Become a part of the “Farm-ily”

By joining our CSA. What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to buy local food directly from a farmer. You purchase a “share” and become a “farm-ily member.” CSA is much more than just a weekly delivery of food. CSA is a powerful investment in your health, community, and local economy. It’s a partnership between our farm and you that keeps small businesses thriving, helps families eat seasonal, nutrient dense produce, and charges farmers and consumers with the responsibility of building a strong, sustainable food system.

OUR SHARES:

Our CSA is year round, consisting of two 25 week seasons, called “Summer” (running from May- October) and “Winter” (running from November- April). You can choose from our options to customize your shares or purchase them all, thus getting your “Full Diet CSA” from us. Pick up times for shares are Thursday and Saturday 2-5 PM. We have weekly pick ups for veggies, milk and eggs; the meat, soap, and herbal shares are picked up monthly on the first Thursday or Saturday. If you can’t make it during pick up time please arrange 3 days in advance to have your share bagged and put in the farm store for you. The farm store self serve hours are 8 AM to 8 PM daily (or by appointment for regular sales) except Sunday.

Please see our Farm Store Tab to view trial shares(when available) or one time purchases if you aren’t ready to commit to the whole season yet. We sometimes have an abundance of certain farm products beyond what we need to fill the CSA shares.

Share details:

Meat Shares

Our meat shares come in two sizes. They each contain 1/3 Chicken, Pork, and Beef. The prime cuts (bacon, and prime steaks) are equally divided among the members and all other cuts are free choice. For examples of the cuts we have to choose from please refer to the Meat order page. They can be custom packed, by you during our CSA open hours, or we can put a nice selection together for you to pick up at drop sites or the farm store. Meat shares are picked up once a month on the first Thursday and Saturday.

Veggie shares

Our veggie shares come in two sizes. The half share is 6 items and the full share is 12 items each week. An example of an item would be 1 bag of greens, or a quart of potatoes, or a bunch of kale, or a head of cabbage. During weeks of plenty the extra items will be shared with members and we love to share canning or freezing ideas with you. During the pick up hours the veggies are set up farm market style for members to select what they want for their 6 or 12 items. Drop site members and members picking up after hours will have a nice bag packed for them, farmers choice.

FARMER’S DELIGHT SHARE

This is simply our package of both meat and vegetable shares combined. There are sometimes value added items in this share like: bone broth, canned goods from our summer harvest, and organic whole wheat breads. You may also add on any additional farm shares as listed below to create your customized Full Diet CSA experience.

RAW MILK SHARES

We offer fresh milk from our Jersey cows through a herd share program. The herd share is offered to vegetable or meat share members as an add on. We have a disease free herd and test our milk regularly for safety and quality. Annual fee is $40 and monthly fee is $44 for one share, which is approx. 1 gallon per week. Customer may provide 4 wide mouth 1/2 gallon mason jars per share, or they may be purchased through our farm store. Contact us for availability.

Add On Shares: (prices for 6 months)

• Egg Share 1 dozen weekly for 25 weeks $150

• Herbal Share 6 monthly pick ups $150

• Fermented Share (1 veggie ferment, 1 drink ferment monthly $90)

• Raw Milk Share (one share is 1 gallon per week for 6 months) $264 *additional fees apply for jars and Buy In program

• Soap Share 6 monthly pick ups (1 bar per month)$30

• Chicken Share Small (8 lbs per month) $312

• Chicken Share Large (20 lbs per month)$780

To Sign Up please fill out the form below:

Day Spring Farm Membership Agreement

Members of the veggie CSA will receive a weekly share of produce, varying in size depending on the time of season.  Meat CSA members are committing to the purchase of a half or quarter of a live animal that will be taken to the processor for them and picked up monthly. One aspect of CSA is that members support their farmer by sharing in the inherent risks of agriculture (poor weather, drought, crop failure, etc.) and the rewards (organic, exceptionally fresh vegetables, the bounty of a good season, etc.) involved in farming. CSA farmers purposely plan for such contingencies; the farmers use growing techniques that protect the harvest to minimize the risk and optimize the rewards. On the whole, members will get a wide variety of vegetables in plentiful amounts. I understand this principle and agree that there is no guarantee on the exact amount or type of produce I will receive in my share. By becoming a member, I agree to support the farm with timely payments. I commit to picking up my share(s) weekly and I understand that if I, or someone I designate, is unable to pick up my share(s), they cannot be saved. I understand that my contribution as a member is utilized as seed and spring start up funds for the farmers and therefore my CSA membership fee is nonrefundable. All prices subject to sales tax.