What is CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture is a business model that allows the consumer to buy a share of farm produce before the harvest season begins. Every CSA is different. Bialas Farms' CSA Farm Share Program is an exciting and convenient way to support your farmers while feeding your family the best and freshest local products you can buy.
Your one-time payment in the spring allows Bialas Farms to grow and harvest over 100 different seasonal items. In exchange, you will receive the best and freshest produce each week from mid-June until mid-October with no additional payments. The Free Choice option may be utilized as long as the farm stand is open, usually until December.
The FarmGirl carefully selects a seasonal assortment of 8-12 items for each weekly share box. She makes her selections based on seasonality, flavor profile, and abundance, often keeping with a culinary theme. The majority of your share will be vegetables, but you'll occasionally see some just-harvested fruit.
Types of Farm Shares
Our Large “Farmer’s Choice” Shares are pre-packed and contain a nice mix of veggies to feed a family for about a week. Small “Farmer’s Choice” Shares contain the same products but in a lesser quantity and will generously feed a couple and perhaps small children. We also offer a Biweekly Large Share that is distributed every other week.
Bialas Farms’ signature “Free Choice” Declining Balance Shares offer members the flexibility of purchasing homegrown produce from the Farm Stand on their schedule and to suit their family’s preferences. If a regular weekly share is too great a commitment, our custom Declining Balance share would be ideal.
Before each distribution, all members receive The FarmGirl Cooks‘ weekly email newsletter, listing what will be in the shares that week. Free Choice Share members may choose to purchase some or all of the regular share items and try the included recipes. The newsletter highlights some details about farm conditions and anything exciting we have coming up, plus the select members-only discount code for seasonal treats.
Eat Like a Farmer
You’ll receive many carefully curated recipes and tips that work perfectly with your farm share box. Should you find that your schedule has you out and about with no time to cook, no worries! Kasha will explain how to care for and preserve your harvest so you can use it later. The goal is for you to learn how to eat like farmers and get the most value from your purchase. Your farmers are here for you to ask questions, get advice, and develop relationships.
Thank you for being a part of our family’s farm journey. We hope you enjoy getting to know your farmers. Your support helps ensure local produce and family tradition for future generations.
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