We sell our goodies through a CSA and at farmers market. Want to eat delicious, fresh, and local produce? Our produce is 100% chemical free. We farm using sustainable practices that are both earth and people friendly. We grow a wide variety of veggies to fill your bellies! CSA members are an important part of our farm. As a member, you receive a weekly share of the produce throughout the growing s
eason. You pay up front and enjoy the abundance of the harvest for 22 weeks. We offer a Full Share at $500 and a Half Share at $285. We've found that a full share is typically good for a family of 4 or for 2 people if they eat more vegetables than the typical person, or if they want to preserve some of the harvest by canning or freezing. Our half shares pick up every other week so they get a full share every other week. Since we grow and pick all of the produce on or just before pick up day, the produce is a fresh as possible and should last for those two weeks. Half shares also choose if they'd like to start their CSA the first or second week of June, and then continue picking up their share every other week until the end of October. Pick up times and Locations:
Tuesdays from 5pm-7pm
On Farm pick up in Belding
Jamie’s parent’s place in Lowell
Rockford Pickup at North Middle School Parking Lot. Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm
Fulton St. Farmers Market in Grand Rapids
We ask that members pay a deposit of $100 before the season begins to secure their spot. This deposit money helps us farmers to buy seeds, potting soil, and other things until we have produce to sell. We ask that the remainder of the cost is paid by the first pickup, but if this isn't possible we are able to work with members. Each week the share is filled with at least $23 worth of produce. In the spring it is closer to $23 and in the summer and fall the value tends to rise upwards of $35. The spring is heavier on greens and then in later July-September the variety continues to expand and the share load is heavier. It isn't until the killing frost that our variety lessens again which is usually mid-October. CSAs are known for throwing in some veggies that people aren't as familiar with such as kohlrabi, eggplant, celeriac, and bok choy. We email a weekly newsletter with recipes or links to recipes which can help guide members when a strange veggie is in the CSA share. Part of the fun of having a CSA share is learning to cook with different vegetables and experimenting! We know this takes time and effort, but what good thing doesn’t? Here are some typical shares during the season:
June: 2 lettuce heads, mixed salad greens, radish bunch, a bunch of kale or chard, quart of strawberries, bok choy, kohlrabi, cilantro, scallions, garlic scapes, and a few summer squash. July: 4 cucumbers, 4 summer squash, bunch of basil, broccoli or cabbage, carrots or beets, mixed salad greens, a bunch of kale or chard, peas or green beans, new potatoes, 1 sweet pepper, parsley, scallions. August: broccoli or cabbage, carrots or beets, kale or chard, onion, 3 cucumbers, 3 summer squash, pint of cherry tomatoes, a few tomatoes, basil bunch, melon, a few sweet peppers, scallions, cilantro, green beans. September: pint of cherry tomatoes, a few pounds of heirloom tomatoes (6-8), basil, 3 sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, green beens, sweet corn, pint of tomatillos, kale or chard, broccoli, carrots or beets, a few onions, garlic, potatoes
October: pint of cherry tomatoes, a few pounds of heirloom tomatoes, celeriac, brussels sprouts, 2 winter squash, potatoes, 2 onions, garlic, a few sweet and hot peppers, 3 turnips, beets or carrots, mixed salad greens, lettuce, kale or chard, broccoli, 1 # parsnips, cilantro or parsley. We also have a vegetable chart on our website which includes every vegetable and fruit we grow and when you could expect it in your share. We know that joining a CSA is a big commitment. We are happy to help you figure out if our farm is the right fit for you, just send us a message or email us your questions at [email protected].
