How our CSA works:
Each week you receive
between 10-20 items, depending on what is seasonally available. We
grow over 70 vegetables and fruits, starting in the spring with sweet
peas, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, leeks, spring onions, and beets. In
summer we have an abundance of squash, zucchini, cucumbers, potatoes,
tomatoes, beans, sweet corn, swiss chard, celery, melons, and
blackberries to name a few. The fall and winter season brings us back
around to the cool-weather crops of carrots, beets, lettuce, broccoli,
cabbage, kale, other greens, sweet potatoes, winter squash, pumpkins, and a lot
more! Garlic, onions, and potatoes are dug in the summer, stored, and
given to the CSA throughout the entire season along with fresh and
dried herbs.
We also offer
free-range, organic eggs weekly, in addition to several
locally-produced items (honey, shiitake mushrooms, soaps, etc.)
Different from most CSAs, we like to give our members more choice of what goes in their basket. Instead of preparing a basket for you, we display the food at the pick up location and you decide what
you want. There are typically amounts attached to each item, but it is
not uncommon for several items to be listed as "free choice", meaning
you can take all you want! We find that this CSA model allows members
to skip over items they may not want as much of, while giving them the
opportunity to take more of their favorite items or perhaps put up food
for the winter. We love hearing stories from CSA members about canning
our tomatoes, making several gallons of pesto with our basil and garlic,
or freezing dozens of ears of sweet corn for the winter months.
CSA Pick up at the farm in July.
