Dancing the Land Farm Veggie CSA
A summer and fall immersed in relationship to soil, water, weather, sun, and the generosity of seeds, to us--your farmers, this place which is our hearts outside of our chests, and what gifts the world might give us. A CSA is more than a share full of colorful, healthful, flavorful, and truly beautiful food every other week, though it is that, too. A CSA is a relationship, a bond--between eater and grower, between eater and place, season, temperature, and the mood of the sky. A CSA is how our community guards and protects small family farms, as we feed them, and as we guard and protect water, soil, and sky.
Together we are making a better world, where small farms feed people and build back soils that have been devastated for generations, sequester the carbon trapped in the sky back into the Earth, create thriving local economies and breathe life into rural community, and build supportive bridges between urban and rural spaces. Together we break barriers and build culture and community, all around a shared experience and a good meal. We'd love for you to join us this season!
Epic meals and incredible flavors await!
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DETAILS: Please read in full before signing up.
Dates: Every other week (new this year!) from July to October, with a yet-to-be-determined week off in August. 8 weeks total. Exact start dates will be determined by the season itself--we'll be in touch!
*For returning members: the every-other-week share will feel like a double share.
Farm Pickup: All shares will be available for pickup from our Farm Store beginning Wednesdays at noon. Shares can be picked up anytime after that until Sunday, at which point any remaining shares will be donated.
Sliding Scale: We offer a sliding scale to help make healthy, beautiful food accessible to folks with fewer financial resources.
This system relies on those who have more financial resources who feel comfortable doing so to pay more to help offset the costs for others. There is no pressure or judgement, just community and kindness. This is always an incredibly heartwarming and beautiful part of what we do.
The target price is $500 for the season.
Slide up or down or hit the target as is most in line with your capacity. No proofs required.
If it says "sold out" when trying to purchase a Slide Down, it means we've reached equilibrium with the number of shares we can offer at a lower price, when balanced with the Slide-Ups or donated shares we've received. If we get more Slide-Ups, I'll add more Slide-Downs to the availability. We always offer at least five open Slide-Downs every year, without offset, because we care about food access. When Slide-Ups happen, we add more :)
NEW! Working CSA Membership: New for the 2026 season we're now offering an option to work for your veggies! The application and more info is here.
Timing: I know it seems bananas to sign up for summer produce in the dead of winter, but now is when we farmers are doing the largest chunk of spending for the whole year. Now is when we buy seeds and planting stock, compost, potting soil, gas for the greenhouse, and any supplies we need. And it's also when our income is at its leanest, as you can imagine, since there's nothing but sheep growing in the fields right now (and goats). Your commitment to our farm early in the year directly supports and impacts how the season to come will unfold.
We really appreciate you signing up as early as you can!
CSA Realities:
Community Supported Agriculture programs, CSAs, are not just a pre-order vegetable service, they are grassroots crop insurance.
Nearly all small, diverse farms lack access to crop insurance or government safety nets. CSAs are a way for the communities that are served by a farm to directly contribute to a farm's resiliency through offering financial security in exchange for a share of the harvest--whatever that means, from bumper-crops to busts.
Shares vary from week to week, some weeks will have more, some might feel lean, and others might feel a tad overwhelming. The size of each share reflects what the ground is providing as we go through the season.
By far and away, the most constant feedback that we get about the size of our CSA shares is that they're ABUNDANT. That's our goal. We want to feed our community well! We've been farming for over 20 years. This is what we love to do!
Though, in 2021, our well went bad during a record drought, and everything in the fields died regardless of our skill. That season our CSA members only got half a season worth of food. And while some may look at that and think they might feel cheated in that scenario--that scenario is exactly why we utilize the CSA model. Because that year, though we nearly lost everything, our farm survived, because of our CSA members and the investment they'd already given to us. Half of them wanted to buy another share right as everything failed that summer just to help us out and let us know they believed in us--bless you all forever.
Most years, members have veggies coming out of their ears, and that's what we're always aiming for. We love sharing the abundance of our farm. But it's the years when everything goes wrong that we all can fully understand the real purpose of a CSA.
And this is also why investing in a farm CSA for many years in a row, building that relationship, through ups and downs, makes so much sense.
It is always our intention and mission and purpose to feed people well, and take our members on a delicious, highly-varied journey through the season, from the first tender greens and savory herbs to heavy boxes full of cabbages and pumpkins.
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