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why buy a csa share?
CSA stands for "Community Supported Agriculture."
It's a prepaid vegetable subscription that connects local farmers (us!) directly to consumers (you!)
When you subscribe to a CSA, you're buying a "share" of what the farm grows that year — allowing your sustainable, regenerative farmers to invest in the new growing season, and deliver you fresh, seasonal vegetables all the way into autumn.
Our “Freshman CSA” is a cooperative model between two queer-owned, second-year, Woodinville-based farms, allowing us to support each other and you!
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Why should you choose the Freshman CSA this year?
Access to the freshest, highest quality, and most delicious produce from June to October. (Plus recipes from your farmers!)
The shortest possible supply chain - your produce is harvested and delivered directly to your pick up site within a matter of days. This reduces your “food miles” AND ensures your food dollars go directly to our farm & farmers (instead of a typical 20-30% to intermediaries).
Sliding scale pricing & solidarity shares, which ensures that more people can access local, organically grown produce. You can choose your price point based on your access to financial resources.
Supporting two local, regenerative, queer-owned farms in their second year!
Artemis Farm: A diversity-oriented farm growing international produce, heirloom and experimental varieties, because the food in our region should reflect our local communities. Artemis is run by Rae Wells and their partner, Ari Anderson. This year, they are most excited to share heirloom Chilean sweet corn.
Goblin Farm: A regenerative farm on a quarter of an acre in Woodinville, WA. We grow native edibles (come try our miner’s lettuce and purslane) and crops that have been bred to thrive in the unique and changing climate of the Pacific Northwest. Goblin is run by Billie Winter and her wife, Hannah Murphy Winter.
the goods
Our CSA will run for 15 weeks total, from the first week of June through the last week in September.
We offer our CSA farm share on a sliding scale from $310-440 (read more about the sliding scale here). It includes 5-7 seasonal vegetables, plus a recipe guide for ingredients that might be unfamiliar.
See our full CSA agreement here.
Flower add-on: along with your vegetable share, you can get a weekly bouquet of flowers straight from the fields.
$60 for 4 weeks of fresh-cut flowers, and $120 for 9 weeks.
Solidarity Shares: the Freshman CSA is committed to sustainable food accessibility. One way we’re able to do that is through our solidarity shares — free CSA shares for our food insecure neighbors. If you’d like to buy a share for a neighbor in need, please select an additional “Solidarity Share” at checkout!
$511 per share
We have 3 pickup locations:
Chuck’s Hop Shop, Central District, Tuesdays from 5-7pm
Outer Planet Brewing, Capitol Hill (near light rail), Wednesdays from 5-7pm
Queen Anne Coffee, Upper Queen Anne, Wednesdays from 5-7pm
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CSA FAQ
Why choose a CSA instead of grocery shopping or going to the farmer’s market?
When you subscribe to a CSA, you're buying a "share" of what the farm grows that year — allowing your sustainable, regenerative farmers to invest in the new growing season, and deliver you fresh, seasonal vegetables all the way into autumn. But you’re also investing in the farm at the top of the season, when we need the most support (seeds and soil are expensive!)
In exchange for that support, you get access to the freshest, highest quality, and most delicious produce from June to October, and you participate in the shortest possible supply chain. Your produce is harvested and delivered directly to your pick up site within a matter of days. This reduces your “food miles” AND ensures your food dollars go directly to our farm & farmers.
Are the farms organic?
Both farms in the Freshman CSA farm on organic certified land, and are required to adhere to organic practices. However, Organic Certification takes three years, and both farms are just starting their second year. We’re getting there!
Where do I fall on the sliding scale?
We offer our CSA on a sliding scale to make sure that the food we grow is as accessible as possible. If everyone pays according to their household income and circumstances, we’re able to maintain this equitable model.
Below is a short list of guidelines to assist you as you navigate the question of how much you can afford. (Thank you to Rock Steady Farm, Underground Alchemy, Soul Fire Farm, Radherb, Third Root, and the Kula Center for their inspiration, dedication and work with developing sliding scale models.)
Consider paying more on the scale if you: Own the home you live in, have investments, retirement accounts, inherited money, travel recreationally, work part-time by choice, have access to family money and resources in times of need, have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.) Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this as a choice.
Consider paying less on the scale if you: Are supporting children or have other dependents, have significant debt, have medical expenses not covered by insurance, have tuition/educational expenses, receive public assistance, have immigration related expenses, are a senior citizen.
The scale is intended to be a map, inviting each of us to take inventory of our financial resources and look deeper at our levels of financial privilege. It is a way to work towards economic justice on a local level. While we do ask you to look inward, please don’t stress about it. Pay what feels right.
If our low income option is inaccessible for you or your family, please inquire about our free Solidarity Shares.