Community Supported Agriculture
Weekly pick up at the farm
Community Supported Agriculture-CSA- connects the farmer and the consumer in an intimate agreement. It’s a relationship of trust. Both parties agree to share the risk inherent in any growing season. In that way, the farmer is assured an income and a set market for the produce of a whole season. The consumer is assured a share of that produce and enjoys the freshest food possible, short of growing it oneself. Aside from the food, most members enjoy a relationship with the farm itself.
How it works:
Each week we fill our walk-in cooler with that week's harvest. The blackboard on the side of the walk-in has a list of everything that was harvested for that week. There is a place on the blackboard to mark your name to show that you have come. For the Early Salad Season, everything is portioned out and you will just need to grab your bags. Come summer, you will choose from the available vegetables and fill your basket. Any additional instructions will be on the walk-in door. It is a little Farmers Market inside the walk-in!
You may pick up any time after 9am Friday-Sunday evening. If for any reason you won’t be able to get here on any given week, call or text to make other arrangements. Communication is the key to making this whole thing work.
How we Grow
There are a lot of buzz words in agriculture: organic, sustainable, regenerative, resilient. I guess you could say that all of these describe our farm. We use organic methods but are not certified. We grow cover crops that build soil. We make a ton of compost. We generally do not irrigate except in tunnels, though with persistent drought we are watering to save a crop. We rotate crops and and animals for long term fertility. We keep our off-farm inputs limited to organic feed we buy for chickens and pigs and the occasional purchase of hay for sheep and cattle. We try to keep the circle of farming here on the farm.
CSA Options 2024
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8 weeks, Mid to Late March-Mid to late May
16oz cut, washed, mixed salad greens
8oz cut, washed, spinach
misc salad toppings, radishes, herbs and additional greens
plenty of asparagus
$200
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18 weeks, June-September
Weekly 1/2 or 1/4 Bushel basket or bi-weekly 1/2 Bushel
Fill your basket from the walk-in cooler with choice of the weekly summer harvest
$675/weekly half-bushel
$450/weekly 1/4 bushel or every other week 1/2 bushel
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2 pickups, October and pre-Thanksgiving
1 1/2 bushels of fall produce
Combination of choice and pre-portioned
$200
