Laramie (Laramie County)
Sheila Bird Farms [Ricky Kent]
915 S 10th Street
307.742.8745
https://www.sheilabirdfarms.com/
Shoshoni (Fremont County)
Sage Valley Farms [Zack Carlson]
141 Morgan Road
https://sagevalleyfarms.com/
Worland (Big Horn Basin)
Lloyd Craft Farms [Story Lloyd & Terri Craft]
1049 Washakie 10 Ln
307.347.9172
https://lloydcraftfarms.com/
Yoder (Goshen County)
Meadow Maid CSA [Ridenour family]
1333Road 50
307.534.2289
www.meadowmaidfoods.com
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.
