Ames (Story County)
Mustard Seed Community Farm [Collective group of farmers & gardeners]
366 W Avenue
515.460.1467
www.mustardseedfarm.org
Atalissa (Muscatine County)
Oakhill Acres CSA [Andy & Christina Tygrett and Terry & Lorraine Tygrett]
978-310th Street
563.946.2304
https://www.facebook.com/oakhillacres/
Boone (Boone County)
Wilber’s Northside Market [Scott & Julie Wilber]
2407 Marshall Street
515.432.9038
www.facebook.com/wilbersproduce/
Chariton (Lucas County/Marion County)
Blue Gate Farm [Sean Skeehan & Jill Beebout]
749 Wyoming Street
641.203.0758
www.bluegatefarmfresh.com/
Crescent (Pottawattamie County)
Iowana Farm [Terry Troxel]
17749 Badger Avenue
712.545.9300
www.iowanafarm.com
Granger (Polk County)
Wabi Sabi Farm [Ben Saunders]
10743NW 142nd Street (Highway 17)
515.745-9951
www.wabisabi-farm.com
Mount Vernon (Linn County)
Abbe Hills CSA [Laura Krouse]
825 Abbe Hills Road
319.895.6924
www.abbehills.com/
Mt. Pleasant (Henry County)
Mogo Organic CSA [Morgan Hoenig]
2542 Iowa Avenue
319.385.1846
www.mogoorganic.com
Solon (Johnson County)
Sun Dog Farm & Local Harvest CSA [Carmen Black]
5025 120th Street NE
319.331.3957
http://solonsundogfarm.com/
Waukee (Dallas County)
L.T. Organic Farm CSA Program [Ahilia Bhramdat]
32513 Ute Avenue
515.987.3561
http://ltorganicfarm.org
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.
