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2008 Season
We are full for 2008! If you would like to be added to the waiting list for 2009,
please e-mail kathleen at newearthfarm dot org .

What It Is


Our youngest members: Ann, Carol, and Ella Earp visit the farm on May 26, 2007		 In a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, local residents pay at the start of the season for produce that they will receive over the course of the summer. This allows the farmer to cover early costs and to get a good estimate of how much to plant. For the members, it means fresh, organic produce on a weekly basis, support of a local farmer, a community of like-minded people and a personal connection to the food they eat and the people who grow it.

The contents of the share change as the season progresses, and can be affected by the weather. Being a member of the CSA program is like buying a share in the farm for a season - you share in the ups and downs of farm life.

The most frequent question people have is: How much is in the share each week? By which they mean, to what extent will it feed me and my family? We'll try hard to answer this question in detail by posting pictures and details of typical shares from different stages of the season.

Related links:

  • The New Earth Farm CSA Blog. During the season (and to a lesser extent over the winter) we use the blog to discuss what's in the share, what we're doing with our veg, and any and all issues related to the farm, CSAs and organics generally. Pictures of your tasty dishes are especially welcome!

The Vegetables!

Fresh, tasty, organic, locally-produced vegetables! The contents of your share change over the course of the season. Across the weeks you can expect arugula, broccoli, kale, lettuce, spinach, turnips, radishes, potatoes, tomatoes, tatsoi, cucumbers, fennel, okra, peppers, leeks, cucumbers, eggplant, parsley, garlic, green onions, edamame, mizuna, squash and on and on and on. Check out our calendar from 2006 to see what was in the box each week. Click on the vegetables link for information about each vegetable, such as how to store it, how to eat it (including some of our favorite recipes), and how to keep it for the long term.
Your veg are in good soil and in good hands - Craig Daly, Jonathan Arp and John Wilson

How It Works (in brief) at New Earth

Pre-Season (before May): Contact us if you are interested in becoming a member. If we have space, we'll ask that you send us a $50 deposit. Our contact info is on the front page. The balance is payable at the start of the season.

During the Season: The season at New Earth runs from late May to late October. Members pick up their boxes each Saturday morning. We make a list of members' contact information available to everyone so that you can car-pool your veg. This allows you to get to know fellow members and allows everyone to cut down on gas. At the same time, by taking turns to come out to the farm, you get to visit with us throughout the season. We encourage you to volunteer during the season (in particular, to help get the boxes ready on Saturday mornings) but working on the farm is not a requirement at this time.

Our advice is to get to the farm early. The vegetables are picked in the early hours of Saturday morning, right before you come to pick them up. If you have other errands to run, (or even if you don't,) bring a cooler. If you are not going to make it in time, CALL US! and we'll do what we can to keep them fresh for you. Bring the box back each Saturday.

The vegetables are field washed. This means that you need to give them a thorough wash before you eat them (or better still, before you put them in your fridge) - you may find soil, and occasionally bugs, still on the veg.


Our free-range hens and their mobile home - the Coop Da Villa.		 Also for sale each week are our eggs ($4 a dozen) and, if we have any, our honey. If you want eggs, let us know early in the week, as we usually have only 10 to 12 dozen. E-mail to Kathleen (kathleen at newearthfarm dot org) is best for this purpose.

Every week there's a copy of "The Real Dirt", the newsletter of the CSA. The newsletter contains information about the vegetables and recipes, along with items about eating locally, organically and sustainably. We also have a blog at newearthfarm.blogspot.com.