Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is, at its heart, a commitment between farmers and CSA members.  I commit to growing the best vegetables I can, in the most ecological and sustainable way possible.  In return, you agree to share with me some of the risks - and joys! - associated with farming.  Every year there are some crops that will not perform as favourably as they could, mostly due to the whims of Mother Nature.  There are also certain crops every year that perform abundantly, and will feature in starring roles in your baskets for weeks (Swiss Chard, anyone?).  In the early weeks of the CSA your baskets will be lighter (and mostly green), because fewer things are ready.  However, in the later weeks you may find you can’t fit everything in your basket and have to freeze or jar some of the abundance for later.  Consequently, it is important to understand that a CSA will not necessarily replace your weekly grocery trips for produce.  Since the vegetables offered are strictly those in season, you may have to supplement your weekly CSA basket with other things from the produce department of your local grocers - or even better, the Farmers' Market.  For this reason, CSAs are not for everyone, and that is okay!  But by joining a CSA, you will have the opportunity to participate in a social and economic model that is based on a lasting relationship between farmer and member, centered on mutual respect and understanding.  Most importantly, it is centered on a love of farming and good, fresh, healthy, and sustainable food that is better for individuals, families, communities and the earth.