CSA: Milkweed Farm

What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?¢¯¿½?¨

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between consumers and farmers. Consumers contract with farmers before the growing season begins for a share of the upcoming harvest. They agree to share the risks and rewards of growing food in their local climate. Farmers are guaranteed a market and an income; consumers receive fresh, just-picked local produce and the satisfaction of helping to keep local farms in business. CSAs are as individual as the people who form them.

Who grows the food?

Thomas Hanna and Lisa Ferensak are your farmers at Milkweed Farm. Milkweed Farm has been operating since 2005 on Hanna family land, where Thomas grew up.

What items can you expect in a share?

Early Spring: lettuce, salad mix, arugula, kale, swiss chard, bok choy, radishes, spinach, spring onions, rhubarb

Late Spring: carrots, beets, peas, berries, cabbage, greens

Summer: tomatoes, beans, melons, cucumbers, summer squash, garlic, eggplant, peppers, kohlrabi, new potatoes, broccoli, greens

Fall: winter squash, potatoes, onions, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, garlic, turnips, winter radishes

These are some examples of potential seasonal harvests.

Share Options

Family Share: $500 for 20 weeks, June through October. This share will feed a family of four or two eager vegetable eaters.

Half Share: $300 for 20 weeks, June through October. This share will feed two.