Fall CSA sign up - Now Open

We are now signing up for Fall CSA memberships! Below is some information about it.

2011 Fall CSA Membership

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs have become a popular way for consumers to buy produce directly from local farmers. By taking part in a CSA program, the farm gets the benefit of an advanced working capital and has the ability to prepare for materials needed for production early in the year, such as seed and equipment. CSA membership is a partnership with the farm, sharing both the bounty of the farms harvest and some of the risks involved with production. In return for your membership, you will receive high quality produce and plants throughout the growing season of May to October, which has been grown locally on our farm. This is our second year offering a CSA membership program. It is a great way to support the local vegetable producers. The advantages to the consumer is that it provides an opportunity for exposure to some new types of vegetables; along with, giving the customers a chance to  receive fresh produce, possibly make a visit to the farm where your produce is grown, and develop a relationship with the local farmer who grows your produce. We have two different forms of CSA memberships, so you can choose what suits your lifestyle.

For our Fall CSA, we will have the option of a Full Share Basket or a Half Share Basket. The full share is designed to feed a family of 4 each week from Sept. 24 to Nov. 5 (or 7 weeks). This basket will include between 6 to 10 different vegetables each week as they are in season. There are no substitutes, but you may add to your share. The cost of the full share is $165.

The Half Share Basket is designed for fewer people or a family that doesn’t consume as much produce each week. The cost of the Half Share Basket is $110.

Our Fall CSA Baskets will all be delivered to your home on Saturday mornings. An email will be sent out the week of the first delivery with an estimated time of delivery. If you will not be home a particular weekend, arrangements can be made to get your basket to you or for you to pick it up ahead of time. If you know at signup you will not be home a particular weekend, adjustments to the cost of your Fall CSA membership can be made. Sign up available until August 31^st. Payment is due at this time.

The following are some of the produce that will possibly be in the Fall CSA baskets:

Tomatoes                                 Green Onions                           Lettuce

Pepper                                     Radish                                      Carrot

Sweet Potato                            Sweet Onions                           Fall Squash

Red Potato                               Arugula                                    Pie Pumpkin

Spinach                                    Swiss Chard                             Kohlrabi

Beans                                       Kale                                         Turnip

These CSA programs provide a great opportunity for you, the consumer, to connect to the family that works hard to produce your food. It's also a great way for you to enjoy great local produce and to support the local farmers!

Thank you for your consideration in our CSA Membership Program. We hope that you will take part in this opportunity to connect with the local farm and enjoy fresh vegetables.

In the fall, visit us on weekends at Walker Farms Fall Harvest Days starting September 24 to October 30. We have a wide variety of gourds, decorative and carving pumpkins, small and large Indian corn, corn shocks, straw. There will also be activities for the kids and the whole family to enjoy.