Our 2024 CSA is now open for registration!
Farm Fresh Vegetable Community Supported Agriculture
Our Growing Practices
There's a lot more to growing great food than meeting the Organic Standards and not spraying chemical fungicides, herbicides or using synthetic fertilizers. While its important that we don't do any of those practices, we also do a lot more to care for the health of our soil and plants. By making probiotic solutions and microbiologically rich compost we continue to feed our soil food web which in turn takes care of our plants. In 2020 we started working towards becoming a
no-till farm and using hand tools for all of our cultivation work.
What is a CSA?
A produce club, also known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an alternative, local based economic model for food distribution that promotes sustainable agriculture as well as the livelihood of local farmers.
This is a program where you subscribe by paying for a share of the farms produce at the beginning of the season. This creates a mutually beneficial relationship between the farmer and the consumer.
It provides working capitol for us to purchase needed materials at the beginning of the growing season and, in return, we dedicate ourselves to growing your produce and providing you with fresh, nutritious, and bountiful vegetables.
How Does Our CSA Work?
Through our online Local Harvest storefront your payment into our CSA will be a credit that can be treated like a piggy bank. Local Harvest calls it a “Cash Account.” Every week you will choose what you want in your share for your fully customizable share or you can choose a traditional share (farmer packed box of 7-10 items) and use your cash account to pay for them.
Our season generally runs from the beginning of June to the end of September, but we may extend the season into October depending on the weather and crops available.
In addition to vegetables you will have the option to purchase value-added items like flower bouquets, jams, jellies, pickles, and eggs.
Can I put my box on hold?
It is easy to manage your account online. If you are going out of town and would like to skip a delivery, you can do so by simply clicking on the calendar day once you are logged into your online account, and select the day you will be away to put your share on hold.
Where do I pick up my food?
Shareholders will pick up their food at the farm in Cahone on Thursday afternoons anytime between 4:30pm to 6pm.
What items can I expect in the CSA?
Here's what we are hoping to grow during this upcoming season:
Beginning of the Season:
Butterhead Lettuce
Kale Beets Radishes
Cabbage Rhubarb Carrots
Sweet Salad Turnips Bok Choy
Rainbow Chard Napa Cabbage Fresh Herbs
Microgreens Zucchini
Later in the Season:
The vegetables listed above plus:
Cherry Tomatoes Heirloom Tomatoes
Garlic Eggplant Scallions
Onions Cucumbers Collard Greens
Sweet and Hot Peppers
Winter Squash Potatoes
Value-Added Items:
Jams, Jellies, Marmalades
Pickles and Fermented Foods
Tea Blends
Herbal Tinctures
Eggs
We pride our selves on growing the main staple crops that most people enjoy eating on a regular basis. There are some crops that we choose not to grow, like lots of cut greens (ie., spinach and arugula). From time to time we may put these into the rotation, however the above list are our main crops.
Thanks for checking out our CSA and let us know if you have any questions!
Contact Michele at (970) 403-2895 or [email protected]
