Our 26 week CSA season is a result of year round work to ensure we grow the best quality food using organic practices.
Our goal is to grow both food and the farm in an economically & environmentally sustainably way
In 2023 we made some changes do to increasing materials, seed, and supply costs across the board that increased our share prices by $10/week. For the 2024 season, our pricing remains the same as the previous year, and will again be including more “bulk” for the boxes. We’ve ordered seeds for the most successful crops we’ve grown over the last few years, and of course will still be including more of the veggies that our customers have expressed they look forward to the most every year.
What goes into our pricing.
Living Wages.
We employ hard working people and they deserve a wage that allows them to thrive. It is important that we compensate our staff with a living wage and start our pay at $15/hr + gear stipend.
The Environment.
A major goal is to improve the natural areas surrounding the farm, including maintaining wildlife habitats, pollinator gardens, cover cropping, planting trees, and more. These things not only improve the environment around us but builds a healthy ecosystem that also benefits the farm.
Longer CSA Season
When you’re comparing our share pricing to other local farms in Madison County and Asheville, you’ll find that ours costs more. This is because many CSA’s in the area run for 20 weeks. We’ve made many investments over the last few years to allow us to start the CSA as early as possible in the spring, and continue to the first frost in the Fall.
Farm Inputs.
Before the harvest there is a lot of work and material that goes into preparing the farm. We source high quality soil amendments and manure, purchase seeds and seedlings, and farm equipment to continuously improve the soil and plant health.
Our Own Compensation.
Only after seeds are purchased, employees are paid, and all other farm necessities and improvements are complete comes our own compensation. Our goal is and always has been to be able to build modest way of living where most of the money that comes out of the farm goes back into the farm and the community.