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About Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

In its purest form, Community Supported Agriculture options including extended season shares, multiple share
(CSA) consists of a community of individuals who types and sizes, and payment plans to accommodate
pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland households on a tight budget. CSA farmers tend to be
becomes essentially that communitys farm, with the small scale farms that use farming methods that produce
growers and consumers providing mutual support high quality while reducing the impact of agriculture on
and sharing the risks the environment.
and rewards of food
Your CSA box will change
production.
with the seasons. In late
Members of the farm spring and early summer, a
purchase a share in vegetable CSA will feature
advanceusually in cool-weather crops such as
Springcommitting to kale, Asian greens, lettuce,
the farm for the season, asparagus, and radishes.
which helps to cover the As it warms up, the
initial annual costs of the summer veggies come in,
farm operation at a time such as tomatoes, beans,
when farmers have very bell peppers, zucchini,
little farming income. potatoes, and cucumbers.
In return, members Cooler fall temperatures
receive boxes of the bring the roots and
farms produce or other winter storage veggies
products throughout the such as onions, butternut
growing season, as well as squash, carrots, and
satisfaction gained from sweet potatoes, as well as
reconnecting to the land broccoli, greens, and more.
and knowing where their Many farms list what they
food comes from. grow on their websites.
Typically, once harvesting
begins, members receive
Know Your Farmer,
a weekly box of food
Know Your Food
For the Band of Farmers
generally vegetables, but
CSA growers and
some may include or offer
producers, CSA is much
separately fruits, cheeses,
more than just a weekly
eggs, meats, poultry,
delivery of food; it is
flowers, or herbs. Pick-
a mutually beneficial
up sites are often located
relationship. They are the growers or producers of all or
at a members house, local businesses or churches, at a
the vast majority of their box contents. While they might
farmers market, or at the farm; some farms offer home
collaborate with other local farmers to add value to their
delivery to some areas. Most farms create a newsletter
shares by offering occasional specialty items, Band of
that accompanies each delivery with notes about farm
Farmers members are the primary producers of their
activities, descriptions of whats in the box, cooking
CSA members food. It means that as a member of a Band
tips and recipes. Many farms also create opportunities
of Farmers CSA farm you truly know your farmer. Your
for their members and families to visit the farm and
dollars are going directly to your farmer for their farm
participate in farm events.
products. Your box is not amassed from throughout the
The usual CSA season in the greater Chicago area runs region or country, but rather a delicious box containing
from June through mid-October, but some CSAs operate the bounty of your farm, picked, washed and prepared by
nearly year-round. Farms offer a diversity of share your farmer, for you.
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About Band of Farmers

Band of Farmers: The Chicagoland CSA Coalition is a That creativity translated into the first annual Farmer
coalition of CSA farms serving the greater Chicago Talent Show in 2013 with Julia McDonald of Peasants
area. Begun in 2014 and borrowing heavily from the Plot (now Julia On The Farm) and Jody Osmund of
groundbreaking work of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm,
FairShare CSA Coalition at the helm. Together with a
in Madison, WI, Band of dozen or so farms who had
Farmers joined forces met at farmers markets or in
primarily to collaborate beginning farmer classes dubbed
on educating consumers Band of Farmers, they set
about local foods in out with the mission to spread
general and the CSA model the word about supporting
in particular. small farms through CSA. This
collaboration led to plans for
As the local foods
a CSA coalition. Working with
movement has gained
FamilyFarmed, they created a
momentum over the
CSA Pavilion at the 2014 Good
last decade, the number
Food Festival held in March at
of farms serving the
the UIC Forum. The participating
Chicago area has grown,
farms capped off a long day by
and more of them have
performing that night in the
chosen to market directly
second annual Band of Farmers
to consumers through
Talent Show at The Hideout in
the CSA model. Thats
Chicago.
all to the good, and there
are plenty of potential With the realization that
shareholders for CSAs these labor-intensive events
in the region; Band of were too difficult for even a
Farmers is created to dedicated troupe of farmers,
collectively reach out to them. it was decided to formalize a relationship with Illinois
Stewardship Alliance to create a coalition of CSA farms
Whats in a name? that serve the greater Chicago area. That coalitionwhich
Those operating within the CSA model are small-scale retains the Band of Farmers namebecame operational
farmers and tend to be both creative and collaborative. just in time for marketing the 2015 season.

Table of Contents
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? 2
About Band of Farmers 3
How to Use This Guide 4
Quick Find Product and Farm Guide 4
CSA Delivery Zones 5
Seasons of CSA Shares 5
CSA Farm Listings 6
Factors to Consider When Choosing a CSA Farm 10
Create a CSA Pick-Up Site 12
CSA Farm Locations Map 12
Our Supporting Members and Media Partners 24
Band of Farmers Member Farms (By Number) 24

Credits and Acknowledgments

Cover Art: Julia McDonald ~ Design/Layout/Interior Art: John Beske ~ Coordinator: Robin Schirmer
Band of Farmers 2017 Governing Board Members: Holly Hughes, Donna Lehrer, Cliff McConville, Jen Miller, Jody Osmund, James Pirovano,
Chris Prchal, Renee Randall, Lindsay Record, Tom Rosenfeld
Band of Farmers: The Chicagoland CSA Coalition ~ www.bandoffarmers.org ~ info@bandoffarmers.org ~ 872.239.4CSA (4272)
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Green: Orange: Purple: Blue:

How to Use This Guide CSA product Add-on product Delivery zone Season

Find a Farm. Band of Farmers member CSA farms are

listed (and numbered) alphabetically beginning on page 6.
An alphabetical/numeric list is also on the back cover, and
youll find the farms locations on the Map on pages 12-
13. Each farms listing shows the colored symbols (right)
that correspond to the Products, Seasons, and Delivery
Areas pertaining to that farm.
Find a Product. Use the Quick Find Guide below. The
Green symbols represent products available in the farms
CSA box, while the Orange symbols represent products
offered for purchase as add-ons to CSA members.
CL
Find a Delivery Area. Use the Purple symbols and the map
on page 5 to identify the general areas where the farms
deliver their CSA shares.
Find CSA Seasons. On page 5, the Blue symbols represent
the seasons that each farm offers CSA shares.
Once youve used these aids to hone in on the CSA farms
that interest you, go to each farms website for specific
information.

This symbol in a farm listing indicates that some or all of that farm's products are USDA Certified Organic.

Quick Find Product and Farm Guide

Products Available in CSA Box Products Available as Add-Ons
Product Symbol Farm Number Product Symbol Farm Number
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, Additional 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16, 17, 18, 26, 28,
Vegetables 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, Produce 31, 33, 35, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50
30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40,
41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 Fruits 10, 16, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45
1, 2, 5, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, Bulk Quantities
Fruits 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 18, 26, 28, 31, 35,
28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 41, 44, 45, for canning,
preserving, freezing 40, 44, 45, 47, 51
46, 50, 51
Meat includes pork, 1, 6, 10, 11, 13, 33, 37, 39, 42, Meat includes pork, 6, 10, 13, 26, 38, 41, 44, 45,
beef, lamb, goat 47, 48 beef, lamb, goat 47, 48

Poultry includes Poultry includes 18, 28, 44, 45, 48

1, 10, 11, 33, 37, 39, 42, 47, 48 chicken, turkey, duck
chicken, turkey, duck
1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16, 18, 26, 28, 32, 35,
1, 3, 10, 11, 28, 31, 33, 35, 36, Eggs 36, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48
Eggs 39, 42, 46, 47, 48
Dairy includes milk, 33, 45
cheese, yogurt
Dairy includes milk, 1
cheese, yogurt 1, 5, 6, 12, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28,
Honey
33, 37, 43, 44, 45, 48, 50
Honey 1, 6, 12, 15, 36
Maple Syrup 10, 17, 30, 43, 44, 45, 48, 50

Flowers 4, 16, 22, 27, 36, 41, 44, 46 Flowers 5, 7, 10, 16, 44

Grains, Beans 1, 7, 44
Grains, Beans 9, 18, 44, 51
Fish, Seafood 44, 45
Value-added Items 12, 15, 29, 46 Value-added Items 10, 12, 28, 29, 35, 43, 45, 47
incl. jam, salsa, etc. incl. jam, salsa, etc.
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CSA Delivery Zones

Delivery Area Symbol Farm Number
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
On-Farm products available for pick-up at the farm;
ON directions and instructions vary by farm
26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44,
45, 47, 48, 51

CN Chicago North Side includes Old Town, Edgewater, Logan

Square, Galewood, Sauganash, Lakeview, Rogers Park, etc.
Chicago South Side includes Pilsen, Hyde Park, Midway,
CS Beverly, Bridgeport, Pullman, Chatham, Bronzeville, etc.
2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33,
34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50
2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 24, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 46

CL Chicago Loop includes West Loop, South Loop, River North,

Streeterville, Gold Coast, River West, etc. 2, 4, 11, 13, 18, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46

NS North Shore Suburbs includes Evanston, Lake Forest,

Northbrook, Highland Park, Skokie, Waukegan, Libertyville, etc. 2, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 24, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 49
Northwest Suburbs includes Park Ridge, Palatine, Lake 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37,
NW Zurich, Elgin, Marengo, Barrington, Schaumburg, Itasca, etc. 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51
Near West Suburbs includes Oak Park, Brookfield, LaGrange, 2, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40,
WE Hillside, Franklin Park, Schiller Park, Westchester, Berwyn, etc. 42, 43, 44, 47
Far West Suburbs includes Naperville, Lombard, Hinsdale, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 39, 41, 42,
FW Wheaton, Aurora, Downers Grove, Geneva, Yorkville, etc. 43, 44
South Suburbs includes Bolingbrook, Oak Lawn, Palos Park,
SS Homewood, Kankakee, Orland Park, Joliet, Calumet City, etc. 2, 8, 11, 13, 18, 22, 33, 42, 43

Rockford Area includes Belvidere, Poplar Grove, Pecatonica,

RF Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe, Loves Park, Machesney Park, etc. 2, 5, 13, 26, 28, 33, 44, 51

Southern Wisconsin includes Beloit, Janesville, Monroe,

WI Madison, Mineral Point, Milwaukee, Racine, Lake Geneva, etc. 2, 13, 17, 19, 28, 30, 33, 37, 40, 44, 45, 48, 51

Northwest Indiana includes Valparaiso,

HD
IN Gary, Hammond, Portage, Michigan City, etc. 13, 24, 33
Kenosha
Home Delivery products delivered 2, 3, 6, 10, 17, 18, WI
HD directly to your home; delivery areas
vary by farm
33, 34, 41, 42, 43,
44, 46, 49
Shipping products delivered by USPS
HD
SH or private courier, e.g., FedEx
9, 13, 33
RF
Seasons of CSA Shares NW
NS
Season Farm Number 294
94
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Schaumburg

Summer 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
May/JunSep/Oct 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 90
CN
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 FW 290

1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 30, WE 290 CL
Fall 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 88
Oct to Dec 55
45, 46, 47, 48
Naperville

Winter 1, 9, 11, 12, 13, 29, 33, 35, 37, 42, 43, 44, 94 CS
90
Jan to Mar 46, 47
294
Spring 1, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, SS
57 IN
355
Mar to May 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47 Joliet 80 94
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All Grass Farms
Dundee, IL
847-387-3568
allgrassfarms.com
All Grass Farms is a diversified pasture farm providing
our Chicago-area customers with 100% grass-fed beef,
raw Guernsey milk, free-range turkeys, chickens and
eggs, and pasture-raised pork. We also grow about ten
acres of organically-raised vegetables and raw local
honey. Growing the highest quality, nutrient-dense
clean food possible is our goal. All of our livestock are
raised humanely, outdoors on pasture in a sustainable
environment that mimics their natural living conditions.
Our pigs and chickens pasture forage is supplemented
with Certified Organic, non-GMO feeds. We offer a full-
diet CSA (meat, eggs, dairy, vegetables) as well as meat-
only and vegetable-only CSA options.
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Artisan Harvest Farm
Leland, IL
630-549-1211
artisanharvestfarm.com
We are excited to partner with you to ensure you love
your CSA. We offer two sizes of Produce Shares as well
as Egg Sharesdelivered right to your door!
Our produce is grown on a beautiful farm that has been
in our family since 1873 using non-GMO seeds, without
the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers because
we like the fact that our son can eat veggies straight
off the vine. We utilize sustainable techniques such as
crop rotation and soil enrichment via natural fertilizers
(thank you, chickens). We are also proud to be Animal
Welfare Approved!
FW HD
Angelic Organics
Caledonia, IL
815-389-2746
angelicorganics.com
We have been a CSA farm since 1990. Our lifelong head
farmer John Peterson was the subject of the feature
length film, "The Real Dirt on Farmer John." Our farm
also produced Farmer John's Cookbook:The Real Dirt
on Vegetables. Our partner non-profit organization,
Angelic Organics Learning Center, offers educational
programs and hosts thousands of people on the farm
each year.
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Avium Flowers
Chicago, IL
847-971-3092
aviumflowers.com
Avium is Chicago's flower farm; committed to
operating fully within the city limits of Chicago. We
are focused on growing blooms and foliage, including
native perennials and herbs, and using sustainable
growing methods. Inspired by the vision on which
Chicago was founded, urbs in horto, and conservation
of the natural world, we hope to provide an escape
to the wilderness within our urban landscapea
secret garden that inspires the continued passion for
agricultural and botanical studies, that encourages our
connection to the earth and the resources we consume,
and to experience gratitude for beauty, aesthetics and
mindful living every day.
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Beaver Creek Big Rock Organics
Gardens CSA at Lamb of God Farm
Poplar Grove, IL Big Rock, IL
815-494-1251 331-254-0334
beavercreekgardens.com bigrockorganics.com

Our mission is to produce locally grown, healthy food
for local consumption reducing our carbon footprint.
We harvest our own seeds, grow our inputs and do
everything possible to cycle what our partner, Mother
Nature, gives us. We have been providing food locally
since 1999. We use many heirloom varieties and only
organically approved pest and weed management
systems. Feel free to visit our farm to see how, where
and who your food comes from.
The Lehrer family has farmed for 17 years on an
historic farm property first settled in the 1840s.
The soils are pristine, having never been touched
by pesticides or insecticides. We offer a boutique
CSA experience by offering many creative shares,
e.g., Culinary Sharethree full meals with a bushel of
vegetables; Paleo Shareadding eggs, nuts, and grains,
Half and Full Veggie Shares. We also offer the ultimate
in flexibility, including week-by-week memberships and
some home delivery. We raise Cheviot sheep and offer
classes (like spinning, canning and cheese-making) and
plenty of opportunities to share life on the farm.

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The heart of your local foods community.

Sugar Beet is Your source
a cooperatively-owned for sustainable, healthy
neighborhood market foods from local farmers
in Oak Park. and producers.

Open to all!

812 W Madison
Oak Park, IL 60302
708-948-7656
We accept ebt/Link
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Bobs fresh & local
Elmhurst, IL
630-290-6738
bobsfreshandlocal.com
Bobs fresh & local offers a vegetable CSA serving
our members in the West and Northwest suburbs of
Chicago. We begin our harvest season in mid-June
and continue through the end of October. In addition
to the vegetable CSA we offer free range eggs and
Thanksgiving turkeys as well. Our close proximity to
Chicago offers us a unique opportunity to reconnect
with our common agricultural heritage. Members
can come out and visit a working farm; along with the
vegetable production the farm has a dairy herd, beef
cattle, and goats for a truly unique experience.
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Bray Grove Farm
Morris, IL
815-941-1544
braygrovefarm.com
We are a 10-acre, family-run vegetable farm
approximately 65 miles Southwest of Chicago. Our
guiding principles at Bray Grove Farm are to live and
work in ways that allow nature to inform our decision-
making and to educate others on the benefits of small-
scale, equine-based agriculture in the modern world.
We utilize organic methods and alternative tillage
techniques, which preserve soil fertility through a
carefully scheduled rotation of produce and cover
crops. Hand labor using simple agricultural tools and a
team of gentle and loving draft mules provides all our
farm's motive power needs, from the planting through
cultivation and harvesting.
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Brian Severson Farms/
Quality Organic
Dwight, IL
815-584-1850
qualityorganic.com
Brian and Karen Severson are the fifth generation on their
small family farm, where they grow organic and non-
GMO grains. Unhappy with the introduction of GMO's,
Brian experimented with organic methods, producing
their first Certified Organic sweet corn in 2007. They've
since added oats, various food corns, wheat, popcorn,
peas, soybeans, and buckwheat, often heirloom varieties,
and they save their own seeds whenever possible. With
the addition of a stone grist mill and other equipment, the
Seversons not only grow but also clean and process these
grains into various flours, rolled oats, and meals. Their
unique Winter CSA provides a sampling of these grain
products with plenty of recipes.
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Broad Branch Farm
Wyoming, IL
309-231-9290
broadbranchfarm.com
Broad Branch Farm is a diverse, pasture-based,
organically managed vegetable and livestock farm in
North Central Illinois. Brian and Anita Poeppel, along
with their three children, are passionate about growing
food using no chemicals, no GMO's, no synthetic inputs,
and no antibiotics or growth hormones. They raise
vegetables, pastured laying hens for eggs, pastured
chicken, pastured pork and grass-fed, grass-finished
beef. CSA shares are available for vegetables, eggs, and
meat, as well as custom shares for maximum flexibility.
Bi-weekly delivery (including home delivery) is available
to Naperville June through November, and ask about
year-round ordering.
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Cedar Valley
Sustainable Farm CSA
Ottawa, IL
815-431-9544
chicagomeatcsa.com
Cedar Valley Sustainable FarmBeth and Jody Osmund.
More than a decade ago Beth and her husband Jody
left corporate jobs in Chicago to start Cedar Valley
Sustainable Farm in Ottawa, Illinois. CSA shares and
farmers markets are cornerstones of their marketing
plan. They deliver delicious pork, beef, chicken, and
eggs to Chicago and the suburbs and offer convenient
on-farm pick-up. Education is an integral part of their
mission. From how to cook the meat they deliver to
the broad social implications of sustainable farming,
each interaction is an opportunity to teach.
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what childhood is supposed to look like
Fantastic food and outdoor adventure.
Electronic screens are replaced with outdoor adventure.
Campers help run the farm, with daily animal chores.
Campers harvest and cook meals together from scratch.
Curiosity is encouraged. Its all led by guides
who are experts in safety and fun.
Growing Great Kids - A one-week sleep away summer
camp 100 miles from Chicago
naturesfarmcamp.com 773-580-7780
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Chicago Honey Co-op
Chicago, IL
773-848-2246
chicagohoneycoop.com
We are an Agricultural Producer Co-op with 50
beehives located in Chicago. Our hives are treatment
free with no residual toxic chemicals from any source.
Our CSA is often called a "market CSA" in that members
join before our market season (August to October)
for a set fee and spend down their balance by picking
up our honey and other products from our market
stands at Green City Market and Logan Square Farmers
Market. Check out our online store to find the range of
products we offer that we can hold for CSA members
at the markets.
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Dierks Farms
Grass-Fed Beef
Ava, IL
618-559-9301
dierksfarms.com
Dierks Farms, in Southern Illinois, was founded on
grass-fed and grass-finished beef even before the health
benefits were known. Today, we believe in grass-fed/
grass-finished because it benefits our family, our animals,
our customers, and our environment. Our farming
practices are centered around the humane treatment of
our animals. They are raised on grass that is rotated on a
regular basis, and are never fed grain or given antibiotics
Factors to Consider When
or steroids. Our farm has received Soil and Water Farm
Family of the Year, which shows that our environmental Choosing a CSA Farm
farming spans throughout our farming practices. Don't All of the farms in the Band of Farmers follow the basic
take our word for it, try our meat for yourself! You'll love CSA model, grow a wide variety of sustainably grown or
the taste and your body will love the health benefits. Certified Organic vegetables and/or humanely raised meats.
Beyond these similarities, each CSA farm has characteristics
CN CS CL NS which are uniquely their own. Consider which of those is
important to you.
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IN WI RF HD
SH Farm Location. CSA farms serving the greater Chicago
area are located throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana,
and Michigan. Consider how often you want to be involved
14 in on-farm activities and how far you would be willing to
drive.

Earth First Farms Farm Size. Some CSA farms have small operations with
fewer than 10 families enrolled while others are large
Berrien Center, MI
and feed more than 1,000. Within these size categories
269-815-3370 there are those farms that grow exclusively for their CSA
earthfirstfarms.com members and other farms that do CSA along with selling at
farmers' markets, stores, restaurants, etc.
Earth First Farms is a Certified Organic fruit and Price of Share. Dont select your CSA farm based solely
vegetable farm in Southwest Michigan. We offer an on price; thats like comparing apples to oranges (or
apple-only CSA that includes 6 different varieties of carrots to cucumbers, if you will). Each farm has different
apples, delivered to drop spots in the Chicago area season lengths, crops, share sizes, etc. Becoming a CSA
throughout the fall. member can save you money on high quality, organically
grown food, but consider the wider CSA experience of
community, connectedness and education rather than just
a commoditypriceless!
Length of Season. A typical Midwest CSA produce
farm delivers its CSA shares from June to October, but
our members seasons for produce range from 12 weeks
to 42 weeksand everything in between. Some farms use
season-extending devices such as hoop houses and focus
in the cooler months on winter storage crops and farm-
processed products such as canned tomatoes, frozen
ON CN CS NS NW WE FW squash, etc. Farms that offer meat CSAs typically deliver
their shares year-round.

Pick-Up/Delivery Options. Most CSA farms have pick-
up sites in the greater Chicago area where their shares are
dropped off, while some offer home delivery or shipping.
Consider how important it is to you to have a pick-up site
located near your home, school, or work, or to have products
arrive directly to your home. If theres no pick-up site or
delivery option where you live or work, consider starting one!
Delivery Day and Time. The days and times for obtaining
your CSA varies. Some CSA members prefer getting their
shares at the end of the week or the weekend so they can
supplement their share at the farmers' market, others prefer
to cook up a storm on all week long! Be sure to note the pick-
up time range; is it a time frame you can consistently meet?
Types of Food. Most CSA farms offer a wide variety of
seasonal produce, while others offer meat, eggs, fruits, or
a combination. Some offer specialty itemslike flowers,
cheese, syrup, etc.either included in the share or available
for purchase as add-ons.
Farming Practices. All the Band of Farmers farms
are small-scale and/or family farms; some are Certified
Organic, in transition to certification, or have received
approval from another agency or organization. There is
also a wide spectrum of mechanization levels between
farms. View the farms profiles on our website to see how
each farm engages with their environment.
Opportunities for Involvement. Few CSA farms
require work from their members, but many welcome this
kind of involvement. Most farms organize one or more
on-farm events each season and some farms encourage
their members to drop in (with notice, please!). Become
familiar with opportunities through your farm and the
expectations for participation.
Communication with Farmers. One of the core
tenets of CSA is to connect farm members with farms and
farmers. Farms offer a variety of ways to keep in touch
with the farmers through on-farm activities, newsletters,
recipes, blogs, community event presence and more.
Beyond that, you should feel free to contact your farmer
about both good and bad experiences.
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Edgewood Farm
Organics\
Princeton, IL
406-599-8421
edgewoodfarmcollective.com
We are a six-acre Certified Organic vegetable farm
located in North Central Illinois. We grow over 30 types
of vegetables and serve our communities through CSA,
farmers' market and wholesale accounts. Our vegetable
acres are surrounded by flourishing reestablished
prairie land and Certified Organic grain production.
Our farm is passionate about continuing to grow
the essential connection between conservation and
agriculture. Our farm and barn provide a unique and
memorable venue for outdoor or indoor weddings.
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Foxtrot Organic Farm
St. Charles, IL
630-251-5286
foxtrotorganicfarm.com
Foxtrot Farm is a new USDA Certified Organic farm
located just 30 miles West of Chicago in St. Charles,
Illinois. We grow produce that is a world apart from
what youll find in the grocery store. Our crop list is
filled with rare heirloom and open pollinated varieties
of your favorite fruits and vegetables like vibrant
purple carrots, tender baby savoy cabbage, or new
blue potatoes. Each of the 115 varieties we grow have
been hand-selected for practicality in the kitchen,
unparalleled nutritional content, or an innovative
quality that will put a new spin on time-tested recipes.
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Fresh for Life Organics
Richford, WI
715-228-3338
freshforlifeorganics.com
We are a Certified Organic produce farm. We use
sustainable practices such as crop rotation, drip
irrigation, green manures (cover crops, green mulch,
etc.) and no animal by-products in any step of the
process. We grow all of our own transplants from seed.
We have beneficial habitat for all of our pest control,
including milkweed to aid in monarch butterfly recovery,
and every seventh row on our field includes flowers to
attract bees. In addition to our bi-weekly CSA, we host
an informal "picnic in the field" on Thursdays from late
May through September, with a seasonal, plant-based
menu featuring our farm vegetables.
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Genesis Growers
St. Anne, IL
815-953-1512
genesis-growers.com
We farm to enrich the lives of our shareholders.
Customers purchase a "share" of our crops at the
beginning of the year. We tend to the land and harvest
the crops when they are most flavorful and nutritious.
We deliver the produce to our numerous drop-off
points in Chicago and Northern Illinois within 24 hours
of harvest.
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Geneva Lakes Produce
Burlington, IL
262-206-1271
genevalakesproduce.com
The Geneva Lakes Produce CSA invites its members
to fill their own boxes each week. Members are able to
attend any of our farmers' markets or farmstands each
week and use our entire selection in filling their box up.
This offers our CSA members to customize their CSA
box to their liking each week. We do this because they
are a big part of the reason we have the crop to begin
with and we want to make sure the membership is as
convenient and enjoyable as possible!
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Global Garden Granor Farm
Refugee Training Farm Three Oaks, MI
Chicago, IL granorfarm.com
630-277-0907
globalgardenfarm.com
Located in Southwestern Michigan on 28 acres, outside
Global Garden Refugee Training Farm is a nonprofit farm
the town of Three Oaks, Granor Farm produces an
where 100 refugee families have turned a vacant lot into
astounding array of Certified Organic vegetables,
an oasis where they grow vegetables for themselves
herbs, flowers, fruits and grains. We are committed
and their neighbors. Each weekly share includes 8 to 12
to creating an environment respectful of the land we
seasonal vegetables and herbsall grown in Albany Park
cultivate, the products we grow and the people who
and harvested within hours of pick-up. Our shares are
help us. Our CSA features produce that has been picked
sized for the needs of individuals and young families. We
fresh from the fields the same day as delivery to our
grow all the standard favoriteslettuce, tomatoes, green
Lincoln Park and Logan Square locations.
beans, carrots, greens, and garlicplus a few specialties
introduced by our Bhutanese, Burmese, and African
farmers and accompanied by recipes and serving ideas.

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Grateful Plains
Grand Ridge, IL
815-249-5134
gratefulplains.com

Grateful Plains grows veggies, herbs and cut flowers

for our Farm Shares that run early June to late
October each year. The community support of our
farm extends beyond weekly shares by integrating
job partnership training with Friendship House, youth
mentoring as sponsor of the only area Junior Master
Gardener certification program in cooperation with
4-H, and a Veteran Farmer training program to ensure
food and job security for those who serve our country.
For 2017, we will add a pick-up at the local farmers'
market in Ottawa on Saturday mornings.

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Gray Farms
Watseka, IL
847-878-2273
grayfarmsproduce.com
We are entering our ninth year of production, and
are proud to continue organic crop production and
stewardship of our Illinois soils. My family has farmed
this ground for decades, allowing us to leverage advice
from experienced farmers (parents, friends, neighbors)
to produce high quality bounties of vegetables grown
with dedication. We recycle old machinery (our potato
digger is converted from a horse-drawn implement);
while a new machine is often required to do the job,
sometimes we can use a torch and welder to create
interesting, functional tools. We serve a community
of customers through our CSA, farmers market,
wholesale, and Winter ordering programs, providing
Chicagoland with the best our fields can produce.
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Green Earth Institute
Naperville, IL
630-664-5681
greenearthinstitute.org
A 60-acre Certified Organic vegetable farm located
in Naperville! The Green Earth Institute is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to environmental sustainability
and nutritional health. We lease the farm land at
the McDonald Farm, owned by The Conservation
Foundation, a nonprofit land trust. We proudly farm
organically to protect and preserve the land and
provide nutritious fresh food for our CSA participants.
We also help youngsters connect with nature through
our nature discovery summer camps for elementary-
age children, preschooler nature programs, and school
and scout farm visits. Our motto is We Grow Healthy!
This year we are celebrating our 15th anniversary.
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Green Acres Farm
North Judson, IN
219-730-5017
greenacresindiana.com
Green Acres Farm was established by Beth's
grandparents in 1933. As Japanese immigrants, they
grew Asian specialty vegetables to sell to restaurant
and grocery businesses in Chicago. In 1996, following
her parents' retirement, Beth and her husband Brent
took over ownership and transitioned Green Acres
to a direct marketing operation. Expanding on the
Asian vegetable niche, they now grow more than
500 varieties of Certified Naturally Grown heirloom
vegetables and fruits and strive to provide nutrient
dense, great tasting food that is safe to eat and
promotes biodiversity. A typical box contains between
8 to 12 items from these bountiful crops.
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Harrison Market Gardens
Winnebago, IL
815-980-0589
harrisonmarketgardens.com
Harrison Market Gardens has been family run for over
ten years. We are Certified Naturally Grown, using the
same growing protocols as organic. In addition to
our more traditional CSA we also offer a subscription
U-pick plan for those in the Rockford area. Our rich
black soil needs little enhancement but maintaining
and increasing its fertility has become an ongoing
focus. Our farm has never had chemical inputs. We
protect our fields with windbreaks and fence rows,
and have learned to choose appropriate cover crops
so we seldom have bare land. In 2016, our tenth year,
we grew for over 100 families, many of them weekly
U-pick subscribers.
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People of Faith,
Caring for Earth
Hidden Hive Flowers
Woodstock, IL
773-841-4415
hiddenhiveflowers.com Faith in Place empowers Illinois
people of diverse faiths to be
leaders in caring for the Earth
Hidden Hive is a family flower farm and boutique design through healthy eating, sustainable
studio rooted in Woodstock, Illinois. We grow beautiful, food practices, and land restoration.
unique and heirloom flowers and elevate our blooms to CSA Farms Vegetable Gardens
create stunning floral artistry for weddings, events, CSA Winter Farmers' Markets
and more. Our mission is to provide the region with the Native Plant Gardens Habitat
highest quality seasonal flowers, sourced from the finest Restoration and more!
seed, bulb and rootstock and cultivated using biodynamic Three Winter Farmers' Markets left!
and organic farming practices. We strive to create a March 4 - Hyde Park
diversified, balanced farm ecosystem that generates March 12 - Palatine
health and fertility as much as possible from the farm March 18 - Oak Park
itself. Our goal as farmers is to be at the forefront of the
Slow Flower movement in the upper Midwest.

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JK and Ace
Garden and Farm
Byron, IL
779-221-5287
jkandacegarden.com
JK and Ace is a family operated farm in Northern Illinois
offering traditionally grown, pesticide free vegetables
and fruit, pasture raised eggs, and local honey. All
produce is hand tended, freshly picked and washed
the day of deliveries. It is our goal to provide our
community and our partners with the highest quality
crops from day to day. Though we are not organically
certified it is our commitment from our family to yours
to provide clean and nutritious foods. As we are still
quite new to our CSA program we are open to adding
new pick-up locations in several different counties;
please feel free to contact us with any questions.
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Joes Blueberries
Bangor, MI
847-293-1690
joesblueberries.com
We're a blueberry-only CSA. We offer both fresh and
frozen blueberry CSA options. Our frozen deliveries
run through June with monthly pick-ups all over
Chicagoland. Our Summer (fresh) CSA starts mid-July
with bi-weekly pick-ups at 11 locations. Prices start as
low as $30 for a 5-lb box of sweet berries grown in
Michigan according to organic practices. Also, Summer
U-pick at the farm, and ask us about our great jams
including no-sugar and honey-sweetened varieties.

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Kings Hill Farm
Mineral Point, WI
608-776-8413
kingshillfarm.com
We are your farmersElisabeth Minich & Steven
Shoemakerand we want to grow for you. Our focus
is both stewardship of the land we farm and creating
an accessible and high quality farm share that everyone
can enjoy. We grow fresh produce in our fields for
you through the Farm Share program delivering in the
greater Chicagoland area and Southwest Wisconsin.
Kings Hill Farm is a Certified Organic vegetable farm
located in the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. In
addition to the Farm Shares we work with local grocers
and restaurants that support local farms.
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Mike & Clares Farm
Harvard, IL
773-209-3987
mikeandclares.com
We are a small-scale intensive farm that uses chemical-
free growing methods. We grow for a 40-member CSA
and small farmers' market on one acre and focus on
growing high quality, and highly flavorful, vegetables
for our deeply valued customers in a way that is
efficient and in harmony with our diverse landscape.
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Midnight Sun Farm
Harvard, IL
815-354-3227
midnightsunfarm.com
Midnight Sun Farm is a family farm located in Harvard,
Illinois. We provide high quality produce and free-
range eggs and meat to customers in Chicago and
the Northwestern suburbs at farmers' markets and
through our CSA program. The vegetables we grow
are delicious, fresh, and diverse enough to inspire
cooks at all experience levels! We share with our CSA
members the experience of enjoying the same good
food that we grow for our own family.
The growing and animal husbandry practices that we
follow are chosen to minimize our environmental
impact. Our vegetables are Certified Naturally Grown.
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Mint Creek Farm
Cabery, IL
815-953-5682
mintcreekfarm.com
As a Mint Creek CSA member you receive a sizable
discount by committing to a regular share of a diverse
selection of our organic pasture-raised meats. Your
commitment also provides special support to the farm,
helping us continue to farm Illinois prairie pastures on
a small scale while providing attentive care including
exclusively Certified Organic, soy-free, non-GMO food
for all the farm animals. We offer customizable, monthly
and weekly meat CSA options year-round that include
selections of lamb, beef, pork, goat, and poultry as well
as an egg option. We collaborate with Kilgus Farmstead
for dairy year round and Three Plaid Farmers for an
heirloom produce CSA from June through October.
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Nichols Farm & Orchard
Marengo, IL
815-236-1615
nicholsfarm.com
Nichols Farm & Orchard is a Food Alliance Certified
sustainable farm specializing in variety. We grow nearly
every fruit and vegetable that can be grown in Northern
Illinois, approximately 1,000 varieties (including 240
varieties of apples alone!). Begun in 1978 with ten acres,
we now manage 500 acres and grow produce on 300
acres. We have transformed a our once monocropped
land into the picture of sustainability, using best
practices and striving to produce without any pesticides
or inputs whenever possible. After 38 years in the
business we are well known and trusted to produce the
freshest, highest quality, and most delicious fruits and
vegetables available.
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Radical Root Farm
Libertyville, IL
815-830-6653
radicalrootfarm.com
Radical Root Farm is a small family farm nestled
among restored prairie land and forest preserves
on a 150-year-old farm owned by a conservation
organization. We grow Certified Organic vegetables and
raise happy, pastured animals in the most ecological
way we can. We pay special attention to environmental
and soil health, always striving to grow nutrient-dense
food in fertile soil.
We are currently implementing several permaculture
projects on our farm, including establishing a food
forest, a moveable chicken system, and an apiary to
increase yields and encourage healthy bees.
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Prairie Wind
Family Farm
Grayslake, IL
847-986-4600
prairiewindfamilyfarm.com
Prairie Wind Family Farm is a Certified Organic farm
owned and operated by Jen and Jeff Miller and their sons,
Owen and Gavin. The 40-acre farm lies within the heart
of Prairie Crossing, a suburban conservation community
in Grayslake, Illinois. We grow a wide variety of Certified
Organic vegetables, raise hens on grassy pasture for eggs
and provide fresh, locally-grown fruit to CSA members,
schools, restaurants and a farmers' market. Throughout
our ten years of farming, weve earned a reputation for
quality, consistency and reliability. We provide healthy,
local food and friendly service that our members have
come to know and enjoy.
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Riemer Family Farm
Brodhead, WI
608-426-4729
riemerfamilyfarm.com
Our six-month meat CSA can be joined at any time of
the year. Shares are somewhat seasonal with more
grilling items in the summer and roasts in the winter.
Large or Small shares available. All shares include
a combination of beef, pork and chicken. We also
offer discounts on eggs and specialty items for CSA
members.
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Sandbox Organics
Grayslake, IL
773-859-1894
sandboxorganics.com
The mission of Sandbox Organics is to make
high-quality nutritious produce available to Chicago,
delivered with a sense of trust, transparency, and
shared excitement for the care of our Earth.
New this season we are offering optional Fruit Shares
and Hog Shares in addition to our Vegetable Shares. We
have pick-up sites all over the North Side of Chicago,
including Wicker Park, Logan Square, Edgewater,
Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Andersonville, and Lincoln
Square.
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Sandhill Family Farms
Brodhead, WI
608-247-9684
sandhillfamilyfarms.com
Sandhill Family Farms was established by Matt and Peg
Sheaffer in 2000. For 16 years we've been growing
high-quality organic produce, eggs and meat for
our community. We have a reputation for quality,
consistency and reliability. Our members love the
direct connection to our land, our animals and to us,
the folks who grow their food. Members receive a
share in the harvest during the growing season, plus
newsletters, recipes, and invitations to farm events.
Won't you join us?
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Scotch Hill Farm
Brodhead, IL
608-897-4288
scotchhillfarm.com
We are Dela and Tony Ends and have raised 60 vegetable
varieties at Scotch Hill Farm in Southern Wisconsin since
1994. The Madison-area CSA coalition honored us in 2012
as one of their four oldest farmer-members. Were 2
hours from Chicago, near the Sugar River bike trail to New
Glarus. Our subscribers are welcome to visit, help out,
camp, and potluck with family. Irrigation, greenhouses,
and field-scale equipment have expanded our efficiency
and production on 36 acres. All crops are Certified Organic;
our poultry, sheep, and goats are on grass with organic
feeds. A sons renovated dairy now ships milk to specialty
cheesemaker Anna Landmark. Soap-making and canning
seasonally; classes, workshops, and tours annually.
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Three Plaid Farmers
Winfield, IL
630-390-9582
threeplaid.com
We grow all heirloom and open-pollinated crops,
keeping the focus on flavor, diversity, and history.
We keep your palate happy with approximately 300
varieties of veggies, fruit, herbs, flowers, and herbal
teas. We grow seasonally, striving to be good stewards
of the land. CSA is our main focus, and we're all about
sharing the bounty. We welcome visitors. Our weekly
newsletter tells you everything you want to know
about what's in your share.
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Timberfeast Illinois
Grass-Fed Meats
Chatsworth, IL
815-228-2311
timberfeast.com
Timberfeast is a new farm in Chatsworth, Illinois,
offering the highest-quality pasture raised meats
delivered to Chicagoland. Our products include fresh
organic-fed pastured poultry and eggs, pastured pork,
pastured goat, grass-fed beef, and grass-fed lamb.
Young farmers Mark Brady and Katie Kennedy raise
animals on the woodland pastures of Marks familys
sixth generation farm in Central Illinois. We offer a
pastured meat and fresh chicken CSA with Chicagoland
home delivery.

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Tomato Mountain Farm
Brooklyn, WI
608-335-1198
tomatomountain.com
Tomato Mountain Farm has always been dedicated
to quality first and over many years has garnered a
reputation for its commitment to craft. Our three
main crops are tomatoes, Winter spinach and Fall-
harvested carrots. CSA members also receive different
varieties of lettuces, greens, other root crops, and
plenty of other vegetable staples. They also receive
jars of tomatoes during the Winter months and have
access to the farm's full jarred product line as add-ons
year-round. We deliver directly to homes throughout
Chicagoland through all four seasons, and with four
share sizes to fit the needs of any household. The view
from "The Mountain" looks promising going forward;
can't wait for you to join us!

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Trogg's Hollow CSA
and Market Farm
Poplar Grove, IL
872-222-5584
troggshollow.com
Troggs Hollow is a family-owned and run microfarm
doing biointensive urban farming in Poplar Grove,
Illinois. We offer 25 year-round veggie CSA shares
to Chicagos Northwest and far West suburbs, and
Rockford. We also sell seasonal veggies at local farmers'
markets and at our on-farm stand.
It is our goal to grow good food naturally, and to live
and farm as sustainably as possible.Therefore, no
chemicals, neither organic nor conventional, are applied
to our fields except those that Mother Nature drops. All
pests, weeds, and soil nutrition are dealt with by hand,
farm animals, and through regenerative agriculture.
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The Urban Canopy
Chicago, IL
224-619-5800
theurbancanopy.org
The Urban Canopy offers a unique take on the
traditional farm CSA by curating a weekly or bi-weekly
share that includes food items such as local eggs,
bread, kombucha, as well as local produce from our
Englewood farm and partner farms. We call it LUCSA,
which stands for Local Unified CSA, because we make
an effort to support the local good food movement
by partnering with small family farms and quality food
producers to bring you a well rounded box. We also
offer composting services as an add-on to your CSA
share.
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Turtle Creek Gardens
Delavan, WI
262-442-0520
turtlecreekgardenscsa.com
We are a Certified Organic farm and apply regenerative
agricultural practices for our diversified mixed species
farm. We raise vegetables and pastured hogs and
beef and market direct to consumers through our
CSA, online farm store, and farmers' markets. We are
committed to producing high quality and nutritionally
dense foods and making them available to all.
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Walnut Acres
Family Farm
Walnut, IL
815-343-3936
walnut4meat.com
We offer beef, pork, chicken, and eggs, focusing on
free range, no hormones, no antibiotics, non-GMO
(chicken and eggs) and other natural and sustainable
methods of raising our animals. Standard CSA Share
types or Buyers Choice option. We also offer ready
to use items such as pre-cooked bacon bits, shredded
chicken, beef, and pork, and bone broth. Be sure to
check out our organic spices and spice blends to round
out your meal.
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Wholesome Harvest Wild Beet Farm
Fort Atkinson, WI Indian Creek, IL
920-397-1680 773-440-3542
wholesomeharvestcsa.com wildbeetfarm.com

Wholesome Harvest Farm is located near the city of
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Each season we grow a wide
array of fresh, naturally grown vegetables. About
75% of our growing land is Certified Organic while the
rest is currently in transition to organic. In addition to
our standard and free choice CSA shares, we also raise
laying hens for Certified Organic, free range, brown
eggs, and pasture different heritage breeds of hogs
and broiler chickens. We are committed to serving our
customers with high quality, nutrient dense produce,
eggs, and meat products.
Unique and colorful varieties of all kinds of delicious
vegetables and herbs are something special we at Wild
Beet Farm look forward to offering our community
of food lovers! We offer weekly and bi-weekly CSA
deliveries near our farm and a pick-up in Rogers Park
on Sundays at the Glenwood Sunday Market. Our
produce is Certified Naturally Grown and we use low
till farming methods as well as lots of compost to
promote beneficial microbes in our soil. We provide
habitat for beneficial insects and use no synthetic
fertilizers. Come join our community!

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Willow Ridge
Organic Farm The Wright Way Farm
Wauzeka, WI Beloit, WI
608-306-0538 608-201-1000
willowridgeorganicfarm.com thewrightwayfarm.com

Willow Ridge Organic Farm is a part of organic farming

history. In 1974 as a beginning woman farmera Certified Organic fruits and vegetables from our
transplant from the city during the "Back to the family-run farm. We offer healthy, delicious, and
Land Movement" and with children in towI had affordable produce for the whole season with our
the opportunity to buy a farm, and have it Certified weekly shares.
Organic. Studying therapeutic nutrition in the style
of Adele Davis before my move, farming gave me
the chance to grow nutrition. The local "old timers"
were my mentors, generously sharing their farming
knowledge so much in keeping with the values of
organic farming. I've been farming organically in the
mystical Driftless ever since.

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Look Inside to Learn About These Local CSA Farms

1 All Grass Farms
2 Angelic Organics
3 Artisan Harvest Farm
4 Avium Flowers
5 Beaver Creek Gardens CSA
6 Big Rock Organics at Lamb of God Farm
7 Bob's fresh & local
8 Bray Grove Farm
9 Brian Severson Farms/Quality Organic
10 Broad Branch Farm
11 Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm CSA
12 Chicago Honey Co-op
13 Dierks Farms Grass-Fed Beef
14 Earth First Farms
15 Edgewood Farm Organics
16 Foxtrot Organic Farm
17 Fresh for Life Organics
18 Genesis Growers
19 Geneva Lakes Produce
20 Global Garden Refugee Training Farm
21 Granor Farm
22 Grateful Plains
23 Gray Farms
24 Green Acres Farm
25 Green Earth Institute
26 Harrison Market Gardens
27 Hidden Hive Flowers
28 JK and Ace Garden and Farm
29 Joe's Blueberries
30 Kings Hill Farm
31 Midnight Sun Farm
32 Mike & Clare's Farm
33 Mint Creek Farm
34 Nichols Farm & Orchard
35 Prairie Wind Family Farm
36 Radical Root Farm
37 Riemer Family Farm
38 Sandbox Organics
39 Sandhill Family Farms
40 Scotch Hill Farm
41 Three Plaid Farmers
42 Timberfeast
43 Tomato Mountain Farm
44 Trogg's Hollow
45 Turtle Creek Gardens
46 The Urban Canopy
47 Walnut Acres Family Farm
48 Wholesome Harvest
49 Wild Beet Farm
50 Willow Ridge Organic Farm
51 The Wright Way Farm