2011 CSA Guide
2011 CSA Listings
| Name/Location/Website | Type of CSA | Type of Farm or Farming | Type of Shares & Cost | Delivery or Pickup? | How often? | Length of Season | Extra Products | Sold out or close to sold out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelic Organics Caledonia, IL web site | Vegetable & some fruit (Balanced selection of 12-16 vegetables per week & melons) | Biodynamic approach to organic farming | Full $650 Half $420 | Pickup @ farm, or in Rockford, Elgin, Arlington Heights, Deerfield, Geneva, Wheaton, Westmont, Oak Park (2 sites), Edison Park/Park Ridge, Wilmette, Evanston (2 sites), and in Chicago, Rogers Park, Andersonville/Edgewater, Uptown/Ravenswood, Ravenswood Manor, Irving Park, St. Benedict's, Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Hyde Park (2 sites), Lincoln Park & Lakeview | Weekly | Mid-June through mid-Oct. (for full share); mid-Aug. – mid-Oct. (for ½ share) | Fruit shares extra; Winter CSA extra | Close to selling out |
| Beaver Creek Gardens Poplar Grove, IL web site | Fruits & vegetables Eggs | Mission is to reduce carbon footprint; harvests own seeds, grows own inputs, and cycles according to nature | Full $595 Half $350 | Pickup @ farm or in Crystal Lake | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Egg CSA extra (year-round) | Available |
| Big Head Farm South Haven, MI web site | Vegetables, herbs & flowers, *NEW FOR 2011: Fruit shares, Egg shares | Former Chicagoans growing organic produce on property previously used only for hunting | Full $500 (bushel) Half $275 (1/2 bushel) "Flying Solo" $150 (1/4 bushel) | Pickup in Chicago & South Haven, MI Home delivery available | Weekly | 24 weeks (May-end Oct) | Fruit: Full share $161.50/year; Half share $81.25/year, includes 10# (full) or 5# (half) tree fruits from area growers every other week Egg: Full share $110/yr, Half share $55/year, includes 1 doz eggs either weekly (full) or biweekly (half) | Available |
| Bob's Fresh and Local St. Charles, IL web site | Vegetables and herbs | Produce grown using organic practices, including only organic fertilizer and pesticides | $625 (3/4 bushel) $25 discount until March 1st | Pickup likely to be at farm, Wheaton, Elmhurst and North Aurora. Contact farm for more details. | Weekly | 24 weeks (June-Oct.) | Fruit share available | Available |
| Broad Branch Farm Wyoming, IL web site | Separate vegetable, meat & egg shares | Organic | Main season: (Full) $528 (Half) $297 Fall $60 | Pickup @ the farm or in Dunlap, Peoria, Peoria Heights & Naperville | Full share is weekly; Half-share is biweekly Fall share is 2 deliveries in Nov | Main season is 22 weeks (Jun – Oct); Fall season is in November | Egg & Meat shares available | Available |
| Bumblebee Acres Farm Harvard, IL web site | Vegetables, Chicken *Website not updated for 2011* | No chemical pesticides or commercial fertilizers; chickens are pasture-raised | Vegetable CSA $500 $160 for 10 chickens | Pickup @ Woodstock Farmer’s Market | Veggie box is weekly Chickens are biweekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Fiber (wool, fleece, roving, etc.), turkeys, eggs extra | Close to selling out |
| C&D Family Farms Indiana web site | Meat (Pork) Partners with other farms for beef and poultry | Raises hogs in their natural environment on pasture and in wooded areas where they graze on pasture or eat leaves, weeds, berries and acorns from their large wooded pens. Hogs are very social animals and are kept in droves so they can socialize and prosper. | Option 1 (pork): 3 mos. $255; 6 mos. $500; 12 mos. $975 Option 2 (partners w/nearby poultry & beef farm): 3 mos. $255; 6 mos. $500; 12 mos. $975 | Pickup in Lincoln Square, Andersonville, Hyde Park, Beverly, Lincoln Park, and North Center | Monthly | 3, 6 or 12 months | Contact farm for additional meat products | Available year-round |
| Cedar Valley Farm Ottawa, IL web site | Meat & eggs (Various cuts of beef, pork & chicken + 2 dozen eggs) | Raising animals without hormones or drugs in sustainable environment | 3 months $255 6 months $500 Full year $975 | Pickup @ several north side locations, Naperville, Oak Park & Oak Lawn | Monthly | Year-round | None | Available |
| Chicago Honey Coop Chicago, IL web site | Honey *Website not updated for 2011* | Provides job training opportunities for under-employed; uses sustainable agricultural practices; employee-owned. | Purchase a $48 share in beginning of season, which is used like cash at their farmer's market stands | Products available at Green City Market or Logan Square farmer's markets | Weekly | For as long as Honey Coop sells at market | Body products, beeswax candles available for purchase | Available |
| City Farm Chicago, IL web site | Vegetables | Located at Clybourn & Division, City Farm is an urban farm project of the Resource Center, a Chicago non-profit dedicated to resuse and recycling | Full share (feeds small family or 2-3 adults): $550 Half share (every other week): $300 | Pickup at Farm | Weekly (Full) or Biweekly (Half) | Mid-May through end of October | None, but you may volunteer at the farm | Available |
| City Provisions* Chicago, IL web site | Meat | Local butcher/specialty delicatessen in Ravenswood neighborhood that works directly with local farms | Ten weeks ( 5 deliveries biweekly) $1000+tax includes variety of Dietzler steaks, house-cured bacon, lamb chops, Cook's bison ribeyes, homemade sausages, pâtés, terrines and deli meats | Pickup at the store | Biweekly | Ten weeks beginning March 18th through May 20, 2011 | None | Available immediately |
| Cookoo's Nest Levis Osseo, WI Local Harvest page | Vegetables, eggs and other "seasonal Wisconsin goodies" *Information not updated for 2011* | Small farm producing vegetables and culling products from neighboring small producers | Full share $600 Half share $360 | Pickup in Arlington Heights and Lincoln Park | Weekly | June-Oct. | None | 40 shares available |
| Crème de la Crop Porter, IN web site | Vegetables, herbs & edible flowers *NEW: Fruit shares* | Certified Organic (200 types of unique heirloom varieties); “Standard Market” plan gets more common market vegetables “Epicurean” gets everything they grow | Standard $615 (Full) $315 (Half) Epicurean $770 (Full) $395 (Half) | Pickup @ Farm, or locations in Valparaiso, Hammond, Merrillville, Chesterton & Laporte , IN | Weekly | 18 weeks (end of June-Oct.) | Squash/storage vegetable plan extra Fruit CSA extra | Available |
| Dea Dia Organics Grayslake, IL web site | Vegetables & Herbs; Eggs | Certified Organic | Full (1/2 bushel) $585 Biweekly $350 | Pickup in Lake Bluff, Deerfield & Grayslake | Weekly or Biweekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Pork CSA, cut flowers extra | NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2011 |
| Earth and Skye Farm Manhattan, IL web site | Vegetables & herbs | Environmentally and sustainable methods of farming | Full $620 Half $335 | Pickup @ the farm or in Orland Park | Weekly | June – Oct. | None | Available |
| Earth First Farms Berrien Center, MI web site | Apples | Certified organic farming on 60 acres encompassing 4500 fruit-bearing apple trees | 10-lb. bag (1 peck) apples (Nov. share includes cider) $85 | Pickup @ farm or in Chicago (@ markets) | Biweekly | Mid-August-Halloween & one November pickup | Pies available Tree rental | Available |
| Earth Harvest Farm Lake Geneva, WI web site | Vegetables | Certified Naturally Grown | Full weekly share $480 Every other week $240 | Pickup @ farm or Mundelein | Weekly | 18 weeks beginning in mid-June | Pasture-raised beef and Michigan fruit extra | Available |
| Edible Alchemy Foods Co-op Chicago, IL web site | Fruits & vegetables | Food Co-op that organizes an all-organic or sustainably-grown produce share every other week | Full share -- no commitment -- purchase the Wed. before pickup | Pickup in Pilsen, Lakeview, Gold Coast & Hyde Park or Delivery for $5 | Bi-Weekly | Shares begin in May | None | Available |
| Erehwon Farm Elburn, IL web site | Vegetables (6-10 kinds) 2-week trial available | No chemical herbicides or pesticides; sustainable growing practices. | Full (1/2-3/4 bushel) $600 | Pickup @ farm & in Wheaton, Elgin, Bartlett, Lombard & Logan Square | Weekly | 20 weeks (mid-June – mid-Oct.) | None | Available |
| Elizabeth & Mary's Potting Bench Crystal Lake, IL web site | Vegetables, small fruit, cut flowers & herbs | Uses intensive planting techniques, square-foot gardening & greenhouses to grow in smaller spaces | Full $200 Half $100 | Pickup @ Woodstock Farmer's Market | Weekly | End of June-early Sept. | None | Available |
| Esther's Place/Lamb of God* Big Rock, IL Local Harvest page | Multiple farms provide vegetables, produce, meat, cheese, dairy, egg and fiber products *Listing not updated for 2011* | Embraces Christian principles in the spirit, character and depth of agrarian living | $45/week | Pickup in Wheaton, Big Rock, St. Charles and Oswego | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun.-Oct.) | None | 40 shares available |
| Fair Share Harvard, IL web site | Vegetables | Small, sustainable farm | $395 for share (grocery bag) | Pickup in Cary, Barrington, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, and in Chicago, Elston/Central, Loyola and Jefferson Park, and Illinois Tollway Oases in Lake Forest, O'Hare, and Des Plaines | Weekly | June-Oct. | None | Available |
| Farmer Tom's CSA* web site | Vegetables & Fruit | Purchases produce from several growers that use organic methods. Operates differently than traditional CSA - you pay upfront membership fee and then order produce when you want -- no commitment | $60 membership fee at beginning of season, then $35/week for 1 bushel & $24/week for 1/2 bushel | Pickup in Edgewater, Oak Park, Lombard, Woodlawn, North Park, Logan Square, Gold Coast & Lincoln Park Home delivery available to some areas | Weekly | Year-round (July-Oct, produce is local; from Nov-June, produce is selected from other nonlocal growers) | None | Available |
| Fat Blossom Farm Allegan, MI web site | Vegetables | Practicing sustainable agriculture | Large $550 Small $300 | Pickup @ locations in Chicago & SW Michigan | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Flower shares available | Available |
| Four Friends Farm Hebron, IL web site | Vegetables | Uses only organically-approved seeds, farms sustainably without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers (not organic) | Full (1 bushel) $630 Half (2 people) $390 Single (peck) $240 Community (donates to food pantry) $100 Worker share -- call for details | Pickup @ farm, or in Batavia, or Mundelein (at Farmer's Market) | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | None | Available |
| Freedom Organix Harvard, IL web site | Vegetables, herbs & flowers, eggs | Sustainable farm growing vegetables and raising chickens, geese and cows | Spring $180 Full $650 (w/eggs, $770) Half $365 (w/eggs, $425) Harvest $110 (w/eggs, $135) | Pickup in Harvard, Cary, Lake Geneva & Delavan, WI, Woodstock, Barrington, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Deerfield, Lake Forest (Tollway Oasis), Vernon Hills, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Des Plaines (Tollway Oasis), Chicago North (Elston/Central), Park Ridge, O'Hare (Tollway Oasis), Loyola, & Jefferson Park | Spring: Weekly Full: Weekly Half: Biweekly Harvest: 2 deliveries | Spring share is 6 weeks beginning in May, Full share is 20 weeks beginning in June | Eggs, chickens, & heritage turkeys available; option to purchase grass-fed beef | Available |
| Genesis Growers St. Anne, IL web site | Vegetables, eggs, fruits & herbs | Uses natural methods, no pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizer. Available yearly or by season Shares available: Medium (20% larger than paper grocery bag) & Large (60% more than paper grocery bag) | Spring $250 (medium); $425 (large) Summer $650 (medium); $1000 (large) Fall $225 (medium); $375 (large) | Pickup @ Green City Market or in Chicago - downtown (Chicago Farmstand), Old Irving Park, West Town, West Rogers Park, North Center, Bridgeport & Hyde Park, Forest Park, Highland Park, Mokena, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Park Forest, Arlington Heights, Skokie & Wheaton | Weekly | 9 months (Apr. – Dec.) or by season: Apr. & May (Spring); June-Oct (Summer); Oct-Dec. (Fall) | Eggs available for extra | Available |
| Gentleman Farmer Barrington, IL web site | Vegetables Eggs | Practices organic methods (no pesitcides or herbicides) | Weekly $595 Biweekly $325 | Pickup @ suburban & Chicago location TBD | Weekly or biweekly | 21 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Eggs extra | Available |
| Gibbs Family Garden Plymouth, WI web site | Vegetable | “Certified Naturally Grown” organic (no synthetic pesticides or chemicals) | Biweekly share (approx. 3/4 bushel) $425 1 doz. eggs biweekly $44 | Pickup @ Good Earth Greenhouse in River Forest, IL *Seeking residential dropsites in River Forest, Oak Park, LaGrange, Riverside, and Elmhurst* | Biweekly | June through November | Eggs available for extra | Available |
| Granor Farms Three Oaks, MI Facebook Page | Vegetables and fruit | Contact farm for details | Signups before Mar. 1st receive $25 credit for farmstand | Dropsites in Chicagoland and Michigan. Please contact farm directly for details. | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Available |
| Grass Is Greener Gardens* Beloit, WI web site | Meat & Poultry Produce | Offering from 4 different Southwest WI producers who raise free range, grass & grain fed meat Also offers a produce CSA with certified organic produce, wild crops and greenhouse stock (GIGG produces about 75% for their produce CSA; remainder is from partner farms that grow according to organic standards, but are not certified) | Meat & Poultry $785 (large), $625 (medium) & $495 (small) Poultry only $390 Produce $560 (20 weeks); $290 (10 weeks); $120 (storage share) | Pickup, Meat: Lakeview, Evanston, Hyde Park & Oak Park Pickup, Produce: Lakeview, Evanston, Hyde Park, Oak Park, Pilsen, Roscoe Village, Northbrook, North Center, Monroe & Beloit, WI, | Meat: Monthly Produce: Weekly (20 week); Every other week (Half) | Year round; enrollment twice annually preferred, but if room you will be accommodated year-round | Eggs, honey & yogurt extra Jam and egg shares available | Available |
| Grassroots Farm Monroe, WI web site | Vegetables, fruit & cut flowers | Mother-daughter operation using minimal machinery to farm 40 acres as it would be done 100 years ago. Organic methods & no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. | Full $495 (3/4 bushel) | Pickup in Andersonville or Madison, WI | Weekly | 16 weeks | None | Only 40 shares available |
| Green Acres Farm North Judson, IN web site | Vegetables | 70-year old family farm started by Japanese immigrants in its third generation and growing Certified Naturally Grown organic vegetables | 2-person $550 Family $990 | Pickup @ Green City Market & Evanston Farmer's Market | Weekly | 22 weeks beginning June 1st | None | Available |
| Green Earth Farm Richmond, IL web site | Vegetables (100 different varieties) | “Certified Naturally Grown” organic | Full $450 Half $275 | Pickup @ farm. Contact farm for other drop-off sites. | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-late Oct.) | Free range eggs & poultry available for extra | Available |
| Green Earth Institute South Naperville, IL web site | Vegetable & herb | USDA certified organic, nonprofit operated by The Conservation Foundation, promoting health & environmental sustainability | Main Season: $671.56 (Weekly) $361.22 (Biweekly) Spring & Late Fall $113.96 | Pickup @ farm in South Naperville, IL only | Weekly or Biweekly | Spring (4 weeks), Main (20 weeks – Jun-Oct); Late Fall (4 weeks – Nov.) | None | Only a few Late Fall shares available |
| Green Grocer* Chicago, IL (West Town) web site | Vegetables and some specialty items | Small store specializing in local and organic food sources that puts together a weekly box of organic and/or local foods (not all foods are local) | $15/week for single share $28/week for double share | Pickup at store, home delivery available in a limited area | Weekly | Year-round | None | Available |
| Growing Home Chicago, IL web site | Vegetables & herbs | USDA certified organic. CSA shares of urban Chicago Farms support nonprofit transitional job program | Spring $135 for Marseilles pickup, $145 for Green City Market pickup Summer $490 for Marseilles pickup & $570 for pickup everywhere else Fall $145 for Marseilles pickup, $155 for Green City Market Pickup Early bird discount through Mar. 1st. | Pickup @ Green City Market, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Edgewater, Evanston, Lincoln Park, Logan Square or Marseilles | Weekly | Spring (4 weeks in May); Summer (early June-early Oct); Fall (3-4 weeks from mid-Oct to early Nov) | Eggs extra | Available |
| Growing Power Farm Co-op in Wisconsin web site | Vegetables, Fruit* (*During colder months, non-local produce will be sourced from small wholesalers like Goodness Greenness) | Part of a cooperative that includes farms in Milwaukee region | No commitment; place order weekly Regular $17 Junior $9 Sustainable $28 Fruit $17 | Pickup in Beverly, Bronzeville, Englewood, Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, Lakeview, Logan Square, Oak Park, Green City Market, and Wicker Park or coordinate own pickup by recruiting 10 orders | Weekly | Spring, summer & fall | Some meat available for extra | Available |
| Harvest Moon Farms West Central Wisconsin web site | Vegetables & fruit or meat (seasonal, organic, and heirloom vegetables along with available herbs and fruit), eggs | Certified Organic | Regular (2-3 people) $525 Double (3 adults or family of 5) $825 Order before March 1st for discounts | Pickup in Palatine, Lake Forest Tollway Oasis, Des Plaines Tollway Oasis, O'Hare Tollway Oasis, South Loop/UIC, Downtown/Loop, Wicker Park, West Town, Roscoe Village, Wrigleyville, Lincoln Square & Edgewater | Weekly | 20 weeks (Mid-June – mid-Oct.) | Meat shares (beef, chicken & combo) extra; Winter CSA extra Eggs $112.48/doz. per week; $56.24/half doz. per week | Available |
| Healthy Food Hub* Chicago, IL web site | Vegetables | "Consumer-operated," holistically-focused cooperative run through the Holistic Family Medicine Healthy Lifestyle & Prevention Chicago that uses collective buying power to purchase organic produce | $25 annual membership fee, pre-pay orders for produce | Contact collective for more details | Contact collective for more details | Contact collective for more details | Contact collective for more details | Available |
| Heritage Prairie Farm Elburn, IL web site | Vegetables | Dedicated to "Four Season Farming," in which the farm produces food during all four seasons through use of hoophouses | $825 for dropoff sites or $775 for farm pickup | Pickup @ farm or @ Green City Market, West Loop (Chicago) & Evanston | Weekly | 25 weeks (1st week of Jun-Oct + 2 holiday shares) | Farm-produced honey & honey bee products extra | Available |
| Iron Creek Farm LaPorte, IN web site | Vegetables & small fruits (over 100 varieties) | Certified Organic | Standard $570 (one grocery bag) Large Share $850 (box) Winter $270 | Pickup @ farm, or Green City Market (Chicago), Andersonville, Brookfield, Oak Park, Wicker Park, Evanston or St. Joseph, MI | Weekly | Standard & Large shares run from Jun-Oct Winter runs from Oct-Nov | None | Limited shares available |
| Irv & Shelly’s Fresh Picks* Chicago, IL web site | Vegetables, meat, dairy & eggs | Sources from local & organic Chicago-area farms.* (*During the winter, the box is supplemented with produce from outside the region.) | Fresh Picks Box: Single ($18), Double ($25) or Family-sized ($40) | Home delivery. ($5.50 shipping & handling fee.) | Weekly or Bi-weekly | Year-round. | Boxes contain produce but can be customized to include non-produce items | Available |
| King’s Hill Farm Mineral Point, WI web site | Vegetables, Duck & Hen Eggs | Embraces ideology of Permaculture. Grows without pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, or GMOs. “Crops are raised from the earth, naturally, in harmony with the seasons.” | Full $380 Summer $230 Winter $120 Market $50 (includes tote bag & 10% off market purchases) Hen eggs 1 doz/10 weeks: $60 Duck eggs 1/2 doz/10 weeks: $60 | Pickup @ Green City Market, Independence Park, Glencoe @ Chicago Botanic Garden, Rogers Park, Oak Park, Palatine | 10 deliveries bimonthly for full season; 6 biweekly for summer; 2 for Winter | Jun-Oct for full season; Aug-Oct for summer season & Nov-Dec for winter season | Eggs | Available |
| Lake Breeze Organics Benton Heights, MI web site | Vegetables & fruit | Certified organic with emphasis on hard-to-find crops & Jersey blueberries | Full $500 Half $275 | Pickup in Evanston & Edgewater | Weekly (full) Biweekly (half) | June-Sept | None | Limited shares available |
| Liberty Family Farm Hart, MI web site or Andy Wright @ (231) 873-3737 | Meat including grass-fed beef, lamb and goat, pasture-raised pork & poultry | Holistic, humane & environmentally sound method of raising animals | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details |
| Linda's Organical Farm Union, IL web site | Vegetables, fruit & Spices | Organically grown. Customizable to your needs & wants. Delivery available on weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. | Full $250 Half $125 Optional custom packages available | Pickup @ farm Delivery options avalalbe | Weekly or Biweekly | June-Oct | Fruit & nut trees available | Available |
| M’s Organic Farm Woodstock, IL web site | Vegetables, herbs, granola, eggs | Organic veggies, free-range eggs | Full $405; With eggs $435 Half $245; With eggs $275 | Pickup @ farm, Logan Square Market | Weekly | 18 weeks (Jun-Oct) | Eggs | Almost sold out |
| Majestic Nursery & Farm Millbrook, IL web site | Vegetables, herbs | Sustainable and environmentally responsible homestead that grows Certified Naturally Grown produce, annuals and herbs | 3-season $640 (single) $928 (double) Spring $100 (single) $145 (double) Summer $400 (single) $580 (double) Fall $140 (single) $203 (double) Winter (pricing TBD) Single share is about 3/4 of paper grocery bag Double is 1-1/2 of paper grocery bag | Pickup @ farm, Green City Market, or Yorktown | Weekly | 3-season: May-Dec Spring: May-June (5 wks) Summer: June-Oct. (20 wks) Fall: Nov.-Dec. (7 wks) Winter: TBD | Also sell annuals, birhouses and gourdcrafts | Available |
| Marr's Valley/Country Haven Farms Mineral Point, WI web site | Meat (angus beef, lamb, poultry, pork and eggs) | Marr's Valley is a 580-acre Black Angus Beef Farm that has been in the Marr family since 1874, and works with Country Haven Farm, another family farm in Southeast Wisconsin | Small (1/2 paper grocery bag) $480 Medium (3/4 paper grocery bag) $600 Large (full paper grocery bag) $780 | Pickup @ farm, and in Franklin, Milwaukee West, River Hills, Shorewood, Wi | Monthly for 6 months (Signup anytime-shares may be prorated) | 6 months: Winter - Nov. through April Summer - May through Oct. | None | Available year-round |
| Midnight Sun Organics Grayslake, IL web site | Vegetables | 3 acre farm in Prairie Crossing neighborhood that grows vegetables according to organic and sustainable practices; in the process of becoming certified organic | Full $575 (5/9ths bushel) Half $325 (1/2 paper grocery bag) | Pickup @ farm, Gurnee and Rogers Park | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun.-Oct.) | Eggs and poultry available | Available |
| Mike & Clare’s Farm Woodstock, IL web site | Vegetables | Organic | $250 (5/9th bushel) | Pickup @ farm, Logan Square | Weekly | Jun-Oct | None | Available |
| Mint Creek Farm Stelle, IL web site | Grass-fed Meat (lamb, goat, beef, rose veal and more) | Organic, pasture-raised | Half Shares (5 lbs) for 3 months at $150 or 6 months at $285 and Whole Shares (10 lbs) for 3 months at $270 or 6 months at $510 | Green City Market, Logan Square Farmers Market and the Andersonville Farmers Market | Monthly See blog for pick up schedule | 6 months (May-October) or 3 months (May-July) and (August-October) | Whole or Half animal purchases an option | Close to selling out |
| Mom's Farm Lockport, IL web site | Vegetable, herbs & some apples & pears *Website not updated for 2011* | Small, roving farm currently working land in Lockport. Also working an orchard in Yorkville. | Full (4 persons) $600 Half (2 persons) $300 | Pickup in Lockport & Homer Glen. Possible home delivery based on location. | Weekly | Jun-Oct | None | Only 10 shares available |
| Montalbano Farms Plano, IL web site | Vegetables, herbs | Certified organic; committed to socially responsible practices & transparency (visitors allowed to visit farm) | 3/4 bushel $640 before May 1st | Pickup @ Logan Square farmer's market, Lincoln Square, and farm | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct), with option to take off 2 weeks per season, and make them up later (great for vacations) | None | Available |
| Naturally Naked Foods Sugar Grove, IL web site | Fruits & Vegetables Poultry | Single farm | Contact farm for details | Contact farm for details | Biweekly | May-Oct. | None | 10 shares available |
| Nature's Choice Grant Park, IL web site | Meat | Family farm that pasture-raises chicken, turkey, eggs, pork, and grass-fed beef | 3 month shares for $300 (15 lbs. of meat, such as whole chicken (4 lbs), 1 lb of ground chicken, a chuck roast (3-4 lbs), 1-2 lbs ground beef, 1lb of bacon, 1 lbs of Italian sausage, a pkg of pork chops, 1 to 2 lbs of ground pork) | Pickup @ farm, Frankfort, and Bolingbrook | Monthly | Year-round in 3 month increments | Kosher option available | 20 shares available for June |
| New Era Farm Cashton, WI web site | Vegetables, crop berries, heirloom fruits & herbs with some bonus items such as maple syrup & tea | USDA Certified Organic growing & harvesting methods | Full (contact farm for pricing) | Contact farm for pickup locations | Biweekly | May-Oct | Jams & jellies extra | Available |
| New Leaf Grocery* Chicago, IL (Rogers Park) web site | Vegetables and fruit | Small grocer that offers weekly organic produce boxes (Note: produce organic though not entirely local) | Start at $15/week | Pickup @ store; home delivery available | Weekly | Year-round | Call store for details | Available year-round |
| New Traditions Farm Beaverville, IL web site | Heirloom Vegetables & Heritage Poultry | Organic, Pesticide & Herbicide Free | Spring Share $100 (#3 3/4 Bushel Boxes Delivered), Half Share $350 (#10 3/4 Bushel Boxes, Delivered Bi-Weekly), Full Share $600 (#20 3/4 Bushel Boxes, Delivered Weekly) | Home Delivery Avalaible for $5 / Per Box, Pick-Up Locations Available throughout Chicago & Evanston. Delivery is included in price of Spring Shares. Please contact farm directly for more information about dropsites. | Half-share is biweekly Full-share is weekly | Spring Share (3 Weeks, May 22 - Jun 5), Main Season Shares (June 12 - October 30) | Heritage Poultry Avalaible to CSA Subscribers at Discounted Rates | About 20 shares are going quickly |
| Nichols Farm and Orchard Marengo, IL web site | Variety of vegetables & fruit | Family farm using sustainable practices and specializing in variety (they grove over 1000 cultivars) | $30/week for 20 weeks of vegetables $40/week for 20 weeks of vegetables & berries | Pickup @ farm & in locations in Chicago & several suburbs (contact farm for details) | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | None | Available |
| Peasant’s Plot Manteno, IL web site | Vegetables | Sustainable & organic | Individual $320 Family $640 | Pickup @ farm, Lincoln Square, Wicker Park, and North Center | Weekly | 20 weeks, Jun-Oct | None | Available |
| Plow Creek Tiskilwa, IL web site | Vegetables and berries | Mennonite farmers that practice a shalom lifestyle (promoting overall well-being) and farm by being good stewards of the soil through sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry, reducing detrimental use of chemicals and machinery, and by being economically sustainable | $480/season (Chicago-area pickup) $430/season (Princeton, IL-area pickup) Discounts available until Mar. 15th | Pickup in Chicago & Princeton | Weekly | May-Oct. | Eggs shares available | 50 shares available |
| Radical Root Farm Marseilles, IL web site | Vegetables | Certified Organic | Full $585 at Logan Square, $565 at Prairie Crossing Half $350 Extended Season (Logan Square only) $110 | Pickup on farm, or at Logan Square Farmer's Market or Green City Market | Weekly | 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) | None | Available |
| Ready Jam Farms Marengo, IL web site | Vegetables (8-14 varieties including herbs) | Organically Grown | Full (5/9th bushel): $625 Half (1/4 bushel): $355 | Pickup in Marengo, Elgin and Elmhurst | Weekly | 20 weeks (mid-June through Oct) | None | Available |
| Richert/Phillips Farms North Liberty, IN Local Harvest page | Fruits & vegetables | Small farm with new CSA that sells wholesale at farmer's markets and to restaurants | Full $525 Half $300 | Pickup at farm, in Palatine, Granger, IN, or Indianapolis, IN | Weekly | June-Oct | None | Available |
| Sandhill Organics Prairie Crossing, IL web site | Vegetables, herbs & some fruit (80% from their farm; remainder from other local organic farms) | Certified Organic | Spring $170 (SOLD OUT) Summer $510 Fall $170 Fruit $230 | farm or in Barrington, Glen Ellyn, Lake Forest, Glenview, Clarendon Hills, Oak Park, Grayslake | Weekly | Spring Vegetable Season (early May-early June) & Summer Vegetable Season (mid-Jun – late Sept) | Fruit share extra | Spring Season is sold out |
| Scotch Hill Farm SW Wisconsin web site | Vegetables | Organic. No synthetic fertilizers, chemicals or herbicides | Full $560 Large Family Double $1060 | Pickup in Oak Park, Ravenswood, Old Irving Park, Logan Square, West Town (@ Green Grocer), Andersonville | Weekly | 20 weeks | Flower shares available for extra | Available |
| Simply Wisconsin* (fmrly Homegrown Wisconsin) Farm Co-op in Southeastern & South Central Wisconsin web site or contact Katrina Pine (608) 333-1227 | Vegetables; Fruit, fruit butters & honey, when available; (Vegetables include leafy greens, carrots, potatoes, summer squash, peppers & beans); Meat, egg, cheese and "pantry" shares (staple items) | Certified Organic produce & eggs. Part of cooperative of 20+ family farms. Also offers cheese, preserves & naturally raised meats. | Full $440 Basic $230 Eggs 1 doz/wk for 18 weeks $75 or 1/2 doz/wk for 18 weeks $40 Discount available ujnti March 1st | Pickup @ several locations on Chicago’s North side + Northbrook, Evanston, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Prospect Heights, Grayslake, Rochelle, Western Springs (Vie) & Orland Park | Weekly | 20 weeks (beginning in late June through Oct.) | Cheese, meat and pantry shares available | Available |
| Sweet Earth Organic Farm Southwestern Wisconsin web site | Vegetables (special emphasis on heirloom tomatoes) | Certified organic | Full (3/4 bushel) $485 Partial (1/2 bushel) $385 | Austin, Bridgeport, Old Irving Park, Pilsen, Austin, Bridgeport, Old Irving Park, Pilsen, Wicker Park, Green City Market Arlington Heights, Elgin, Northbrook & Evanston | Weekly or Biweekly | 20 weeks (beginning in late June) | None | Available |
| Sweet Home Organics St. Charles, IL web site | Vegetables and herbs | Organically grown (no synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides -and- GMO free seeds) | Full (5/9 bushel or grocery paper bag) weekly: $625 Half (5/9 bushel) every other week: $350 Full+Half share: $900 | Pickup in St. Charles and Villa Park | Weekly or Biweekly | 18 weeks beginning June 9 through October | None | ~20 shares available -- order soon |
| Tempel Farms Organics (frmly Red Tail Farm) Old Mill Creek, IL web site | Vegetables & fruit | No herbicides, pesticides or petroleum-based fertilizers | Full $585 Half $345 Fruit $275 (16 weeks of Mick Klug fruit) | Pickup @ farm or in Logan Square, Lake Forest or Vernon Hills | Weekly (Full) or Biweekly (Half) | Full share is 20 weeks (Jun-Oct) Half share is 10 weeks biweekly | Fruit CSA extra | Available |
| Tom's Acres Hampshire, IL web site | Vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers & free-range eggs *Website not updated for 2011* | Sustainable practices | No commitment - order in advance when you want a box (1/2 bushel) $15 | Pickup @ farm stand in Hoffman Estates, IL | Weekly | Contact farm for details on growing season | None | Available |
| Tomato Mountain Farm Brooklyn, WI web site | Vegetables, herbs and strawberries | Certified Organic. | Full Season (30 weeks) $1620, large (1 1/9th bushel); $1008, small; (5/9th bushel) $612 solo (1/3 bushel) Main Season (24 weeks) $1080 (1 1/9th bushel), large; $672, small (5/9th bushel); $408 solo (1/3 bushel) Fall Season (12 weeks) $540, large (1 1/9th bushel); $336, small (5/9th bushel); $204 solo (1/3th bushel) Discounts available until March 1st. | Home delivery throughout the greater Chicago area. No pickup sites. | Weekly | Full season is from April through Dec. Main season is from Jun-Sept. Fall season is from Oct-Dec. | Tomato Mountain's bottled products and extra produce (as available) can be added to weekly delivery. | Ongoing availability; shares will be prorated throughout the season. |
| Torpland Farm Grayslate, IL Local Harvest listing | Vegetables | Designed crop plan according to "five basic color groups in our daily diets: Red, Green, Orange/Yellow, Blue/Purple and White" | $550 full season share | Pickup in Lisle/Warrenville, Chicago-North, Mundelein, Prairie Crossing | Weekly | 20 weeks (June-Oct.) | None | 50 shares available |
| Trail's End Putnam, IL Local Harvest listing | Meat | USDA-Certified Organic meat that raises grass-fed Scottish Highland/Black Angus cross cattle; beef sold by halves and quarters. | $1030/year (1/2 beef) $2060/year (full beef) Will receive about 10-12 lbs. of beef per month for 1/2 cow, and 20-24 lobs for full cow. | Pickup in Wheaton, Evanston & Pekin, IL | Monthly | Year-round | None | Available year-round |
| Triple A Farm St. Anne, IL web site | Vegetables | Family farm operated by DeGroot brothers | Weekly Vegetable Box $23.50 | Pickup throughout Chicagoland, home delivery available at no extra cost | Weekly | 12 weeks (July-Sept) | None | Available |
| Trogg's Hollow Elgin, IL web site | Vegetables & herbs | Family-owned and run farm practicing biointesive farming | 1/2 bushel shares $625 | Pickup @ farm & other locations TBD | Weekly | 18 weeks | None | SOLD OUT FOR 2011 |
| Videnovich Farms Bridgman, MI web site | Vegetables & fruit | The Videnovich family has farmed for centuries in Eastern Europe. Uses old world methods such as minimal pesticides & hand weeding. | “Summer Bounty” (8 weeks) $200 Full (22 weeks) $550 | Pickup in Andersonville, Logan Square; Possible delivery to Ravenswood & River North | Weekly | 22 weeks for Full Season 8 weeks for “Summer Bounty” | Hand-spun, natural yarns available from farm’s sheep Fall & Winter extensions available | Available |
| Village Organics Elk Grove Village, IL web site | Vegetables | Greenhouse-grown; organic methods used, including no chemical pesicides or synthetic fertilizers. | No commitment; place orders in advance for pickup. | Pickup in Elk Grove Village Free local delivery in Elk Grove Village for senior citizens. | Weekly | April-Sept. growing season | None | Available |
| Walkup Heritage Farm & Gardens Crystal Lake, IL web site Local Harvest page | Meat & eggs *website not updated for 2011* | Raises heritage Poulet Rouge chickens fed on organic feed and ranged in chicken tractors | 20 weeks poultry at $4/lb Eggs (year-round) $150 or 10 weeks for $40 | Pickup @ farm | Varies depending upon arrangement with farm | Year-round (eggs) or 6 months (poultry) | Flowers extra Tennessee fainting goats & rabbits for pets for sale | 10 shares available |
| Walnut Acres Walnut, IL web site | Meat (Range-fed beef, chicken, pork, turkey, eggs) | Meat is free of antibiotics, hormones & animal by-products | Min. 3 month commitment $85/month ($80 if pickup on farm) | Pickup @ farm, St. Charles, Ottawa, Streator, Yorkville, Naperville | Monthly or Bimonthly | Year-round | Can add-on extra products such as ground beef, sausage patties, links, etc. | Available |
| Wellhausen Farm Southwestern, WI web site | Vegetables & fruit (tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, peppers & spinach) | No chemical fertilizers, insecticides or herbicides | $149 to join, $19/week for 15-22 weeks | Delivered to home. Delivery route includes Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn, Roselle, West Chicago, Wheaton, Naperville, Lombard & Villa Park | Weekly | 22 weeks (beginning in mid-June) | None | Available |
| Zanjabil Gardens St. Anne, IL web site | Vegetables *Website not updated since 2011* | Halaal, biointensive organic method of growing transitioning to certified organic | Full $600 Half “Personal Share” $150 | Pickup @ farm & in Englewood | Weekly | Apr to Dec | None | Available |
*CSAs denoted with an asterisk are aggregators, meaning that they are non-traditional CSAs in that they do not grow or produce the meat or produce offered, rather, they cull the items from preferred sources.
We are pleased to have produced the 2011 CSA Guide in conjunction with our friends at FamilyFarmed.org
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Gibbs Family Farm is changing for the 2011. They have communicated that the price for the season will be $425 for one box delivered every other week from early June until early November. Certified organic eggs bi-weekly also at the cost-$44 for the season. They are also looking for residential drop-sites in in River Forest, Oak Park, LaGrange, Riverside, and Elmhurst.
Peasants’ Plot now has a new pick-up location for CTA riders in Wicker Park. The share price for 2012 is $330 for an Individual Share. Installment plans are offered on our website, if you need to spread out the payments.