CSA
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
A CSA is a partnership between farmers and their customers. When you buy a membership or a "share", you are investing in the farm for one season and receive the dividends in the form of a weekly portion of the vegetable harvest. CSAs are great for you because you receive a full season's share of the best vegetables you can find at an affordable cost. CSAs are great for us, the farmers, because paying up front makes it easier for us to plan the season. CSA shareholders also absorb some of the risk of farming. We plant a huge diversity of crops so something will always do well. But every year, the harvest fluctuates depending on the weather. As a shareholder, you agree to take on those risks of farming and understand that though we will do everything in our power to have a great harvest, the harvest will be affected by things beyond our control (weather events, pests, etc.)
We grow over 150 varieties of vegetables so there is always a bounty of vegetables. Eating the harvest does mean that there is seasonality in your share. The good thing about eating seasonally is that you are getting your vegetables when they taste best! Gone are the days of cardboard tomatoes in November! Imagine a salad with the sweet crunch of spring lettuce and the delicate spice of radishes, or a rich juicy slice of an August tomato with some aromatic basil. Food has never tasted better, and we bet your kids will notice it too!
At Provider Farm, we strive to give you the freedom to choose your own share, so we distribute our vegetables using the "mix and match" method. This means you get to pick and choose what is in your share, based upon what is in season of course. Kids hate rutabagas? Get more carrots! It's your choice!
CSAs also enrich the community, becoming a vibrant meeting place for community members. Our CSA hosts events around the farm and always encourages CSA shareholders to do the same. Are you an ardent canner? Come teach others your techniques! We firmly believe in the CSA as a place to for our neighbors to get to know each other as we share in this experience.
What's in a share?
A share is a portion of the week's harvest of vegetables and herbs. We have three different share sizes to fit everyone's needs.
A small share provides about 5-6 lbs of produce a week and is good for folks who eat out a lot or are cooking for one or two.
A regular share is suitable for a small family and provides about 10-15 lbs of produce a week and is good for shareholders who eat in mostly.
A large share is good for a bigger family or folks who eat a lot of vegetables. It will provide you with 15-20 lbs of produce a week.
Pick ups will be here at Provider Farm on Fridays from 2-7 PM and begin in early of June and extend to the beginning of November.
Sign-up for a share
2012 CSA shares are sold out. Contact us to be placed on a waiting list.
