...is OPEN for enrollment. Each share receives 15lbs of seasonal 2011 February harvested sustainably caught Pacific Cod and Rockfish [10lbs cod and 5lbs rockfish] sourced by Otolith Sustainable Seafood to be purchased from the Fishing Vessel "Sunset" owned and operated by Otolith's managing partners, Murat and Amanda.
To enroll: Mail completed form with CSS payment to Otolith, 2133 E. Huntingdon Street; Phila, PA 19125.
Enrollment Form: Click Here
What is CSS?
CSS is a buying club that allows informed consumers to buy sustainable seafood sourced directly from sustainable harvesters. It is the seafood equivalent of the CSA. There is a shared risk in the event that the harvester, vessel, gear or any crew member do not survive the fishing harvest season however, all CSS share payments are reimbursed if the harvester or Otolith cancels the CSS program at anytime for any reason.
How does the CSS get distributed?
All shares arrive in [1lb vac/pac bast/frozen portioned fillets of boneless and skinless sushi grade fish. There are three 5lbs share deliveries each approximately 3 week apart beginning as soon as the harvest arrives into Philadelphia [usually 20 days after it harvest]. All communication between the CSS Manager and the CSS shareholders is done via email or phone, and each shareholder selects the location of their pick/up from the list of locations on the enrollment form. You get an e-receipt for your deposit once your enrollment is processed. After the CSS is caught each shareholder receives an email with the upcoming p/u distribution schedule for each location.
Why should I buy cod through CSS verses a super market?
CSS is the opposite of the complex systemic failures often associated with concepts of "Too Big To Fail". The harvester, market and seafood distribution company are all sharing the burden of risk together for an agreed priced which reflects the actual costs that have not been artificially lowered by economies of volume which are unsustainable over long periods of time. CSS is an opportunity for informed seafood consumers to eat seasonally and responsibly while engaging in a proactive relationship with harvesters. CSS begins the process of encouraging harvesters to contemplate fuel efficiencies instead of fishing efficiencies by sharing the values of the market which establishes the financial foundation and future of the harvester. CSS provides an opportunity to know your seafood harvester and inquire as to specific details of each CSS harvest which can improve the responsible judgment of even the most informed seafood consumers.
Amanda Bossard, CSS Manager
Otolith Sustainable Seafood
To enroll: Mail completed form with CSS payment to Otolith, 2133 E. Huntingdon Street; Phila, PA 19125.
Enrollment Form: Click Here
What is CSS?
CSS is a buying club that allows informed consumers to buy sustainable seafood sourced directly from sustainable harvesters. It is the seafood equivalent of the CSA. There is a shared risk in the event that the harvester, vessel, gear or any crew member do not survive the fishing harvest season however, all CSS share payments are reimbursed if the harvester or Otolith cancels the CSS program at anytime for any reason.
How does the CSS get distributed?
All shares arrive in [1lb vac/pac bast/frozen portioned fillets of boneless and skinless sushi grade fish. There are three 5lbs share deliveries each approximately 3 week apart beginning as soon as the harvest arrives into Philadelphia [usually 20 days after it harvest]. All communication between the CSS Manager and the CSS shareholders is done via email or phone, and each shareholder selects the location of their pick/up from the list of locations on the enrollment form. You get an e-receipt for your deposit once your enrollment is processed. After the CSS is caught each shareholder receives an email with the upcoming p/u distribution schedule for each location.
Why should I buy cod through CSS verses a super market?
CSS is the opposite of the complex systemic failures often associated with concepts of "Too Big To Fail". The harvester, market and seafood distribution company are all sharing the burden of risk together for an agreed priced which reflects the actual costs that have not been artificially lowered by economies of volume which are unsustainable over long periods of time. CSS is an opportunity for informed seafood consumers to eat seasonally and responsibly while engaging in a proactive relationship with harvesters. CSS begins the process of encouraging harvesters to contemplate fuel efficiencies instead of fishing efficiencies by sharing the values of the market which establishes the financial foundation and future of the harvester. CSS provides an opportunity to know your seafood harvester and inquire as to specific details of each CSS harvest which can improve the responsible judgment of even the most informed seafood consumers.
Amanda Bossard, CSS Manager
Otolith Sustainable Seafood
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