The CSA Program is the main focus of our farm, which means that CSA members receive the best produce our farm has to offer, plus excellent add-on farm products from other farmers who are growing great food. We strive to provide CSA shares that are varied, interesting (but not too "weird"), colorful and tasty. We are also committed to making our CSA shares affordable, meaning that we offer super flexible payment plans and subsidized, reduced-cost CSA shares for income-qualified families. To find out if you qualify for a reduced-cost CSA share, please check out our payment options here.
Not sure a CSA is for you? Click here for a few more reasons why CSAs are great!
Not sure a CSA is for you? Click here for a few more reasons why CSAs are great!
2017 Summer and Fall CSA Shares
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We offer two sizes of vegetable CSA shares, the Regular Share**, and the Large Share.
Regular Shares have 6-10 items each week, and enough of each item for 2 adults. This size share is also great for couples with young children. All CSA share photos on our website are of the Regular Share.
Large Shares contain the same items as a Regular Share, but will have double the amount of each item. Ex: if the Regular Share contains 1lb of tomatoes, the Large Share will have 2lbs of tomatoes. This share is great for larger families or families with older children with large appetites!
We aim to give each CSA share a total value of 10-15% more produce than the price of the share.
**If you have had a share with us in the past, you have had the Regular Share.
Regular Shares have 6-10 items each week, and enough of each item for 2 adults. This size share is also great for couples with young children. All CSA share photos on our website are of the Regular Share.
Large Shares contain the same items as a Regular Share, but will have double the amount of each item. Ex: if the Regular Share contains 1lb of tomatoes, the Large Share will have 2lbs of tomatoes. This share is great for larger families or families with older children with large appetites!
We aim to give each CSA share a total value of 10-15% more produce than the price of the share.
**If you have had a share with us in the past, you have had the Regular Share.
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Full Season
25 Weeks June 5 - Thanksgiving This is our most popular share. From strawberries to winter squash, the Full Season Share showcases all of the fruits and vegetables that we grow. Pricing - sign up for the full season and get 1 week off retail value! Regular Share: $550 Large Share: $1,080 |
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Summer Only
13 Weeks June 6 - August 28 The summer share starts out with the first greens of the season and finishes with a bang in the late summer. This share will highlight the best of spring and summer with items like strawberries, fresh greens, tomatoes, green beans, and new potatoes. Pricing Regular Share: $300 Large Share: $590 |
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Fall Only
12 Weeks September 4 - Thanksgiving This share is ideal for families who are out of town during the summer, and avid gardeners who are ready to take a break during the fall. This share starts out with the last of summer's bounty and moves through the season into fall favorites such as winter squash, Brussels sprouts, and super sweet carrots. Pricing Regular Share: $275 Large Share: $540 |
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Salad Share
13 Weeks June 6 - August 28 The salad share is a special little CSA share for the salad lovers out there. Each week you will receive a half pound bag of our delicious salad mix plus two toppings (carrots, radishes, beets, tomatoes, etc). This share is most popular with home gardeners who would rather not keep up with lettuce plantings, and households who want to be sure to always have excellent salad fixins on-hand. Pricing One Size: $130 |
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*Prices are all for check or e-check. Credit card payments will include an additional 3% processing fee. Thanks for helping us keep costs low!
Add-on Options
New this year - Raw milk, chicken and more!
We offer two add-on options from our farm, as well as optional add-ons from our friends at other farms.
Add-on options vary between pick up sites, see "pick-up locations" below for more information.
We offer two add-on options from our farm, as well as optional add-ons from our friends at other farms.
Add-on options vary between pick up sites, see "pick-up locations" below for more information.
Organic Eggs
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Our certified organic eggs are from hens that spend their days moving through green pasture. Their eggs have bright orange yolks and rich, sweet flavor. An egg CSA share is one dozen or one half dozen each week through the duration of your vegetable share. You may sign up for more than 1 dozen per week.
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Organic Flower Bouquets
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Treat yourself or a special friend with a fresh bouquet each week! Each week you will receive a different bouquet wrapped in a protective paper sleeve. Flowers change with the seasons and will feature everything from ageratum to zinnia. All of our flowers are certified organic, so you can rest assured that you won't be sniffing harmful chemicals when admiring your bouquet.
Because our flower season is shorter than the season for veggies, flower CSA shares begin the first week in July and finish the last week of our Summer Share. These are the "large" bouquets as seen at our farmers market stand.
Sign up for a flower bouquet without a Produce share here.
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raw milk
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We are pleased to offer raw milk shares through our friends at the Family Cow Farmstand (Hinesburg site), and Henry's Dairy (Bristol site). We regularly buy milk from both of these farms and can't imagine a world without the rich, creamy, delicious milk their well-loved cows produce!
To meet Vermont requirements for the sale of raw milk, all milk shares must be purchased monthly and through our partner farms. You may either sign up on either farm's website, or let us know you are interested on your sign up form and we will let them know. read more...Family Cow read more...Henry's Dairy |
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chicken
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Also new in 2017 - pasture raised chicken!
Hinesburg Option: Pasture-raised chicken from Family Cow Farmstand. These birds are raised on green green grass, fed Organic grain, and spend their days hanging out with the farm's dairy cows. Please take a look at their website for more information on how the birds are raised and priced. We have a special rate that matches the Footprint Farm CSA timeline. To receive this rate you must sign up by April 15th. All birds will be frozen and available for pick up at your Tuesday vegetable pick up. You may sign up for a Full Chicken Share (1 bird per week) or a Half Chicken Share (1 bird every other week).
Bristol Option: Pasture-raised chicken from Little Ireland Farm in Starksboro. Dave and Clara raise Freedom Ranger chickens fed on local Non-GMO feed and slaughtered and processed on their farm. Freedom Rangers differ slightly from your usual roasting bird in that they spend a little bit more time on pasture before they reach the freezer, resulting in a slightly smaller, yet amazingly flavorful chicken. If you like dark meat you will love these chickens! Chicken shares in Bristol will be in Half Shares, meaning one frozen chicken delivered every other week.
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Clara & Dave of Little Ireland Farm
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Full Season
Summer Only Fall Only |
Half (13 birds) - $260
Half (7 birds) - $140 Half (6 birds) - $120 |
Pick Up Information
We are thrilled to be able to offer a "market style" pick up in 2017. When you arrive at your pick up location, you will see a friendly face from the farm, and tables filled with fresh vegetables. You will take your custom printed Footprint Farm tote bag and walk down the tables, selecting your produce from each category. You may see a sign that says, take 1 bunch of carrots, or it might say, choose 1 bunch of kale OR chard. It's ok, we get it, not everyone loves kale as much as we do! This set-up will allow our CSA members to have more choice in their weekly shares, and will allow us to say hello and offer cooking tips or recipes when needed.
We have limited availability for each location, so sign up early to get your first choice. Once the season starts we cannot change pick up locations/times, so please be sure of your choice or be ready to send a friend to pick up your share when you can't make it. Pick-Up LocationsFootprint Farm, Starksboro
This site offers the most flexibility in terms of pick up window. Shares will be available after 4pm either Tuesday or Thursday and may be picked up until 10 am the following day. You also get to visit the farm each week! Add-on options: eggs, flowers Family Cow Farmstand, Hinesburg, Tuesdays 4-6pm The Family Cow pick up will be near the barn between Family Cow Farmstand and Red Wagon Plants. CSA members picking up here will also be able to sign up for a raw milk and/or chicken share from Family Cow, as well as have access to all the other goodies (meat, bread, honey, etc) that their farmstand has to offer. Add-on options: eggs, flowers, raw milk, chicken Tandem, Bristol, Thursdays 4-6pm The Tandem pick up is inside Tandem, located on Main Street in Bristol. We will not be running the weekly farmers market there this year, but you may sign up for raw milk from Henry's Dairy, and chickens from Little Ireland Farm. Add-on options: eggs, flowers, raw milk, chicken |
Sign Up & Payment Information
To pay by Credit Card:
**Credit card pricing includes a 3% processing fee, thanks for understanding!
To pay by Check or Bank Transfer:
- Go to our online store: click here
- Sign up, sit back, and wait patiently until spring arrives.
**Credit card pricing includes a 3% processing fee, thanks for understanding!
To pay by Check or Bank Transfer:
- Start by filling out our online sign-up form.
- Within 48 hours we will e-mail you an invoice.
- A 25% deposit is due to hold your place in the CSA. Deposits are non-refundable.
- The remainder of your bill is due on or before May 1.
Cost-Share / Subsidized CSA Shares
One of the reasons we love the CSA model is that early sign ups help us purchase things like seeds and compost early in the year. However, we understand that the one-time lump payment can be tough to budget for. To help minimize the stress, we offer a few different payment options that might fit your budget.
Payment Plan
We can work with you to set up a monthly payment plan. On our sign-up form, choose "payment plan" as your payment option.
NOFA Farm Share Program
We are part of NOFA's Farm Share Program. Members who qualify for the program can get a CSA share for 50% off! Visit their website to see if you qualify. If you would like to donate to this program, you can! You can easily send a donation to NOFA on their website (make sure you put our name on the donation), or you can add a donation to your regular CSA sign up.
Cost-Offest Program
We are part of an exciting program with NOFA, Cornell and UVM that allows us to offer CSA shares to qualified families for 50% off. In addition, families may pay for their shares on a weekly or monthly basis, they participate in free monthly cooking classes, and they can pay for their shares using EBT/SNAP/WIC benefits or cash. If you are interested please email Taylor.
Payment Plan
We can work with you to set up a monthly payment plan. On our sign-up form, choose "payment plan" as your payment option.
NOFA Farm Share Program
We are part of NOFA's Farm Share Program. Members who qualify for the program can get a CSA share for 50% off! Visit their website to see if you qualify. If you would like to donate to this program, you can! You can easily send a donation to NOFA on their website (make sure you put our name on the donation), or you can add a donation to your regular CSA sign up.
Cost-Offest Program
We are part of an exciting program with NOFA, Cornell and UVM that allows us to offer CSA shares to qualified families for 50% off. In addition, families may pay for their shares on a weekly or monthly basis, they participate in free monthly cooking classes, and they can pay for their shares using EBT/SNAP/WIC benefits or cash. If you are interested please email Taylor.
