CSA: Community Supported Agriculture

July 28-29th shares

Our 9th shares of the season contain:
Basil, summer squash (zucchini, yellow zucchini, Mid-east zucchini, patty pan, and/or yellow squash), cucumbers (burpless, slicers, picklers, and/or Asian) , Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, melon

2010 Season

Our CSA is full for the 2010 season.  E-mail to be added to the waitlist if shares become available, and to be contacted next February.

For a weekly box of vegetables from the farm, consider buying a share in Waterpenny Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). In 2010 we will offer 19 weeks of vegetables from June 2 through October 7th. We we also have Wednesday delivery sites in Arlington (at the SRA building at 3434 Washington Boulevard) and in Lorton (at the Capital Area Food bank warehouse at 6833 Hill Park Drive) we also serve the Rappahannock county area, with shareholders picking up on the farm on Thursdays; We offer full shares for a family of 4 or 2 vegetarians, and half shares for one or 2 people. Shares include a newsletter with recipes and opportunities to visit the farm for special events.

Shares delivered to Arlington and Lorton are $500 for a full share; $300 for a half share. Shares picked up on the farm are $435 for a full share; $240 for a half share.

About CSAs

CSA farms are funded by shareholders who purchase advance shares from the farm in exchange for a weekly supply of fresh produce during the growing season. Over 500 CSAs in the U.S., all created since the mid-1990s, now help establish partnerships between farmers and their customers.

Your Weekly Share

Shareholders receive a weekly box of the produce we grow, from early June through sometime in October. A biweekly newsletter with recipes, farm notes, shareholder contributions, and pictures from the farm is included. Two shareholder events are hosted on the farm each year. 

One share is appropriate for a family of four or two adults who eat a lot of vegetables. Shares start relatively small in June and increase in size and variety with the growing season, with peak amounts in August and September. Please see our crop list and estimated harvest schedule.

Please call us at 540-987-8567 for the most current prices for shares and half-shares.

Why Support a CSA Farm?

• Help make sustainable farming become more economically possible.
• Learn about how food can be produced without damaging the environment.
• Develop a relationship with the people who grow your food through a bi-weekly newsletter and visits to the farm.
• Receive fresh, locally grown, pesticide-free produce each week.

Capital Area Food Bank
Northern Virginia Branch

We have worked in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank’s Northern Virginia branch since 2000 to provide low-income families with vegetables through our CSA program. As a farm, we donate thousands of pounds of extra produce to the Food Bank, in addition to providing CSA shares for use by selected families and in the Food Bank’s education outreach programs. CSA Shareholders can help by contributing to the program when they purchase a share.