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Community Supported Agriculture allows individuals and families to connect with fresh, locally-grown and naturally-raised vegetables and other farm products, while simultaneously supporting local farmers, sound environmental practices and viable economics. The essence of the relationship is mutual commitment: the farm feeds the people and the people support the farm.
Through this process, the community shares in the inherent risks and potential bounty that local, sustainable agriculture offers. With CSA, members pay in advance for a "share" of the season's fresh produce. This up-front payment supports the farmer during the spring season when most farm expenses occur. In exchange, the "shareholder" knows exactly where their food is coming from, who is growing it, and how it is being grown. |
CHELSEA MORNING FARM
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Chelsea Morning Farm CSA Market-Style and Traditional Farm Shares
MARKET-STYLE SHARE - JULY (4-WEEKS) | TRADITIONAL SHARE - STARTS AUGUST (10-WEEKS)
Starting in July, and lasting a 4-week season, CSA shares start off as a "market-style" share. Vegetable production starts off slow in the early weeks of July as "spring" production on this cool northern clay begins to come into it's own. During this time, we offer a unique share option that allows people to order the quantity of greens (lettuces, arugula, mustards) and other spring crops, such as strawberries, green-top onions, basil, kales, and Chinese cabbages, as they like, only paying for what they order, or not ordering anything at all. These spring crops are delicious and fresh, but some people only like so many greens! Others load up after the fasting through winter. A weekly online order form is sent to all members, and deliveries are made utilizing the same Monday delivery structure as used for our traditional farm shares.
As summer takes hold, so do the crops! By August, our traditional farm share season begins, and contains everything from beans to broccoli, summer squash to winter squash, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, carrots, herbs and greens, beets, and so much more. Crates fill with a variety of crops from the harvest bounty. We harvest what is ready as it's ready, each week for the next 10-weeks, filling each crate the same and delivering to your pick-up site.
Chelsea Morning Farm farm shares will be delivered to Two Harbors, Duluth, Ely, and North Shore areas in between for pick-up at neighborhood cluster sites (usually at long-time CSA members homes). Currently, we host a Lakeside, Central Hillside, West Duluth, Superior, and a Whiteside Park (Ely) drop site, with occasional home deliveries where shares fall in between. If you are interested in a share, but do not fall within these areas, be in touch!
Chelsea Morning Farm Share Price and Discounts
Market-style shares are invoiced based on what you order. Traditional farm shares come in 2 size options: the Traditional share costs $375 for the 10-week season, the Short-Stack share is $275. Shares consist of fresh, organically-grown diversified vegetables raised at Chelsea Morning Farm. We also source strawberries and blueberries from farm partners to incorporate into shares.
Working one five-hour shift on the farm deducts $35 from the share. and is highly encouraged for those wishing to see and experience a day at the farm. Working shares are essential for our harvest workload. Please consider signing up for this option if you feel you have some time to contribute. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Additional Share Options
Additional shares options are available through our own diverse production and through the sustainable production of our farm partners. Shares include: maple syrup, honey, Lake Superior herring (the occasional trout), pasture-raised beef and pork, and wild rice. Details about each share option can be found on our CSA Share Options page.
More Share Details
Traditional farm shares are delivered in a handmade 3/4 bushel wooden crate and are sized for an approximate family of four to equal 2 adults and 2 children (this can vary from person to person based on personal vegetable eating preferences). The size of our crates is equivalent to an opened paper grocery sack laid on it's side. Many of our family members have found that the crate size is ideal for fulfilling their families vegetable needs. Individuals and couples who eat plentiful vegetables have enjoyed the bounty of the share alone (and have, at times, had produce to freeze for winter). And many individuals and couples have opted to split a share, splitting the produce and cost. When splitting a share, we encourage folks to find friends or neighbors to split shares with and leave the splitting details up to the members to arrange.
The Short-Stack farm share is priced lower, and provides a smaller share option for individuals or couples who do not wish to split a share and feel the Traditional Share is too big for their needs. Due to the inherent complications of dividing up produce (we don't generally cut cauliflower or cabbage heads in half for example), we consider these shares to be anywhere from 25-50 percent less produce than the traditional share.
If a crop should fail due to weather, pests or other risk factors associated with farming, members share in that risk and simply don't receive that crop. Because our farm grows such a wide diversity of crops, even with potential crop failures, there should always be plenty of good, healthy food delivered each week!
Chelsea Morning Thymes
Members receive the Chelsea Morning Thymes Newsletter and occasional emails, providing additional cooking tips, a list of the food you are receiving, information and education on sustainable farming practices, photos, wit, wisdom, and story describing the emotional farm journey we experience along the way!
MARKET-STYLE SHARE - JULY (4-WEEKS) | TRADITIONAL SHARE - STARTS AUGUST (10-WEEKS)
Starting in July, and lasting a 4-week season, CSA shares start off as a "market-style" share. Vegetable production starts off slow in the early weeks of July as "spring" production on this cool northern clay begins to come into it's own. During this time, we offer a unique share option that allows people to order the quantity of greens (lettuces, arugula, mustards) and other spring crops, such as strawberries, green-top onions, basil, kales, and Chinese cabbages, as they like, only paying for what they order, or not ordering anything at all. These spring crops are delicious and fresh, but some people only like so many greens! Others load up after the fasting through winter. A weekly online order form is sent to all members, and deliveries are made utilizing the same Monday delivery structure as used for our traditional farm shares.
As summer takes hold, so do the crops! By August, our traditional farm share season begins, and contains everything from beans to broccoli, summer squash to winter squash, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, carrots, herbs and greens, beets, and so much more. Crates fill with a variety of crops from the harvest bounty. We harvest what is ready as it's ready, each week for the next 10-weeks, filling each crate the same and delivering to your pick-up site.
Chelsea Morning Farm farm shares will be delivered to Two Harbors, Duluth, Ely, and North Shore areas in between for pick-up at neighborhood cluster sites (usually at long-time CSA members homes). Currently, we host a Lakeside, Central Hillside, West Duluth, Superior, and a Whiteside Park (Ely) drop site, with occasional home deliveries where shares fall in between. If you are interested in a share, but do not fall within these areas, be in touch!
Chelsea Morning Farm Share Price and Discounts
Market-style shares are invoiced based on what you order. Traditional farm shares come in 2 size options: the Traditional share costs $375 for the 10-week season, the Short-Stack share is $275. Shares consist of fresh, organically-grown diversified vegetables raised at Chelsea Morning Farm. We also source strawberries and blueberries from farm partners to incorporate into shares.
Working one five-hour shift on the farm deducts $35 from the share. and is highly encouraged for those wishing to see and experience a day at the farm. Working shares are essential for our harvest workload. Please consider signing up for this option if you feel you have some time to contribute. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Additional Share Options
Additional shares options are available through our own diverse production and through the sustainable production of our farm partners. Shares include: maple syrup, honey, Lake Superior herring (the occasional trout), pasture-raised beef and pork, and wild rice. Details about each share option can be found on our CSA Share Options page.
More Share Details
Traditional farm shares are delivered in a handmade 3/4 bushel wooden crate and are sized for an approximate family of four to equal 2 adults and 2 children (this can vary from person to person based on personal vegetable eating preferences). The size of our crates is equivalent to an opened paper grocery sack laid on it's side. Many of our family members have found that the crate size is ideal for fulfilling their families vegetable needs. Individuals and couples who eat plentiful vegetables have enjoyed the bounty of the share alone (and have, at times, had produce to freeze for winter). And many individuals and couples have opted to split a share, splitting the produce and cost. When splitting a share, we encourage folks to find friends or neighbors to split shares with and leave the splitting details up to the members to arrange.
The Short-Stack farm share is priced lower, and provides a smaller share option for individuals or couples who do not wish to split a share and feel the Traditional Share is too big for their needs. Due to the inherent complications of dividing up produce (we don't generally cut cauliflower or cabbage heads in half for example), we consider these shares to be anywhere from 25-50 percent less produce than the traditional share.
If a crop should fail due to weather, pests or other risk factors associated with farming, members share in that risk and simply don't receive that crop. Because our farm grows such a wide diversity of crops, even with potential crop failures, there should always be plenty of good, healthy food delivered each week!
Chelsea Morning Thymes
Members receive the Chelsea Morning Thymes Newsletter and occasional emails, providing additional cooking tips, a list of the food you are receiving, information and education on sustainable farming practices, photos, wit, wisdom, and story describing the emotional farm journey we experience along the way!
