Share in our bountiful harvest, grown and tended by our farmers Neil and Verity Howe with assistance from farm interns, community volunteers, youth program participants, and the children in our Waldorf school programs.

During their daily farm chore period, our Waldorf school students work alongside our farmers and learn the importance of sustainable farming.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Benefits Farmers, Consumers, Small Farms – and at Sunfield, Programs for Youth!

When you join a CSA at Sunfield Farm, you not only receive all the benefits of healthful eating while supporting America’s small, diversified farms but you also support our educational programs for youth in sustainable land stewardship.

Your purchase – made at the beginning of the growing season – of a share of our expected production provides our farm with revenue for seeds and supplies. When you dedicate yourself to joining our CSA for the year, we dedicate ourselves to being your farmers, providing you with a weekly bag of fresh, varied, and nutritious biodynamic produce throughout the harvest season.

What to Expect

Becoming a CSA member is making a commitment to eating in harmony with the seasons. The first harvests offer mostly leafy greens and herbs. But by midsummer your bag will bulge with over twenty pounds of varied produce! Each week your produce comes with a weekly newsletter that includes updates from the farm and recipes that help make seasonal eating fun and delicious.

Crops we are growing this season include Asian greens, arugula, beets, beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, cilantro, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radicchio, radishes, raspberries, scallions, shallots, spinach, squash, strawberries, tomatoes, turnips, and a variety of flowers and seasonal herbs.

As a CSA Member, You Receive the Following Benefits:

• Produce that is shipped exactly zero miles (when picked up at the farm) – over one thousand miles less than the typical farm-to-shelf shipping distance
• Produce that is harvested (in all but a few cases) on the morning of the pickup day, making it the freshest, most nutritious produce possible, without growing your own
• Produce that is grown without the use of toxic chemicals
• Produce at lower prices than you can find at natural foods stores
• A diet that is guaranteed to be diverse (because in order to reduce pest and disease problems in the field, we plant a wide variety of fruit, vegetables, and herbs), providing you with a wide variety of trace minerals, vitamins, and other beneficial nutrients
• A strong connection with the food and the people who grow it

And if you choose to purchase a Working Share (see below) or volunteer on the farm, you’ll learn some great gardening tips and receive all the health benefits of working outdoors!

As your Farmers, We Receive the Following Benefits:

• Financial support at the time it is needed most: when seeds and supplies must be purchased
• An understanding of our members’ preferences due to frequent interaction
• Assistance with farm work from members who choose to purchase the Working Share (see below)
• The knowledge that our customers are willing to accept produce even if it has cosmetic flaws (or a few bugs!) in order to reap the benefits of chemical-free production
• Monetary compensation that fairly reflects the effort put into the production of food
• A community of people dedicated to sharing the inherent risks of small-scale farming

Share Options for the 2012 Season, May 30 through November 21 (26 weeks)

Give us a call if you need assistance choosing the right share option – we’re happy to help.

Full Share – $615

(works out to under $24 per week) Ten to fifteen items (bunches, heads, etc.) weekly, plus seasonal flowers and herbs; feeds a family of four voracious vegetable eaters.

Half Share – $395

(works out to about $15 per week) Six to ten items (bunches, heads, etc.) weekly, plus seasonal flowers and herbs; feeds a family of four light vegetable eaters, or two voracious vegetable eaters.

Working Share – $295

Work eight mornings on the farm and receive the Half Share at a reduced price (please be certain this is a feasible option for you, prior to making this commitment). If interested in a working discount for the Full Plowshare, please contact us.

Sponsor Share – $600

Become a donor! Receive a weekly Half Share, while directly supporting our produce donations to local food banks and our free local educational programs. As a sponsor member, you will receive invitations to our donor functions. A partial tax exemption can be arranged.

Low-income discounts available – contact us for more information.

Pay in Full Before April 1 and Save 5%

Farming expenses occur early in the season, so the earlier you join, the more it helps!

Pick-Up Locations

We currently have established pick-up locations at Sunfield Farm and in Port Townsend. If there is enough demand for another pick-up location (e.g., Port Ludlow; Marrowstone Island), we’ll do our best to make it an established one.

Join Us on the Farm

As a CSA member, we invite you to work on the farm for one morning during the season, or more if you prefer. This brings you closer to the land on which your food is grown and to the people who grow it—plus, it gives us an opportunity to get to know you better and listen to your insights on food, farms, and community.

In addition, we welcome you and your family to join us for scheduled work mornings or make individual arrangements to volunteer on the farm.

Sign Up Today!

Sign up by downloading and printing a CSA sign-up form (PDF) or by calling Sunfield at (360) 385-3658

Community Supported Agriculture – bringing farmers and community together!