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.
Atlanta (Logan County)
Prairierth Farm [Bishop family]
2047 2100th Street
309.824.0484
www.prairierthfarm.com
Caledonia (Boone County)
Angelic Organics Farm [John Peterson]
1547 Rockton Road
815.398.2746
www.angelicorganics.com
Chicago
Deliveries made in Chicago of CSA shares by these farms:
Growing Home, Inc. (non-profit community organization)
Mailing address: 2732 N. Clark Street #310, Chicago, Il 60614
773.549.1336
Farms in Englewood, Back of the Yards neighborhoods & Les Brown Memorial Farm, 2539 N 30th Rd., Marseilles (La Salle County, Illinois)
http://growinghomeinc.org
Tomato Mountain Farm (Chris Covell)
N7720 Sandy Hood Road
Brooklyn (Dane County, Wisconsin)
608.335.1198
Home deliveries to Central Chicago (bounded by Peterson [N], Laramie [W], & I-55 [S]), Edges of Chicago and near suburbs (including Hyde Park, Oak Park, most of Evanston), all surrounding suburbs of Chicago out to delivery boundaries
https://tomatomountain.com/
Nichols Farm & Orchard offers 19 pickup locations in Chicago & 15 in Chicago suburbs, see its listing below under Marengo (McHenry County)
Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm (Meat) CSA [Jody & Beth Osmond]
1985 N. 3609th Road
Deliveries each month to several locations throughout the city of Chicago
& to locations in the suburbs of Evanston, Oak Park, Blue Island, and Naperville
[email protected]
www.cedarvalleysustainable.com
Congerville (Woodford County)
Henry’s Farm [Henry Brockman]
432 Grimm Road
309.965.2771
https://brockmanfamilyfarming.com/henrys-farm/
Elburn (Kane County)
Heritage Prairie Farm [Jessica Impson, General Manager]
2N308 Brundige Road
630.443.5989
www.heritageprairiefarm.com
Elsah (Jersey County)
Three Rivers Community Farm CSA [Amy Cloud & Segue Lara]
22867 Chautauqua Road
618.374.9470
www.threeriverscommunityfarm.com
Prairie Wind Family Farm [Jen & Jeff Miller]
560 Harris Road
Dozen pick-up sites in northern and western suburbs of Chicago
https://www.prairiewindfamilyfarm.com/
Marengo (McHenry County)
Nichols Farm & Orchard [The Nichols family]
2602 Hawthorn Road
815.236.1615
19 pickup locations in Chicago & 15 in Chicago suburbs
www.nicholsfarm.com
Naperville (DuPage County)
The Conservation Foundation’s Green Earth Harvest CSA at McDonald Farm [Duncan Simonson, Farm Manager]
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
630.428.4500
http://theconservationfoundation.org
Old Mill Creek (Lake County)
Tempel Farms Organics [Chris & Tania Cubberly]
17970 W Millburn Road
http://tempelfarmsorganics.com
Ottawa (LaSalle County)
Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm (Meat) CSA [Jody & Beth Osmond]
1985 N. 3609th Road
Deliveries each month to several locations throughout the city of Chicago
& to locations in the suburbs of Evanston, Oak Park, Blue Island, and Naperville
[email protected]
www.cedarvalleysustainable.com
Poplar Grove (Boone County)
Beaver Creek Gardens [Cheri & Ron Doetch]
20506 Beaverton Road
815.494.1251
http://beavercreekgardens.org
Stelle (Ford County)
Mint Creek Farm Meat & Milk CSA [Harry & Gwen Carr]
1693 E 3800 N. Road
815.953.5682
http://mintcreekfarm.com
Urbana (Champaign County)
Sola Gratia Farm [John Williams]
2200 South Philo Road
217.367.1189
https://www.solagratiacsa.com/
Wheaton (DuPage County)
Wellhausen Farms CSA [Jim Wellhausen]
27W061 St. Charles Road
630.231.2350
http://www.wellhausenfarms.com
Wyoming (Stark County)
Broad Branch Farm [Brian & Anita Poeppel]
15848 Twp Road 500 N
309.9290
www.broadbranchfarm.com
