Stoney Acres Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
What is a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The CSA model for farming is also referred to as subscription farming or farm shares. In this model one subscribes to a farm like a magazine. You pay for a seasons worth of vegetables in the spring, sharing both the risks and bounty of agriculture. You place your food dollar directly in the hands of a local family farm and in exchange receive a share of fresh, organically grown vegetables each week delivered to your local neighborhood in Athens, Marathon, Merrill, Medford and East or West Wausau.
By joining our farm as a CSA member you gain greater knowledge of where your food comes from and how it is produced through weekly newletters, farm visits, and recipes. Community Supported Agriculture unites farmers and consumers to create direct and mutually beneficial relationships around the production of envirormentally sustainable andhealthy local food. By joining a CSA you support small farms and a production system which provides nutritious and fresh food for your family.
Want to learn more? Check out 10 Reasons to Join a CSA read a cost/benefit analysis comparing CSAs to other food provision systems by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin Madison, or listen to Community Supported Agriculture a story produced by National Public Radio.
How to Join
Read over the following information, and select a share you want. Link to the subscription page here, Fill out the information in the space provided, and mail it to: Stoney Acres Farm 7002 Rangeline Road Athens, WI 54411. Or order online using a credit card.
What You Receive as a CSA Member
- 20 Weeks of vegetable/fruit deliveries (June-October). Our CSA is designed to bring you a diverse and seasonal cornucopia of produce. Each week you will receive a selection of at least 7 types of vegetables. We provide you with staple vegetables (such as carrots, lettuce, green beans, tomatoes and potatoes), to last even the heartiest vegetable eater through the week. You will NEVER end up with an entire box of rutabagas or "six weeks of nothing but beets." We will also include one new vegetable each week which may be something you have never tried (such as fennel, garlic scapes, or baby salad turnips). Click here for a complete list of everything we will be growing this season.
- Weekly farm newsletter with recipes.
- A pint of maple syrup in your first box.
- U-pick flowers, peas, tomatoes, raspberries, and pumpkins.
- farm events (see back for more details).
- Ability to order additional canning vegetables, organic pastured poultry, and maple syrup all produced on our farm.
- Members will be able to order an additional box of storage vegetables at the time of the last delivery.
- A farm which you can be involved in diverse ways – from harvesting your own food to letting us know your preferences for vegetable varieties. We are dedicated to answering your questions on how we grow your food or how to prepare the vegetables in your box
What to expect in your box
Sample Box June: ½ lb bag of lettuce mix, 1 ½ lbs snap peas, 1 bunch radishes, 10 early season onions, 1 bunch carrots, 1 bunch beets, 1 lb bag of sauté greens, 1 bunch rhubarb.
Sample Box August: 2 lettuce heads, 4 tomatoes (2 heirloom and 2 red slicers), 1 head of garlic, 3 onions, 1 bell peppers (green or purple), 1 sweet pepper (red or orange), 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 1.5 lb. green or yellow beans, 3 zucchini or summer squash, 1 pint raspberries.
Sample Box October: ½ lb lettuce mix, 1 head of cauliflower, 1 head broccoli, 2 heads of garlic, 1 bunch carrots, 3 lbs. potatoes (red, purple and yellow), 1 bunch of kale, 1 butternut or spaghetti squash, 1 celeriac root, 3 red onions, 6 apples.
Farm Share Options
Full Share ……………………. $460
A full share includes a box of vegetables equivalent to 1-2 large paper grocery bags in volume. The size of the delivery grows throughout the season. This is a good family size.
CSA Box Week 7
Half Share…………………….. $275
Same variety and delivery as the full share, just half the amount. This size share is best for a single person, a couple, or a family that does not use many vegetables.
Worker Share.… in exchange for weekly work
We will offer a limited number of worker shares where you exchange 4 hours of work each week for a box of produce. Please contact us to discuss this possibility.
Share a Share……… $25, $50 or $100
Purchasing a ‘share a share’ allows families with lower incomes to share in the CSA by covering part of the cost. If you only purchase a ‘share a share’ you are welcome at all U pick and farm events.
