All the details:
Urban Roots Farm is a four season farm which means we utilize season extension equipment such as High Tunnels; Low Tunnels; and Greenhouses to provide locally grown, fresh veggies to you all year long. Our intention is to provide you with a minimum of 7-12 different vegetables per week. A Large Share will feed a family of four or two adults who cook at home regularly and eat a lot of veggies. We are offering Small shares for those of you who cannot use a Large share each week. Every week the share will change. We always harvest a little extra and set up a trade table for those items you are wanting to pass on in any given week and once a month we allow you to completely customize your share.

Please read this article about Urban Roots Farm CSA  if you are thinking about joining for the first time. 

The 2023 Growing Season CSA will run from May 9th to November 28th with 30 shares provided over that 30 week span.  You will receive a wide variety of produce and ideas for cooking and storage.  
Distribution days are on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. We offer home delivery and can even deliver to your office.  Multiple shares delivered to the same site can split the delivery fee.  
Below is an example of a small share in October with the addition of a bread and an egg share. This share had Yellow Squash, Tomatoes, Leaf Lettuce, Spring Green Mix, Chives, Radish, Garlic, and Kale. (apples are not included, but we bring in seasonal fruit as it's available, for members to purchase a la carte or as a share add-on)

In the photo below is an example of a Large Share in October with the addition of a bread and an egg share. It had Okra, Leaf lettuce, Greens Mix, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Celery, Bok choi, Radishes, and Arugula. (apples are not included, but we bring in seasonal fruit as it's available, for members to purchase a la carte or as a share add-on)

The Growing Season offers a wide variety of veggies, with emphasis on the classics. You will receive a well-rounded basket of your typical veggies such as tomatoes, carrots, spinach, cucumbers, peppers, onions, eggplant, herbs, squash, potatoes, garlic, cabbage and lettuces. Along with some surprises like leeks, bok choi, kohlrabi, celery, beets, fennel and much more. We also will do our best to source naturally grown favorites that we don't have room to grow, such as sweet corn, melons, and winter squash, from other local growers.
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One of our ideals from day one has been to ensure access to quality fresh produce to people with varied financial boundaries, while also ensuring that we are able to make a fair living farming. This has proven to be very challenging, as those goals have been revealed to be ironically at odds with one another. We've tried a few different ideas to move those goals closer together, and this coming season we will again be offering a payment structure which we hope will allow CSA to work for more people. Basically it takes the pain of the lump sum out of the CSA by allowing our members to make a deposit before the season (still meeting the farmers need for "seed money"), but then pay the remainder of their balance through 7 monthly payments.
The cost  for the 2023 Growing Season CSA shares are $1140 (Large) and $840 (Small)

Eggs! Mushrooms! Bread! Coffee! Fruit!  These are all add-ons to your share purchase. 

Shared risk is an important concept woven into the CSA model which takes the arrangement beyond the usual commercial transaction. Many times, the idea of shared risk is part of what creates a sense of community among members, and between members and the farmers. If a hailstorm takes out all the peppers, everyone is disappointed together, and together they cheer on the winter squash and broccoli. Most CSA farmers feel a great sense of responsibility to their members, and when certain crops are scarce, they make sure the CSA gets served first. Still, it is worth noting that very occasionally things go wrong on a farm. We promise to work hard, and grow the very best vegetables we know how. We have a strong belief in “community” and feel this is where we fit within ours.
Volunteer hours are not required. However, we welcome and greatly appreciate your time in the field with us. We host periodic Volunteer Days and are happy to have you join us anytime throughout the week. 
Sign Up for your share here.
As always, please call us with any questions @ 417-597-4858