CSA Program

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.  It's a program designed to benefit both the farmer and the consumer.  The consumer pays for a share of the farm's harvest at the beginning of the season when the farmer needs the money for seed, soil fertility and other yearly start up costs.  Once the harvest begins, the consumer receives a bag of fresh produce that is presently being harvested.  The dollar value of the produce in the bag is approximately 20% more than regular retail price.

In the Spring, this includes lettuce, radishes, kohlrabi, spinach and other early season vegetables.  When Spring becomes Summer, the contents of the bag will change to cabbage, beets, carrots, etc.  As the season progresses sweet corn, summer squash, potatoes, onions, peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and other summer crops will fill the bag.

 

For the Winter CSA, potatoes, squash, beets, onions and possibly spinach, radishes and other high tunnel greens could be included.  In addition, we'll source products from other local producers for the winter program.  So you might also see honey, eggs and micro greens in a winter CSA bag.


PICK UP
 

The Summer CSA bag can be picked up at the Falls Park Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings from 8am to 1pm.

 

The Winter CSA is delivery and can be delivered to your home if you have a place for us to drop it off where it won't freeze.  For example, a heated garage or porch.  Or if someone will be there to accept it at the door.  Otherwise, we can leave it at a drop off location by noon on delivery day and you can pick it up at your leisure.  

PRICE & LENGTH OF SEASON
 

The 2023 Summer CSA will run for 20 weeks.  The pickups will be on Saturdays at the Falls Park Farmer’s Market in Sioux Falls from 8 am to 1 pm.  They will go from May 27th to October 7th.

Summer CSA, picked up -  ($20/week)  $400.00 tax included. 

 

The Winter CSA will run for 9 weeks.  Deliveries will be every other Tuesday (except the one between Christmas and New Year).  It will go from mid-November to mid-March.  The following dates will be delivery days: 2022- Nov. 15th, 29th, Dec. 13th, 2023- Jan. 3rd, 17th, 31st, Feb. 14th, 28th, Mar. 14th. 

 

If you join the CSA after Nov. 15, the cost will be prorated.

 

Winter CSA - ($35/week produce, $8/week delivery)  $378.00 

SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
 

If a CSA member is unavailable to receive the share on any particular week, please let us know.  We can either give the share to someone you’ve arranged to receive it in your place or give you a double share the following week. 

 

We also reserve the right to delay deliveries due to inclement weather.  We will notify you if this occurs and schedule an alternative delivery day.