csa
SUBSCRIPTION FARMS
CSA stands for Consumer Supported Agriculture. Personally, I think participating in a CSA farm program is the most direct way to connect with the source of our food. We don't have very many farms offering this option in our area. But, I think there is a trend for more.
When you join a CSA, you usually pay a flat fee at the beginning of the year, in the winter. Then, on a certain day each week, for a set period of time, usually from June through October, you pick up a bag or box of fresh picked, organic vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs, all grown at "your" local, family farm. Some offer eggs, and other farm products. The idea is that you are buying a "share" in the farm. You receive your "share" of the food products throughout the season. In this way, the consumer shares the risks and joys of farming with the farmer.
Each farm offers a different sized share, with different prices and extra options. Just looking at prices doesn't offer an accurate comparison. Location is, of course, a very important consideration. Consider sharing pick up duties with neighbors or friends. If a share of your closest farm is a large one, you might share it with a friend. Call or email the farms in your region and ask for more information. We have not included prices, or details. At the time of this writing, November, many farmers don't yet know exactly what they will offer next year. To the best of my knowledge, all of these farmers use organic practices, although many are not certified.
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SKAGIT COUNTY
Happy Little Farm
Casey and Shelley Schoenberger
18385 Torset Road, Conway, WA 98273
360-445-3178
June through October, Boxes are available for pick-up on Thursdays, at the farm.
A variety of fresh vegetables and fruits with recipes and cooking tips.
(CSA only - no other outlet)
Hedlin Family Farm
Serena Campbell or Dave Hedlin
12052 Chilberg Road, La Conner, WA
360-466-3977
Offers a short season, a long season, or a fall season, as well as 1/2 share or full share.
There are various pick up locations, including Hedlin Family Farm Stand at the traffic circle near La Conner, Island Hospital in Anacortes, Mount Vernon Farmers Market, and Bellevue Farmers Market. June through October. Organic and pesticide free.
(Farm Stand, open April through October. Mount Vernon Farmers Market)
Gaia Rising Farm
7389 Chestnut lane
Anacortes WA 98221
360-293-2980
Gaia Rising Farm is now offering shares in the storage crops that will be harvested in the fall of 2011.Our aim is to provide as much as possible towards our members yearly food needs. Soon we will also be offering shares for fall and winter vegetables.
A big part of what we are working on is diversity. Diversity of crop types and diversity of varieties is important for a more secure food supply. If one crop or variety fails because of weather or disease another might do well, This year we are growing 13 varieties of potatoes, 2 or 3 varieties of corn and 9 types of beans.
Highwater Farm
Certified organic. Farm Pickup. Full or half share.
Danielle & Jeff
21135 Francis Rd
Mt Vernon, WA 98273
360-424-3289
Jericho Farm
Rebecca Morse
7606 NE Cape Horn Road, Concrete
360-826-3046 - jericho00@yahoo.com
June through October, pick up at the farm. Non-certified organic.
(Concrete Farmers Market)
Klesick Family Farm
from Everett to Anacortes - to your door
Tristan Klesick
24101 Miller Road, Stanwood, WA 98292
360-629-5350 or 866-629-5350
Year round, weekly delivery to your door. All organic products, but not all local.
Lake Cavanaugh Farm
Martha Goodlett & Becky Brown
27998 Lake Cavanaugh Road, Mount Vernon
360-422-7706 -
June through mid-October, pick up at the farm, or in Seattle.
(Farm Stand mid-June through September, Friday 4:30 - 7 & Saturday 9-1)
New Earth Farms
a social enterprise of Tierra Nueva -- New Earth
Nick Bryant
16665 Britt Road
Mount Vernon, Washington 98273
360 421-4497
New Earth Farm is located just 5 minutes from Downtown Mount Vernon and has 5 acres of certified organic land. They offer a 20-week summer CSA with Full Share and Half Share options from June through mid-October, as well as a 6-week Winter Share from mid-October through November. They offer on-farm pick-up on Mondays, as well as Sunday deliveries to local churches. They also offer locally made artisan bread and direct-trade, locally roasted coffee. Your patronage helps support their work with with men, women, and youth from the jail, the juvenile detention, and the migrant community.
newearthfarm@newearthworks.org
Patterned Ground Farm
part of Viva Farms
WA 20 & Higgins Airport Way
CSA is 20 weeks, June - October, pick up or delivery.
Also offer a Buying Club and sell at the Bow Little Market.
Matt & Gina
360-223-8794
Riversong Farm
Christie Stewart Stein
16384 Donnelly Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-424-1999
20 week season, June through October. Tuesday or Friday pick up days, at the farm. Members are welcome to visit the animals and enjoy the setting. Seasonal potluck gatherings add to the social aspect of participation. Fresh picked vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. Eggs and salad mix are also available. Subscriptions open to new members in mid-February. Certified Organic.
(CSA only - no other outlets)
Viva Farms CSA
WA 20 & Higgins Airport Way
360-707-3223
Season: June 21th to Dec (20 or 25 week options).
In the true spirit of cooperation, Viva Farms partners with Growing Washington to offer customers in Skagit and Whatcom the first total choice CSA box that supports dozens of new farmers and two great organizations that are un-paving the way for the next generation of sustainable food producers.
This CSA offers customers a variety of choices, box sizes, pick-up points and, most importantly, the best locally grown food that farmers in Skagit and Whatcom County have to offer!
Farm boxes can be picked up at Viva Farms and workplace pick-up sites throughout Skagit County. Please email if you’d like to host a new pick-up site!
cell 206-914-7948 / 360-707-3223
Director, Viva Farms (www.VivaFarms.org, a project of www.GrowFood.org)
Regional Coordinator, WSU Latino Farming Program
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Forget Me Not Farm
Lois Wenzek
5700 Double Bluff Road, Freeland, WA
360-321-2523 June through September, pick up at the farm. Non-certified organic.
(Farm Stand at the farm open year round)
(Coupeville Farmers Market & Bayview Farmers Market)
Laughing Ducks & Barking Dogs Farm
Karry Brooks
3100 Hunt Rd.
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
360-679-2914
We raise pastured poultry, chicken and turkey, and Berkshire hogs, butcher(wiener) hogs and finished hogs. We offer a meat CSA for the poultry right now with add ons coming for pork and goat meat packages. You can find more information about us at localharvest.org
Maha Farm
Anza Muenchow
4328 Glendale Road, Clinton
360 - 579-2890
Pick up at farm from mid-May to mid-October. Non-certified organic.
(Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market)
Molly’s island Garden
Anna Petersons
3340 Craw Road
Langley, WA 98260
360-321-5547
The first CSA on the island. Certified Organic.
April through October pick up at the farm on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
Small and large shares available
You can also find our produce at: South Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market, Bayview Farmers Market, Langley Second Street Market, local grocers, restaurants, and caterers
http://mollysislandgarden.blogspot.com/
Pam's Place Produce
Pam Mitchell
Langley
360-321-2157
Quail's Run Farm
Will not have a CSA in 2008, but will return to CSA later.
Loren Imes - 360-579-2503
(Bayview Farmers Market)
Rosehip Farm and Garden
Linda Bartlett
338 Fort Casey Road, Coupeville, WA 98239
360-678-3577 -
June through October, pick up at the farm. Non-certified organic.
(Coupeville Farmers Market)
The Raven and the Spade
Camille LaTray
4785 E Harbor, Rd. Freeland WA 98249
206-782-2412
Certified Organic produce and eggs available year around, farm pickup
Summer CSA shares available May 1st have the added benefit of fruit,
herbs and flowers. Guests are welcomed to the farm all year around to
enjoy the garden. Come wander, stay and take home delicious vegetables!
NORTH SNOHOMISH AND CAMANO ISLAND
Freshly Doug Vegetables
Charlene Byde - 425-220-3903
Certified organic produce. Stanwood-based producer participates in CSA with weekly deliveries. July through the end of September. Sign-ups prior to the season.
Garden Treasures
3328 State Route 530, Arlington, 98223, 360-435-9272, 360-435-9274
Mark and Patricia Lovejoy grow and sell certified organic produce (mixed greens, heirloom tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, carrots, head lettuce, many more) at their farm stand. U-pick strawberries and raspberries. They grow on 6 acres and in a 5,000 square food greenhouse. Also have natural foods, a garden center and a gift shop. They participate in a CSA program with weekly pick-ups. Certified Tilth Farm of Washington and Snohomish County. (Seasonal farm stand)
Klesick Family Farm
from Everett to Anacortes - to your door
Tristan Klesick
24101 Miller Road, Stanwood, WA 98292
360-629-5350 or 866-629-5350
Year round, weekly delivery to your door. All organic products, but not all local.
Ninety Farms
Linda Neunzig
22912 Sixty Seventh Avenue North East, Arlington, WA 98223
360-435-9304
June through October, pick up at the farm.
Shambala Farms
395E North Camano Drive,
Camano Island, WA 98282
360 387 4110.
We offer weekly pick-up of farm-fresh produce boxes. Grown without the use of chemicals and with the love of integrated community in mind, Shambala Farm Fruits and Veggies will nourish your family through the summer. Special local feature included weekly, 18 weeks, $395.
WHATCOM COUNTY
Osprey hill Farm
5800 Saxon Road
Acme, WA 98220
(360)595-9134
ospreyhillfarm@yahoo.com
Our CSA harvest boxes are the next best thing to growing your own.
Picked fresh from the field and delivered to one of our convenient pick-up locations in town or one of our county locations. If you’ve got the gumption, get five friends or co-workers together and we’ll deliver to your neighborhood or place of work. We offer a full selection of your favorite in-season fruits and vegetables plus farm-fresh eggs and poultry, too. Experience the season with us & support the tradition of sustainable family farms.
Click here for all the details!
Uprising Organics
Crystine Goldberg & Brian Campbell
360-201-0468
This CSA is geared toward serving those on fixed incomes. They accept EBT/Food stamps to allow those who do not have lump sums to pay weekly with their EBT card.
Drop offs in Bellingham and Whatcom County.
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