Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

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 a sample of what we're planting for the 2010 season:

Arugula Basil Basil Beans Beets Bok Choi Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Bunching Onions Cabbage Carrots Celeriac Celery Chard Cilantro Collard Greens Cucumbers Dill Edamame Eggplant Fennel Fingerlings Potatoes Hakurei Turnips Hot Peppers Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Mint Mizuna Napa Cabbage Onions Parsley Peas Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Red Mustard Greens Rutabaga Shallots Spinach Summer Squash Sweet Peppers Tatsoi Thyme Tomatillos Tomatoes Turnips Winter Squash

Where can I pick up a box?

How much will it cost?

How do I sign up?

Questions?

clare@mikeandclares.com