Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a relationship between customers and producers in which everyone shares the risks and rewards of farming. CSA customers are shareholders who pay in advance for a portion, or share, of foods that will be harvested throughout the season.
“I really enjoyed the newsletters with recipe suggestions and stories about what was up at the farm! I appreciated having farmers be the ones handing out food! ”
Is a CSA right for me?
A CSA membership with Owl’s Nest Farm is a great choice if you...
Like to cook: Our shares are ideal for folks who cook 2-4 nights each week.
Eat vegetables (or would like to eat more!): Owl's Nest CSA shares are perfect for folks who enjoy plant-based meals.
Are an adventurous eater: A CSA will introduce you to vegetables you can't find in the grocery store. If you like trying new foods, a CSA is a great choice.
Give a damn about where your food comes from: Would you rather support a small local business than an big corporate food conglomerate? Your CSA purchase means your food dollar will a big impact in your community.
Why Join?
The food is the freshest. You’ll taste the freshness in your foods because you’ll pick up most crops within 24 hours of harvest.
Diverse diets are healthy diets. As a CSA member, you’ll discover new vegetable varieties and receive tips and recipes on how to prepare them.
Know your farmer. You'll actually see a farmer face-to-face every week at your CSA pickup.
Eat seasonally. You’ll taste the changing seasons and learn when various vegetables thrive in our local climate.
Your food is actually local. Owl’s Nest Farm is less than fifteen miles from D.C.
Support local agriculture. Your membership helps keep this business and way of life viable, so that there can be good-food farms and pleasant green patches of earth for generations to come.
“ The staff are friendly and connect me with the experience of benefiting from their work and that of the earth.
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