Community Supported Agriculture Services Expanding.ANNAPOLIS Annapolis, river, Canada Annapolis, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in W Nova Scotia, Canada, and flowing SW past Annapolis Royal to Annapolis Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. , Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1999-- In response to increasing public interest, a number of Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). farmers are offering "Community Supported Agriculture" services in 1999. Community Supported Agriculture farms are operations where consumers contract directly with the farmer for regular supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables. Details of each contract vary based on individual needs. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Maryland Secretary of Agriculture, Henry A. Virts, "a survey by our department's Domestic Marketing Section shows that there are numerous Community Supported Agriculture operations in the state." "Most of them are also Certified See certification. Organic under the Maryland Department of Agriculture's strict inspection system," Virts said. In some sections of the country, Community Supported Agriculture farms are also knows as "Subscription Gardens." Anyone interested in obtaining the expanded 1999 list of Maryland farms participating in Community Supported Agriculture, should contact the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Marketing Services section at 410/841-5770. |
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