Thanks to everyone who joined us for last year's CSA program! You made our season a success and we are
thankful for such a wonderful group of people to join with us and share in our farming endeavors!
We couldn't have done it without you!
Registration for our 2019 Spring/Summer CSA is now closed.
Thank you to everyone who chose to join us for this seasons' CSA program!
Interested in joining us for our 2020 Spring/Summer CSA? Registration opens Jan. 1, 2020
Click on the tabs below to find out more about our CSA program!
thankful for such a wonderful group of people to join with us and share in our farming endeavors!
We couldn't have done it without you!
Registration for our 2019 Spring/Summer CSA is now closed.
Thank you to everyone who chose to join us for this seasons' CSA program!
Interested in joining us for our 2020 Spring/Summer CSA? Registration opens Jan. 1, 2020
Click on the tabs below to find out more about our CSA program!
What is a CSA Membership/Subscription?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. When you choose to become a member of a specific farm’s CSA, you are investing in the future of a local family farm. A CSA membership allows you to purchase a “share” of the farmer’s harvest and enables both you and the farmer to share in the rewards and risks of farming. Your purchase helps the farmer initially offset the numerous start-up costs that are incurred in the early spring at the start of each season and in turn, you will receive a regular supply of farm fresh, locally grown produce throughout the growing season ahead.
Each week of the season, a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits and/or herbs is harvested from the farm and put into “CSA Boxes”. These boxes will be distributed the same day each week to pre-determined pick-up locations where each CSA member meets the farmer and collects their weekly box of produce. The customer receives a wide variety of the freshest produce possible and the farmer is able to grow a larger variety of vegetables and fruits to share with CSA members.
Each week of the season, a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits and/or herbs is harvested from the farm and put into “CSA Boxes”. These boxes will be distributed the same day each week to pre-determined pick-up locations where each CSA member meets the farmer and collects their weekly box of produce. The customer receives a wide variety of the freshest produce possible and the farmer is able to grow a larger variety of vegetables and fruits to share with CSA members.
About our CSA
- Our 2019 spring/summer CSA will run for 14 weeks from early May through early August. Although our exact starting date depends somewhat on the weather, we are tentatively planning to begin the CSA season the first full week of May.
- We offer both full share and half-share options, for your convenience. Please click on the Membership Options tab for more information about membership share options and pricing.
- Each weekly box will have a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs with additional fruits such as blueberries, strawberries & raspberries depending on the season. There will be, on average, 7-9 types of seasonal produce in each box. We will do our best to insure that each box has the best variety of produce possible
- Every CSA membership is customized to the members' tastes and likes/dislikes! If you really dislike a specific food, it will not be in your weekly box and in its place, will be an extra portion of another food that you do enjoy! And if you really love a specific food, as often as possible depending on our harvests, we add extra quantities of your favorite foods! Your indications on our Food Preference Survey are what we use to customize your CSA share and each weekly box during the CSA season.
- Depending on individual eating habits, full CSA shares will feed 2-3 adults (or a family of 4) and half-shares will feed an individual or a couple who cannot use a full share of produce each week. We do our best to insure that you receive adequate quantities without it becoming overwhelming.
- At certain times during the growing season when we are harvesting a bounty of produce, we may occasionally offer exclusive extra u-pick opportunities to our CSA members at reduced prices. From time to time, we also offer to our CSA members the option of purchasing bulk quantities of produce for canning/preserving. These options are perfect for those wanting to preserve extra produce for the fall/winter (can tomatoes, make salsa, freeze green beans, strawberries etc).
For 2019, we are specifically planning to offer strawberries u-pick & in bulk quantities. Other crops such as: green beans, sweet corn & tomatoes may be offered as well either as U-pick or in bulk quantities.
- Each CSA subscription comes with a membership discount card that can be used at any time throughout the season to shop at our booth at any of the area farmers markets we attend. This exclusive discount card will give you 10% off any of our products including: vegetable plants, heirloom seeds, vegetables, fruits, jams & jellies, honey, & home baked goods. This card is good for the entire 2019 market season (any time we are set up at a market in 2019) and can be used before during and after the CSA season ends.
Types of CSA Memberships
- Full CSA Membership: ($350) This option is great for families. A typical box will feed 2-3 adults or a family of 4, depending on cooking habits.
- Half-Share CSA Membership: ($210) Depending on eating habits, this option is good for singles or couples looking to supplement their regular grocery shopping with some fresh, local produce. Each box will contain around half as much produce as a full membership box.
Why Choose Our CSA?
Our farm is a small, family farm in McDonald, TN which means that your food is grown, harvested, packaged, and delivered locally. Your food is traveling typically less than 50 miles from farm to table, depending on where you live.
The food we grow is some of the freshest food you will ever eat. We harvest, pack, and deliver as quickly as possible so that our customers can receive only the freshest produce. Our goal is to harvest the same day that the CSA box is delivered!
We grow & harvest only non-GMO vegetables and fruits. Many of our varieties are unique heirloom varieties passed down from generation to generation.
Our farm is committed to being environmentally responsible and sustainable. Our farm utilizes state-of-the-art technology to help us reduce our water usage and to help preserve soil moisture. All of our crops are irrigated with a special drip-irrigation system that delivers water directly to the root zones instead of other more wasteful and ineffective methods of irrigation. In 2015 we began exclusively using biodegradable plastic mulches around many of our crops. This special mulch is made by a unique process from non-GMO corn starch and will naturally biodegrade in the soil over time instead of leaving behind large quantities of trash that must be discarded at the end of the season.
We love to share recipes and information with our customers! Each CSA box will come with info sheets and/or special recipes that we ourselves enjoy preparing.
We have been growing vegetables for customers since 2008 and our family has been farming/gardening for over 4 generations. Over the years, we have learned a lot about growing things and continue to learn new things that benefit us and our customers every year. The knowledge and experience that we have gained over the years helps us to be able to provide a top quality, reliable supply of vegetables all season long, despite the many challenges facing farmers today.
The food we grow is some of the freshest food you will ever eat. We harvest, pack, and deliver as quickly as possible so that our customers can receive only the freshest produce. Our goal is to harvest the same day that the CSA box is delivered!
We grow & harvest only non-GMO vegetables and fruits. Many of our varieties are unique heirloom varieties passed down from generation to generation.
Our farm is committed to being environmentally responsible and sustainable. Our farm utilizes state-of-the-art technology to help us reduce our water usage and to help preserve soil moisture. All of our crops are irrigated with a special drip-irrigation system that delivers water directly to the root zones instead of other more wasteful and ineffective methods of irrigation. In 2015 we began exclusively using biodegradable plastic mulches around many of our crops. This special mulch is made by a unique process from non-GMO corn starch and will naturally biodegrade in the soil over time instead of leaving behind large quantities of trash that must be discarded at the end of the season.
We love to share recipes and information with our customers! Each CSA box will come with info sheets and/or special recipes that we ourselves enjoy preparing.
We have been growing vegetables for customers since 2008 and our family has been farming/gardening for over 4 generations. Over the years, we have learned a lot about growing things and continue to learn new things that benefit us and our customers every year. The knowledge and experience that we have gained over the years helps us to be able to provide a top quality, reliable supply of vegetables all season long, despite the many challenges facing farmers today.
2019 CSA Pick-up Locations
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Chattanooga Market (First Tennessee Pavilion)
Sundays 11am-3pm Ooltewah Farmers Market (Ooltewah Nursury) Thursdays 3:00-6:00pm |
Collegedale Farmers Market (The Commons)
Wednesdays 4:00-6:00pm White Oak Valley Farm (McDonald, TN) Mondays 4:30-6:30pm |
A few photos from our 2017 / 2018 seasons
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Interested in joining us this year?
If you are interested in being a part of our 2019 CSA or have any questions about our CSA, please let us know using the form below. We will be happy to send you an application form along with any additional information you may need.
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Payment Options Available:
We accept the following forms of payment for CSA Subscriptions:
If you choose to send in your application by mail, you can either include payment by check/money order/cash along with your application. Or, email us to arrange to pay by credit card through PayPal. If you are returning your application to us by email, you can either mail in your payment (check/money order/cash), arrange to meet us at a farmers market, or include a note in your email requesting an invoice through PayPal to pay via credit card. |