Lost Sierra Food Project announces it has opened up registration for this year’s Farm Bucks, the credit program that incentivizes purchasing directly from Rugged Roots Farm in Quincy. Farm Bucks are an upfront payment in exchange for credit toward all produce and flowers at LSFP’s farm, including the popular u-pick options and October Pumpkin Patch. The purchase of Farm Bucks starts at $100 and an additional 5% credit is added if Farm Bucks are purchased before May 1.
“Farm bucks, as a model, is a type of community supported agriculture,” reports LSFP Executive Director Vanessa Vasquez. “This early season payment helps cover costs we incur as we start growing and before farm income is rolling in. It is tremendously helpful to know our community will be shopping with us.”
The 5-year-old organization has been offering Farm Bucks since 2020 and has many repeat customers, say organizers. The reported benefit to Farm Bucks members includes the ease of purchase at Rugged Roots’ honor system fridge and farm stands. LSFP staff track purchases and update individual Farm Bucks accounts each week.
Rugged Roots Farm, a project of LSFP, is an education and production farm serving Plumas County as a farm classroom and as an agricultural workforce development hub. The farm grows a variety of mixed vegetables, berries, herbs and flowers, predominantly from seed each year. The farmers utilize regenerative agriculture practices including cover crops, pollinator hedgerows, low-till silage tarp plots and composting. No pesticides or herbicides are used.
The Tuesday evening farm stand opens June 17. More information is available at http://www.lostsierrafoofproject.org.
Information provided by Lost Sierra Food Project