Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships are a really good way to find a steady supply of local produce and support a local farm. CSA members sign up at the beginning of a growing season to receive a share of the farm's harvest throughout the year--usually in the form of a box dropped off every week at a central location. CSA farms in this area offer a variety of different options in terms of produce, location, products, and payment options.
CSA Farms in Our Area:
Basswood Valley Farm – Clayton, Wisconsin
DeLynn Toews
572 9 1/2 Ave.
Clayton, WI 54004
715-357-3878
Basswood Valley Farm is a fourth generation dairy and beef farm that started marketing directly to consumers four years ago. In 2009, we are ready to offer a Thanksgiving CSA package including turkey and all the fixings. All produce is grown without chemicals or commercial fertilizer. Our animals are grown without antibiotics or growth hormones on the lush grass of Western Wisconsin.
Beaver Creek Ranch – Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Doug & Kathy Anderson
12402 State Road 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840
715-488-3995
beavercr[at]grantsburgtelcom.net
As a CSA Farm, we welcome your inquiry into how we can work together to supply your family with wholesome beef, poultry and pork range fed organic grass and hay from our 185 care farm. All cuts of meat are USDA inspected and vacuum packaged. Beef sticks and summer sausage have no MSG and are chemical free. Bacon and smoked turkey legs are processed with spinach. Hot dogs are cured with celery juice and are USDA approved. Whole turkeys are available November and December. As a licensed farm meat retailer, we sell direct to the public. Your favorite cut of meat is already at The Ranch. Call for current hours of operation for on-farm sales.
The Bike Farm – Cushing, Wisconsin
Daniel Nomandy Taylor Clark
2780 230th St.
Cushing, WI 54006
651-644-4196
fakeplasticforest[at]yahoo.com
The Bike Farm is offering weekly CSA shares of organic veggies, goat’s milk, eggs, and maple syrup from May 1st to November 1st. Delivery will be done by bike unless the weather forces it to be otherwise.
Burning River Farm - Frederic, Wisconsin
Mike Noreen
1125 Clam Falls Drive
Frederic, WI 54837
715-653-2245
burningriver[at]thousandplaces.org
www.burningriverfarm.com
Burning River Farm is located in Frederic Wisconsin. We grow 40-50 different varieties of vegetables, herbs and fruit for our CSA members and farmers market. It is the goal at Burning River Farm to provide our members, customers and friends with clean, delicious food and to support the strengthening of local food networks.
Burning River Farm carries the Certified Naturally Grown label. We maintain our soils health through the use of cover crops and naturally sourced fertilizers, never using pesticides or harmful chemicals.
Please contact the farm if you would like information on the CSA for the 2009 season. We offer home delivery -OR- drop site pick up, with sites in St. Croix Falls, Luck, Stillwater, and the Twin Cities.
Celestial Harvest – Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota
Juan Carlos & Chantel Cervantes
15124 318th Street
Center City, MN 55012
Mailing address: 1416 W 55th St. Minneapolis, MN 55419
612-388-3255
celestialharvest[at]gmail.com
www.celestialharvest.com
Celestial Harvest is a small CSA that is dedicated to serve the Twin Cities area and also offers pick-up at the farm and in Hudson. The fruits and vegetables we grow express some of our most basic values: we strive to provide organically-grown, nutrient-rich, environmentally-friendly foods.
You will receive a weekly box-18 weeks—of our produce. Choose a ½ bushel box –a half share (ideal for two) or a ¾ bushel box –a full share (feeds four). Each box will contain a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, apples, melons and our weekly newsletter about your produce. We also offer a winter share, a full 1 ½ bushel box in late October and November. You pay when you register. We want this to be affordable for everyone, so we also offer payment plans. We will deliver to a location with 10 or more orders in the Twin Cities area. Our pick up sites are currently in Minneapolis and Golden Valley, or at the farm.
Common Harvest - Osceola, Wisconsin
Dan Guenthner & Margaret Pennings
212 – 280th Street
Osceola, Wisconsin
715-294-2831
We are located six miles south of Osceola, along the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, and have been growing chemical-free vegetables and herbs for the last twenty years. Our farm grew out of a vision of an urban-based peace and justice community that was seeking greater connections to the land by working to create a model of sustainability. As a farm community, we continue to look for ways to nourish ourselves both physically and spiritually through working with the healing properties of nature.
We grow 40+ different vegetables and herbs with an emphasis on the traditional favorites of green beans, potatoes, tomatoes and carrots. We typically deliver for a 20-week season, beginning the middle of June and finishing the season with a fall storage delivery in mid-November. In addition to our regular vegetable share, we offer honey and a fruit share. We offer local area drop sites in addition to our several sites in the Twin Cities.
Community Homestead - Osceola, Wisconsin
501 280th Street
Osceola, WI 54020
715-294-3038
garden[at]communityhomestead.org
www.communityhomestead.org
When you become a CSA customer at Community Homestead you are supporting a beautiful healthy garden, orchard, bakery and farm that developmentally challenged people have pride in tending with friends, a place that is therapeutic for body and soul. And you get wonderful, fresh delicious produce. Good deal! Our garden and orchard is certified organic by MOSA (Midwest Organic Services). Drop-offs are on Wednesdays and sites include the farm in Osceola, Stillwater, and the Twin Cities. Sign up begins in early February. Check on space in our CSA by contacting garden@communityhomestead.org.
Foxtail Farm - Osceola, Wisconsin
Paul and Chris Burkhouse
124 - 280th Street, Osceola, WI 54020
715-294-1762
foxtailcsa[at]yahoo.com
www.foxtailcsa.com
Foxtail Farm is located just south of Osceola. We operate a 300 member CSA and participate in the farmer's market in Osceola. For our CSA we deliver 1 1/9 bushel box shares weekly (on Thursdays) to the St. Croix River Valley area and the northeast metro area of the Twin Cities. Our season usually runs from early June through mid October, about 19 weeks. Boxes average between 10-25 lbs and contain 7-12 different kinds of fruits and vegetables. This amount feeds a family of four on average. We are heavy on the basics but try to include something new in each box. We grow over 40 different crops and over 100 varieties on 18 acres. Though we are no longer certified, we continue to follow organic practices. On farm activites for members include our mid summer Kid's Day and Fall Harvest Festival. Please see our website or contact the farm for more information.
Freedom Farm
Garry, Apolonia and Leo Fay
1531 Andersen Scout Camp Road
Houlton WI (south of East Farmington)
715/549-6451 cell 651/303-4106
freedomfarm09[at]yahoo.com
Flavorful, heritage and heirloom varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers grown organically for your culinary pleasure and health. 18 week CSA offered in full and every other week shares. Pastured poultry and colorful eggs. Clean food - ready for your table with recipes and storage tips. We offer lots of regular veggies your Grandma served - as lifetime members of The Seed Savers Exchange we seek Slow Food Ark of Taste varieties whenever possible. We’ve plenty of Latino offerings from my wife's heritage. Growing community through on-farm work, work share discounts and food events: salsa fest, Great Pumpkin parade and hunt, scapes harvest… Extended season share with mobile high tunnel and root cellar. Special announcements for U-pick, canning tomatoes, storage crops or gleanings are available.
Interns and volunteers welcome to apply.
Honey Creek Farm - Dresser, Wisconsin
Joe Pruski
1973 117th Avenue, Dresser, Wisconsin 54009
715-483-2598
honeycreekfarm[at]hotmail.com
Honey Creek Farm is offering CSA shares in two different size boxes this season. A full share consists of a 3/4 bushel box containing 7-12 varieties of vegetables and weighing 10-25 lbs. Due to popular demand, we are also offering a limited number of “half-share” 5/9 bushel boxes containing 5-9 varieties of vegetables and weighing 8-20 lbs. Price breaks will be given for boxes dropped at multiple box drop sites.
Deliveries will be made on Thursdays beginning in early June and continue for 19 weeks until October. A weekly newsletter will accompany each box and will include farm news, pictures, veggies info, and recipes. There will also be several dates set aside for member potlucks and farm visits. We encourage our members to come out and visit the farm and will offer a limited number of “work shares” where members can work off part of the cost of their membership at the farm.
Keppers' Pottery & Produce - Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
Judith & Ken Keppers
235 U.S. Hwy. 8 W
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin 54889-9110
715-986-4322
judith[at]kepperspottery.com
Little Footprint Farm LLC – Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
Michael Brenna & Jane Aleckson1433 – 25th Street
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin 54889
715-986-6444
mbrenna@chibardun.net or aleckson@amerytel.net
www.littlefootprintfarm.com
Offering summer farm shares and farm fresh Highland beef year round. Contact the farm or check the website for more information.
Living the Dream Farm, LLC – Osceola, Wisconsin
Khaiti Kahleck
862 218th St., Osceola, WI 54020
715-294-2752
goatmilkwi[at]yahoo.com
CSA farm featuring free-range duck eggs and homemade goatmilk soap, with monthly shares April through November. Contact Khaiti for more information.
Mhonpaj's Garden - Taylors Falls/Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota
Mhonpaj Lee
21260 Victory Lane
Taylors Falls, MN 55084
651-278-1009
www.mhonpajgarden.biz
We are in the community to share our over 20 varieties from fresh salad mixes to squash, greens, green peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. This year we will be incorporating ways to get creative in preparing your foods and keeping them fresh. Pick-up locations are in White Bear Lake, Roseville, and Marine on St. Croix, MN.
Philidelphia Community Farm - Osceola, Wisconsin
PO Box 668 Osceola, WI 54020
715-294-4048
pcomfarm[at]centurytel.net
www.philadelphiacommunityfarm.org
Philadelphia Community Farm is a biodynamic farm that has been offering CSA shares for twenty years. We offer spring, summer, fall, and full season (35-week) shares. Full shares are designed to feed a family of four. We provide "extra" quantities for canning (if we have it) or if people need it for a special event. Too many vegetables? …We encourage people to find "partners” to split a share. Can’t find a partner? …We’ll help you find one or make other arrangements. We want everyone to be able to participate! Each household is asked to pick up boxes at the farm and drive them to their delivery site (including one in St. Croix Falls) at least twice during the Summer Season. We will deliver Spring and Fall Shares. Members also participate in seasonal festivals & have access to recreational and educational opportunities, including more than 300 acres of woods, stream and prairie on the St. Croix River.
Winding Road Farm - St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
Leif and Cory Ruona
2228 150th Avenue, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
715-483-9588
windingroadfarm[at]yahoo.com
Our season at Winding Road Farm runs from mid-June through late October. You will receive a 3/4 bushel reusable box of fresh, delicious produce delivered once a week for approximately 18 to 20 weeks. Each box will contain roughly enough veggies for a family of four. If you find a share to be too much for your household we encourage you to "share your share" with a friend, coworker or neighbor, or to preserve some of it for winter eating. Every week's box will also contain our exciting and educational farm newsletter with tips for storing and preserving that week's items, as well as recipes and farm updates.
We provide all the basic vegetables along with many heirloom varieties and other unique produce. We also raise pastured, antibiotic-free chickens.
Women's Environmental Institute - North Branch, Minnesota
P.O. Box 128
North Branch, MN 55056
651-583-0705
wei[at]w-e-i.org
www.w-e-i.org
WEI is an organically certified CSA farm which means that our agricultural practices have been certified by a third party (Midwest Organic Services Association) to guarantee to the public that we follow the guidelines and federal requirements for organic farming. Our CSA boxes are delivered to a drop site close to you or to a household/business willing to offer a dropsite for six or more members. We are currently working on drop sites in the Twin Cities and Taylors Falls, North Branch and Cambridge areas. You can also pick up at the WEI farm.
This year we have over 100 different varieties of vegetables, herbs, berries and 7 varieties of apples. Each box includes a near bushel of produce and a newsletter from the farm crew with a listing of WEI farm program events, recipes, and information about what is in your box. We are really looking forward to providing food for you, your family and friends this summer and also offering several educational opportunities during the season at WEI's Organic Farm School and on-site workshops, gatherings and classes.
