Winter CSAs
Winter CSAs are offering a variety of stored root vegetables, meats, cheeses, breads, eggs, and even fresh greens from season-extending hoop houses and greenhouses.
* indicates farm is certified organic
2008-2009 Winter CSAs
Addison County
+ * Champlain Orchards
Bill Suhr
2955 Rte 74W
Shoreham 05770
802-897-2777
www.champlainorchards.com
At Champlain Orchards, we aim to produce the best-tasting apples possible, and to take good care of the earth while we're at it. Located on a beautiful hilltop in the Champlain Valley, we grow over 25 varieties of apples, plums, cherries and raspberries, press our own fresh, sweet cider, and hand make delicious products such as apple pies, apple butter and applesauce right here on the farm.
What we offer: We offer a Half Share for $400 and a full share for $640. The season runs for 16 weeks.
Share distribution: Pick up shares from the farm Tuesdays from 4-6pm. We also deliver to Otter Creek Brewing in Middleburry, and Honey Garden Apiaries in Ferrisburg.
+ Lewis Creek Farm
Hank Bissell
Rte 116
Starksboro 05487
Mailing: PO Box 123
Starksboro 05487
802-453-4591
http://users.gmavt.net/lcfarm
Lewis Creek Farm in Starksboro, Vermont has been owned and operated by Hank Bissell since 1981. The 150 acre farm sits in a valley at the foot of the Green Mountains, about 20 miles from both Burlington and Middlebury. Lewis Creek, with its swimming holes and trout fishing, runs through 50 acres of lush river bottom soil.
Bennington County
*Clear Brook Farm
Andrew Knafel
Rte 7A
Shaftsbury 05262
802-442-4273
www.clearbrookfarm.com
Clear Brook Farm will be starting a winter CSA in fall 2008.
What we offer: Our season will be late October through mid-winter. We will offer our own organic spinach, brocolli, lettuce, parsley, cilantro, arugula, chard, parsnips, winter squash, potatoes, celeriac, onions, sweet potatoes, garlic, dried beans, popcorn, beets, turnips, carrots, cabbage, shallots, brussell sprouts, kale, and more. We will also offer an optional organic bread share and an organic milk share from Strafford Organic Creamery. Cost to be determined.
*Merck Forest and Farmland Center
Sarah Tschorn
Rupert, VT
802-394-7836
www.merckforest.org
We are a non-profit organization teaching sustainable forestry and agriculture. Our farm is certified organic and run by a small staff and interns who study here for about 4 months at a time.
What we offer: We offer a debit system where members purchase $200 shares anytime during the year. They may then purchase flowers, eggs, meat, produce, maple syrup, wool, and wool blankets at our farm stand and the farmers' markets.
Share distribution: Our farm stand is open 24 hours and works on the honor system. We vend at the Manchester market on Thursdays from 3-6, at the Salem, NY market on Saturdays from 10-1, and at the Dorset market on Sundays from 10-2.
* Mighty Food Farm
Lisa Grace MacDougall & Charles Currie
549 A Cedar Hill Road
Pownal, VT 05261
802-823-0102
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Mighty Food Farm is a certified organic vegetable, flower, herb, and bedding plant business. We grow a high quality and diverse range of vegetables with farming practices that strive to benefit the environment by producing safe and healthy food locally.
What we offer: We offer a full share on a sliding scale with a base price of $440 for 22 weeks (June-October) of fresh veggies. Half shares available! Work shares are also available: full share in exchange for 50 hours of work between April and September. Vegetables and eggs make up the share with pick your own herbs, flowers, strawberries, and more! The Winter Share, providing seasonal vegetables complimented by greenhouse greens, runs every other week from November through January. Please call or email for a brochure listing the availability of produce throughout the season.
Share Distribution: Shares can be picked up at the farm in Pownal, Fridays from 3-7 pm. Pre-ordered box shares are available for pick up at the Bennington (Walloomsac) Farmer's Market Tuesdays from 3 pm until 5:30 pm.
Chittenden County
Bread and Roses Farm
Laura Williams and Chris Siegriest
Rte 128
Westford 05494
802-922-6782
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Bread and Roses is a 4-acre diversified vegetable and flower CSA. We are Certified Natural Grown, and committed to using farming practices that will enhance the farm land for generations to come. Our mission is to make healthy, fresh, and local food accessible to as many folks as possible.
What we offer: We offer full shares for $500 and small shares for $300. The season runs from the beginning of June to mid October. Included in your share are many pick-your-own options including cherry tomatoes, herbs, and flowers. We also offer worker memberships: 3 hours per week for 18 weeks in exchange for a full share. We host periodic workshops on topics such as making sauerkraut, sourdough bread, and home brew. In addition to your share, local items will occasionally be on sale at pick-up including maple syrup, honey, eggs, and more. In 2008 we will be offering a whole grain sourdough bread share.
Share distribution: Self-packaged shares can be picked up at the farm on Mondays or Thursdays from 4-6pm.
* Intervale Community Farm
Andy Jones
128 Intervale Rd
Burlington 05401
802-658-2919
www.intervalecommunityfarm.com
Intervale Community Farm is a 500 household, member-owned CSA in Burlington's Intervale. Started in 1990, ICF grows a wide variety of organic vegetables, flowers, and herbs for our summer and winter shares.
What we offer: We offer 3 summer memberships - small, medium, and large - ranging from $405-$725. Winter shares are also available for our summer shareholders. Work shares are available, as a re supported shares for income-qualified applicants. We select crop varieties for flavor and nutrition and aim to provide a wide variety of produce throughout the growing season. Cheese, eggs, meat and bread are available for purchase at pick-up.
Share distribution: Self-packaged shares are available for pick-up Mondays and Thursdays at the farm from 3-6:30pm.
Jericho Settlers Farm
Christa Alexander
22 Barber Farm Rd
Jericho 05465
802-899-4000
www.jerichosettlersfarm.com
We are full-time farmers operating a diversified livestock and vegetable farm. We offer grass-fed and pastured meats, eggs and summer/winter vegetable CSA from June to February.
What we offer:
Summer Shares: We offer large summer shares for $525, small summer shares for $400 (2007 prices). Members receive a wide variety of organically grown fresh vegetables (we grow 45 varieties!), herbs and flowers from mid-June through mid-October.
Winter Shares: We offer small winter shares for $220, and large winter shares for $380 (2007 prices). Members receive a monthly share of crisp, sweet storage vegetables from October through February.
Cheese, eggs, meat, and bread are available for purchase. We publish a newsletter containing recipes, food storage and preservation techniques, and we offer farm tours and potlucks.
Share distribution: Self-packaged summer shares are available for pick up Mondays from 3-6:30pm at the farm stand at the farm. Winter shares may be picked up the 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-3pm at the farm stand.
* Maple Wind Farm
Bruce Hennessey and Beth Whiting
1340 Carse Rd
Huntington 05462
802-434-7257
www.maplewindfarm.com
Bruce Hennessey and Beth Whiting started Maple Wind Farm in 1999 and have provided local food lovers with grass-fed beef and lamb, and pastured, organic pork and poultry ever since. Together we share a commitment to bring you and your family choices in organically produced vegetables, culinary herbs, annual flowers, and healthy, delicious meats.
What we offer: We offer both full and half vegetable shares. Vegetable shares run from the 2nd week of June through the end of October. In addition to organically grown vegetables we offer a poultry share (6 pastured, organic whole chickens throughout the season); a pork share (20 lb package of pastured organic pork); a lamb share (20 lb package of grass-fed Katahdin lamb); and a beef share (20 lb package of grass-fed and finished beef).
Share distribution: 2008 vegetable shares are available for pickup at 2 locations. Wednesdays: In Richmond at the Andrews Farm Store from 3-6p and 4:30-6 at Maple Wind Farm in Huntington. Meat shares are available throughout the season based on inventory.
Franklin County
*Maplewood Natural Organics
Eric & Hannah Noel
Highgate 05459
802-868-5083
maplewoodorganics@yahoo.com
We farm with integrity to improve the land and the quality of life by rebuilding the soil, growing naturally organic produce and grass fed meat and eggs.
What we offer: Shares consist of vegetables, berries, herbs, and eggs. We also offer a winter share winter CSA for 2008 with five pick-ups: 2 in October, 2 in November and 1 in December. The cost is $140 (for a $160 value). Vegetables included will be onions, potatoes, carrots, kale, winter squash, brussels sprouts, cabbage, beets, leeks, tomatillos, tomatoes, and greens and possibly more!
Grand Isle
* Blue Heron Farm
Christine Bourque & Adam Farris
34 Quaker Rd
Grand Isle 05458
802-372-3420
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Blue Heron Farm is a small, diversified, certified organic farm producing vegetables, herbs, flowers, eggs, and pastured poultry. Our goal is simply to produce organic vegetables in a way that supports and feeds the health of people, the soil, the air, local and global ecology, and the farming heritage of the Champlain Islands.
What we offer: We offer full shares for $550-$650; half shares for $350-$450. Prices are based on an honor system sliding scale. Work and supported shares are also available. Shares run for 18 weeks from early June through October. Fruit and flowers are included in your share along with fresh vegetables. Eggs, meats, and ice cream are available for purchase and add ons. Winter shares are also available for the 2008 season.
Share distribution: Self-packaged shares and pick your own products may be picked up at the farm Mondays from 4-7. There will also be a drop off in Burlington on Thursdays at a site to be determined.
Organge County
Sugar Mountain Farm
Walter and Holly Jeffries
252 Riddle Pond Rd
West Topsham, 05086
802-439-6462
www.sugarmtnfarm.com
Our family has been raising livestock in Orange/West Topsham, Vermont on the slopes of Sugar Mountain since 1992. Our pastured pork is raised naturally on grass and dairy. Good wholesome food from our family farm to your family's table.
What we offer: We offer a full share for $512. The full share is approximately the cut weight of one whole pig spread out over the year. We also offer a half share for $282 and a quarter share for $155. Shares are available year-round. Members get a discount on additional purchases: 10% off the retail price. We also sell piglets.
Share distribution: To be determined.
Orleans County
*Pete's Greens, Craftsbury
Pete Johnson
266 S. Craftsbury Rd
Craftsbury 05826
802-586-2882
www.petesgreens.com
Pete's Greens is a certified organic vegetable farm with a year-round CSA called Good Eats. Through Good Eats we provide our top quality produce and a broad selection of local food from area farms and atisanal producers.
What we offer:
Vegetable/Localvore Full Shares for 17 or 18 weeks. Shares run from October to February, February to June, and June to October. Localvore products include fruit, bread, cheese and other dairy products, grains, and prepared foods.
Root Share: Bi-weekly share runs for 9 weeks from October to February. Our CSA is relatively new and we frequently add new share options. Check our website for the latest details. We email a weekly newsletter with recipes, farm news and other info.
Share distribution: Wednesday pickup in Craftsbury, Montpelier, Waterbury, Richmond, Burlington, Stowe, and Morrisville.
Washington County
Gaylord Farm
Hadley Gaylord
Waitsfield 05673
802-496-5054
www.gaylordfarm.com
We have a summer vegetable CSA and a summer meat CSA from June to October. We have a winter meat CSA with eggs from November to April.
Windham County
*Dwight Miller & Sons Orchards
D Read & Malah Miller
E Dummerston, VT
802-254-9635
www.vtfarmorg.com
Our land has been continually farmed by our family since before Vermont was a state. Today we produce certified organic apples, peaches, plums, pears, berries, classic and heirloom tomatoes, early/late greens, mixed vegetables, maple syrup, hay, and newly, feed corn and pastured pork, chickens, and eggs. We do our own on-farm processing of apple cider, cider vinegar, applesauce, preserves. Pick-Your-Own apples, peaches, strawberries, and blueberries in season.
What we offer: Full shares (26 weeks) are $635 paid in full, or $260 season deposit + $15 paid at each weekly pick up. Half shares (26 wks) are $380 paid in full, or $260 season deposit + $5 at each weekly pick up. Share season is May- October. May boxes include maple syrup, applesauce, sprouts, and greenhouse crops. Summer and fall boxes include veggies, fruits, berries, herbs, apple cider & storage crops (fall only). Newsletters, PYO and canning specials.
Share distribution: Wednesday Shares mirror Wed. Farmers' Market (downtown Brattleboro) with a shorter season, lower price, and pick ups at market. Regular shares are picked up Tuesdays, 2-6, at our farm in Dummerston.
Walker Farm
Jack & Karen Manix
E Dummerston, VT
802-254-2051
www.walkerfarm.com
Windsor County
* Four Springs Farm
Jinny Hardy Cleland
776 Gee Hill Rd
Royalton 05068
802-763-7296
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www.fourspringsfarm.com
Four Springs Farm is a unique farm selling vegetables, herbs, flowers, eggs, poultry, and baked goods directly to people. We also offer vacationing at tour campground and learning center.
What we offer: We offer a jumbo share for $450 and a regular share for $350. Barter options are available. The season runs about 20 weeks, from June through October. Flowers, fruit, and vegetables are included in the share while eggs and meats are available for purchase. We offer a newsletter with recipes and host events at the farm. We also offer a winter CSA share.
Share distribution: Pre-packaged shares can be delivered to homes or the Upper Valley Co-op, or picked up from the farm on Tuesdays.
* Luna Bleu Farm
Suzanne Long & Tim Sanford
96 Boles Rd
S Royalton 05068
802-763-7981
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www.lunableufarm.org
Luna Bleu Farm is a small diversified organic family farm in Central Vermont, offering a wonderful balance of pasture, vegetable and hay fields, a pond, brook and woods. Vegetable production is the dominant activity, but livestock play an integral role. Chickens, turkeys, beef and dairy cows, pigs and bees all have a place on the farm, not just for the agricultural products they provide but for the roles they play in the cycling of nutrients on the farm and the character they contribute.
What we offer: Multiple harvest season share sizes: Sliding scale Multiple winter season share sizes: Sliding scale. Please contact us for specifics.
Share distribution: Members pick up their shares at the farm in South Royalton or at drop off sites in Randolph, South Strafford, Sharon, White River Junction and Chelsea Vermont or Hanover or Lebanon, NH. Other sites will be considered-- call us.