Reviews for: Redbud Organic Farm, LLC

I have suscribed 2007, 2008, and 2009. I have loved it every year. Every week I got high quality fresh produce from Redbud Farm. Some weeks they deliveried so much squash, okra, tomatoes, I almost didn't know what to do with it all! They grow a tomato, I think called sun gold, it is so good I ate them like candy. One of my favorites, the mixed salad greens--delivered already rinsed-- amazing and usually at the same time a separate conatainer with great sprouts that you can put in the salad. Garlic - it is so fresh and blows away any you could buy in a grocery store. Last year they delivered some strawberries and they were so good me and my wife were fighting over them. Wow, I don't know how anyone could not like this.

I could go on a lot more about the produce... but I'll also say I toured the farm (they had a free open house picnic) and saw the operation. This is a true organic and sustainable agriculture farm, you can see they know what they are doing. I don't know if people realize how difficult it is to do what Redbud Farm is doing. For example, I think 2007 (or 08?) we had a terrible drought year. I remember my grass was brown and crinkly all summer. But week after week we still got pretty good size bags of fresh produce. When the weather is extreme and you still want "perfect" produce, maybe you could go to Martins, who wiil ship it in from California or somewhere far away burning tons of diesel and spewing CO2 just to get it to you.

Organic plus local, you can't do much better.

Last year was the first year that I had ever signed up for a CSA program. I had been thinking for several years prior to subscribe to a share program, but never had the lump sum on hand to afford to do so. I finally had the cash to drop on a CSA share, and I was pleased to have chosen Redbud Farm. They had a great pick-up site in Charles Town, and I could ride my bike to pick up my bag. I sampled succulent vegetables I'd never eaten before (Swiss chard, kohlrabi, fresh okra, and micro greens) as well as a few decadent fruits like a miniature watermelon and a sampling of strawberries. When college started up again in August, Haroun was even nice enough to switch my pickup site to Shepherdstown.

I'm sad that the other two members had bad experiences, but for a first time CSA member, I felt I got my money's worth. In fact, compared with the other CSA's in the Shepherdstown/Charles Town area, I picked Redbud Farm because it was the cheapest and most convenient. I was unfortunately unable to visit the farm (the life of a working student means no free weekends), but I always enjoyed each week's bag, even when I had a pile of basil at the end of the season.

In fact, I am disappointed not to be able to join Redbud again this season because they are limiting their drop-off sites to Martinsburg and Inwood. I work and live in Charles Town, and during the school year I cannot drive to Martinsburg every week for my bag.

I hope to try Redbud Farm again in the future when I am able to make the trip for the pickup site. I enjoyed my first experience thoroughly.

I purchased a share from Red Bud Farm. The produce was second pick, a few times I received rotten veggies, the farmer also did not give a real share. ( they sell nicer quality at the farmers market.) He only gave you $20.00 worth of overpriced items. For example, I received 4 tomatoes that were to him $8.00 worth of organic tomatoes. There was no communication and after several complaints to Red Bud Farm, I was just given less produce and no amends were made. Furthermore, you only get $20.00 worth of his price produce. and the items listed on his produce list are not all included! I never received half of the listed items on the website. I thought it was a complete waste of money and very poor quality of veggies! This is not a real share type csa. Moreover, Rotten veggies.. Fresh pick... not true!

Purchased share last year-never again!! I would not discribe this as a CSA-what you get is a fixed set of items valued at retail prices. So you are better off going to the farmers market or to ORR's and getting what you want for the money. Instead of getting mystery items at inflated prices. They also take items to the farmers markets and sell them, so the shares are not divided between the holders like a normal CSA. They seem to give you items that did not sell at the market. Very dissappointed!!