The
Student Organic Farm CSA is unique in that it is year-round. This
means that Michigan residents who are members of our CSA receive
locally grown, organic vegetable YEAR round. We are able to grow
year-round with the help of our unheated greenhouses. We grow
greens (kale, collards, komatsuna, salad mix, arugula, pak choi,
etc) in the unheated hoop houses all winter long. CSA members
also will receive stored potatoes, onions, winter squash, garlic,
carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips and other storable crops all
winter long.
In the summer, the diversity of vegetables in the share increases
dramatically. In addition to the above mentioned crops, the usual
summer veggies are grown outdoors- tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,
zucchini, cucumbers, melons, broccoli, cabbage, beets, carrots,
lettuce and all the rest of the usual crops. We also have U-Pick
strawberries, cherry tomatoes, raspberries, flowers and herbs.
Feel free to look over our archived Member
newsletters to find out what kinds of vegetables we’ve
been giving out.
How Do I Become A Member?
We have 2 different membership opportunities.
Most members are year round members who pay for 4 month (16 weeks)
sessions at a time. One 16 week session is $460 currently (price
will go up by no more than 5% each fall session). This breaks
down to about $28 per week, for 16 weeks. Each 16 week session
is parallel to the Michigan State University academic calendar.
We have Summer, Fall and Spring sessions. We do not distribute
vegetables for 3 weeks over the winter holiday break.
Our other membership opportunity is a SUMMER
ONLY share. This share runs from mid-June through October and
is 20 weeks. This share is currently $600 and is offered during
our summer and fall seasons which is our most bountiful time on
the farm.
Currently we have a waiting list to join the
CSA. If you are interested in finding out more, please email
msufarm @ msu.edu and your name
will be added to the waitlist and any questions you have about
the CSA or the farm will be answered.
When you email us to get on the waitlist, please
include your name, phone number, email address, and address. You
will automatically get on the year-round waitlist. If you are
only interested in the summer-only share, please specify that
in your email.
