Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a program in which consumers support a local farm by subscribing and paying a seasonal fee in exchange for receiving fresh local produce. In our CSA, for each of twenty weeks, subscribers pick up their portion of the harvest at one of several pickup points located on the Eastern Shore and in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area.
There are many benefits to subscribing to our CSA. With a subscription you will:
With our CSA, all of the produce is grown on our farm. Thus each week you will receive those crops that are in season locally. Typically your portion will include some combination of lettuce, broccoli, salad greens, root crops, new potatoes and cabbages in the spring. In the early summer, you can expect to see the addition of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and herbs. The peak of the growing season occurs in July and August, at which time your portion will include some combination of cucumbers, snap beans, yellow squash, peppers, herbs, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet corn, melons and zucchini. In September, your portion will include the last of the summer crops and the addition of fall vegetables such as winter squash, lettuce, cabbage and salad greens. Throughout the season, your portion will also include some specialty foods such as Chinese cabbages, edible flowers, red and purple potatoes, Asian cucumbers, and other unique varieties. For a listing of the majority of our crops, Click Here
Eastern Shore
Cape Charles - Fridays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Eastville - Fridays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Nassawadox - Tuesdays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Onley - Tuesdays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Norfolk and Virginia Beach
Norfolk (Near ODU) - Thursdays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Va Beach (19th Street) - Thursdays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Va Beach (Lesner Bridge Area) - Thursdays - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
For the 2008 season, you will have a choice between a Large Subscription (same size as last year) and a new Standard Subscription. The amount in a Large Subscription is generally sufficient for a family of typical consumers or a couple who regularly eat a lot of vegetables. The Standard Subscription is designed to meet the needs of a couple of typical consumers. Over the course of the season, the amount of vegetables in the Standard Subscription should equal approximately 55 - 60 percent of that in the Large Subscription.