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What is CSA?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA is also the term used to describe a community of individuals that as a group subscribe to receive weekly produce directly from our Crooked Sky Farms.

Community Supported Agriculture is a direct connection between a local farmer and the people who eat the food they produce. At the core of CSA is mutual commitment: communities of eaters commit to supporting a local farmer for a season. In return, CSA participants receive fresh, seasonal produce—sharing in the inherent risks and the bountiful benefits of farming.

CSAs provide an alternative model to industrialized agriculture. We’ve all purchased vegetables from the piles of flawless produce at the grocery store. But do we know where that food comes from? What country was that tasteless winter tomato grown in? Who grew that tomato? Does it contain genetically modified organisms? It is usually impossible to answer these questions, to trace our vegetables from farm to table. But CSAs can reconnect us with our food—providing a tangible, hopeful solution. CSAs promote fair wages for farm workers, environmental stewardship, economic sustainability, and strong communities.

By subscribing to receive weekly produce through your local CSA coordinator, you become a member of that CSA community. You agree to purchase weekly produce for a specified duration (usually 8 or of 12 weeks) for a fixed price per week. Each week, CSA members receive a share of seasonally available freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. Each share provides most of the salad and vegetable needs for a couple or small family for a week. Some CSAs also represent other farmers and provide other local products as well as that from Crooked Sky Farms. Some CSAs provide recipes, newletters, or operate with the assistance of volunteer members - each CSA is slightly different. CSA members pick-up their produce share on the specific weekday at the pick-up location.

Produce selection varies season to season. Winter crops supply a variety of cooking and salad greens, root vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, and citrus. As the year progresses, peas, tomatoes, corn, onion, cucumber, squash, melons, and many more fresh vegetables and fruits become available. Commonly loved favorites are always included, and there is often an opportunity to try a new vegetable, or share a new recipe for preparing this bounteous harvest!

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