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What is CSA?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Purchasing a CSA share has benefits for both consumer and producer.

Consumers benefit by getting a weekly distribution of the freshest seasonal produce.  Your weekly produce is usually harvested on the same day you receive it.  Once you have purchased your CSA share, you just come weekly to the distribution site to pick up your produce.  There is no worry about placing an order in time or bringing your checkbook.  That is taken care of at the beginning of the season.  The consumer also has the opportunity to try new and heirloom varieties of produce, many of which are unavailable at the  supermarket.  Local producers are free to select varieties for supreme taste qualities instead of durability for shipping and long shelf life.

Producers benefit by having an assured market for their products and having consumers share in both the risks and rewards associated with farming.   Receiving payments before the season starts helps with the up front costs of production.

Farm to Folk is committed to providing the producers with fair compensation for their labor. 

CSA Options 2010

Small Potatoes Farm (SPF)

SPF is offering several options this season.  All their produce is certified organic with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS).  To learn more about their methods and philosophy visit their website at http://www.smallpotatoesfarm.com

Small Potatoes Veggie Share--$474

Sold out for 2010.

This share is generously sized for a family of four regular vegetable eaters or two vegetarians.

In 2010, CSA share deliveries will probably begin the last week of May or first week of June, with a delivery of asparagus, rhubarb, chives and green onions. Often we can sneak some asparagus and green onions in earlier than that. Spring temperatures and rain will dictate how early we can begin. The deliveries will continue through September.

Other crops delivered this past season included: arugula, lettuces, some greens, spinach, kohlrabi, various summer squashes, various types of carrots, a variety of potatoes, garlics, garlic scapes, eggplant, tomatoes, cilantro, sweet peppers, hot peppers, winter squashes, green and filet beans, snow peas, gourds, broccoli, cauliflower, some B. sprouts, cabbage, basil, annual and perennial onions, mint, melons, various beets, sweet potatoes and a few other odds and ends. Our plans for 2010 do not include any major changes, but will reflect our member survey information.

Small Potatoes Extended Share--$128

We can extend the season for about half our regular share members, adding
another 5 weeks with late fall crops. We generally deliver more winter
squash, carrots, beets, garlic, potatoes, kales and sometimes more broccoli,
lettuce and cauliflower.

Small Potatoes Greens Share--$75

In 2008 we began offering a greens share - a braising greens share. Our members fall into two main camps on braising greens - one camp that really loves to cook with them and one that doesn't care much for them. The result was an affordable 'greens share' option to receive about 15 consecutive weeks of greens starting about mid-June. This will include chard, kales,
collards. Sometimes we experiment with beet greens, turnip greens, and mustard. For the regular and extended shares we will still deliver greens occasionally.

Iowa Fresh Produce (IFP)

Iowa Fresh Produce will offer a share similar to the 2009 share.

Iowa Fresh Veggie Share--$250

This share is generously sized for a family of one to two people and plans are to include the following crops beginning in mid May through September:

Onion Creek Farm (OCF)

The available shares are sold out for 2010. Onion Creek Farm expects to expand the number of available shares for 2011.

Onion Creek Farm will offer a CSA veggie share for 2010. Chris Corbin is partnering with Joe Lynch and Lonna Nachtigal to offer both full and half veggie shares.

Onion Creek Farm--Full veggie share $410, Half veggie share $217

The full share is generously sized for a family of three to four regular vegetable eaters or two vegetarians and will include the following crops over an 18-20 week season from late May through September. The half share will be half the full size.

Berry Patch Farm (BPF)

Fruit Subscription--$95

The fruit subscription begins in early June when the strawberries become ripe and continues through September with fall apples. The following table shows the target amounts of fruit to expect over the season.

Picket Fence Dairy Share

The dairy share is designed to suit your individual needs. The price in the table is for a weekly delivery of the selected quantity. For example, one might select 1 gallon of skim ($38.50) and 1 half gal of 2% ($30) and then would receive that quantity each week for 10 weeks for a total price of $68.50.

10 week sessions start Jan 5, 2010 Mar 16, 2010 and Oct 15, 2010

20 week summer session starts May 25, 2010 (roughly coincides with summer veggie share deliveries)

©Farm to Folk 2010