of the delicious, vine-ripened round and egg tomatoes for their food packages- what a treat!

It was a relief to see a few kilos of tomatoes go to good causes. However, most of the thriving crop was destroyed yesterday due to market prices being less than the cost of harvesting, packing and distributing.

Farmers don't need to gamble with their crops. The Community Supported Agriculture system means farmers get paid up-front, which guarantees crop viability and provides shareholders with fresh, local produce. Find out more about CSAs and read about a successful model in South-East Queensland at the Food Connect website. Who is interested in being a shareholder or a host farmer in a Bundaberg CSA? Reply to this thread or email jacqui@sustainabundy.org