Get what you want, when you want it, when you join our CSA.
WHAT IS IT?
CSA is an acronym. It stands for Community Support Agriculture, and when folks buy one of our CSA shares, our farm and hardworking farmers are getting your invaluable support.
WHAT DO YOU GET?
The best-tasting just-harvested vegetables and fruits with nutritional value that can’t be beat. We call our CSA Share a “Food Share.” You are getting your share of the harvest no matter when you sign up. We offer sign-up options all year round because we are growing, harvesting, canning, and storing food all 365 days of the year. There is food in our fields, in our tunnels, in our greenhouse, in cold storage, in our freezers and refrigerators, on our shelves, and in our Farm Stand all year long. Every day of the year. WOW!
WHY IS THIS UNIQUE?
Yes, we are 100% aware that this is not normal and it is unlike other CSA programs you’ve been part of before. This is how we like it because we are not just farmers. We are eaters, too. Eating is a year-round endeavor! We love our food and we grow lots of extras to SHARE with all of you!
When you buy a Cold Spring Farm CSA Food Share, you are NOT buying a number of weeks you have to commit to showing up for your CSA. You are NOT buying guilt because you just can’t make it to the farm or to the market to shop for your share. You are NOT buying food share gifts for your neighbors because you are away on vacation and can’t get your food.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
When you buy a CSA Food Share, you are buying baskets of produce, in the size of your choosing, and you can visit the Farm Stand and fill them up whenever you want to! We offer three sizes of these baskets: Squat, Peck, and Half-Bushel. You can sign up for any number of them based on your personal budget or schedule. Once you use up your Food Share Card, you can buy another round of baskets. You can RENEW ANYTIME.
To receive your Food Share at your doorstep, you can opt for delivery service and we will pack it for you, excluding your dislikes of course! OR, you can SHOP for and PACK your own Food Share in our Farm Stand!
To shop for your share, you can do one of two things: come to our Farm Stand any day of the year, or come to our booth at the farmers’ markets in the Summer months.
Please check out our VIDEO for instructions on how to properly pack your Food Share basket.
Jess operated a CSA on her own for several years before meeting her handsome husband, Jeff.
Together, Jess & Jeff established Cold Spring Farm’s CSA in 2012, combining their shared vision for a more sustainable future by providing year-round options for healthy produce and products. You can join them any time of the year and renew your commitment each time your “Share Card” runs out. Joining the Cold Spring Farm Food Share (CSA) program will help these dedicated farmers and their farm continue to grow far into the future.
There’s no better way to vote for what you want than with your dollar. Please sign up NOW and then continue to renew your commitment to support fresh, local food year-round. We know you want to!
If you choose to “SHOP” for your share at their Farm Stand, you will also find an incredible array of even more local products. Cold Spring Farm also produces meats and eggs, and gathers local dairy, bakery and other delicious items at the Farm Stand. Your full, local diet awaits you at Cold Spring Farm.
Below is an overview of how share costs compute on a per basket basis for each size we offer.
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🐐 HOW SHARES WORK:
CSA shareholders purchase food shares in advance of the growing season to help offset farmers’ initial costs. During any time of the year, shareholders can shop for their shares at the Farm Stand or at the local farmers' markets. Our Farm Stand is OPEN from dawn 'til dusk every day year-round and we attend two area farmers' markets, East Haddam & Colchester.
We can also deliver your CSA Food Share (pay all up front) for the number of baskets you sign up for. Delivery service occurs on a weekly basis. Our Subscription (pay over time) CSA Food Share deliveries can be weekly or biweekly. If you choose delivery service, there is an accompanying form to complete at checkout. You can also add-on other items such as eggs, meats, dairy, and bakery goods.
🐐 WHAT'S IN A SHARE:
Good news! You get to choose! You select and pack your own share unless you choose delivery service, which we then pack for you. This gives you plenty of opportunties to try new things, as well as stick to the standards you know and love. You can do SHOP for your share at farmers’ markets where we have a booth, or at Cold Spring Farm (open 7 days a week from dawn until dusk). Click HERE to see the markets we attend.
🐐 CHOOSE YOUR SHARE SIZES:
Depending on your needs, family size, eating habits and lifestyle, we offer 3 different sizes in old-school farm terminology.
- SQUAT: 1 dry gallon = 1 person share
- PECK: 2 dry gallons = 2 to 3 person share
- HALF BUSHEL: 4 dry gallons = 4 to 5 person share
🐐 USE YOUR SHARE:
Our Share allows you to choose where and when to shop. We understand that family schedules are full with school, work, events, activities, and hopefully vacations! We want you to enjoy all of it and not worry about making it out to the farm to pick up your share on a schedule. Come when you can! You can join us anytime throughout the year! OR sign up for us to Deliver to Your Doorstep!
Sign up for 6, 12, 18, 24 or 48 baskets at a time and start as soon as fits your schedule. Come weekly, 2x per month, monthly, or whatever works for you! Need to double-up on a particular visit? Fine! Do it! Print Your Receipt and Check off the number of produce baskets as you use them! If you choose Delivery, we will check your baskets off for you!
🐐 GET YOUR SHARES:
We encourage you to sign up below as soon as possible. The more we know, the more we plant! We appreciate your support in our year-round farming endeavor!
