Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Typical CSA Box Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a long name for a simple relationship: CSA members support a farmer by purchasing a summer's worth of vegetables in advance. It's a little bit like having a subscription to a farmer's vegetables. Each week during the season, CSA members receive a box of seasonal produce, which range from the familiar (potatoes and cucumbers) to the not-so-familiar (fennel and bok choy). Most importantly, a CSA provides a direct connection between farmer and customer.

What's in the box?

Each week, Mike & Clare's Farm strives provide its members with a diverse mix of produce. The share comes in a 5/9th bushel box, approximately the size of a bag of groceries. CSA members receive the freshest in-season produce available along with a newsletter with farm updates, produce information and recipes.

Here's what we have planned for the 2011 season:

Our little farm is in a state of transition for 2011. After growing in Woodstock, IL on rented land for the past two years, we've decided that it's time to buy a small farm of our own. While we search for our future home, we'll be growing on an acre in Gurnee, IL. With all of this change, we thought it would be wise to offer a shortened 10 week CSA from mid August through mid October. We hope you'll join us!

Where can I pick up a box?

Sundays:

Chicago, IL

Logan Square

Near the intersection of Albany & George

9:00am - 12:00pm
Start Date: August 14, 2011
End Date: October 16th, 2011
Wednesdays
Gurnee, IL

On farm (intersection of Pacific & Magnolia)

Afternoons

Start Date: August 17th, 2011
End Date: October 19th, 2011