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Except for people who live near us and can pick up on the farm, the CSA is now full. Please check back next year to see if we have openings.

Joining a community supported agriculture (CSA) program is a way to support local farmers and recieve fresh seasonal produce. Members of our CSA program recieve vegetables from our organic farm and from other farms very close to Washington.

The CSA runs from late May through late October. Members will receive at least 20 weeks of seasonal vegetables and herbs.

Weekly pickups are on Monday evenings at the farm and at Christ Church at 6th and G SE. Pickup times at both sites is from 5pm to 7pm.

2008 Share Prices:  

Shares Delivered to Capitol Hill: $700

Shares picked-up on the farm: $600

14 week flower share: $150

Payment in full is preferred but please let us know if you would like to pay in installments. We encourage members to work on the farm or at pickup to reduce the cost of their shares.

What Will Subscribers Receive?  On average, the weekly shares will include around $30 worth of vegetables. The spring shares include strawberries, lettuce, peas, greens, radishes, onions, kale and other early crops. Beginning in July, the shares will consist of summer produce such as squash, tomatoes, beans, peppers, corn and melons. Fall shares are similar to those in the spring but are usually larger. The size of the shares varies from week to week, being abundant some weeks and smaller others. Click here for full CSA crop list.

Supporting Other Local Farms:  In addition to the organic food grown on our farm, the weekly shares include vegetables from other local family farms. 

We purchase produce from other farms in order to support farms in our area and to provide CSA members with additional variety and value. Most of the produce from other local farms is not organic, though as much as possible we try to buy from farmers that we know use limited chemicals. Each week we let you know exactly what is from our farm, what's from other farms, what's organic and what's not.

Our CSA is super local. Most of the produce you will recieve is from our or other Price George's County farms, no more than 20 miles from Washington. The Mennonite farmers we work with in St. Mary's County Maryland are the farthest from the city at 45 miles. In a world where the average piece of food comes 1,300 miles before getting to the table, our CSA has a very low carbon foot print. That our Mennonite friends do not use tractors lowers the amount of fossil fuel used even more.

Please call or email us with any questions.

Scott and Tanya Hertzberg

 

 
 
10508 Croom Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 * phone: 301-627-6211