Reviews for: Wellhausen Farm

I have to agree with Tracy. My husband and I have been members with Wellhausen for 3 years now. Some years you get a lot of produce and more variety. Other years, not so much. It's part of investing in your local farmer. This year was a little light and the variety was lacking, but last year was very good. I bet next year will pick back up. My own garden was a bit lack luster this year-Mother Nature is not predictable. Jim and his family give 110% effort and I appreciate it. The cheese and beef we bought this year were very good!

I have also subscribed to other CSA's, and agree that the variety and quantity was less than desired with Wellhausen. I was atracted to this CSA because of the delivery service, but found that the amount of food and variety was lacking. I will not renew next year, and will probably go back to my previous CSA. Wellhausen really needs to step it up if they are charging so much, i could have easily bought 2x as much (and have) at an organic farmers market. so ,if this is your first experience with CSA's I applaud you for buying locally, but know that there are better(and less expensive) options out there :)

Im not sticking up for this farm.But im a farmer.Our gardens were down 50%because of weather.We don't water our gardens.Our field corn crop was almost lost this year and was down 20% over the past few years.It was only saved by the rain hitting just in time.All due to weather.So it is up to mother nature.So as a farmer you have some control but your still shooting dice! Once in a while your lucky,sometimes even and some bad.You just pray it will all works out.

Kelly, First, thank you for trying out our farm program. But, let's be truthful here. I can understand if you didn't feel the weekly deliveries of organically grown produce to your home was worth the money. That's a decision only you can make. Obviously, for a lot of people it is, or we would be out of business. You are the first person ever, to complain about our emails. Most people let us know how much they enjoy reading them. They not only read them, they plan out the weeks menu with them. A few people even let me know that our emails made them laugh, or cry. Of the nine deliveries we made to your home, all but one was made between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon. On the 27th of June we did not deliver until 5:57 because one of our delivery trucks broke down. Each week I would ring your door bell to let you know your food was home. Kelly, you joined the farm as a full member. After seven weeks into the program, you wanted to become a half share. No problem, we made that change for you. Of the nine deliveries we made to your home, you paid for seven. Then, the first week in October you let me know you wanted to stop deliveries. Again, no problem. But sixteen weeks, into a twenty one week season, you want a full refund of your membership fee. That's like joining a country club, playing golf all summer, then wanting your membership fee back. Any farmer will tell you that we are not perfect, and a CSA is not for everyone. When you signed up for our program, you were informed then, your membership fee was not refundable. We kept our word, and grew food for you at our farm. Then we delivered it to your home, when you wanted it. You kept your word when you told me, to refund your money, or you would post a bad comment on local harvest. I took the time to write this long reply so, everyone would know the truth, and could read between the lines. Farmer Jim

I do not belong to any CSA at this time and was "shopping" around this website, looking at the comments. I'm sorry that Laura had a bad experience, but I hope that she and others as well will remember that not all CSA's are created equal. I hope she will not give up on the idea and that she tries again! Shop locally, think globally!