CSA
What is it?
CSA stands for ‘Community Supported Agriculture’ and is a tool that allows small farmers to connect with and sell directly to their customers. Joining a CSA is about eating seasonally, broadening your palate and learning about food and farming. A CSA share is the ideal way to keep your family’s refrigerator stocked with fresh vegetables throughout the growing season. Participation offers flexibility for busy people who want to eat both healthy and locally and can also provide an opportunity to connect with local food systems and farms.
When is it?
The CSA program is available for either 20 or 24 week enrollment. The 20 week share begins the 3rd week of June and goes through the end of October. The 24 week share also begins the 3rd week of June but goes into late November and includes many fall favorites like brussels sprouts, frost sweetened carrots and kale, cured sweet potatoes and winter squash. See the pricing section below for specific dates for the 2022 season.
What You Can Expect?
Our farm members can expect the freshest, premium quality produce that money can buy. At Second Spring Farm, our shares are designed to focus primarily on popular staple vegetables that one would usually pick up in the grocery store, with the occasional unique or less common item we feel shareholders will enjoy experimenting with. Share boxes are compiled with the hope that nothing offered will go unused, you won’t find boxes comprised of unusual or difficult to utilize produce.
Examples of What Shareholders May See Throughout the Season:
Early Summer: spinach, lettuce, radishes, green onions, beets, kale, sugar snap peas, lettuce, broccoli, new potatoes, parsley, radishes, and swiss chard.
Late Summer: beans, tomatoes, cilantro, red peppers, watermelon, lettuce, sweet onions, green beans, arugula, cantaloupe, heirloom tomatoes, beets, cherry tomatoes
Fall/Early Winter: sweet potatoes, cauliflower, parsnips, spinach, yellow/red onions, shallots, carrots, rutabagas, brussels sprouts, garlic, broccoli, parsley, and winter squash
Picking Up Shares
Shares may be picked up on Saturday at the Sara Hardy Farmers’ Market in Downtown Traverse City during market hours, 7:30-12:00pm; or at the farm on Wednesdays between 3:00-6:00 pm. Please see the market page for directions to the market and specifics about times.
*For customers who enroll in our 24-week program, shares after October 31st will be available for pick up Saturdays at the Grand Traverse Commons in the Mercato during market hours, 10:00am-2:00pm.
Pricing
20 Weeks, June 22nd – October 31st
Small Share: $720 ($36/wk) Suitable for a household of 2; may also suit a family of 4 without a large appetite for vegetables
Standard Share: $920 ($46/wk) Suitable for a family or household of 4 with average cooking habits
24 Weeks, June 22nd – November 28th
This share size takes members all the way to Thanksgiving week, providing fresh local vegetables for one of the most important meals of the year! (Please note that this season 24 week members will have a post Thanksgiving share.)
Small Share: $860 ($36/wk) Suitable for a household of 2; may also suit a family of 4 without a big appetite for vegetables
Standard Share: $1,100($46/wk) Suitable for a family or household of 4 with average cooking habits
(If you’re not sold on the price, take a stroll through markets you frequent and check out local, organic produce prices; a CSA share is an unrivaled way to get the best bang for your buck!)
How to Enroll
To sign up for a CSA share for the 2022 season please download, fill out, and return the form below along with your payment to Second Spring Farm, 7155 E. Hoxie Rd. Cedar MI, 49621. Payment is due in full by June 1st.
7155 Hoxie Road, Cedar, Michigan 49621