CSA - Community Supported Agriculture

What is a CSA?

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, represents a unique relationship between a farmer and the local community, and provides link from farm to table. CSA members make a commitment to support the farm by purchasing a share, and the farmer, through their support, plans his growing season based on the resources from the local community.

Memberships help the farmer pay for things like seeds, farm equipment, tools, labor, etc. and in turn, the farmer supplies shareholders with fresh, organic produce year-round. With a guaranteed cash flow, we're able to focus on what we do best, rather than looking for buyers.

The roots of the principles of a CSA hearken back to Japan, where a group of local women initiated a growing and purchasing arrangement with local farms. The Japanese word for this arrangement is teikei, and literally translates to putting the farmers' face on food. This concept traveled to Europe, and eventually to the U.S., where it was renamed Community Supported Agriculture.

Supporting local farmers is also good for the environment. It reduces your meal's carbon footprint, or foodprint. It supports local biodiversity, and the diversity of agriculture through the preservation of small farms producing a wide variety of crops.

As the Japanese name suggests, CSAs put a face on your food, and encourages dialog between the growers and the consumers.

How does it work?

Community members may sign up and purchase their shares' either full shares or half shares, anytime during the year. Members are free to choose from among the many crops we offer, and are not limited to what is bountiful during a given period of time. Members simply stop by the farm, shop as they normally would, and enjoy a 10% discount on their purchase.

Enrollment is ongoing, and never expires. Likewise, you're welcome to renew your membership year-round as well. Shares may also be given as gifts, either as full or half share increments.

You may use your membership at any of our stands or markets. To view the list of our farm stands, click here.

What does it include?

Our CSA includes all of our produce' fruit, vegetables, herbs, plants, and flowers. It includes produce that we bring in from farms in other regions, particularly during the cold months, so you can enjoy organic pineapples in February. Click here to view the list of what's fresh now.