
Community Supported Agriculture
CSA - Community Supported Agriculture
Thinking about signing up for a CSA but want to learn more about the idea before you commit? Read on.
For over 25 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer.
Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
This arrangement creates several rewards for both the farmer and the consumer. In brief:
Advantages for farmers:
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Get to spend time marketing the food early in the year, before their 16 hour days in the field begin
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Receive payment early in the season, which helps with the farm's cash flow
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Have an opportunity to get to know the people who eat the food they grow
Advantages for consumers:
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Eat ultra-fresh food, with all the flavor and vitamin benefits
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Get exposed to new vegetables and new ways of cooking
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Usually get to visit the farm at least once a season
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Find that kids typically favor food from "their" farm - even veggies they've never been known to eat
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Develop a relationship with the farmer who grows their food and learn more about how food is grown
What We Offer
Our growing season lasts 40 weeks (March - November). We have two greenhouses to allow for year-round growing of certain high volume items such as lettuces, tomatoes and herbs. We will be adding more flexibility for some vegetables to be available year-round such as cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, onions, etc.

