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Community sustained agriculture and buying clubs

Submitted by Kim Palmer  |  Last edited July 18, 2006 - 9:29am
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What is a CSA?

To become a shareholder in a Community Supported Agriculture farm or CSA members pay part or all of the annual costs early in the year, even before the seeds are planted. This allows the farm to be able to buy seeds and supplies without going into debt. The farmer and members share the risks of farming such as bad weather and crop failure. The return for the members' investment is a weekly bag or "share" of food from the CSA farm.

CSA's are different -- some require a lot of member participation,with on farm food pick-ups and work in the fields, and others require almost no participation other than picking shares at a pick-up point. Some CSA's go year round and provide produce, grains, meat, and dairy while others operate only a few months and have only limited fare.

Ohio CSAs and buying clubs

  • Lone Oak Farms - Organic Produce, Pasture-Raised Eggs and CSA (Bellaire, Ohio)
  • Bluebird Hills Farm CSA - Community Supported Agriculture and Alpacas (Springfield, Ohio)
  • Muddy Fork Farm - Muddy Fork Farm (Wooster, Ohio)
  • Breychaks Blue Egg Farm - Farm Fresh Eggs and Poultry (Columbia Station, Ohio)
  • Boulder Belt Farm - Locally Grown Sustainable Produce (Eaton, Ohio)
  • Vero Fresh Produce - Locally Grown Natural Foods and Products Delivered (Lakewood, Ohio)
  • Guano Co Int'l., Inc.
  • Crown Point Ecology Center
  • Dragonfly Farm
  • Rootstown Organic Farm
  • Infinite Garden Farm
  • Schmidt Family Farms
  • Stonehedge
  • Maple Ridge Vineyard
  • Middlefield Original Cheese
  • Silver Creek Farm
  • Jefferson Farmers' Market
  • Marshy Meadows
  • Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
  • Green Springs Haven
  • Breychaks Blue Egg Farm
  • Basket of Life Farm

Student-run farms in Ohio

Oberlin Sustainable Agriculture Project,
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
CSA, farmers market, student co-ops

Wilmington College Academic Farms,
Wilmington, OH
www.wilmington.edu/agfarms.htm

Other resources for CSAs


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