What is a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA works by people paying upfront for a share of the upcoming season, and each week during the growing season the share consists of a variety of fruit and vegetables that are ready to be harvested. This system benefits the farmer by providing funds at a time when there are a lot of expenses for seeds and materials, but little revenue. As a CSA member you are also agreeing to take on any risks of the coming season. Depending on weather and other variables certain crops do better in some seasons than others. The 2021 growing season was cool and wet which was great for lettuce, but tomatoes suffered a little. In a hot dry year greens might have a harder time, but tomatoes would do excellent. Benefits to the members include locally grown (in our case organic) fruits and vegetables at a discounted price. It will encourage you to try some new vegetables and learn what is really in season each week.
What does an Uphill Farm CSA look like?
For 2026 the CSA season will be 18 weeks starting early/mid June - mid October. Drop-offs will be Wednesdays around 4-5. The exact start date will be weather dependent but we will be aiming for June 10th. There will be no delivery July 8th an extra week will get added to the end.
The cost is $550 which works out to about $30 a week. We aim for members to receive more than market value over the course of the season, but it depends heavily on the season and the weather. There will also be some variability week to week in the size of the share.
Examples of what we grow: strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beets, radishes, broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, winter squash, onions, shallots, garlic, cucumbers, melons, peas, eggplant, head lettuce, kale, mustard greens, swiss chard, string beans, potatoes, turnips, kohlrabi, celeriac, ginger, and herbs. I'm also usually experimenting with some new crop!
Some things we don't grow: corn and baby greens. Corn takes up more field space than we currently have available. Baby greens require specific harvesting, washing, and packing infrastructure to make them possible, which I don't currently have. I highly recommend purchasing a small salad spinner if you don't have one already. Heads of lettuce can easily be cut, put in the spinner, washed, and then stored in the fridge in the spinner; they can last weeks this way.
The season will start with more of the cool weather crops such as greens, peas, radishes, and strawberries, but will be dominated by greens and partly dictated by weather. Each week as the season progresses more vegetables become available. An example of a share from August 12, 2022: 1 bunch of carrots, some Romano beans, a red onion, a sweet onion, eggplant, sweet peppers, tomatoes, head of garlic, head of lettuce, bunch of swiss chard, and a cucumber.
Depending on your exact location I offer home delivery to folks in the Randolph/Gorham area on my direct route, otherwise there will be a central pickup location in Gorham. If folks from Berlin are interested they can also pick up at the Gorham location. Pick up on the farm will also be an option. Delivery will be Wednesdays around 4-5pm.
I am attempting to not use plastic bags on my farm, I feel there are enough out in the world already. I will deliver the share in waxed cardboard boxes and will expect you to bring your previous weeks box back so I can reuse your boxes. You should have some ways to store your produce either in plastic bags you already have or some of many cloth bag options available now. As I mentioned above I highly recommend a salad spinner for lettuce and other greens.
Space is limited so for more information, or to sign up, please email us at [email protected].
The cost is $550 which works out to about $30 a week. We aim for members to receive more than market value over the course of the season, but it depends heavily on the season and the weather. There will also be some variability week to week in the size of the share.
Examples of what we grow: strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beets, radishes, broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, winter squash, onions, shallots, garlic, cucumbers, melons, peas, eggplant, head lettuce, kale, mustard greens, swiss chard, string beans, potatoes, turnips, kohlrabi, celeriac, ginger, and herbs. I'm also usually experimenting with some new crop!
Some things we don't grow: corn and baby greens. Corn takes up more field space than we currently have available. Baby greens require specific harvesting, washing, and packing infrastructure to make them possible, which I don't currently have. I highly recommend purchasing a small salad spinner if you don't have one already. Heads of lettuce can easily be cut, put in the spinner, washed, and then stored in the fridge in the spinner; they can last weeks this way.
The season will start with more of the cool weather crops such as greens, peas, radishes, and strawberries, but will be dominated by greens and partly dictated by weather. Each week as the season progresses more vegetables become available. An example of a share from August 12, 2022: 1 bunch of carrots, some Romano beans, a red onion, a sweet onion, eggplant, sweet peppers, tomatoes, head of garlic, head of lettuce, bunch of swiss chard, and a cucumber.
Depending on your exact location I offer home delivery to folks in the Randolph/Gorham area on my direct route, otherwise there will be a central pickup location in Gorham. If folks from Berlin are interested they can also pick up at the Gorham location. Pick up on the farm will also be an option. Delivery will be Wednesdays around 4-5pm.
I am attempting to not use plastic bags on my farm, I feel there are enough out in the world already. I will deliver the share in waxed cardboard boxes and will expect you to bring your previous weeks box back so I can reuse your boxes. You should have some ways to store your produce either in plastic bags you already have or some of many cloth bag options available now. As I mentioned above I highly recommend a salad spinner for lettuce and other greens.
Space is limited so for more information, or to sign up, please email us at [email protected].
