WHAT IS FÆLLESGRO?

FællesGro is a community supported agriculture (CSA) that connects organic farms directly to consumers in Copenhagen. As a member you receive fresh, organic produce every week directly from one of our farms to your pick up points in either Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro, or Dyssegård.

Our harvest season runs from June to December.

Below you can read much more about our different memberships, what’s in the harvest bag and what a CSA is.

 
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PriCE and Season

A central part of a CSA is that the members pay for the year’s harvest in advance. By committing to a vegetable membership for either the summer season or the whole season, you support the local, organic farms and ensure your freshly harvested vegetables for pick up every week.

We have two types of membership this year:

  • Summer membership - 180 dkk/week

    June-September - week 23-36 (14 weeks total)

    You commit to the above period and pay the full amount up front, which corresponds to 180 dkk/week.

    Possibility for 2 weeks of vacation which must be placed within the period.

  • Season membership - 175 dkk/week

    June-December - week 23-50 (28 weeks total)

    You commit to the above period and pay six smaller, monthly instalments, which corresponds to 175 dkk/week.
    Possibility for 2 or 4 weeks of vacation, which you can place freely within the entire harvest season.

Vacation

When you choose a membership, you can choose with or without vacation. If you choose a membership with vacation, you will receive a link via. email shortly before the harvest season starts, where you can choose the weeks you will be on holiday.

ATT. Vacation options are not available for memberships purchased after the harvest season has started.

Eggs

You can also choose to get freshly laid, organic eggs as an addition to your harvest bag either every week or every other week.

Shared membership

If you think it would suit you better to share your harvest bag with someone, FællesGro will happily facilitate that. You can find a friend to share with here or send us an e-mail at info@faellesgro.dk.


CONTENTS

The contents of the harvest bag varies according to the season and what’s in harvest in the fields. Yet, it will as a minimum always consist of six different crops, which you weigh off and gather in your own bag.

Example, summer

  • Asparagus, 250 g.

  • Swiss chard, 200 g.

  • Cauliflower, 1 unit.

  • Celery, 1 unit.

  • Spring onions, 4 units.

  • Bulb fennel, 1 unit.

Example, fall

  • Leeks, 4 unit.

  • Hokkaido, 1 unit.

  • Sweet corn, 3 units.

  • Celeriac, 1 unit.

  • Banana shallots, 500 g.

  • Potatoes, 1,5 kg.

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When and Where

The harvest is distributed in five different neighborhoods in greater Copenhagen every week.

When you sign up, you choose which neighborhood, you wish to join. The pick-up day and time depends on the neighborhood.

It’s not possible to pick up your harvest in other neighborhoods than the one, you are a member of. Neither is it possible to pick up outside of the specified time, but you are more than welcome to send your neighbor, friends or family if there are weeks, where it doesn’t fit with your other plans. In some neighborhoods, we can set a bag aside for you, if you are able to pick up later that same evening.

Vesterbro:
We will be at Restaurant Dumpo - Sønder Blvd. 58, 1720 Copenhagen V

Østerbro:
We will be at the rooftop at ØsterGro - Æbeløgade 4, 2100 Copenhagen Ø

Dyssegård:
Ellebakken 29, Dyssegård

Nørrebro:
At Kølsters Tolv Haner, Rantzausgade 56, 2200 Copenhagen N


COmmunity supported agriculture

As mentioned, FællesGro is inspired by the concept of Community Supported Agriculture or CSA in short. This model of selling is wellknown and widely used in the US and some of our neighboring countries. Yet, in Denmark it’s not very wellknown yet, and that’s what we’re here to change!

At its core, a CSA works by members buying their portion of the harvest in advance. By paying ahead of time, farmers get greater financial security and more freedom in planting a more diverse crop selection as well as experimentation with new crops. When the harvest is due, the members then collect their fresh produce, usually every week for the entire harvest season.

Normally, a CSA works by selling produce to locals around their farm, but with FællesGro as an urban distribution platform, we want to make it possible for city dwellers to support small scale organic farms as well - and of course get freshly harvested, organic produce directly from those farms!

Everyone has an important role in the FællesGro community:

Members are the foundation of the community by paying in advance for their portion of the harvest, so that the farmers have more financial security to plan, grow and experiment with organic produce.

Farmers provide fresh organic produce through their knowledge, hard work and respect for nature – and they host two annual farm visit for members.

FællesGro is the glue that connects the producers with the members and ensures the harvest is brought to town every week. FællesGro also facilitates communication between the two parties so that all participants get the most out of the fellowship. Furthermore, FællesGro organizes and distribute newsletters, vegetable descriptions and recipe suggestions. Finally, FællesGro strengthens the member community and the local community through coordinating events in the form of inspiring and engaging lectures, workshops, shared dinners and farm visits throughout the season.

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