What is CSA
Community Supported Agriculture
What is CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, a grass roots movement to bring consumers into a closer relationship to their food production. Become a member of our CSA program to receive a weekly food box full of delicious, seasonal produce.
Gathering Together Farm started the CSA program in 1996. Over the years the relationships we have developed with our members have proved important and enriching for all involved. Through our weekly newsletters, farm tours, and conversations we offer you a rooted connection to our farm and the food you eat.
What else do we offer?
Convenience -
We offer 12 different pick-up locations: six in the Portland area, three at Corvallis Farmers' Markets and neighborhoods, on the coast in Newport and Yachats and of course here at our farm in Philomath. Our season runs 22 weeks, from June - October.
Variety -
We grow 40 different crops of 100 different varieties so that your box is always full of a diversity of produce. You can enjoy the convenience of a weekly box of produce which provides the finest fruits and vegetables of each season.
Events -
Every season we invite our CSA members to come out to the farm to see the fields along the Marys River where their greens, potatoes and berries are grown. In the spring you can meet your fellow CSA members while enjoying the view from GTF's restaurant deck, and pizza from the wood-fired oven. In the fall you can ride the flatbed out to the pumpkin field and pick your family jack-o-lanterns for the year.
As a member of our farm you will...
Support a small family farm devoted to working in an ecological and sustainable manner.
Eat locally grown food harvested only a day or so before you pick it up, minimizing shipping and packing costs and maximizing freshness and flavor.
Strengthen our community by re-establishing the link between farmer, food, and families.
About the box
What's in the box? (sample)
June: tomatoes, strawberries, sweet onions, new red potatoes, red cabbage, collards, lettuce, colored carrots, zucchini & cucumbers
July: blueberries, corn, red potatoes, cilantro, lettuce, arugula, sweet onions, carrots, broccoli, red onion & tomatoes
August: bintje potatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, watermelon, carrots, leeks, shallots, red & sweet onions, eggplant, green peppers, lettuce & cauliflower
September: gala apples, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, red and yellow peppers, dill, spinach, onions, carrots, eggplant & summer squash
October: chard, black kale, desiree potatoes, garlic, carrots, spinach, lettuce, turnips, butternut squash, corn, tomatoes & broccoli
More Options?
Salad Options-
Your CSA box will include a head of lettuce and possibly other greens each week. But if you eat salad every day, you may want to add a 2/3 lb. bag of our pre-cut, pre-mixed salad greens on a regular basis.
Salad Lovers: 2/3 lb. salad every first and third week of the month. ($50)
Salad Addicts: 2/3 lb. salad every week with your box. ($100)
