Our CSA share is a perfect way to taste your way through the apple season!
CSA members receive 75 pounds of certified organic apples and a gallon of our premium apple cider throughout the season. Every two weeks, each CSA member will pick up a 10-pound bag (1 Peck) of certified organic apples of the variety that is most exciting that week. There are six biweekly share pickups starting mid-August, and then a pre-Thanksgiving share pickup in November that includes fifteen pounds of baking apples and apple cider.
As an additional benefit starting in 2012, CSA members will enjoy discounted rates on cider and apple butter purchases as well as special offers on other farm produce.
To join our 2012 organic apple CSA for only $85, please fill out the form below and complete your purchase via PayPal. For Suburban Chicagoland Locations, choose “Suburban Chicagoland – specify location” in the first field, and then your chosen location in the second field. If this is a gift and you would like a printable full-color gift certificate, please give us the recipient’s details and critical dates in the “notes” section.
Tentative CSA pick-up weekends for 2012:
August 25-26
September 8-9
September 22-23
October 6-7
October 20-21*
November 3-4*
November 17-18 (Thanksgiving pick-up)**
Note: Locations with weekday and suburban pick-ups will get their shares during the week following the listed weekend. The first Wednesday pick-up, for example, will be on August 29th. The first Oswego pick-up will be on September 1st.
*Some of the farmers’ markets end before our CSA ends. Anyone picking up at those locations will have an option to pick up at another location after the end of the market.
**The Thanksgiving pick-ups will all be on the weekend or the Monday before the holiday, so members with mid-week pickups should watch for an email with the alternate timing for that last share.
Pick-up locations for 2012:
Chicago:
Green City Market (Saturday) in Lincoln Park at our market stand
Edgewater Farmers’ Market (Saturday) at our market stand
Glenwood Sunday Market (Sundays) in Rogers Park at our market stand
Logan Square Farmers’ Market (Sunday) at our market stand
Lincoln Square Farmers’ Market (Tuesday morning) with Peasants’ Plot
The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia (Thursday afternoon) with Peasants’ Plot
Michigan: at the farm (Saturday or Sunday)
Indiana: South Bend, at a member’s home
Suburban Chicagoland:
Lake Bluff, at a member’s home near Waukegan Rd. & Rockton Rd.
Palatine, at a member’s home near Route 53 & Palatine Rd.
Naperville, at a member’s home near Ogden & Naper Blvd.
Geneva Green Market (Thursday morning) with Pure Prairie Farm
Batavia Farmers’ Market (Saturday) with Pure Prairie Farm
Oswego Country Market (Sunday) with Pure Prairie Farm
Villa Park (Thursday afternoon) with Sweet Home Organics veggie CSA
Pricing: We offer an $85 annual membership subscription. Member shares are available until July 4th. In exchange for this commitment to support the farm early in the season, members receive apples, cider, and discounts worth $125 or more at regular retail prices.
Community Supported Agriculture is a way for farmers and consumers to share both the rewards and the risks associated with farming. Some benefits of a CSA membership (from Localharvest.org):
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