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.
This article appears in February 2014.