The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association  based in Columbus, Ohio, which was founded in 1979, is a membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting “sustainable, ecological and healthful food systems.”  This praiseworthy organization maintains an excellent Good Earth Guide that can be easily utilized to search for over 60  “organic and ecological” csa farms in Ohio including five in nearby parts of Pennsylvania Kentucky & Indiana.  Click here to search its directory.

Ec-Ohio, “the Ohio-based Green Directory,” maintains a directory of over 50 CSAs in Ohio.  Click here to search its directory.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a growing movement in America, which has provided economic support and predictability to farmers, practicing traditional family farming, that they will be able to continue to farm, and that communities will be able to enjoy fresh, local farm products.  Partnering with local farms by purchasing a “share” in the season’s harvest, consumers can know where their food is coming from and have the satisfaction of supporting local agriculture.

Participants, who purchase their shares early in the season, provide the farmer with a stable income, and in return they receive a weekly supply of fresh local farm products.  This concept of Community Supported Agriculture was introduced into the United States in 1985 by Robyn Van En, who farmed in South Egremont, Massachusetts.  She learned of the concept from a Swiss friend, Jan Vander Tuin, and within 4 years her farm’s original membership of 30 shares grew to 150.

Wilson College in Chambersberg, Pennsylvania has established the Robyn Van En Center in honor of Ms. Van En who died in 1997.  The Robyn Van En Center maintains a data base of Community Supported Agriculture farms, now numbering over 1400 farms,  which is easily searched.  CLICK HERE to search for a CSA farm convenient to your home using this directory.

A Community Supported Agriculture directory of farms is also currently under construction for this website.  This directory will provide detailed information on CSA farms, which have established a commitment to produce their farm products using organic methods, without the use of harmful chemicals, genetic engineering or any synthetics, and which show care for the health of people, animals, land and water.  Please send information on CSA farms which meet this standard by visiting the contact us page.

Amesville (Athens County)

Green Edge Gardens CSA [Kip & Becky Rondy and Claudia Bashaw (CSA coordinator)]
16232 Henry Road
740.448.4021
www.greenedgegardens.com

Bath (Summit County)

Crown Point Ecology Center CSA [Amy Cook]
3220 Ira Road
330.668.8992
http://crownpt.org

Cincinnati

Finn Meadow Farm [Claire & Marc Luff]
8100 Perin Road
513.608.6585
www.finnmeadowsfarm.com

Wakeman (Huron County)

Murray Hill Farm CSA [Susan & Chuck Murray]
5761 Ferry Road
419.929.5157
www.murrayhillfarm.com

Worthington (Franklin County)

Wayward Seed Farm CSA [Adam Welly & Jaime Moore]
14950 Fladt Road
614.327.0102
http://waywardseed.com