What is CSA?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA is a unique partnership between farms and consumers in which the consumers pre-pay a set amount in advance of the growing season, and in return, the farmers provide a weekly share of the harvest. It is a community supporting the farmers in their efforts to grow healthful, nutritious food in a way that is environmentally responsible.

CSA membership has it's rewards: learning to eat seasonally, cooking new and interesting vegetables, feeling the rhythms of the growing season and developing a sense of connection to "your"  farmers and their farms. You are helping to support farmers within a whole growing region; this is your "Foodshed". Your CSA produce is not shipped- in on a truck from California. It is grown nearby--with care-- by a farmer you know, and it is harvested fresh for delivery. 

Your weekly share will be comprised of vegetables grown in-season...so you may have to wait for that first juicy tomato or perfect ear of sweet corn.  You may see unfamiliar vegetables in the Member's Choice basket  (kohlrabi, fennel, pak choi, green eggplants....) try them, you'll like them! 

Yes, members also share some risks-- namely crop failures and weather-related problems. Both are inherent in farming. Our multi-farm structure, however, mitigates these risks as several farms can work together to make up for any losses that may occur.

CSA is a wonderful dance between farmers, consumers, and the larger community.

There are many websites on the Internet dedicated to CSA, a simple search will turn up many links.

Thank you for your interest in supporting Local Food and Farmers!