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Cof imiunity farms share an organic return to roots <br />% <br />i. r* <br />IT- / —" <br />V ^4 <br />X 1 <br />'v> <br />'V m <br />•■'rri V*. V <br />.li <br />Staff Photo by Marlin Levison <br />Dan Quanthnar and Margarat Pannings, with a littia halp from Anna Guanthnar, 6 <br />months, watarad organically grown plants, part of a community-supported farming <br />program, in a graanhousa near Long Lake. <br />T <br />By Kari n Winagar/Staff Writer <br />here's stilt frost in the <br />ground, but the frogs are <br />Singing love songs In the <br />ponds amorra the oaks at <br />Red Cardinal Farm. David Washburn <br />and Mag Anderson raise flowers, <br />vegetables and berries on this 35- <br />acra organic farm just east of Mahto- <br />madi. In a month or two, the hitlsida <br />behind the small green barn will <br />bloom with peonies, coral balls, as- <br />tilbes, scabiosas, irises and conaflow- <br />ers. And the raspberry canes ar>d <br />blueberry bushes will burst up <br />through the pine-nea(fla mulch behind <br />the chicken coop that has bean con­ <br />verted to an office. <br />This is Washburns' and Anderson's <br />third season as community shared <br />agriculture (CSA) farmers. They plan <br />to offer 30 fruit and vegetable <br />"shares" — customers pay $395 in <br />advance for 14 to 16 weeks of pro­ <br />duce. They also are selling 50 shares <br />FARMS continued on page 6E