About OUR CSA
Our Summer CSA is SOLD OUT for the 2024 season! Please contact us to get on the waitlist!
As a Milkweed Farm CSA member, you pre-purchase a share of produce from our farm and for 21 weeks, roughly mid-May through mid-October, we supply you with a fresh and delicious assortment of vegetables.
We work hard to cultivate over 100 varieties of vegetables. You can expect a wide selection of seasonal food in your box, from snap peas to heirloom tomatoes to leeks, squash, and broccoli.
Our CSA is a “Free Choice” model.
Free Choice!
On pickup days we set up a farmer’s market-like spread with an array of options and you select what you would like to take home in your share. A weekly share is made up of a set number of what we call “items” depending on the size of your share. An “item” might be a bunch of kale, a pint of mushrooms, several pounds of root vegetables, or a bag of fresh salad greens.
Share Sizes
Shares come in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. Small Shares (4 items) are good for 1-2 people who want to select their own vegetables to supplement their garden or regular grocery shopping. Medium Shares (6 items) are good for a small household who wants to select their own vegetables to round out their garden harvest and/or regular shopping. Large Shares (8 items) are our most robust share giving members the most vegetables. Large Shares are great for vegans, families, or anybody who likes to freeze/can/preserve the “extra.”
We love to share the abundance of our fields as much as possible and you will find that we offer unlimited amounts of certain vegetables at different points in the season.
We’ve found that our members love Free Choice because they only take home vegetables they really want to eat and/or are excited to try.
How Much Does it Cost?
SMALL
Small Shares include 4 items weekly for 21 weeks.
Cost: $22/wk ($462/season)
Medium
Medium Shares include 6 items weekly for 21 weeks.
Cost: $33/wk ($693/season)
Large
Large Shares include 8 items weekly for 21 weeks.
Cost: $44/wk ($924/season)
Pickup Locations And Times
Tuesdays at Milkweed Farm - FULL for 2024 - Please contact us to get on the waitlist!
Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 6:30pm on the farm in Westminster West, about an 8 minute drive from downtown Putney.
Tuesdays in Brattleboro - FULL for 2024 - Please contact us to get on the waitlist!
The Root Social Justice Center on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. The Root Social Justice Center is located at 28 Williams St., Brattleboro, VT.
Fridays at Milkweed Farm - FULL for 2024 - Please contact us to get on the waitlist!
Fridays from 3:30pm to 6:30pm on the farm in Westminster West, about an 8 minute drive from downtown Putney.
Subsidized CSA Shares
We aim to offer as many reduced-cost or free CSA shares as possible to community members who need them. We are partnering with NOFA-VT again this year to offer 15 of our CSA members a reduced-price share. We are not able to fund any more scholarship shares at this time.
Updated 2/28/24
MORE Benefits
In addition to your weekly selection of fresh, organic vegetables, you’ll also:
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We love growing heirloom varieties with interesting stories that we can share with our members!
Each week you’ll receive an email with some tidbits about the food available for the upcoming week and updates about what has been going on in the fields.
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Your share directly supports our farm and family. Our CSA provides the farmers with their livelihood and pays full-time employees $16/hr in an effort to supply a liveable wage to our workers.
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We believe in building community and members events are part of that. As member you’ll be invited to special members events such as potlucks, farm tours, and community work days.
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Every week, as a shareholder, you are invited to the farm to pick up your share and see where your food is grown. You get the joy of picking up your bounty of food, walking the fields if you like, and having a chat with your farmer.
It’s a great opportunity to get more in touch with your place in the food chain.
Do you have more questions about our CSA? For more details check out our FAQs or our Member Agreement. Or be in touch!
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Become a CSA Member
Support local agriculture and become part of our Milkweed Farm community today. We have limited shares available, so sign up soon!
What Our Members Are Saying…
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“My Milkweed Farm CSA pickup is one of the best parts of my week! I love getting to see the progress on the farm, and Jonah and Emily always have great recipe ideas for the veggies I'm less familiar with.”
—Liz T., Dummerston, VT
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“Our family has had CSAs with many farms over the years, and Milkweed Farm’s CSA is far and away the best. The quality is always high, the produce is fresh, and it's a perfect mix of well-known, dependable varieties and seasonal surprises.”
—Mike R., Guilford, VT