We plant 60 vegetable and herb varieties from heirloom and certified organic seed. No GMO or treated seed. No herbicides, chemical fertilizers or synthetic pesticides are used. Weekly newsletters list vegetables and share recipes. You can view complete lists of vegetables and herbs delivered in past seasons at our web site. Quantities and varieties each season vary based on weather, temperature and moisture. Vegetables are delivered in 3/4 bushel waxed produce boxes and transferred to recycled brown paper grocery bags or members' canvas bags at delivery points.
Although there is no work requirement, we welcome your visit (please call first!) and we also arrange a few opportunities during the season for our subscribers to gather for a hands-on farm visit, with plenty of socializing before, during, and after your time in the dirt.
Double shares available for large families or for those planning to can or preserve throughout the season. We also offer a limited number of fresh-cut flower shares to members only, and we have a separate, optional Late Fall/Early Winter Share, including two double portions delivered in the first week of November and the week before Thanksgiving.
Additional drop-off sites can be established with a minimum of 20 new subscriptions.
Wisconsin residents: Check with your healthcare/insurance provider to see if they participate in the rebate program for CSA subscriptions through MACSAC.org. To date, participating companies include Physicians Plus, GHC, Dean Care, and Unity Health. Partner Shares assistance is also available for qualifying low income households.
Season: June through October
Type: single farm
Since: 1993
# of Shares: 300
Pick up between 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Pick up from their porch, after 3 p.m. up until dark; one block south of Irving Park near St. Benedict Catholic Church
Pick up Wednesday between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Pick up during regular store hours, noon to 8 pm
Pick up 11am to 6 pm
Pick up at the oasis above I-94 (milepost 18) between IL route 60 and 176, between noon and 7:30 p.m.
Pick up at the oasis just north of O'Hare Airport (milepost 4.5) between noon and 7:30 p.m.
Pick up in the school parking lot between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Pick-up mid-week (available Wednesday) from a walk-in cooler in a shed on our farm. Reduced CSA price for on-farm pickup! Car-pool pickups welcome.
Pick up Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Pick up Thursdays between 1 pm and 9 pm
Pick up from a table in the store, between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
We deliver our CSA to various sites in the Chicago area as well as the Madison area. Milwaukee, Janesville and others pick up singly or taking turns in groups, weekly on-farm for a discount. Pay in full with Visa or Mastercard, or pay by check in full, or with deposit and post-dated checks. Check our website in early 2011 for signup and payment options.