Participating in a CSA is a great way to get to know different veggies and fruits you may not normally eat. The ideal CSA consumer would be someone who is flexible in the kitchen, enjoys cooking and maybe trying a new veggie or two. You don’t have to be a wiz in the kitchen- just be willing to try a kohlrabi slaw or eggplant parm from time to time!

Hey that’s great! That’s why we started our Veggie Friend program! You buy a Veggie Friend card from us in the Spring to help us support our costs and we tack on an extra 10%! These cards can be used at any of our market stands!

We aim to give you about $38 worth of produce / week which ends up looking like 8 or so items of veggies and herbs. Here’s an example week: bag of lettuce, bunch of carrots, couple tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, some celery, couple potatoes, dill, and a bok choy.

Usually we say a CSA can feed up to 4 people who casually eat veggies or 2 people who love to get their veggies in

This is very common! Since we have many CSA customers and not a ton of spare time for extra coordination we recommend that you send a friend or family member on your behalf to pick up your share (they can either have it for a week, or save it for you?)

That’s part of the beauty of the model! You are investing in our small farm during a season (winter) when we are making the least amount of money and typically spending the most. This is when we purchase our seeds, soil, infrastructure, packaging, tools, etc!

Ahh yes a fair question! It’s good to remember that we don’t always have 100+ of any item every week and that some good things (tomatoes) take time to grow and for quantity to get where we need it to. Same goes for all our most popular veggies/fruits!

If there’s a veggie you really don’t feel like eating may we suggest gifting said veggie to a friend or family member? We generally prefer for folks to take the share as is! However, if there is an item you’d rather leave behind, we would be happy to donate it to Fireweed Food Hubs Waste Not program

Absolutely! In fact- what a great way to bring more folks out to the market or farm!

For sure! Some of our CSA customers have gone 50/50 with their shares each week. Some rotate back and forth with their shares (one week on, one week off). Totally up to how you want to do it, but it’s a great option if you were interested in trying out the CSA or if you may be away for chunks of the season.