Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a system in which consumers support a local farm by paying in advance for agricultural products. This reduces the financial risks for the farmer because the costs of seeds and planting crops are covered in advance by consumers.

The Basics of a CSA Share: A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm is one where members purchase a share of the harvest and join in the risks and benefits of the season. Pre-payment of the share makes it easier for the farmer to pay for supplies in the spring. Typically, a share will consist of a weekly box of vegetables picked up at the farm or satellite drop-off locations around the region. Farms in our area are expanding beyond veggies to offer fruit, eggs, meat and other farm products. Additionally, many farms now offer winter shares that extend the time period customers receive weekly boxes of food.

Call or visit the farm's website for details on buying a share.
 
Boardman Hill Farm
1030 Boardman Hill Rd, West Rutland • 802-438-9803
A small diversified family farm producing bedding plants, vegetable starts and hanging baskets in spring, followed by 10 acres of organic vegetables.  We also raise and sell organic pork, chickens and turkeys.  Join our CSA or visit us at our farmstand at 399 West Street in Rutland City.                 
 
Cerridwen Farm
1 College Circle, Poultney • 802-287-8277 • www.greenmtn.edu/farm_food/index.asp
Green Mountain College's two-acre farm grows a plethora of heirloom and organic vegetables that are provided to our CSA members, college dining service and are sold at the Poultney Farmers' Market. We raise our all-natural Black Welsh Mountain Sheep and heritage breed chickens and ducks for their wool, meat and eggs.
                   
Dutchess Farm
87 North Rd, Castleton • 802-463-5893
We produce a variety of vegetables, wheat grass and seedlings without chemicals that are sold at the downtown Rutland Farmers Market and area stores.  We also offer CSA shares, call for details.

Kilpatrick Family Farm
9778 S. Rte. 22, Granville, NY • 518-642-4713
www.kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com
We are a local, organic family farm which specializes in high quality produce for the longest season. We specialize in greenhouse crops and winter growing. We are known for our winter and summer greens and our greenhouse heirloom tomatoes.
 
Smokey House Center
426 Danby Mountain Rd, Danby • 802-293-5121 • www.smokeyhouse.org
Smokey House Center is a 5,000 acre, year-round classroom, where local at-risk teens and other youth learn academic, social and work-place skills through hands-on farming, forestry and ecolgical research. The youth crews produce organic vegetables and berries, pork, beef, lamb, poultry, maple syrup, Christmas trees, natural hardwood charcoal and hay!  The farmstand is open Monday - Friday, 8 - 5 pm.  We also offer CSA shares, call for details.
     
Sunrise Hill Organic Farm
121 Hillside Rd, East Poultney • 802-287-4290
We pride ourselves in growing quality, all natural, organic produce.  We use all organic methods and all organic seed.  We are a Community Supported Agriculture farm.  Stop by our farmstand, or find us at the Fair Haven and Poultney Farmers’s Markets.  We also sell all-natural pies, available any time.
 
Wood’s Market Garden
Route 7 South, 1.5 miles south of Brandon Village • 802-247-6630
www.woodsmarketgarden.com
We are a diverse farm producing vegetables and small fruits for your kitchens, and flower, herb and vegetable plants for your gardens.  We are known regionally for our farm-fresh produce and ornamental plants. All our products are available seven days a week at our farmstand, an institution in the community for over 80 years.