Full CSA Share
The price of a full share is $640 to $765. Our target amount to meet our budget is $715 per full share, but we offer a sliding scale in an effort to make it affordable for more people. Everyone gets the same amount of produce.
If vegetables are a central part of your meals, a full share will work great for you. If vegetables are more of a side, a split share might be a great place to start. Some members have begun with a split share and then upgraded to a full share in subsequent years.
Split CSA Share
If a full share is too much food for you or your family, you may want to consider splitting a full share with another family. The price of a split share is $332.50 to $395 per family. Our target amount to meet our budget is $370 per split share, but we offer a sliding scale in an effort to make it affordable for more people. Everyone gets the same amount of produce. (Please note that the slightly higher price for a share that is split accounts for extra management and the u-pick crops available to all members.).
If you are interested in a split share, it works best to split with someone you know. But if you can’t find anyone to split with, on the Sign Up Form you can enter “Unknown” in the section that asks for the name of your share partner. Before the season starts, we will match up anyone who need a share partner. The two share partners decide whether they each pick up a half share weekly, or take turns picking up a full share on alternating weeks. Either way, you can both take advantage of the U-Pick crops.
The 2024 CSA is sold out. To get on the waitlist, please click on the link below.
Come to the farm every week from June through October to pick up your share—choose from an array of freshly harvested, in-season, organic vegetables. You get to mix and match to meet your household’s likes and needs. Produce shares are distributed Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Most of the produce will be picked and washed for you to mix and match, market-style, but we also offer certain crops for U-Pick. Juicy strawberries, luscious peas, tender green beans, many flowers for fresh and dry bouquets, cherry tomatoes, basil, cilantro, many other culinary and medicinal herbs, and more! In many cases supplies are unlimited, you take what you want. Great for fresh eating and for canning or freezing! You can U-pick any time.
Sample Harvest Schedule
SPRING
Spinach
Arugula
Kale
Salad Greens
Lettuce Mix
Head Lettuce
Bok Choy
Chinese Cabbage
Broccoli
Scallions
Garlic Scapes
Beets
Shelling Peas*
Sugar Snap Peas*
Salad Turnips
Swiss Chard
Herbs*
Strawberries*
*U-Pick Crops
SUMMER
Tomatoes
Tomatillos*
Cherry Tomatoes*
Ground Cherries*
Eggplant
Peppers
Cucumbers
Watermelons
Carrots
Beets
Fennel
Flowers*
Summer Squash
Zucchini
Cantaloupe
Herbs*
Lettuce
Kale
Salad Greens
Garlic
Onions
Beans*
Edamame*
Broccoli
*U-Pick Crops
FALL
Leeks
Winter Squash
Daikon
Parsnips
Peppers
Salad Greens
Lettuce
Flowers*
Herbs*
Celery
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Onions
Collards
Winter Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Beets
Carrots
Radishes
Celeriac
*U-Pick Crops
CSA Share Quantity
It is difficult to say what an average CSA distribution will look like because it changes throughout the season. Quantities start out smaller and increase in size and variety throughout the summer, reaching a peak in August and leveling out into the fall. That said, an average full share includes approximately (divide in half for Split Share amounts):
- Three-quarters of a produce bag (like the 15″ x 20″ bags in the grocery store produce section) of lettuce and greens;
- Half to full produce bag (like the 15″ x 20″ bags in the grocery store produce section) of cooking greens such as kale or chard;
- Half to three-quarters of a white “thank you” plastic bag (like the 11″ x 6″ x 21″ bags in convenience stores) of more durable vegetables, such as cabbages, carrots, beets, broccoli, peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, and summer squash etc.
- In Late summer and Fall, tomato amounts range from 1 to 10 depending on the week. Melons and Winter Squash are 1 to 2 per week, when they are in season.
Off-Season Options
Yes! In November, right before Thanksgiving, members and non-members alike may purchase a “Storage Share” from an abundance of crops that have been kept in optimal storage conditions: carrots, winter squash, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and more, plus super-sweet kale and sometimes even knock-your-socks-off spinach! Other “Winter Stores” will be available throughout the winter months, depending on what produce is available. All of the details will be published in our newsletters.
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