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CSA

2010 Edition of the Twin Cities Region

 
 

What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
At their most fundamental level, CSA farms provide a weekly delivery of sustainably grown produce to consumers during the growing season (approximately June to October). Those consumers, in turn, pay a subscription fee. But CSA consumers don’t so much “buy” food from particular farms as become “members” of those farms. CSA operations provide more than just food; they offer ways for eaters to become involved in the ecological and human community that supports the farm.

What does CSA membership involve?
Membership arrangements vary among farms. For instance, some CSA operations deliver their food to the neighborhoods where members live, while others arrange for members to come to the farm and help make deliveries. Some CSA farms expect members to work on the farm at least once during the season while others only expect members to support the farm with their membership.

Although each CSA farm makes its own arrangements with its members and has its own expectations of them, being involved with a CSA operation always means sharing the rewards as well as the risks of farming. The rewards include: enjoying the freshest produce available, often harvested the same day you receive it; knowing where, how and by whom your food is being produced; having a direct connection with the people who produce your food; and supporting the kind of stewardship that is good for the land as well as its people.

The risks include weather and pests. Though formidable for small, self-sustaining farmers, these risks are bearable when shared by a group of subscribers. By linking together through CSA operations, farmers and consumers alike can benefit from an agriculture that provides beautiful and bountiful food while preserving the ecological and social basis necessary for coming generations to be so blessed.

The Farms in this Directory
The seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan Area is fortunate to be home to a thriving Community Supported Agriculture movement. This innovative model for getting food from the field to the fork has existed in the Twin Cities area for over two decades. We now have a solid, growing community of producers and consumers who are working together to develop a sustainable food and farming system.

The farms listed in the 2010 Edition of the Twin Cities Region Community Supported Agriculture Farm Directory have paid a fee to the Land Stewardship Project to be included. The Land Stewardship Project is not a certification agency for Community Supported Agriculture farms and does not guarantee customer satisfaction.

Please keep in mind that while membership in a CSA farm means sharing in the bounty of the season, it also means sharing in the risks. At times, raising food in the Upper Midwest can be made quite challenging by inclement weather, pest infestations and other factors beyond the farmers’ control.

We encourage you to contact the farms directly and ask questions to determine what best fits with your needs, lifestyle and schedule. We recommend reading the “Selecting a CSA” and “Questions to Ask the Farmers” guides on pages three and four before beginning your search for a CSA operation that fits you best.

Good luck as you take that first step into an exciting sector of our food system!

Selecting a CSA
It is often difficult to choose which CSA to join. While membership in any CSA includes a weekly share of fresh produce, other factors may vary from farm-to-farm. You may want to refer to this list* when choosing a farm:

  • Location: The CSA farms listed in this directory are located throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. You should keep in mind the driving distance when considering your level of involvement and the involvement expectations of the farm.
  • Pick-up site/Delivery Day: The CSA farms listed have various delivery or pick-up dates. Some farms will deliver your share to your door or to a common pick-up site, while others require you to pick up your share at the farm or help with share deliveries.
  • Length of Season/Number of Deliveries: The length of season and number of deliveries varies among the farms. Most begin in May or June and run through September or October. Some farms have an optional winter delivery for an additional cost.
  • Types of Produce and Other Food Items: Most of the CSA farms offer a wide variety of seasonal vegetables. Some farms offer unusual varieties while others may add extras to their standard shares. Some farms may give members the option to buy honey, fruit, flowers, eggs, wool/yarn, meat or other specialties at an additional cost.
  • Opportunities for Involvement: Community building is an important part of the CSA approach; all farms encourage you to become involved. Most farms plan several farm events while others encourage their members to just “drop by.” Some farms expect involvement in the farm as part of membership.

*Ideas and wording used for this list taken from MACSAC, the Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition.

Questions to Ask a CSA Farmer
As the number of CSA farms has grown in the region over the years, eaters interested in knowing the faces behind their food have been offered more choices than ever. However, increased choice can bring with it some challenges. How do you choose the farm that best fits your needs and is most likely to provide a satisfying experience?

Below are a few questions that should be asked of any farmer you are considering entering into a CSA relationship with. Potential CSA members should not be shy about asking such questions — and a good CSA farmer should be forthcoming with answers. After all, this is about creating a trusting relationship built on good food, good stewardship and good friendships.

  • What general farming experience do you have?
  • What experience do you have growing food on a scale that goes beyond feeding your own family?
  • What is the extent of your CSA farming experience?
  • Have you ever worked or trained on a CSA farm?
  • What is your system for storing and transporting the produce once it is harvested?
  • At the drop-off locations, is the produce left in a sheltered area?
  • Do you have a bulk refrigeration system for the vegetables?
  • How is the CSA notion of shared risk/shared bounty viewed?
  • Are farm members welcome on the farm, and what community events are held?
  • Is there a farm work requirement?

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A Quick CSA Guide

To purchase a share of fresh food for the season,
contact any of the following farms directly.

Click on a link for more information about that farm.
*FARMS SOLD OUT OF SHARES FOR THE SEASON ARE NOTED BELOW

Basswood Valley
Clayton, WI; 715-357-3878

Honey Creek Farm
Dresser, WI; 715-483-2598

BC Gardens
Belgrade, MN; 1-888-884-9766; 320-254-8820

La Finca
Bruno, MN; 218-372-8804

Big River Farms CSA
Marine on St. Croix, MN; 651-433-3676

Laughing Stalk Farmstead
Turtle Lake, WI; 612-227-2824
SOLD OUT

Big Woods Farm
Nerstrand, MN; 507-334-3335

Little Flower Farm
Marine on St. Croix, MN; 651-433-5241
SOLD OUT

Blackberry Community Farm
Wheeler, WI; 715-658-1042

Little Footprint Farm
Turtle Lake, WI; 715-986-6444
SOLD OUT

Burning River Farm
Frederic, WI; 715-653-2245

Loon Organics Inc.
Hutchinson, MN; 320-587-0140

Cannon River Heritage Farm
Northfield, MN; 507-645-8214; 847-875-5130

Marshwatch Farms
Shakopee, MN; 612-710-6923; 612-710-2062

Celestial Harvest
Center City, MN; 612-388-3255
SOLD OUT

Mhonpaj’s Garden CSA
Taylors Falls, MN; 651-278-1009

Clinton Falls Farm
Clinton Falls Township, MN; 507-446-8045

My MN Farmer
Montgomery, MN; 612-245-6271

Common Harvest Farm
Osceola, WI; 715-294-2831

Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm
Harris, MN; 651-226-1186

Community Homestead Inc.
Osceola, WI; 715-294-3038
SOLD OUT

North Creek Community Farm
Prairie Farm, WI; 715-455-1569
SOLD OUT

Cramer Organics
Delano, MN; 763-972-6647
SOLD OUT

Philadelphia Community Farm
Osceola, WI; 715-294-4048

Crazy Daisy
Hamel, MN; 763-202-9886
SOLD OUT

Piney Hill Farm
Glenwood City, WI; altem002@umn.edu
SOLD OUT

Culinary Delights Farm
Big Lake, MN; 763-263-8503

Ploughshare Farm
Parkers Prairie, MN; 218-267-5117

Driftless Organics
Soldiers Grove, WI; 608-624-3735
SOLD OUT

Prairie Sun Farm
Watertown, MN; 952-955-3570

Earth Dance Farm
Spring Valley, MN; 507-378-4252

Reimann Family Farm
St. Francis, MN; Email Farm
SOLD OUT

East Henderson Farm
Henderson, MN; 612-756-3971

Riverbend Farm
Delano, MN; 763-972-3295
SOLD OUT

Eener's Farm
Boyceville, WI; 715-643-2803
SOLD OUT

Rock Spring Farm
Decorah, IA; 563-735-5613

Featherstone Fruits & Vegetables
Rushford, MN; 507-459-5209

Spring Hill Community Farm
Prairie Farm, WI; 715-455-1319
SOLD OUT

Footjoy Farm
Sparta, WI; 608-272-3821

Sunshine Harvest Farm
Webster, MN; 952-652-1911

Foxtail Farm
Osceola, WI; 715-294-1762
SOLD OUT

Sylvan Hills Farm
Menomonie, WI; 715-235-1695

Fresh Earth Farms
Denmark Township, MN;
651-436-2778

Tangletown Gardens
Minneapolis, MN; 612-822-4769

Gale Woods Farm
Minnetrista, MN; 763-694-2001
SOLD OUT

Thorn Crest Farm
Dundas, MN; 507-645-4182

Grass Run Farm
Dorchester, IA; 563-492-3400
SOLD OUT

Tiny Planet Produce
St. Croix Falls, WI; 715-483-9895

Green Earth Growers
Prior Lake, MN; 952-447-4131

Treasured Haven Farm
Rush City, MN; 320-358-3581

Gullywash Gardens
Belle Plaine, MN; 952-873-2534

Turnip Rock CSA
New Auburn, WI; 715-237-2998

Harmony Valley Farm, LLC
Viroqua, WI; 608-483-2143
SOLD OUT

Will Heal Farm
Cedar, MN; 763-753-8611
SOLD OUT

Hay River Farm
Prairie Farm, WI; 651-329-0457
SOLD OUT

Winding Road Farm
St. Croix Falls, WI; 715-483-9588

Hog's Back Farm
Arkansaw, WI; 612-756-0690
SOLD OUT

Women's Environmental Institute
North Branch, MN; 651-583-0705


 

The Farms

Basswood Valley Farm
572 9 1/2 Ave.
Clayton, WI 54004
Phone: 715-357-3878
Basswood Valley Farm is owned by a fourth-generation sustainable farmer who has been farming for 25 years and has spent his whole life on the farm. Basswood Valley is a 137-acre dairy, beef and poultry operation that started direct-marketing to consumers five years ago. Our produce is grown without chemicals or commercial fertilizer. All of our animals are grown on grass without antibiotics, growth hormones or animal by-products.

Our produce is supplied to three stores, a medical center and two farmers’ markets. This is our second year of doing Community Supported Agriculture. We provide a Thanksgiving CSA—included is a pastured fee-range turkey and everything for dinner except the stuffing.

We also produce a meat CSA, including beef, chicken, turkey, pheasants, duck and goose combinations. We deliver to Stillwater, Minn., and the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area. We are currently looking for drop-site locations. Please call or write for a brochure.


BC Gardens
20355 408th Ave.
Belgrade, MN 56312
Phone: 1-888-884-9766; 320-254-8820
E-mail: bcgardens@frontier.com
BC Gardens delivers organic produce fresh from our farm to your doorstep (if you live within our delivery area) throughout the Twin Cities and Willmar areas.

We grow over 100 varieties of vegetables, herbs and edible flowers: from a to z (arugula to zucchini). For example, we offer six varieties of beans, over 20 lettuces and greens, a colorful assortment of peppers, 12 succulent squash varieties, and over a dozen tantalizing heirloom tomatoes. Sweet juicy melons are included during their season. In addition to your favorites, weekly deliveries include specialty/gourmet produce. Our seed varieties, mostly heirloom, are chosen to tantalize your taste buds. Your half-bushel box is filled with ample produce and variety for two people for a week. Delivered to your door weekly along with your produce are recipes and garden updates.

You can extend your 14-week main season of healthy eating by adding a late season option. Bi-weekly delivery is available upon request. Our 20-acre farm, bordered on two sides by creeks and trees, abounding in wildlife, is located 100 miles west of the Twin Cities, midway between Sauk Centre and Willmar. BC Gardens is certified organic by the Global Organic Alliance. We’ve been certified organic since we started farming in 1998.

Our goal is to offer members fresh, flavorful, home-grown food, produced locally and sustainably grown in a manner that nurtures you and the earth. Join us for an adventure in healthy eating.

Convenience, quality, variety, flavor and freshness are yours at BC Gardens. BC Gardens delivers...


Big River Farms CSA
Minnesota Food Association
14220 B Ostlund Trail N.
Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Phone: 651-433-3676
Website: www.mnfoodassociation.org
We’re on a mission! Big River Farms is a program of Minnesota Food Association, a nonprofit organization working to make Minnesota’s food system more sustainable. One way we are doing this is by training immigrant and aspiring farmers. The farmers-in-training tend their own “mini-farms” at our farm site, and their produce is pooled together to bring you the freshest produce the St. Croix Valley has to offer!

Our 18-week season runs mid-June through mid-October. Your membership gets you a weekly box of the season’s finest, delivered to neighborhood sites across the greater metro area.

The veggies we pack into your box each week will vary with the rhythms of the growing season. This means that in the early boxes you might see snap peas, broccoli, scallions and greens (among others). The heat of the summer will bring along garden favorites like tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, potatoes, summer squash and more. As we wind into fall, look for different varieties of winter squash, lots of roots and greens.

We also participate in a program called Harvest for the Hungry, which works with regional farms to get fresh produce into local food pantries. Donations are matched 100 percent, and the money is used to purchase food from our farmers-in-training for the food pantries. Donations to either MFA or Harvest for the Hungry can always be added onto share prices.

Please call or visit www.mnfoodassociation.org for more information on farm tours, CSA share details/sign-up, and MFA workshops/events.


Big Woods Farm
Laurie & David Hougen-Eitzman
10752 Nerstrand Blvd.
Nerstrand, MN 55053
Phone: 507-334-3335
E-mail: bigwoodsfarm@deskmedia.com
Big Woods Farm is entering its 18th season of providing freshly-picked, organic produce to our members in the Twin Cities and in Rice County, Minn. Our 79-acre farm is located one hour south of Minneapolis, near the maple-basswood forest of Big Woods State Park and the farm fields of Nerstrand, Minn.

A full share includes 17 weekly half-bushel distributions (8-30 pounds) of seasonal produce, available beginning in mid-June, at three locations: at the farm on Mondays, at Just Food Co-op in Northfield on Mondays or Thursdays, and in South Minneapolis near Lake Nokomis on Thursdays. Smaller households are encouraged to split a share with friends or neighbors of their choosing.

Two festivals are held each season: a height-of-the-summer garlic and vegetable cookout, and a fall pumpkin and winter squash harvest potluck. At the latter, members help pick the squash and pumpkins, and take home a cache for the winter plus jack-o-lanterns for the doorstep.

Members are welcome to visit the farm most anytime to work up a sweat in the garden or to simply wander about, enjoying the countryside. The chance to pick-your-own flowers, cherry tomatoes, basil and green beans, available as the summer progresses, is included with your share.

In addition to a vegetable share, members of Big Woods Farm may add on a maple syrup, free-range egg, free-range chicken, and/or Thanksgiving turkey share, produced by our friends at L & R Poultry and Produce in nearby Wanamingo Township.


Blackberry Community Farm
Tim, Karen, Jacob, Jewell & Joy Hermann
E7339 County Road S.
Wheeler, Wisconsin 54772
Phone: 715-658-1042
E-mail: bhftrust@localnet.com
Website: http://members.localnet.com/~bhftrust/
Blackberry Community Farm is located 80 miles east of the Twin Cities in Otter Creek Township, Dunn County, Wis. Our family/community farm is a 30-acre homestead surrounded by woods. It consists of a mixed orchard; flower, herb and vegetable gardens; honeybee yard; berry patches; beautiful rolling hills; and woods with abundant wildlife. This year will be our 20th season doing chemical-free farming and the 15th season as a CSA farm.

A share (5/9 bushel box — avg. 16 pounds) of seasonal, chemical-free produce is delivered for 18 weeks (mid-June through mid-October). We will deliver more than 40 kinds of vegetables, fruits and herbs. The focus will be on the basics, but members will also receive raspberries, apples, and two Jacob’s Lip & Body Balms. Free pick-your-own strawberries, flowers and wild blackberries will be available.

Tuesday pick-up sites will be Proechel’s, 782 Holly Ave., St. Paul; Seward Co-op, 2823 East Franklin, Minneapolis; and Eastside Co-op, 2551 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis. Friday pick-up sites will be the farm; Menomonie Market Food Co-op, Menomonie, Wis.; Patagonia, 1648 Grand Ave., St. Paul; and Ecopolitan, 2409 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis. Members are welcome to visit or volunteer. There will be a strawberry festival and a fall festival. Our farm is all natural without harmful chemicals. We invite you to share God’s beauty and abundance of the land and the love of our labor!

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
We provide education/training in farm work, private housing, some vegetarian meals plus garden produce, and a stipend.

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Burning River Farm
Michael Noreen
1125 Clam Falls Drive
Frederic, WI 54837
Phone: 715-653-2245
E-mail: burningriver@thousandplaces.org
Website: www.burningriverfarm.com

Burning River Farm is located three miles east of Frederic, Wis., northeast of the Twin Cities. Our goal is not only to support the continued strengthening of a local, sustainable food system, but to grow the best tasting food you’ve ever had. This year we’ll be growing a wide variety of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and herbs, from standard favorites to a bit of the eclectic. You’ll enjoy crisp lettuce, tender greens, tomatoes, fresh sweet corn, winter squash and fresh herbs.

We have 200+ memberships available for the 2010 season, which runs 18 weeks from early June until mid-October. Deliveries are made every Wednesday (St. Paul and east metro) and Thursday (Minneapolis and west metro) to a drop-site or directly to your home or work. We have two box sizes. The 3/4 bushel family share is ideal for two veggie-loving adults or a family of four, and the 5/9 single share is ideal for one to three people. Each delivery contains a farm newsletter with goings on, stories from the field, a rundown of the week’s offering and recipes for the week’s produce. Please contact the farm for a complete list of what we will be growing and to see if you are within the delivery area.

You can also find us every Saturday at the Mill City Farmers’ Market. Everything is grown naturally without harmful chemicals, with your health in mind. We had a great season last year. Please join us for another!

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Apprenticeships are available with room, board and stipend. Inquire early!


Cannon River Heritage Farm, LLC

Jana Kane & Monica Caldwell
2137 Sciota Trail W.
Northfield, MN 55057
Phone: 507-645-8214; 847-875-5130
E-mail: CannonRiverHeritageFarm@gmail.com

Cannon River Heritage Farm is five miles northeast of Northfield along the banks of the Cannon River. Our mission is to provide premium food products, preserve plants and promote a healthier ecosystem through education.

We will be focusing our efforts on the promotion and preservation of heirloom vegetables and their invaluable seed genetics. We are synthetic- and chemical-free, and follow sustainable farming practices. As our farm develops we will be integrating a variety of components to support local biodiversity and wildlife, from implementing cobb materials for our raised beds, to engineering a living frost-hedge from native and fruiting plants and shrubs.

Sixteen weekly shares will begin with cool season crops such as salads, beets and snow peas — varieties eaten in the 1700’s and 1800’s. Summer will continue with heirloom tomatoes, green beans, squash, cucumbers, potatoes and more. We will be extending our season through to early frost with the addition of winter squash, pumpkins and dry beans for soup — original Native American and early settler period seed stock. Each of our weekly boxes will include vegetable information, some of our favorite recipes and many other surprises along the way. A full share is a good size for a family of four, while a half-share will satisfy two veggie lovers. Weekly drop-offs will be available at the Just Food Coop in Northfield, local farmers’ markets within the Twin Cities area, as well as a home delivery option.

Members are welcome! Please call 507-645-8214 or e-mail CannonRiverHeritageFarm@gmail.com for further information.


Celestial Harvest

Juan Carlos & Chantel Cervantes
15124 318th St.
Center City, MN 55012
Mailing Address: 1416 W 55th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: 612-388-3255
E-mail: celestialharvest@gmail.com
Website: www.celestialharvest.com

Celestial Harvest is a small CSA dedicated to serving the Twin Cities area. The fruits and vegetables we grow express some of our basic values: to provide naturally grown, nutrient-rich, environmentally- friendly foods of the highest quality while giving you a product you will delight in preparing and eating and a meaningful value in return for your investment in our CSA.

At Celestial Harvest we grow produce with utmost care for the land. We use only natural methods to grow 40 varieties of fruits and vegetables. We are committed to growing exceptionally tasty and nutritious produce. We apply our same stewardship ethic to growing feed for livestock. We grow hay (alfalfa and orchard grass and white/red clover and orchard grass) using only natural methods. We are on our second year of transition to organic certification by the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (www.mncia.org). We use no pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers or genetically modified organisms.

You will receive a box each week for 18 weeks. Choose a half share (for two) or a full share (feeds four). Each box contains a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, apples, melons and our weekly newsletter. We also offer payment plans. Your purchase of a “food share” assures you a share in our growing season—mid-June through mid-October. Over the course of the season, you will end up paying wholesale prices. Pick-up sites are in Minneapolis, Golden Valley and the farm. Limited delivery for 10 or more orders within the Twin Cities.


Clinton Falls Farm
John Ostgarden
4895 NW 21st Ave.
Clinton Falls Township, MN 55049
Phone: 507-446-8045
E-mail: email@clintonfallsfarm.com
Website: www.clintonfallsfarm.com

Clinton Falls Farm is home to 28 acres of fertile fields, pristine pasture and wild woodlands nestled in a historic river valley 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities. We manage these precious resources purposefully, and are dedicated to sustainable agriculture. We are deeply rooted in our commitment to ensuring a healthy environment, a vibrant local community and a successful family farm.

We grow and offer a bountiful supply and several varieties of fruits, vegetables, fresh eggs and cut flowers at area farmers’ markets, as well as through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in and around the Twin Cities, Owatonna, Faribault and Mankato.

Whether you select a large or small share, you will receive 18 weeks of the freshest in-season varieties, including (but not limited to) mixed spring greens and strawberries, summer melons and heirloom tomatoes, as well as fall root vegetables and winter squash. Additionally, we’ll provide the staples, including many varieties of herbs, carrots, onions and potatoes, as they become available. We also like to include interesting new items that perhaps you've not had a chance to try before.

Your CSA membership also includes a weekly newsletter describing your share contents and providing recipes and nutritional information, as well as an open invitation to visit the farm for special events or bulk quantities of produce for canning and preserving. Please visit our website for more detailed information. We’d be honored to share with you our harvests, and to have you as a member of our growing farm family.


Common Harvest Farm
Dan Guenthner & Margaret Pennings
212 - 280th Street
Osceola, WI 54020
Phone: 715-294-2831
This marks our 20th season of growing chemical-free vegetables and herbs. We are located six miles south of Osceola, Wis., along the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley. 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 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 19 to 20 week season, beginning the middle of June and ending in October. In addition to our regular vegetable share, we offer a fruit share.

We have drop-sites in 13 Twin Cities locations, including seven sites in Minneapolis, four in St. Paul, one in Minnetonka, and in St. Louis Park. We have a fall festival each year that includes folk dancing and a potluck. Our members are welcome to visit the farm at any time.

Our members often tell us that the simple act of eating locally is something that gives them hope. Consider joining us in eating well from the goodness and bounty of the earth.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Internships available that include room, board and a stipend.


Community Homestead Incorporated
Coordinator: Christine Elmquist
501 280th Street
Osceola, WI 54020
Phone: 715-294-3038
E-mail: christine.elmquist@communityhomestead.org
Website: www.communityhomestead.org
Sustaining land, sustaining people. We are a MOSA certified organic CSA farm, garden and orchard providing high quality vegetables and herbs while providing therapeutic, social and vocational opportunities for our developmentally challenged residents. All proceeds sustain this nonprofit community of six households.

Approximately 20 weekly boxes are delivered from the end of May to late October. Boxes come in two sizes: “family” or “couple.” Winter shares are also available (large box every-other-week through December). Additional items can be purchased online weekly and added to your weekly standard vegetable box including: fruits, jams, eggs, beef, pork, bread, cookies, dairy-free baked goods, cards and coffee. Deliveries are made to 10 sites in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Maplewood, Shoreview, Stillwater, Somerset and Osceola. No work or driving required. Visitors, families, groups and classes are very welcome to our organic dairy farm, gardens and community! Several festive events are planned throughout the year.

Established in 1995, Community Homestead is a lively, nonprofit community of about 40 people. In six extended households, families live together with adults with developmental challenges. Everyone has a varied schedule to meet their needs and those of the community. Between homemaking, bakery, woodshop and crafts, the farm and garden, there is an important place for everyone. All members are volunteers, receiving room and board and sharing a healthy lifestyle.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
AmeriCorps and summer internships available.


Cramer Organics
Bob & Joey Cramer
3889 Eckert Ave. SE
Delano, MN 55328
Phone: 763-972-6647
E-mail: racramermn@yahoo.com
Website: www.cramerorganics.com
A small family farm, Cramer Organics is committed to providing you fresh, nutritious and delicious food by getting it to you as fresh as possible and by nurturing a live and healthy soil. This is our seventh year farming and our fourth year offering CSA shares.

Our season starts mid-June and goes to mid-October with a weekly 3/4 bushel box of over 70 varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs, including many heirloom varieties. Our pick-up sites are Tuesday afternoon at the farm, and Thursday evenings at various sites in Minneapolis.

First-time members will receive the cookbook From Asparagus to Zucchini to help with using all your vegetables as well as providing storage tips and nutrient content. Additional recipes, farm updates, health tips and a list of box contents can also be found on our website. For 2010, we are planning a series of on-farm seminars by experts on meal planning, cooking, nutrition and preserving.

We hope you’ll join us!

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Crazy Daisy
Jen Lonto
7229 Willow Drive
Hamel, MN 55340
Phone: 763-202-9886
Email:
crazydaisycsa@gmail.com
Website: www.crazydaisycsa.com
We’re a family farm located in one of the best spots in the Twin Cities, about eight miles straight west of Highway 494 in Corcoran (past Plymouth). We have grown using natural methods for over 30 years and are continuing that tradition this year.

Your share in the season’s harvest will start in late June/early July and run through to just after the first frost, usually in October. Last year that was 16 weeks with the last week being a double harvest. We offer two share sizes; the half share is the most popular option and is great for two to four people for a week. Large families and those who are heavy vegetable eaters will enjoy the full share option. Both options come with access to free extras such as fresh herbs, and a weekly e-newsletter with farm news and our favorite recipes.

Typically, there is an abundance of tomatoes, beans, cucumbers and corn that will be available for canning, freezing or pickling at no extra cost. Let us know your preferences and we’ll fill your needs as best we can.

We’re looking forward to meeting some new people in the coming season and in seeing some of our old friends again! Call or e-mail to request a flyer with detailed crop information, price options and locations.


Culinary Delights Farm
Nancy Welty
21621 County Road 83
Big Lake, MN 55309
Phone: 763-263-8503
E-mail: cdfarms@izoom.net
Culinary Delights Farm is a small family farm where our commitment is to grow the most delicious, beautiful, high quality herbs and vegetables the earth is able to offer. We work with other local family farms to provide the utmost quality and variety for this area.

CSA creates a direct relationship between a member and our farm — a partnership. In essence, it is a mutually beneficial arrangement, where in exchange for a member’s commitment to buy a share in our harvest, we commit to provide exceptionally high quality vegetables, herbs and fruits and deliver a bountiful portion of it every week of the season. The members of our CSA program every week receive a share of fresh, naturally grown, in-season produce delivered to a convenient location.

We are located northwest of the Twin Cities with delivery points in Albertville, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin, Elk River, Maple Grove, Monticello, Plymouth, Ramsey, St. Michael, as well as pick-up at the farm in Big Lake. Our season runs over 18 weeks, starting in late June and ending in late October. Call or e-mail us for member information and a sign-up form.

 

Driftless Organics
Josh & Noah Engel, Mike Lind
50561 County Hwy. B
Soldiers Grove, WI 54655
Phone: 608-624-3735
E-mail: csainfo@driftlessorganics.com
Website: www.driftlessorganics.com
In 1993, at the sprightly ages of 11 and 9 years old, we—Josh and Noah Engel—had a vision of becoming a sustainable AND successful organic farm, renowned for producing high-quality goods. With the help of Mike Lind and our dedicated crew, we are well on our way to achieving that goal.

Join us, from the beginning of June until the middle of October, for a CSA season you are sure to never forget. We shall set forth upon you those vegetable goodies that you just can’t get enough of such as sweet corn, tomatoes, melons and broccoli (plus much, much more!). This year we are excited to offer organic sunflower oil shares, organic pastured beef packs and two vegetable storage boxes in time for the holiday season. All of this, plus a newsletter with recipes and stories from the farm and a fall harvest party to boot; does it get any better than that?

We offer every-week shares or every-other-week shares and we are excited to offer FIVE pick-up sites in the Twin Cities area: St. Paul (Hamline University Area—Thursday p.m.), Minnetonka (Ridgedale Mall Area—Thursday p.m.), Linden Hills neighborhood (Washburn Ave.—Thursday p.m.), the Seward neighborhood (35th Ave. S.—Thursday p.m.) and The Eastside Co-op (Friday all day). For more information and pricing, please check out our website.

 

Earth Dance Farm
Norm Gross & Laurie Nelsen
27842 141st Ave.
Spring Valley, MN 55975
Phone: 507-378-4252
E-mail: info@earthdancefarm.net
Website: www.earthdancefarm.net
Earth Dance Farm is an 80-acre parcel in the rolling hills of southeast Minnesota’s bluff country. Purchased in December 2005, this culminated a nearly two-decade journey back to the land. In 2006 we planted strawberries, raspberries and apple trees, established our bee colonies and grew over 25 vegetable varieties. Last year we grew over 45 different herbs, vegetables and fruit for 110 families. It was a wonderful season for us.

For the 2010 season we offer 150 memberships in the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Rochester areas. Grapes and sweet potatoes will be new crops in the boxes this year. A limited number of egg shares are also available. Our chickens are pastured and organically fed. Our season runs from mid-June through October with deliveries on Thursdays. We offer some individual home deliveries and also have host family drop-sites. We encourage members to visit the farm: work in the fields, walk the woods, or relax by the stream. We gather in the fall to celebrate the harvest, our lives and our relationships. Please contact us with any questions or to schedule a visit.

We are Norm Gross, Laurie Nelsen, Noah Nelsen-Gross (18) and Adriana Nelsen-Gross (14). We are excited about offering the freshest, tastiest and cleanest produce that we can. Although we are not certified, we would never consider using any methods that were not organic.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Internships available with room, board and stipend.

 

East Henderson Farm
Josh & Sally Reinitz
30083 290th St.
Henderson, MN 56044
Phone: 612-756-3971
E-mail: csainfo@easthendersonfarm.com
Website: www.easthendersonfarm.com

East Henderson Farm is located on the bluffs of the Minnesota River near Henderson, Minn., 45 minutes from the Twin Cities. A share from our farm is a box filled with fresh produce and herbs once-a-week from June to October—about 20 weeks total. We also offer delicious free-range brown eggs from our own hens for an additional fee. Our share size will feed a family of four, or two to three adults who eat a lot of veggies (approx. ¾ bushel). We also offer grass-fed and humanely treated beef, cut flowers and wild edibles when available.

Josh grew up on the farm that has been in his family for four generations. It was a working dairy farm until the 1980s, and we’re working hard to revitalize the farm and raise a family by growing vegetables and livestock sustainably. We are proud to call the community of Henderson our home. We have a passion for building restoration and re-use, and many of our farm buildings have been moved in or re-built from salvaged materials. Our farm is 40 acres, including wooded ravines, pasture, fields and the farm-site.

We have a deep appreciation for the natural world and ecology, which is why we have chosen to pursue organic certification, a system that produces food in harmony with nature. The soil is alive, and it is our responsibility to maintain that life, ultimately helping us grow nutritious and healthy crops.

Pick-up sites are in Minneapolis, Henderson, the St. Peter Food Co-op and at the farm.

 

Eener's Farm
N12449 220th St.
Boyceville, WI 54725
Phone: 715-643-2803
E-mail: eenermachine@gmail.com
Website: www.eenersfarm.blogspot.com

Eener’s Farm is a fifth-generation family farm located in Dunn County, Wis., approximately 60 miles from St. Paul. Earlier generations utilized the farm for dairy and beef operations. Eener (that’s Renee backwards) has converted the farm into a CSA.

Full and half shares are available at reasonable prices. Deliveries are weekly and start the second week in June and continue for 21 weeks through the last week in October. Delivery sites: Fresh and Natural Foods in Hudson, River Market Co-op in downtown Stillwater and Hampden Park Co-op in St. Paul (928 Raymond Ave.).

Each share includes at least 40 varieties of vegetables and a small selection of herbs. Eener grows pretty much all the classic garden veggies plus a few oddities. As an added bonus, members sporadically receive bouquets of flowers, Eener’s free-range chicken eggs and other treats. Eener’s goat, lamb and pig meat will be available for sale in the fall. Farmer-to-Farmer coffee shares are also available.

Everything grown on Eener’s Farm is done so in a sustainable manner without the use of chemical herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers. Please see Eener’s website for share rates, more CSA details and whacky farm antics.

Members are not required to work on the farm. They are welcome to visit and encouraged to attend the Big Fall Harvest Party Fest which is held at the farm in October and involves a bonfire, food, farm tours and pumpkins.


Featherstone Fruits & Vegetables
Margaret Marshall
43090 City Park Road
Rushford Village, MN 55971
Phone: 507-459-5209
E-mail: csa@featherstonefarm.com
Website: www.featherstonefarm.com
Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables is located in the spectacular bluff country of Winona and Fillmore counties. We grow our crops on nearly 150 acres of rich farmland located in a variety of microclimates where they attain peak quality. Sixty percent of our crops have been certified organic since 1997 (currently by MOSA), and 40 percent are grown according to organic standards on transitional land. We are a family farm providing produce for cooperatives and natural food stores from the Twin Cities to Chicago.

The summer season runs from June through October and distributes Grande and Chica shares of fruits and vegetables in pre-packed boxes. Our winter shares extend the season for shareholders into November and December. Drop-off days traditionally range from Tuesday through Friday in Winona, Rochester and the Twin Cities as well as an on-farm pickup option.

Shareholders keep in touch with the farm through activities and electronic sources, including a redesigned website/blog, Twitter, and Facebook. Shareholders are invited to set up a visit with their family by advance call. They are also invited to attend farm-organized events, including a spring Strawberry Social (u-pick) and Fall Harvest Party. We offer an array of more than 40 vegetables; including leaf lettuce, salad mix, heirloom tomatoes, asparagus, broccoli, onions, peppers, carrots, peas, beans, potatoes and sweet corn. We also provide fruits like strawberries, raspberries, cantaloupes and watermelons. We round out the boxes with a selection of herbs throughout the season, including basil, dill and rosemary.

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Footjoy Farm
Chad M. Forsberg
5512 Canine Road
Sparta, WI 54656
Phone: 608-272-3821
Footjoy Farm is a specialty produce farm located between Black River Falls and Sparta, Wis. We run a small CSA and deliver produce to many of the finest restaurants around the Twin Cities. The best chefs always look for the highest quality produce and our farm shares are loaded with the same produce these chefs look forward to every week. We grow many heirloom vegetable varieties that bring unusual colors and Old World flavors to heighten your culinary experience.

Our shares run about 20 weeks, starting in June. In the first weeks you will see a lighter mix of salad greens, lettuce, green garlic, peas, radishes, rhubarb and broccoli. As we get into the summer you will see an abundance of beans, zucchini, beets, carrots, cucumbers, eggplants, red peppers, onions, garlic, shallots, melons, herbs, potatoes, turnips and heirloom tomatoes. We produce many other specialty crops for the restaurants; at times they find their way into the CSA shares and make for wonderful surprises.

You won’t be disappointed with the quality nor quantity of the produce in our shares. When the season allows for abundance, we provide it, giving away boxes of heirloom tomatoes and other extras to our members.

We have several drop-sites around the Twin Cities but are looking for new members to host drop-sites in the Uptown and Downtown areas. Please call for more details.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
We are accepting inquiries and applications for farm intern positions in the 2010 growing season.


Foxtail Farm
Paul & Chris Burkhouse
124 – 280th Street
Osceola, WI 54020
Phone: 715-294-1762
E-mail: foxtailcsa@yahoo.com
Website: www.foxtailcsa.com

Foxtail Farm promotes a sane, local food system by providing our members with the freshest, healthiest produce possible at a fair and economical price. We use only natural methods and use no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We are not currently certified organic.

Foxtail Farm is located in the St. Croix River Valley south of Osceola, Wis, about 50 minutes northeast of the Twin Cities. For the 2010 growing season we have 300 memberships available. Weekly shares include seven to 12 different vegetables and weigh 15-30 pounds. We are heavy on the basics like genovese basil, sweet corn, Yukon Gold potatoes, tomatoes and salad greens. In addition, we include a little of the unusual. A weekly newsletter is also included. We also host a Kids’ Day and an annual Fall Harvest Festival.

Boxes are delivered on Thursday afternoons in the northeast metro area, including much of St. Paul, Minneapolis and the St. Croix River Valley towns of Taylors Falls, Osceola, Marine on St. Croix and Stillwater. They can be delivered directly to your home or workplace (subject to availability), and a reduced price is charged if multiple boxes are dropped at a single location or if the shares are picked up at the farm. Our season runs from mid-June through mid-October and averages 19 weeks. Half shares are not available. We do not require our members to work but you are always welcome on the farm. A limited number of partial work-share memberships are available. Payment plans can be arranged.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Internships with room, board and stipend available. Inquire early!


Fresh Earth Farms
Chris & Susan James
6455 Oakgreen Avenue South
Denmark Township, MN 55033
Phone: 651-436-2778
E-mail: Chris@FreshEarthFarms.com
Website: www.FreshEarthFarms.com
Fresh Earth Farms—we take the FAR out of farming! Nestled in the quiet, scenic Lower St. Croix River Valley just south of Afton, Fresh Earth Farms is just minutes from the hustle and bustle of the Twin Cities. We grow food close to our customers – just minutes from your table!

Unlike a traditional CSA, we provide a flexible approach that allows for families of all sizes—as well as small restaurants—to become members. We accomplish this by selling shares by household size. Single households buy one share. Couples buy two. A family of four gets four shares.

Our produce selection each year is both traditional and unusual. On the one hand we provide food that is familiar and comfortable for most families. On the other hand, we also experiment with the unusual; we grow varieties that aren’t generally available in local stores or that are not typically grown here in Minnesota. At Fresh Earth Farms you will find more than 20 varieties of tomatoes, seven varieties of potatoes and 10 varieties of garlic. Many varieties are heirlooms. Typically we grow over 150 different fruits, vegetables and herbs. Be adventurous and try something new!

In addition to our delicious vegetables, we also resell certified organic fruit; Fair Trade, certified organic coffee; grass-fed beef, pork and chicken; and raw cheese from grass-fed cows — all from small, family farms, ranches and orchards!

Join Fresh Earth Farms today! Homegrown freshness, without getting dirty!


Gale Woods Farm
7210 County Road 110 West
Minnetrista, MN 55364
Phone: 763-694-2001
E-mail: mhochstetler@threeriversparkdistrict.org
Website: www.galewoodsfarm.com
Gale Woods Farm is owned and managed by Three Rivers Park District and is located 25 miles west of Minneapolis in Minnetrista. It is a 410-acre park with the mission of demonstrating small-scale, productive, contemporary, sustainable agriculture and offering farming-related educational opportunities to school groups and the general public. The park includes gardens and orchards, an educational barn, beef cattle and sheep managed primarily on pasture, chickens, several miles of hiking trails and canoeing and fishing on Whaletail Lake.

The CSA operation at Gale Woods is unique because it involves teenage youth from the nearby suburbs and the cities in growing produce for the shares. In addition to learning about sustainable agriculture, they are given leadership training opportunities and are inspired to create positive change in their home communities. Produce is also provided to needy families through the Mound West-Tonka foodshelf. Shareholders are encouraged to get involved with the farm for events such as maple syruping, lambing and calving in the spring, as well as assisting the youth farmers on workdays. The produce season runs from mid-June to early October.

There are also egg and meat shares available. Shares are picked up at the farm.

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Grass Run Farm

2712 Hoover Drive
Dorchester, IA 52140
Phone: 563-492-3400
E-mail: csa@grassrunfarm.com
Website: www.grassrunfarm.com

Established in 2005, Grass Run Farm is a collaboration of three certified organic family farms located in northeast Iowa that offers 100 percent grass-fed beef and “fresh air” pastured pork. Our products have earned the trust of hundreds of customers, chefs and co-op meat buyers for their taste, consistency and value. And it’s no secret that we’ve bet our business on the rewards of low-stress animal management, sustainable land stewardship and the smart economics at work on today’s family farms and in our growing local food system. Our meats are processed and neatly packaged at USDA-certified Lorentz Meats in Cannon Falls, Minn., and have a spotless E. coli testing record. Our products contain no antibiotics or hormones and are processed without nitrites or MSG.

Our meat CSA is five deliveries: Once per month, May through September. Each box will contain: (4) 10-oz ribeye or New York strip steaks; 2 lbs of flank, skirt or sirloin steaks; 2 lbs of hotdogs or patties; (3) 1-lb pkgs of ground beef; (4) 8-oz pork chops; (2) 1 lb pkgs of our famous bacon; and a newsletter containing farm news and cooking suggestions. Our pick-up location is Traditional Foods Minnesota buying club warehouse, 302 W. 61st St., Minneapolis. Through our CSA, members gain access to Traditional Foods’ hundreds of local artisanal products. Pick-up times include convenient afternoon and evening hours.

• Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities •
Diverse intern opportunities available year-round.
Visit www.grassrunfarm.com/jobs for details.

 

Green Earth Growers
7150 Casey Parkway
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Phone: 952-447-4131
Website: www.greenearthgrowers.net

We are located about 30 miles south of the Twin Cities. We are strongly committed to sustainable agriculture practices. We never apply chemical herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers to our land or our produce! We are Certified Naturally Grown which means our produce is grown based on National Organic Program standards, but Certified Naturally Grown is not officially associated with the National Organic Program.

We grow a variety of traditional fruit and vegetable favorites along with some unique heirloom vegetables. Our current delivery day is Monday and our drop-sites are at our farm in Prior Lake, Valley Natural Co-op in Burnsville, Mississippi Market Co-op in St. Paul and coming soon we will also have drop-sites in Bloomington and Minneapolis!

We love knowing where our food comes from—who’s your farmer?!?

 

Gullywash Gardens
Barbara Pumper & Roy Peterson
27404 Scenic Byway Road
Belle Plaine, MN 56011
Phone: 952-873-2534
E-mail: gullygardens@aol.com

Gullywash Gardens offers full and half shares of vegetables and specialty cut flowers to the southwestern Twin Cities metro area. We farm with no chemicals, use sustainable practices such as composting, green manures and cover cropping, and emphasize soil health. We are located just outside Belle Plaine, Minn., in hill country overlooking the scenic Minnesota River Valley.

We start the season with fresh salad greens and herbs, and add all the mid-season favorites of green beans, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, sweet peppers and more. The later boxes of the season will include fall squash, onions, potatoes and much more. We choose varieties well-liked for their flavor.

Our vegetable gardens are interspersed with flower beds and we offer beautiful bouquets of specialty cut annual and perennial flowers. Our bouquets include favorite flowers such as bachelor buttons, lilies, sunflowers, hydrangeas, old-fashioned and new varieties alike. Our flowers carry no chemical residues.

2010 is the 10th season we have offered nutritious, tasty and beautiful fare to our farmer-members. New this year is an organic milk/meat/egg share available for on-farm pickup. Our season will run for approximately 16 weeks, with shares beginning in mid-June and ending in October. Vegetable shares average a half-bushel. A floral share is a generous bouquet. Pick-up sites are available at the farm, Cedar Summit Dairy Farm in New Prague, a possible Chaska/Chanhassen location and at the St. Peter Food Co-op in St. Peter.

Gullywash Gardens is committed to environmentally-sound farming practices, social responsibility and a sustainable food system.

 

Harmony Valley Farm, LLC
Richard deWilde, Andrea Yoder & Terri Kromenaker
S3442 Wire Hollow Rd.
Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone: 608-483-2143
E-mail: csa@harmonyvalleyfarm.com
Website: www.harmonyvalleyfarm.com
Established in 1985, Harmony Valley was one of Wisconsin’s first certified organic farms. Since 1993, our CSA members have enjoyed a wide variety of produce including asparagus, ramps, strawberries, melons, sweet corn, tomatoes, our famous salad mix and a fall bounty of root vegetables. With attentive care given to maintaining mineralized soils, we grow vegetables with superior nutritional value and taste! Choose a 30-week share (May-December), a 20-week peak season share (June-October), or choose the weeks that you receive a box with our flex plan! We also offer a popular fruit share full of outstanding fruit produced by organic growers from across North America; certified organic Angus beef delivered four times a season; certified organic Fair Trade coffee, roasted locally the day before delivery; and an organic cheese share featuring a selection of high quality organic cow and sheep’s milk cheeses produced by local dairy farms!

Every delivery includes a newsletter with reports from the farm, plus recipes and tips from our farm chef. We offer several payment options and 12 Twin Cities delivery sites including: Bloomington, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Linden Hills/Fulton, Lyn-Lake/Kingfield, Powderhorn/Corcoran, NE Minneapolis/Windom Park, Como Park, Whittier, Eden Prairie, St. Paul and Rosemount.

Members are welcome to join us for lunch and a day at the farm anytime during the season. Our meadow is always available for overnight camping and we have several member events each season, including a strawberry picking day, a summer barn dance and our fall harvest party potluck.

 

Hay River Farm
Jim Bruns
1065 4th Ave.
Prairie Farm, WI 54762
Phone: 651-329-0457
E-mail: hayriverfarm@gmail.com
Website: www.hayriverfarm.com

Hay River Farm offers a unique smaller share size. Perfect for people who want the fresh CSA experience without being run over by too many vegetables. It’s more like a 2/3 share. While the weight is around 30 percent less than a normal share (7-9 lbs), variety is kept wide and diverse by growing smaller gourmet and heirloom type vegetable varieties. We also offer an all-you-can-eat salad mix and serve-yourself cooking herb selection.

Deliveries run 14-16 weeks. Delivery sites are in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Online sign-up and Pay Pal payment options are on our website.


Hog's Back Farm
David & Melinda Van Eeckhout
W8937 Moritz Lane
Arkansaw, WI 54721
Phone: 612-756-0690
E-mail: david@hogsbackfarm.com
Website: www.hogsbackfarm.com
Join Hog’s Back Farm for the 8th year of our CSA program. Our farm is perched on a beautiful hilltop overlooking the Chippewa River Valley, between the towns of Plum City and Arkansaw, Wis. We’re about 65 miles southeast of St. Paul and are certified organic. Our regular season share is chock-full of over 40 different crops including lettuce, corn, carrots, beans, tomatoes, peas, squash, potatoes, garlic, broccoli, beets, onions, melons and more. Our main season runs for 18 weeks, from June to October. Your share comes in a large reusable crate which, depending on the time of year, contains from six to 26 pounds of produce. Your share also includes our newsletter that tells what’s in the box and what’s going on at the farm. Our fall pumpkin day is a great opportunity to bring the kids out and enjoy our farm and the surrounding area.

We also offer our popular winter shares so you can extend the good eating later into the year. The winter share consists of four deliveries every-other-week from October through Thanksgiving. The winter share overflows with cold-hardy crops like spinach, broccoli, cabbage and kale, as well as storage crops like carrots, potatoes, beets, squash, onions and garlic. We deliver shares on Thursdays to pick-up sites in Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Louis Park. Please visit www.hogsbackfarm.com for a sign-up form, to read past newsletters, to subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, or to add your e-mail to our waiting list if we’re sold out.


Honey Creek Farm
Joe Pruski
1972 117th Ave
Dresser, WI 54009
Phone: 715-483-2598
E-Mail: honeycreekfarm@hotmail.com

Website: www.honeycreekfarmcsa.com
Honey Creek Farm is a CSA and market farm located in the scenic St. Croix River Valley in western Wisconsin. We are a Certified Naturally Grown farm that is dedicated to producing natural and sustainable produce while working to advance a local food system.

Currently we offer CSA shares in two different size boxes. A full share consists of a 3/4-bushel box containing seven to 12 varieties of vegetables, depending on what is in season. Due to popular demand, we also offer a limited number of “half-share” 5/9-bushel boxes containing five to nine varieties of vegetables. You can choose from two delivery options: home delivery or a drop-site. Home delivery means we bring your box right to your doorstep. A drop-site means you pick up your produce at a convenient location. 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, veggie information 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 we offer a limited number of “work shares” where members can work off part of the cost of their membership t the farm.

We look forward to bringing our work to your table.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Internships with room, board and stipend are available.

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La Finca
Charlie & Tzeitel Kersey
P.O. Box 93
Bruno, MN 55712
Phone: 218-372-8804
E-mail: lafinca@earthlink.net
Website: www.lafincacsa.com
La Finca is a diverse landscape of fields, forest and wetlands where we grow certified organic produce and cover crops, as well as raise free-range chickens in portable hoophouses. Our 17-week summer share includes over 50 organic veggies, fruits and herbs, which are delivered to our pick-up sites in St. Paul (three locations), South Minneapolis, Hopkins, Saint Louis Park, Arden Hills and Lake Elmo. Our offerings are dynamic—what we grow is based on the feedback of CSA members and the results of trials with new crops. Salad mix, tomatoes, potatoes, sugar snap peas, broccoli, spinach and carrots are perennial favorites. You will also receive less familiar veggies such as parsnips, salad turnips, mizuna, fennel and others. A newsletter with preparation tips, recipes and an update from the fields is included with your weekly share.

In addition to our summer share we offer fall, winter and chicken shares. The fall share (October-November) contains the best of the fall crops with plenty of veggies that can be stored throughout the early winter. Our frozen winter share contains many of the favorite summer and fall vegetables as well as prepared foods such as soups and tomato sauces. Vegetables for the winter share are harvested and processed at their peak of freshness and frozen for delivery in December and January. All of our shares are delivered to the pick-up sites mentioned above.

Bring more organic vegetables and fruit to your table in 2010 by joining La Finca CSA!

 

Laughing Stalk Farmstead
Emily Scifers & Ross Peterson
1354 3 3/4 St.
Turtle Lake, WI 54889
Phone: 612-227-2824
E-mail: laughingstalkfarmstead@gmail.com

Along a little creek that connects Upper and Lower Turtle Lake in western Wisconsin, just a stone’s throw from Cattail Trail, lies Laughing Stalk Farmstead. We strive for community, sustainability, innovation and creativity.

We offer the Twin Cities a unique kind of CSA membership called Build Your Own Box where one can choose the vegetables they want, in the quantities they want. Don’t like rutabaga? Can’t eat that much kale? Going to be gone part of the summer? The BYOB Share is offered at three different levels and works like a gift certificate. Members also receive a 10 percent discount, a weekly newsletter and a homemade bag to pick up their vegetables.

Those new to CSA farms will find it less of a commitment as well as offering lots of flexibility. This type of share also works well for one-person households, gardeners and travelers. Vegetables can be picked up between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays at the new Uptown Farmer’s Market in Minneapolis (located on 29th St. between Lyndale and Dupont and just off the Greenway bike path).

We will be growing all of the basics such as salad mix, tomatoes, cucumbers and melons. We farm using organic practices but are not yet certified. We feed our soil with compost, green manures, and organic fertilizers. It treats us well and we do the same back. Check out our blog at http://laughingstalkfarmstead.blogspot.com and become a fan on Facebook!

 

Little Flower Farm
Chiara & Shane Dowell
14758 Ostland Trail N
Marine on Saint Croix, MN 55047
Phone: 651-433-5241
E-mail: littleflowerfarmcsa@gmail.com
Blog: www.littleflowerfarmcsa.blogspot.com

“Here on the land, and on the land alone, is all to be found. Everything that crowds the city shops, and makes town-life possible must have been one day taken from the open hand of the earth… Here, and here alone, is the world’s cleansing place where all the dross of human life is given back its cradle innocence.”Fr. Vincent McNabb

Little Flower Farm is a family-run CSA farm located in Marine on St. Croix, Minn. We offer our members 18 weeks of fresh, chemical-free vegetables during the growing season and deliver to drop-sites in Stillwater, White Bear Lake and the Twin Cities. We also offer free-range eggs and shares of pastured broiler chickens, pork, lamb and cabrito. We farm the old-fashioned way — with scythes, strawstacks and song! We focus on putting animals back to work on the farm. The dairy goats suppress the invasive buckthorn in our woods, our pigs plow the grain plots, and our rabbits mow the lawn and fertilize the garden. The laying hens keep our sheep free from worms and both animals mow and fertilize our pasture.

To us, sustainability means land not only healed, but perfected through the use of mulches, natural soil enrichment, cover crops, crop rotations and integrated animal systems. Our success is measured by increased soil and plant fertility, water conservation and — best of all — healthy, delicious, handcrafted local food grown with joy for our neighbors.

E-mail us for an application and visit us on the Internet for more information: littleflowerfarmcsa@gmail.com; www.littleflowerfarmcsa.blogspot.com.

 

Little Footprint Farm
Michael Brenna
1433 25th Street
Turtle Lake, WI 54001
Phone: 715-986-6444
Website: www.littlefootprintfarm.com
Little Footprint farm is an enchanting farm on Little Horseshoe Lake near Turtle Lake, Wis. Michael has been farming since 1972 and gardening all of his life. This lovely 50+ acre farm consists of restored prairies and wetlands where Scottish Highland Cattle are rotationally grazed. Pastured poultry and turkeys are also worked into the grazing/fertility system. Sustainability and energy efficiency are high priorities on this farm, which includes a windmill, solar system and wood heating of buildings/greenhouses.

Currently 2+ acres are for produce with 50+ varieties of vegetables (the old fashioned staples and some tasty new experiences) grown naturally, sustainably and made available to CSA members and farmers’ markets. Also available as add-ons to CSA members: grass-fed beef, pastured turkey/chicken, free range eggs and Farmer-to-Farmer Fair Trade coffee.

We encourage members to come and visit “their” farm. The little “farmers” love to feed all the critters and help with tasks. Experience secluded peaceful camping and canoeing on pristine Little Horseshoe Lake and the natural wonder of the land by hiking in the woods and fields. Summer or winter, the horses love to give hay rides.

During 2010, Little Footprint Farm is offering CSA shares starting around mid-June through mid-October (approx. 18 weeks).

Becoming a member of our CSA is not only about access to good food, it is about participating in the ecological and natural community that supports life. The oil tanker is sinking. Come aboard our lifeboat!



Loon Organics Inc.

Laura Frerichs & Adam Cullip
23229 200th St.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Phone: 320-587-0140
Website: www.loonorganics.com

Now in our 5th CSA season, we are excited to continue growing food and community at our 40-acre certified organic farm in the Minnesota community of Hutchinson (about 70 miles west of the Twin Cities). Our 2010 CSA shares are a mix of popular standbys and less familiar heritage/heirloom vegetables and herbs. All produce is fresh, pre-washed, and certified organic, the majority of it being picked within 24 hours of delivery. Quality produce is our goal. You’ll also receive a weekly CSA Loonletter, chock-full of favorite recipes, produce tidbits and farm news. Two harvest gatherings, farm tours and u-pick opportunities are offered in the summer and fall for members. Additional produce for preserving and canning is offered to members at wholesale prices throughout the season, along with the option to extend the season with a Fall CSA Share.

We offer full and 1/2 share sizes. One full share is 18 weeks of boxes containing 10-15 different vegetable crops that should be enough for a family of four, or a voracious veggie eatin’ couple. A 1/2 share is a full box every other week and is great for beginners and dabblers (nine weeks of boxes). CSA pick-ups are at our farm a few miles west of Hutchinson, at our booth at the Mill City Farmers’ Market on Saturdays (very limited spots available for 2010), and at the Applehouse in Chanhassen. More information is available at our website: www.loonorganics.com.


Marshwatch Farms
Terrie & Chef Joe Adams
1396 Country Trail West
Shakopee, MN 55379
Phone: 612-710-6923 or 612-710-2062
Website: www.marshwatchfarms.com
Marshwatch Farms is a CSA and farm market offering 50+ varieties of just-picked seasonal produce. No chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides are used in our gardens. Sustainable farm practices are reflected in the quality of our produce. We offer both full-share memberships for a family of four and half-share memberships for two. CSA shares are delivered to New Prague, Prior Lake and Shakopee, or may be picked up at our farm.

Members also receive Chef Joe’s recipes, Terrie’s preserving tips, the Marshwatch Mews and invitations to farm day events. Members are invited to visit the farm and enjoy the educational opportunities, including our bluebird walk and children’s garden.

CSA: Mid-June to October
Market: Monday-Friday, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.; Mid-June to October


Mhonpaj’s Garden CSA
21260 Victory Lane
Taylors Falls, MN 55084
Phone: 651-278-1009
Website: www.mhonpajgarden.biz

Mhonpaj’s Garden is featuring a 16-week CSA, offering over 25 varieties of organic vegetables. The practice of certifed organic farming starts at the seed selection process and the fertility of the soil. As a family farm that started 10 years ago, we preserve heirloom varieties passed down from Hmong generations and incorporate creative classes on how to cook your vegetable. We host events throughout the community with participation of CSA members to share recipes and find healthy ways of cooking. We do three main demonstrations at Mill City Museum and Roseville Arboretum. We also sell and grow organic transplants. We enjoy having our CSA volunteers help with seeding beds, harvesting and enjoying our farm with us. We are excited to share heirloom varieties of beans, cilantro, tomatoes, eggplants and many more. Our gardening season begins in mid-June and runs through mid-October.

Each delivery will include 6 to 10 different veggies. We include over 50 varieties of vegetables and herbs. As an organic farm we will have this year heirloom varieties of tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, greens, lettuce, potatoes, squash, cabbage, radish, turnips, snap peas, spinach and many more. This CSA is unique because we will include exotic Asian greens, vegetables and herbs, along with your lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, squash, herbs and more.

We have three locations as drop-sites in Minneapolis, Roseville and White Bear Lake, or visit us at the St. Paul Farmers’ Market. As a local member, you get fresh certified organic vegetables delivered the next day from the garden.


My MN Farmer
Dean & Jean Braatz
35100 191st Ave.
Montgomery, MN 56069
Phone: 612-245-6271
E-mail: csa@mymnfarmer.com
Website: www.mymnfarmer.com

Looking for locally-grown, best quality produce? We’ll provide you with a basket of fresh, delicious produce weekly. Additionally we sell, eggs, chicken, beef and have a u-pick option, including strawberries, apples and raspberries.

As your farmers we will strive to offer the best, freshest and most delicious produce around. We also have egg shares that include one dozen or one half-dozen eggs weekly during the CSA season. We sell young, tender, tasty, broiler chickens raised on grass and sunshine in the spring of the year as another way to feed your family with utmost confidence that what you are eating is quality food.

Our farm is situated on 40 acres, three miles west of Montgomery, Minn. Over the past five years we have been growing the farm piece- by-piece, each year growing more food on healthier soils. We are committed to growing our food free of chemicals in a natural and sustainable way and providing that food to you in its freshest, simplest form. We love to show you how your food is grown.

We offer more than 30 different varieties of fruits and vegetables over an approximately 18-week CSA season. We love to have members come out to the farm. As a benefit of picking up your produce at the farm, we allow you to pick any “extras” we have been blessed with. We also offer delivery to Shakopee. We celebrate with “on the farm” events. Allow us the opportunity to become your farmer.


Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm
Robin Raudabaugh & Gigi Nauer
10386 Sunrise Road, P.O. Box 235
Harris, MN 55032
Phone: 651-226-1186
E-mail: nittygrittydirtfarm@gmail.com
Website: www.nittygrittydirtfarm.blogspot.com
Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm is a 15-acre farm owned and operated by Gigi Nauer and Robin Raudabaugh. Together, we provide over 30 years of experience in fruit, vegetable and livestock production, as well as education and customer service. We offer over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, as well as meat shares. We serve the areas of east-central Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area. We are located approximately 50 miles north of the Twin Cities. Members are welcome to volunteer on the farm or just visit. Our goal is to provide a variety of fresh produce and other products, all grown with your health, our health and the health of the land in mind.

We are intentional about our chemical-free, sustainable farming practices, including maximizing soil health through green and animal manures, compost, mulch, cover crops and crop rotations.

We also use pesticide-free pest management to naturally monitor, prevent and control insects and other pests and maintain animal health and well-being through the use of loose housing and pasture rotations. We are also intentional about creating community and personal well-being through our connections with the land and its abundance — we invite you to share in that with us.

Three farm festivals provide opportunities for visiting the farm to meet the farmers, as well as learn about chemical-free farming, good land stewardship and sustainable living. Other farm activities include workshops on farm crafts and music.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Full- and part-time internships with room and board (rustic housing) and negotiable stipend are available.

 

North Creek Community Farm
Kate Stout
N14227 290th Street
Prairie Farm, WI 54762-9622
Phone: 715-455-1569
E-mail: kstout@chibardun.net
Website: www.northcreekcommunityfarm.com
Blog: www.nccfnews.blogspot.com

North Creek Community Farm is located in the beautiful Hay River Valley 75 miles northeast of the Twin Cities. I have 150 shares available for the 2010 growing season. Members receive fresh vegetables and occasional beautiful flowers delivered each week. My 18th season runs from June through the first week of October.

Drop-off sites are located throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Popular farm events happen throughout the summer, including a Garlic Harvest and overnight Corn Feed. I have added many special additions to each week’s bag over the years such as the “salsa pack”—all the ingredients for delicious salsa in one bag with a recipe. This is just one example of the surprises that are in store for you at North Creek Community Farm.

Have a farm you can call your “own!”


Philadelphia Community Farm
Verna Kragnes
P.O. Box 668
Osceola, WI 54020
Phone: 715-294-4048
Website: www.philadelphiacommunityfarm.org
Celebrating our 21st season, we are dedicated to CSA, education in sustainable living, conservation and ecological restoration. Our resident community includes adults with special needs and we host many children for visits and service-learning in the garden and surrounding natural areas. Families are encouraged to bring their children to work, learn and play in nature…as we have also been pioneers in the movement to address nature deficit disorder in children. Through biodynamic agriculture we nurture the farm as a whole organism, building a regenerating circle of soil, plant, animal and human life.

Located one hour northeast of the Twin Cities on the St. Croix River, we serve the St. Croix Valley and Twin Cities. Members take turns driving to bring shares to the drop-sites. Delivery to your home or business by Simple Provisions (carter@simpleprovisions.com) can be arranged for an extra fee. Shares start in mid-June and go until Thanksgiving and include over 40 types of vegetables and herbs as they come into season. Extra vegetables for preserving are included when available. A solar/geothermal greenhouse extends our season. We donate surplus to food shelves. Benefits: visiting the animals, exploring the 300+ acres of preserved forest, prairie, streams and waterfall. Festivals are held in June and September.

Apprenticeship & Workshop Opportunities
We offer internships in biodynamic agriculture. Workshops will be offered again this year by Roald Gunderson of Whole Tree Architecture to teach sustainable forestry and to build using wood from our property.

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Piney Hill Farm
Erin Altemus
E623 N Cty. Rd. X
Glenwood City, WI 54013
Phone: 715-265-4516
E-mail: altem002@umn.edu
Website: www.pineyhillfarm.blogspot.com
Piney Hill Farm is a second-generation farm near Glenwood City, Wis. This will be our third season offering CSA shares. In the spring we tap maple trees for making syrup. We have dairy goats, chickens and other animals that also call the farm home.

This year we will offer 50 shares (weekly or bi-weekly). Beginning in mid-June, you pick up your share at a pre-arranged drop point. We have drop-sites in St. Paul near Hamline, Uptown (28th and Lyndale), South Minneapolis (near Xerxes and 50th), and locally in Wisconsin.

We emphasize variety and quality, including over 10 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, various types of greens and salad mixes, and a few new things each year to make it interesting. We deliver in grocery-sized reusable bags with an eye towards presentation. Some weeks there are cut flowers and other extras. There will be a planting day in early June and a harvest and cider pressing party in mid-September. A weekly e-newsletter contains recipes, updates and musings on farming.

We are constantly adapting our growing practices to be as sustainable as possible and use no chemical inputs...because vegetables are supposed to be good for you! Available as a separate add-on to your share is our pure maple syrup, and possibly later in the summer we will offer our honey for the first time.

Please e-mail us for a brochure and a full list of produce we grow.


Ploughshare Farm
Gary & Jennifer Brever
6653 Harvest Place NW
Parkers Prairie, MN 56361
Phone: 218-267-5117
E-mail: gjbrever@midwestinfo.net
Website: www.ploughsharefarm.com
Ploughshare Farm is a certified organic farm located 18 miles north of Alexandria, Minn. We grow a wide variety of organic vegetables and some fruits on 160 acres of fertile soil bordering the Chippewa River. Our produce is considered to be some of the highest quality in the state. As one prominent food co-op manager wrote: “Ploughshare Farm has created an identity in our department equating their name with the freshest and choicest money could buy.”

Weekly deliveries to our CSA members include an array of garden staples, gourmet and specialty crops. As a family of six ourselves (four young boys under the age of 12) we keep in mind what families want to eat. In order to assist families with the basics of eating “in-season” vegetables, we offer weekly newsletters telling about the goings-on at the farm and including recipes. We have cooking classes yearly, a farm festival in the fall as well as a June pea pick.

The name “Ploughshare” symbolizes how our work for justice is connected with our family’s passion for growing premium produce and being good stewards of the land. We deliver weekly over a period from mid-June to mid-October. We have drop-sites at central locations in Minneapolis, Minnetonka, New Hope, Rogers, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Fergus Falls and Alexandria. In addition to our regular CSA shares we also offer fall storage shares and frozen winter shares.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Internships available with stipend. Inquire early.


Prairie Sun Farm
Julie & Dan Geiger
10330 Highway 25, PO Box 982
Watertown, MN 55388
Phone: 952-955-3570
E-mail: ja_geiger@msn.com
Website: www.prairiesunfarm.com

Prairie Sun Farm, located 35 miles from the Twin Cities on Highway 25 just west of Delano in Wright County, is starting a CSA this year to help serve the west metro area. We had a great year selling at the Watertown Farm and Craft Market in 2009. Now we’re ready to start selling produce shares. With our eight acres that we are transitioning to organic, we will provide sustainably-grown vegetables June through October (18 weeks) in both half share and full share sizes. There will be many varieties of your favorite vegetables and a few you haven’t tried before, all grown without chemicals and picked at their peak for freshness. A weekly newsletter will keep you informed of what’s going on at the farm and provide tasty recipes to try.

The farm, which was primarily corn and soybeans before we purchased it, sits on 40 acres with wetlands and prairie surrounding it. During the past five years we have been transitioning it from a conventional, monoculture farm into a diversified, productive landscape. Cover crops are used to enhance the soil and provide weed control, and 10 acres of prairie provide habitat for wildlife and beneficial insects.

The weekly or bi-weekly shares will be available for pick-up at the farm and in downtown Chaska at Dolce Vita Wine Shop on Thursdays. Come join us for our inaugural year and share in the rewards of healthy eating. Call, e-mail us or visit our website at www.prairiesunfarm.com for more information.


Reimann Family Farm
Vangie Reimann, Darwin, Carol, & Christine Gamm
3220 241st Ave. NW
St. Francis, MN 55070
E-mail: Email us
Website: www.ReimannFamilyFarm.com

Located 40 miles north of Minneapolis, our farm has been in the family for four generations, with three generations currently working together to run our small CSA.

Depending on the weather, deliveries generally start the second week of June and run through at least the end of September. We harvest and deliver on Mondays, and offer three pick-up sites: at the farm, in downtown Anoka, and near Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis. We offer a variety of vegetables and herbs throughout the season (a detailed list is available on the website). Most years maple syrup and honey are also available for purchase.

Our produce is sustainably-grown without chemicals. We enhance our soil with compost, mulch, cover crops and careful rotations. We provide habitat for wild critters by protecting our forests, wetlands and riverbanks. We also attract beneficial insects and pollinators with host plants like dill, parsley and native prairie plants. If you have any questions, we are happy to talk with you about our growing practices.

Each season we try to offer opportunities for members to get to know each other and us, such as optional garden work days and a harvest potluck dinner.

More details (plus pictures of each week’s box from last season) are available at our website: www.ReimannFamilyFarm.com.


Riverbend Farm
Greg & Mary Reynolds
5405 Calder Ave. SE
Delano, MN 55328
Phone: 763-972-3295
E-mail: greg.reynolds@frontier.com
Website: www.rbfcsa.com
Riverbend Farm, located 35 miles west of Minneapolis, in Delano, Minn., has supplied Twin Cities co-ops and independent restaurants with locally grown, certified organic (MOSA) vegetables for the past 15 years. We have expanded our market to include an 80-member CSA operation. We will provide a box of the best-tasting seasonal produce from the middle of June to the middle of October (8-20 lbs. of food depending on the time of season).

All of our produce is certified organic and sustainably grown through cover crop and crop rotation systems, composting and use of green manures. We are active in the Local Fair Trade Network as well. You can be sure that your CSA share will support your health as well as the health of our community.

Our 18-week delivery season will provide you with a diverse array of delicious, fresh-from-the-fields, seasonal produce. We also grow many heirloom varieties to ensure that your meal-plan will never lack in color, flavor or an abundance of choices. In addition, we offer extra produce (at an additional cost) for families interested in canning, freezing, etc., to ensure that their diet is as local as possible year-round.

Shares are available for pick-up at the farm Tuesday evenings and local co-ops on Wednesdays. Contact us or visit our website at www.rbfcsa.com for more information.

Apprenticeship/Employment Opportunities
Employment opportunities available. Farm experience necessary.

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Rock Spring Farm
3765 Highlandville Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563-735-5613
E-mail: csa@rsfarm.com
Website: www.rsfarm.com
The Rock Spring Farm CSA emphasizes normal vegetables, done better. We are passionate about our produce, and we are always looking for ways to make everything just a little bit special. Our carrots aren’t just clean, they shine; our European greenhouse cucumbers are seedless, skinless and sweeter than American varieties; and we grow most of our tomatoes in the ground in our greenhouse, extending the season and providing a better tomato.

Our summer vegetable share contains eight to 14 items in meal-sized quantities. Many of our CSA members have found themselves eating more vegetables—with less fuss from the children—because of the freshness and flavor of our produce. And because we take pride in the cleanliness of our vegetables, it is simple to go from the box to the table.

In addition to the standard CSA share, we offer an early spring share, a winter share (storage crops and salad greens from our greenhouses) and a fruit share. Our Friday afternoon delivery sites include Grand Avenue in St. Paul; 50th and France in Minneapolis; Seward Co-op and Linden Hills Food Co-op in Minneapolis; both Mississippi Markets in St. Paul; Lakewinds Natural Foods in Chanhassen; and Rochester. A weekly newsletter with farm news, information about the produce, and original recipes from our kitchen accompanies every box.

Our produce is certified organic by the Midwest Organic Services Association. Certification is your guarantee that we not only act organic, we follow all of the rules that make “organic” a meaningful label.


Spring Hill Community Farm
Michael Racette & Patty Wright
545 1-1/2 Avenue
Prairie Farm, WI 54762
Phone: 715-455-1319
E-mail: springhill@chibardun.net
Website: www.springhillcommunityfarm.com
Spring Hill is a family farm supported by a wonderful community of member households from the Twin Cities and Prairie Farm, Wis., area. Tucked into the rolling hills of western Wisconsin, we are located about 80 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

We grow over 35 different vegetables and herbs and round out our vegetable production with a few beehives and a sugar bush for maple syrup. Our standard share typically includes 18-20 weeks of vegetables with an emphasis on the basics—carrots, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, onions and lettuce. We also offer an every-other-week share and a one-time winter delivery.

Joining Spring Hill includes a work requirement. Each household comes to the farm at least once during the season to harvest and wash vegetables, visit with the farmers and other members and deliver packed bags of fresh veggies to the Twin Cities. Members are also welcome to participate in workdays and seasonal celebrations.

We invite you to join us in our 19th season. You’ll experience the richness of this community, know the land on which your food is grown, and eat incredibly fresh, tasty vegetables.

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Sunshine Harvest Farm
Mike & Colleen Braucher
2230 35th Street West
Webster, MN 55088
Phone: 952-652-1911
E-mail: sunshineharvestfarm@hotmail.com
Website: www.sunshineharvestfarm.com

Sunshine Harvest Farm is located 40 miles south of Minneapolis and is in its 5th year of offering meat CSA shares. We are a small family farm that raises 100 percent grass-fed beef and lamb and pasture raised poultry and pork. Our animals are treated humanely and with integrity and respect. We do not use antibiotics, hormones, chemicals or GMOs.

We offer our CSA shares year-round in full (20 lbs.) and half (10 lbs.) quantities in three- and six-month increments. Each monthly box contains chicken, eggs, beef and/or pork.

Delivery is once a month to various metro area locations. Please see our website for a typical box example, delivery locations and more information. Call or e-mail with questions or to subscribe.


Sylvan Hills Farm
Larry Diehlmann & Jackie Kujak
E2161 530th Ave.
Menomonie, WI  54751
Phone: 715-235-1695
Website: www.sylvanhillsfarm.com
We are truly a family farm, growing over 90 varieties of CERTIFIED ORGANIC produce, many of them heirloom and traditional, helping preserve the diversity of seed stock.

Join in on the fun for your garlic celebration in July! Learn how to plant garlic in the fall! As a member you may camp near our woods, bicycle or four-wheel our township road (official ATV route). Lucas Township has now added wildlife habitat with hiking trails along Gilbert creek only three miles away. Only nine miles away you can canoe or bicycle on/along the Red Cedar Trail, which runs all the way to Downsville, a little country town with one of the best historical restaurants in the Midwest, the Creamery, which sources as much food as possible from local farms, including Sylvan Hills.

Our farm has diversity throughout, with open fields of hay and woods with arbors, orchard, and habitat preserve for wildlife. We see rabbits daily, as well as owls, eagles, hawks, raccoons, woodchucks, a badger, coyotes, grass snakes, on rare occasion a fox, and have heard the cry of a lynx in the middle of the night! Located on top of the St. Croix River Valley bluff, panoramic views surround our farm.

We continue our well-known quality, picking only vine-ripened shortly before delivery. Drop points include east, west and Mid-town locations. For updates, check out our website.


Tangletown Gardens
Mary Matze
5353 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: 612-822-4769
E-mail: mary@tangletowngardens.com
Website: www.tangletowngardens.com/market.html
Tangletown Gardens Farm Fresh Food Shares make it simple to go from farm fresh to table. Think of it like having your own kitchen garden — only Tangletown does all the work! Now you can look forward to August and your first bite of a juicy, just-picked, sun-ripened tomato.

Farm Fresh Food shares will have the quality and creativity you've grown to expect from Tangletown Gardens, going beyond the obvious Farmer’s Market selection. Every week you will receive incredibly flavorful, hard-to-find heirlooms and long-standing kitchen favorites.

All produce for the CSA share program is sustainably grown at Tangletown Gardens’ 40-acre farm and greenhouse facility near Plato, Minn. We see sustainability as a responsible way to grow the best quality vegetables, herbs and fruits, while respecting the earth and yielding an amazing array of varieties and intense flavors. We do not use chemical fertilizers or herbicides on our produce, choosing instead to grow flavorful, nutritious food, using sustainable natural methods.

Beginning mid-June and continuing through mid-October, members will receive 18 weeks of in-season, freshly picked, naturally grown produce. Members will receive newsletters with special Tangletown Garden Center offers, recipes, and storage tips. Tangletown Gardens is planning farm tours and dinners with local and national chefs to connect diners to the land and the origins of their food.

Farm Fresh Food Share participants will be the first to hear of these special farm events and will receive priority ticket offers. Learn more online at www.tangletowngardens.com/market.html.


Thorn Crest Farm
Maureen & Gary Vosejpka
11885 Cabot Ave.
Dundas, MN 55019
Phone: 507-645-4182
E-mail: maureenandgary@localnet.com
Thorn Crest is a beautiful, century-old, family-owned farm located approximately 40 minutes south of the Twin Cities in Dundas, Minn., in Rice County. It is home to 19 acres of rolling hills, pasture, woods, orchard and rich chemical-free fields, with a scenic view overlooking Wolf Creek.

We have been growing chemical-free produce at our farm for 22 years, and in 2010 will enter our third season of offering CSA shares. We are committed to caring for our land and providing our members with a wide variety of fresh, nutritious, chemical-free produce.

Membership includes a weekly box of produce (enough to typically feed an average family of four; two adults and two children, depending on individual vegetable consumption), for about 18 to 20 weeks, depending on the season’s growing conditions. Members can pick up their produce shares at the farm or at a drop-site located at Just Foods co-op in nearby Northfield. (We hope to add additional drop-sites as we increase memberships.)

Pick-your-own opportunities are available at the farm at different times throughout the season for those who wish to preserve food. Members are invited and encouraged (at no additional charge) to take advantage of this and come and pick bulk amounts of produce, including peas, green beans, basil, strawberries, raspberries and tomatoes. Cut-your-own flowers are also available as the season progresses.

Members are encouraged to stroll around the farm and enjoy the beautiful countryside. We hope you’ll join us for the next growing season; we’d love to be your farmer!


Tiny Planet Produce
1738 U.S. Highway 8
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
Phone: 715-483-9895
Website: www.tinyplanetproduce.com

Tiny Planet Produce is located 50 miles northeast of the Twin Cities on U.S. Highway 8, in St. Croix Falls, Wis. Andrea and Benjamin Hopper started Tiny Planet Produce in 2008 and will be joined this year by another experienced farmer and good friend—Christian Rauls, a.k.a. Country Lou. With a combined experience of over 14 years, Tiny Planet Produce will bring you the best produce you have ever seen or tasted. With a dedication to local food systems and sustainable agriculture, we offer Certified Naturally Grown produce, so no chemicals are used on the plants or in the fields.

We are only offering 100 shares, delivered on Thursdays. We use a 3/4 bushel box, and you can choose from: a 17-week share starting in June that will either be delivered directly to your doorstep or to a convenient drop-site location, or an eight-week summer share that is on-farm pick-up only. Along with a bounty of staple vegetables, you will receive many heirloom and exciting varieties. Tiny Planet also sends out a weekly newsletter with each box providing farm news, recipes and food preservation techniques. Members are also invited out to the farm for a Fall Harvest Extravaganza with food and music.

Please go to www.tinyplanetproduce.com for more information, such as: a full list of what we grow, prices, drop-site locations and membership application.


Treasured Haven Farm
Peg & Pete Johnson
53407 Government Road
Rush City, MN 55069
Phone: 320-358-3581
E-mail: csa@treasuredhavenfarm.com
Website: www.treasuredhavenfarm.com
Treasured Haven Farm is a family owned farm within an hour of the Twin Cities. Our Summer CSA season is June through October and throughout the season we include over 40 crops and 140 varieties. Our CSA stresses traditional vegetables with just a few novelties for the fun of it. We only include produce that we have personally grown so you are guaranteed of the origin and highest standards in naturally-grown farming practices. Since we do not sell to other markets, our members always receive our best veggies! Our goal is to exceed your expectations in educational opportunities, quality, quantity, service and value!

We offer weekly and every-other-week CSA options in large, basic and small share sizes. We run 16-18 weekly deliveries to many metro area drop-sites. Our farm website has more detailed information. If no drop-site is listed in your area, we can work with you to develop one if enough shares are still available. E-mail or call ASAP for information. Coming in 2010: chicken shares, and by mid-summer, egg shares.

We are a quick trip up I-35 to help in the gardens, walk wooded trails, see the animals, or just enjoy the open countryside on 400 acres. Our members are welcome to pitch tents or bring their camper, although we have no designated camping facilities. Also see the process of building a log home with a large gathering room for farm events.

Check www.treasuredhavenfarm.com for more details. Thanks for reading about Treasured Haven Farm!


Turnip Rock CSA
Josh Bryceson & Rama Hoffpauir
8628 County Rd. AA
New Auburn, WI 54757
Phone: 715-237-2998
E-mail: turniprock@gmail.com
Website: www.turniprock.com

Turnip Rock Farm is 80 miles east of the Twin Cities. 2010 marks our second year in New Auburn. Between the two of us we have 12 years of experience working on and managing CSA’s in the region.

Our goal is to grow the best quality and most nutritious produce at a fair price for our members and us. We are not certified organic but follow organic practices. Our produce sales are 95 percent CSA, and we have just a few restaurant accounts for extra produce. This means you get the best of what we grow. We are also strong supporters of the Harvest for the Hungry program through the Emergency Foodshelf Network that buys local produce for Twin Cities area food shelves.

Our full season is 25 weeks from June to November. We also offer a 19-week summer share from June to October. We grow strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, spinach, salad greens, new potatoes, heirloom tomatoes and much more for your CSA boxes. We focus on heavy doses of the familiar favorites, but those who are new to CSA might learn to love a few new vegetables.

We also raise pastured pork which is available to members by the whole, half or quarter. We have drop-sites in Eden Prairie, Robbinsdale, South Minneapolis, Northeast Minneapolis, Uptown Minneapolis, Stillwater, Roseville and Seward. We are willing to set up new drop-sites—ask for details. We do Thursday deliveries.

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Employment opportunities available.


Will Heal Farm
Pat & Rachel Nudd
2365 Lake George Dr. NW
Cedar, MN 55011
Phone: 763-753-8611
Website: www.willheal.com

Will Heal Farm has been serving northern Anoka County since 2005. We are a small CSA farm dedicated to using sustainable agriculture methods to enrich soil, preserve the natural environment and encourage a healthy community.

We offer wide varieties of vegetables throughout the growing season, starting June 1 and ending October 1. SALAD GREENS, SNOW PEAS, WILD EDIBLES, CARROTS, HEIRLOOM TOMATOES, ZUCCHINI, WINTER SQUASH AND GARLIC are just a few vegetables that we offer. A variety of MEDICINAL HERBS are now available for those interested in wild crafting small quantities.

We harvest shares on Tuesdays and Fridays. Choose which day is best for you to pick up at the farm. A limited number of shares are available for pick-up at Lakewinds Natural Food Co-op in Anoka on Tuesday afternoons.

Would you like to help at the farm? Willing workers get a discounted share for helping to bring in the harvest. Many of the past volunteers have really enjoyed the one to two hours a week they spend learning where their food comes from and how it grows. Kids are welcome.

Check out our website at www.willheal.com for more information on the CSA system and available produce, as well as pictures of years past, recipes, upcoming events at the farm (composting/soil building workshops) and products available for sale, like composting red worms, medicinal herbs and plants.


Winding Road Farm
Cory & Leif Ruona
2228 150th Avenue
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
Phone: 715-483-9588
E-mail: windingroadfarm@yahoo.com

We are a small family farm practicing natural and sustainable methods in growing over 60 varieties of vegetables and herbs. We provide the basics along with many heirlooms and other unique produce. We also raise pastured, antibiotic- and hormone-free chickens. We deliver to your home within 15 miles of St. Croix Falls, Wis., as well as dropsites in Stillwater and Northeast Minneapolis.

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. 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.


Women's Environmental Institute
Jacquelyn Zita & Karen Clark
P.O. Box 128
North Branch, MN 55056
Phone: 651-583-0705
E-mail: csa@w-e-i.org
Website: www.w-e-i.org
The Women’s Environmental Institute (WEI) is a nonprofit environmental and agricultural justice organization. Our farm and farm campus are located on Amador Hill 65 miles north of the Twin Cities. This year, we are proud to announce that WEI has been selected as the new Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Center for Minnesota. WEI is committed to teaching and promoting organic and sustainable agriculture in relationship to environmental and social justice. When you purchase a CSA share, it helps us support this work and our education programs.

WEI provides a weekly delivery of certified organic produce to our members for 18 weeks. Each box contains an array of seasonal vegetables, herbs and sometimes fruit. A farm newsletter with recipe ideas is sent to our CSA shareholders via e-mail the day of delivery. Our autumn season boxes (late September and October) will contain a variety of delicious certified organic apples from our orchard. Our delivery day will be Thursdays (beginning mid-June) in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area as well as in Taylors Falls, Cambridge and North Branch. Home deliveries are only available if the drop includes at least six boxes. This year CSA members will also enjoy the opportunity to add more value-added products (e.g., fresh-milled flour, honey, maple syrup, Fair-Trade coffee, wood-fired bread, etc.) to their box through a WEI Farm E-commerce section on our website.

More information on pricing and delivery sites will be posted as it becomes available at www.w-e-i.org (under Farm Program) or call 651-583-0705.


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CSA Fairs in the Region
Community Supported Agriculture fairs can be a good way to learn more about this food and farming system and to meet some of the producers involved with these operations. The Twin Cities region will feature two CSA fairs in the next few months:

  • MARCH 13-14—The River Market Community Co-op CSA Fair will be held at the River Market Co-op, 221 North Main Street, Stillwater, MN 55082. For more information, see www.rivermarket.coop or call Trista Boe at 651-439-0366.
  • APRIL 24—The Seward Co-op Twin Cities CSA Fair will be held at the Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406. For more information, see www.seward.coop or call 612-338-2465.

 

CSA Resources
A nationwide listing of CSA farms is available at www.sare.org/csa/index.htm. The web link allows you to search for farms by zip code.

The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association has a national listing of CSA farms; phone: 1-888-516-7797; website: www.biodynamics.com/csa.html.

• From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh, Seasonal Produce, 3rd Edition is a low-cost resource for anyone interested in using seasonal produce. This book contains more than 370 recipes and features 46 different vegetable and herb sections. To order this 200-page book, call 608-226-0300, or log onto www.macsac.org.

Harvest for the Hungry is a program of the Emergency Foodshelf Network (EFN) that provides fresh, locally-grown produce to households facing hunger in our community. Harvest for the Hungry relies on donors and CSA members to help purchase produce from Minnesota and western Wisconsin farmers at wholesale prices. Your contribution will be evenly distributed among Harvest for the Hungry’s local farm partners, or you may designate your entire donation to a specific farm. For more information, visit www.emergencyfoodshelf.org or call 763-450-3860.


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Land Stewardship & You
The Land Stewardship Project, founded in 1982, believes that all people—farmers and non-farmers alike—have a fundamental responsibility to care for the land that sustains us. That’s why our work is based in grassroots organizing and constant dialogue with the people who share a vision of a sustainable future on the land. The Land Stewardship Project relies on the power of the people to make positive change—whether it be in organizing against factory farming, developing sustainable farming systems, or coming up with visions of what a community-based food system should look like.

The Land Stewardship Project is a membership organization that is making this vision a reality by instituting programs that are rooted in the deep, fertile soil of communities like yours. Our members include people on farms, in the city and in suburbs. We are working with farmers, consumers, policy makers, businesses, academics, environmentalists and people concerned with justice in our society.

The Community Supported Agriculture farms listed in this directory paid a fee to be included. This free publication is also made possible by the members of the Land Stewardship Project. We need your support to continue building and promoting a sustainable way of producing and consuming food.

Join Land Stewardship Project today!

For more information, contact us at:
LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
821 East 35th Street
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-722-6377
E-mail: info@landstewardshipproject.org
Website: www.landstewardshipproject.org


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Land Stewardship Project’s Regional Food Work
Community Based Food Systems & Economic Development
This is LSP’s organization-wide program area for food systems work. In southeast Minnesota, LSP and regional farmers have opened a dialogue with food service professionals at health care and educational facilities about purchasing and serving local food. East of the Twin Cities, LSP has organized a St. Croix River Valley Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter to promote greater local consumption of food grown in the Valley. A Pride of the Prairie Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter is working to increase the variety and amount of locally produced foods in restaurants, grocery stores and institutions in the Upper Minnesota River Valley. LSP has also recently launched an initiative on urban food systems and social justice in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region.

The Stewardship Farm Directory
This is a listing that contains contact information for Land Stewardship Project farmer-members who sell meat, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, herbs and various other sustainably-raised products direct to consumers.

The Directory is available in pdf format at www.landstewardshipproject.org/foodfarm-main.html#sfd. Paper copies can also be obtained by contacting LSP’s Twin Cities office at 612-722-6377 or info@landstewardshipproject.org.

More Information
For more information on LSP’s local food systems work, contact Terry VanDerPol at 320-269-2105 or tlvdp@landstewardshipproject.org. More information is also available at www.landstewardshipproject.org/foodfarm-main.html.


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