CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Members buy a “share” of the farm for the whole season, which gives farmers startup capital to buy supplies, seeds, tools, fertilizer, etc. Farmers pay members back their investment with fresh produce once the crops start coming in. In our case, we also offer a chicken CSA. We use the money to buy the chicks and feed, and then we pay you back with whole chickens.

Vegetable shares: Depending on whats in season, you can expect generous helpings of 4-12 items each week. Its typically enough for a family of 4 people, or 2 people who eat a lot of vegetables.

Chicken shares: One whole chicken each week, ready for your table or freezer. Please ask for chicken feet or livers, we will have plenty!

Mid- June:

Kale, salad mix, baby spinach, sugar snap peas, kohlrabi, mint, basil.

Mid- July:

Green beans, sugar snap peas, zucchini, cucumbers, green onions, lettuce, salad mix, parsley, basil.

Early August:

Green beans, cabbage, cucumbers, zucchini, potatoes, cherry tomatoes, parsley, basil.

Late August:

Potatoes, tomatoes galore, watermelon, sweet peppers, green beans, green onions, tomatillos, basil, parsley.

Mid September:

Salad mix, lettuce, kale, cabbage, paste tomatoes, sweet peppers, green beans, winter squash, potatoes, onions.

We realize this is a lot of food, although a lot of our members see it as a fun challenge to their normal cooking routines. We do not offer a smaller share, but we do offer Half Shares, where you would pick up the same big boxes every-other-week. Please note, there are some things that might only go into the box one time, so you might miss out if that was your off week. This doesn’t happen very often. One thing we have a few members do, is to split the Full Share with a friend or neighbor. You can take it home and divvy it up and get a little bit of everything.

We run on a Farmers Choice CSA model. We don’t grow too many “weird” things. Our members see the weekly boxes as a fun challenge to their normal cooking routines. If there is a vegetable you despise, share it with a family member or friend!

We are running a slightly shorter season for 2023. The vegetable CSA will run for 14 weeks, from the week of June 12 to the week of September 11.

The Chicken CSA will run alongside the Vegetable CSA, starting two weeks later, from the week of June 26 to the week of September 11.

We offer two pickup days and a delivery day. Pickup on the farm Wednesday from 5-6 pm or Saturday 9-10 am, or delivery Wednesday during the day. Please choose what will work best for you for the whole season.

If you know ahead of time that you will be out of town or unable to pickup your share, let us know! We can make special arrangements if we know ahead of time. Since we harvest fresh for you on your pickup day, we will have a share ready for you. If you can’t pickup, please send someone in your place. Otherwise we will donate your share to a family in need.

There are a few kitchen tools we highly recommend if you join our CSA.

Vegetable CSA:

Salad spinner

Tupperware designed for vegetable storage

Book “Freeze Fresh” by Crystal Schmidt. She breaks down how to prepare fresh vegetables for the freezer, and then recipes for using your frozen veggies.

Chicken CSA:

Sharp knife

Cutting board

Sharp, high-quality poultry shears

If you need any guidance on specific items, please reach out via Facebook or email!

We have a self-serve farmstand here at the farm that you can pull right up to and help yourselves. During the winter and early spring, we stock it daily with fresh eggs. During the growing season, we stock eggs, fresh vegetables, cut flowers, whole chickens, and more.

The farmstand is located at 9880 E 500 S Wolcottville, near South Milford, Stroh, and Big Long Lake.

We accept cash, check, venmo, and paypal at the farmstand. Open 7 days a week during daylight hours.

We have a large flock of healthy chickens. During the winter, they free-range about 3 acres of grass, brush, and wooded areas. During the growing season, we use portable fences to rotate them around on lush, healthy pastures. We also supplement their diet with Certified Organic grain. Their eggs are fresh, delicious, and so good for you.

Prices for 2023:

$8.00 / dozen for Large, XL, or Jumbo eggs.

$15 / flat of small/medium eggs (2.5 dozen) Flats are limited as of March 2023 but should be plentiful by summer.

We raise around 150-180 broiler chickens per year. We raise them in spacious mobile coops and paddocks, where they are moved 1-2 times per day to fresh, healthy pasture. They are fed Certified Organic grain, which we ferment for optimum nutrient uptake and digestion. Our chickens get a lot of love and care their entire lives, raised outside in the grass and sunshine, eating bugs and grass. We hear all the time from our customers that our chicken is the best they’ve ever had, and we know it’s thanks to the way we raise them and the high-quality organic feed we buy.

Yes! We will raise extra chickens in addition to the birds for our Chicken CSA. The perk to the CSA is you get a break on the price. We will have extra chickens for sale in our farmstand during the growing season. They average 4.5 lbs, but range anywhere from 3-5 lbs.

We run a plant sale every year with beautiful vegetable, herb, and flower starts for your garden. We start seeds in certified organic soil mix, and use organic seed whenever possible. Our starts are healthy and vigorous. We sell a little bit of everything, and this year will add a small offering of seeds as well.

Plant Sale at the farm:

Last two weekends in May (please stay tuned to our facebook page or emails for more specific details.)

May 27 at Kendallville Farmers Market from 9-12 (401 E Diamond St)

Due to prohibitive costs and other issues, our farm is NOT Certified Organic. However, we use “beyond organic” growing practices, organic seed (whenever possible) and seed starting mix, organic fertilizers from a reputable source, we feed all of our chickens Certified Organic grain, and our pastures are not sprayed with anything.

We feel good about the food we are putting out into the community, and the impact we are leaving on the Earth.

Because we don’t use any sprays or poisons, occasionally you will see some pest damage on the vegetables. We try to limit this, but sometimes its unavoidable, especially on cucumbers. We would rather eat some pest damaged veggies than spray our plants with poisons!