Community Supported Agriculture is a program that builds a relationship between the consumer, their food source and the farmer. The CSA provides the consumer with fresh local foods and with knowledge and appreciation of these foods. It provides the farmer with a direct relationship with the families they serve. Our CSA program is a farm share co-op where members purchase a “share” of the seasons harvest with a weekly payoff of eggs, cheese, meat& vegetables. Members take advantage of the freshest organic produce harvested for them that very day. In trade for paying in advance they are given a below retail price for the goods they receive and the farmer benefits by receiving funds to begin the season. It is truly an investment in the farm and the community.
With the continual threats of development to the small family farm and the increasing globalization of our food source, you can make a difference by making the choice to buy local from a place you know and trust. So don’t wonder where your food comes from, know.
Summer 2012 CSA Application Is Now Online. Pick ups in Middletown and Providence.
Summer CSA runs from June thru October.
You can expect to receive about a shopping bags worth of 6-10 different types of organic produce (picked fresh for you the day you pick it up) each week from a couple share and about a bag and a half to two bags for a family share. We grow everything from arugula to zucchini and lots in between. If you choose the meat option you will receive one package of meat each week, each package weighs between 1 -1 3/4 lb. Our cows are pastured and 100% grass fed, our pigs are pastured happy to root around and be pigs. We provide the most natural, healthy environment possible for all of our animals. When the selection is a whole pastured chicken they weigh between 3-5lbs. The cheese is true “Farmstead” cheese, made fresh, on farm, by us, using 100% of our own goat or cows milk. Our eggs are from happy chickens who are free to roam and peck and are available by the dozen or 1/2 dozen.
Simmons Farm annually donates CSA shares to various non-profit organizations and families in need. If you would like to recommend a family in need who would benefit from a share, please contact us. You may donate to our “Share a Share” program by adding any amount you are able to the total on your application. By donating to “Share a Share” you are joining in our effort to help our community and friends and helping to create the ability for us to donate more. We donated 10 shares last year to different organizations and families.
Contact us to learn more about our CSA program or to join.