Soundbites Extra: 14 St. Louis-area CSAs

  After learning about the hows and whys of CSAs on today's Soundbites on St. Louis Public Radio, you may be considering joining your own neighborhood CSA. Below are 14 organizations that fit every need, from the occasional half-share of produce to a full weekly shares of produce, eggs, meat and more. Know another great area CSA that should be on this list? Share it in the comments below. Produce Only Backdoor Harvest Location: St. Louis or your backyard Products: Produce Membership: Year-round Pick Up: Farmers have the option to tend in their own backyard or to become a Cropless Member and receive produce that someone else grew. EarthDance Location: Ferguson Products: Produce Membership: Full-shares May through October. Members are asked to volunteer four hours each month on the farm. Pick Up: Ferguson Farmer’s Market LaVista CSA Farm Location: Godfrey, Ill. Products: Produce Membership: Full and half-shares March through November. Members are asked to volunteer three hours each month on the farm. Pick Up: Edwardsville, Ill., and Garden Heights Nursery in Richmond Heights Riverbend Roots Farm Location: Alton, Ill. Products: Produce Membership: 25 weeks, half-shares available Pick Up: Illinois: At the farm and Edwardsville, Ill. Missouri: Central West End, Chesterfield, Clayton Farmers Market, Creve Coeur, Forest Park, Kirkwood, Ladue/Richmond Heights, Maplewood, Schlafly Farmers Market, Tower Grove, University City, Webster Groves Seeds of Hope Farm Location: Spanish Lake Products: Produce Membership: May through November. Subsidized shares available for households earning at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level. Pick Up: Overland, Spanish Lake Shared Bounty CSA Location: Troy, Mo. Products: Produce Membership: Full and half-shares, May through October Pick Up: At farm, home delivery (additional fee) Three Rivers Community Farm Location: Elsah, Ill. Products: Produce Membership: Full and half-shares mid-May to mid-November Pick Up: At farm, Maplewood, Tower Grove, University City and Edwardsville, Ill., Yellow Wood Farms Location: Hermann Products: Produce Membership: Full and half-shares for 30 weeks. Membership includes access to The Family Harvest Mercantile’s local meat, eggs, dairy, baked and canned goods, and frozen, out-of-season produce. Pick Up: Kirkwood, University City Produce, Eggs and Poultry Dry Dock Farm CSA Location: Silex, Mo. Products: Produce, herbs, eggs (Dry goods, meats, cheese available an additional fee.) Membership: Full and half-shares, May through October. Winter shares include four deliveries during November and December. Pick Up: Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lake St. Louis, Webster Groves, Wildwood, home delivery Our City Farm Location: St. Louis Products: Produce, poultry, eggs Membership: 24-week, spring-summer session starts in May. Subsidized memberships available for those who qualify. Pick Up: At farm Produce, Eggs, Poultry and Other Produce Danjo Farms Location: Moberly, Mo. Products: Produce, eggs, meats, baked goods Membership: Year-round (summer shares and winter shares available) Pick Up: Mercy Hospital/New Ballas Road, St. Anthony’s Medical Center/Tesson Ferry Road Fair Shares Combined CSA Location: Fair Shares farmers are located from Hermann to Greenville, Ill. Products: Produce, dairy products, dry goods (baked goods, coffee, chocolate, pasta, cheese, granola), herbs, meats, nuts Membership: Full and half-shares available year-round Pick Up: St. Louis, Kirkwood, University City Maude’s Market CSA Location: Maude’s Market farmers and producers are located throughout Missouri and Illinois. Products: Produce, meat, dry goods Membership: Seasonal or monthly shares available year-round Pick Up: Dutchtown Vesterbrook Farm Location: Clarksville Products: Produce, meats, eggs, dry goods such as maple syrup, olive oils, grains, jams and jellies Membership: Available year-round Pick Up: Pick up days and times are confirmed at sign-up. Home or office delivery available for additional fee.