CSA INFORMATION

C.S.A stands for "Community Supported Agriculture". It allows people in the community to form a partnership with the farm. By paying a membership subscription fee at the beginning of a season, the CSA member gets a biweekly supply of local vegetables. Joining the CSA of a farm whose practices you believe in allows you to have a direct connection to the food you eat. When you buy into a CSA, you know that the vegetables you get are fresher than anything you could find at the supermarket. By eating produce from a local farmer, you are reducing your environmental impact and getting the most nutrient dense vegetables available.

There are different options for purchasing a CSA share:

PICKUP IN DOWNTOWN WACONIA:

2024 CSA SHARE $350 for a total of 10 boxes of vegetables every other week throughout the 20 week season spanning from June 10th to October 14th. You will be getting 2/3 bushel size containing 7-10 different vegetables.

DELIVERY TO THE WOODLAND COVE NEIGHBORHOOD:

2024 CSA SHARE $380 for a total of 10 boxes of vegetables every other week throughout the 20 week season spanning from June 10th to October 14th. You will be getting 2/3 bushel size containing 7-10 different vegetables.

You can pay via venmo(@Francis-Bodine) or physical check by May 15th.

The checks can be mailed to 452 W Main St. Waconia MN 55387

Made out to "Francis Bodine"

Pickup in Waconia: Your CSA box will be available for pickup at 452 W Main St Waconia MN 55387, every other Monday starting June 10th and ending October 14th. You can come and pickup your vegetables between 12pm-7pm.

Delivery to Woodland Cove: Your CSA box will be delivered to your home in the Woodland Cove neighborhood every other Monday starting June 10th and ending October 14th. The delivery will take place between 11am-1pm. If you are not home, you can leave out a cooler with a cold pack and we can put the vegetables in your cooler.

You will receive a mix of 7-10 different vegetables and herbs each week. Take a look at the list below to see what crops we will be growing this year and the approximate times you may see them in your boxes. Since this year includes 10 boxes instead of 20, you may not receive everything on the list. But we offer a lot of variety and garden favorites like tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce will be featured heavily.

We are not certified organic. After researching we have found that the certification process is lengthy and expensive. We like to call our vegetables "beyond organic" because we are unwilling to use organically certified sprays and chemicals that are bad for the land and insects, like native pollinators and local invertebrates. We try to follow permaculutre practices to decrease our need for these inputs. You can rest assured that none of our vegetables were grown with synthetic fertilizers or insecticides. This does mean that we have to contend with nature a lot more than a conventional farm. We practice no-till, crop rotation, and interplanting to thwart disease and insect pressure. We also employ netting over some crops to minimize insect damage to the plants. Being "beyond organic" does mean that we occasionally lose product to insects and some vegetables that you receive may have very light insect damage, like a small hole in a collard leaf, but rest assured that the produce you receive will be gourmet quality.

We will prorate the refund so you are repaid for any CSA boxes that you do not receive.