What is a CSA?

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) allows for the customers to have a more intimate connection with their food from the farmers that are growing their food and the land on which it is grown. People purchase a “share” of the upcoming harvest. Upon this purchase, you enter into an agreement that benefits both the farmer and the customer, or what we call a “farm member.” Members pay 50% of their CSA upfront, which helps the farmer to cover early farm expenses during the winter months when less income is being generated on the farm. This helps the farmer to ready themselves for spring planting and allows for financial stability throughout the season.

Our CSA sign-up is live now for both returning and new members.

We rent two-acres of land at the beautiful Mequon Nature Preserve.

We have an additional 1/2 acre at the Kohl Community Farm which houses our hoop houses and birds.

2024-We may have our own farm this spring! We will maintain our Fondy and Kohl plots for 2024 as we transition to our new farm.

Though we are not certified organic because we currently rent our land, we farm beyond organically. We are committed to being toxin-free in all that we do and only purchase non-GMO seeds, high quality soil, and natural pest management methods. You will never find us spraying an herbicide, insecticides, or pesticides-including organic ones.

We believe that the earth is sacred and treat it as such. We want to leave the earth we farm on in a better condition than when we found it. We are committed to nourishing our bodies, our community and our world.

Our focus in our CSA is provide you with produce you both know and love and some new vegetable varieties that you may not have tried before. We offer a diverse array of produce.

You can expect the following in our CSA:

*Greens (lettuce, spinach, mustard)

*Herbs (We grow an ABUNDANCE of herbs and hope to introduce new herbs into our members rotation)

*Roots (radishes, beets, turnips, carrots, potatoes)

*Brassicas (Broccoli, cabbage, kale)

*Onions & Garlic

*Beans & Peas

*Fruiting vegetables (cucumbers, spinach, squash, peppers, tomatoes and maybe even pumpkin!)

We aim to provide approximately $25-30 worth of produce in your share each week though the value may fluctuate during the season.

The CSA is 16 weeks

The first CSA will begin on Thursday, July 11th and end on Thursday, October 24th.

The 2024 CSA will be delivered or available for pick-up on Thursdays only.

We are unable to accommodate alternative date pick-ups or deliveries at this time.

Delivery:

Will take place in the afternoon. We highly recommend leaving a cooler out for deliveries. There is an additional cost for deliveries.

Pick-Ups:

Our pick up option will be in Milwaukee-location TBD as we may be moving into our own farm this spring.

We deliver to the following areas:

Bay View, Brookfield, Brown Deer, Butler, Cedarburg, Fox Point, Germantown, Glendale, Greendale, Greenfield, Menomonee Falls, Mequon, Milwaukee County, Oak Creek, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, Thiensville, and Whitefish Bay.

Cost:

$450 for 16 weeks.

Delivery Cost:

An additional $80 for the season.

Payment Options:

You may choose to pay the full fee upfront or pay 50% upfront.

A minimum of $200 is due to reserve your spot. The remainder of your balance and delivery fees will be due June 15th, 2024.

In June, you will receive a form to fill out for your pick-up/delivery options.

Invoices will be sent out early June for any remaining costs. Delivery will not occur until your full fees have been paid.

Refunds:

We do not do refunds on our CSA.

Your $200 deposit is used to purchase the seeds and supplies we need to start our season, which we begin in January. Therefore, we are unable to process any CSA refunds.

We promise to do our best to provide you with a beautiful, bountiful share each week. The quantity of produce may vary from week-to-week depending on the time of year, extreme weather, pests/insects or other production factors.

By joining our CSA, you are agreeing to share the risk of crop failure with us and other members. All shares are non-refundable.

In the event of crop failure, we will do our best to fill your CSA with other crops grown on our farm or with assistance from other area farmers.

YES!

We never turn anyone away due to financial constraints.

Please fill out the form under our Full Circle Feed Milwaukee Fund located HERE if you are in need of assistance.

We have worker share options as well as some financial assistance available.

Yes!

In 2022, we provided 15 shares to Milwaukee members who were not able to afford the cost in partnership with Ayuda Mutua MKE

Our Full Circle Feed Milwaukee fund is designed to help feed those in our community who may not be able to afford farm-fresh produce. These funds are used to provide CSA.

In 2023 we provided around $5,000 of produce and pickled items to the Hunger Task Force and Tricklebee Cafe through the LFPA grant from Marbleseed. We have been accepted into this grant program again this year and aim to provide even more produce and value added product to our local food hubs.

You can support this effort by donating a full or partial payment to help us provide shares and produce to those in need of assistance.

Donations can be made via our Full Circle Feed Milwaukee Fund located HERE.