CSS Shares
2012 Community Supported Sauerkraut (CSS)
Available June – August 2012
Dear OlyKraut Supporters and Community,
We are in dire need of a new food processor. In order to purchase it we need to raise at least $5,000. In an attempt to raise some of this money, we are looking to you, our community, as a way to help us expand and grow into a business that is sustainable and supports our employees and owners.
Using the traditional model of CSA, where community members purchase the share of products up front, we are hoping to raise enough money to purchase the Hobart FP350. It is our dream food processor. It is easier on the body when using it. It makes processing go much more quickly and smoothly.
Benefits of supporting OlyKraut by buying a CSS share:
- Allows you to directly invest in local business that you care about.
- You get your jars of kraut at wholesale cost! ($30 savings from the store or farmer’s market).
- You get to contribute to the growth of your regional food economy.
- Get 12 weeks of fresh, delicious raw gourmet sauerkraut in many different flavors.
- Build your intestinal power and immune function by eating raw sauerkraut frequently.
- It lasts 6 months in the fridge, so you can store it for the winter.
We have a variety of delectable recipes and are continuing to be creative with each new season.
ORIGINAL SAUERKRAUT
EASTERN EUROPEAN
SPICY GARLIC CHI
CURRY KRAUT
FIRE CHI
SEA VEGETABLE KRAUT
SPRING NETTLE KRAUT
SOUR PICKLES
What we do…
All of our products are made with organic ingredients. In order to maintain probiotic properties we do not pasteurize; our krauts
and kimchis are raw and delicious!! We are also building relationships with local farms and developing systems to support a year round product with our local seasonal produce.
To Subscribe by Mail, Download and Print our
OK CSA Flyer 2012 <—-Click here for the download.
If you have a CSA with Helsing Junction Farm, Boistfort Valley Farm, or Oxbow Farm, you can sign up for our CSS through your farm only if you want it delivered with your box.
To Subscribe online right now using PayPal
(you don’t have to have a PayPal account) select and fill out boxes below. Then click “Add to Cart.”
According to Wikipedia, “Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is a socio-economic model of agriculture and food distribution. A CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farming operation where the growers and consumers share the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs usually consist of a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit, in a vegetable box scheme, and sometimes includes dairy products and meat.” In this case, it’s community supported sauerkraut and it’s supporting OlyKraut as well as the whole network of farms in our area who grow our produce. It benefits OlyKraut by allowing us to collect some money upfront to prepare for the season and hopefully purchase a new food processor and it helps the members by keeping a steady supply of raw fermented local vegetables coming to your kitchen all season long, at a lower than typical retail price.
Why Eat Fermented Foods? 
We eat fermented foods because they are tangy and delicious and our bodies crave them once we have experienced their cultured goodness. Humans have evolved eating raw fermented vegetables and only in the last fifty years or so has western culture nearly eliminated these foods in favor of pasteurization and convenience. There are many contributing factors to the prevalence of diet-related disease among consumers of the “western diet,” and we feel that restoring raw, cultured foods is an essential step towards good health and vitality, as well as the preservation of our culinary heritage.