About CSAs

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Be an active part in the endeavor to keep agriculture vibrant and sustaining; join a CSA!

Horton Road Organic's CSA discontinued indefinitely

In January 2008, after much deliberation, we decided to take a break from the CSA program for the season. Despite the loss of upfront income and the disappointment suffered by former members, it was a very successful season for us; we enjoyed focusing our energy on Eugene’s three weekly farmers markets and connecting with our customers through those markets.

We will not be offering CSA shares for 2009, but are keeping open minds to the possibility of continuing CSA in the future. In the meantime, there are many good local CSAs, and tons of great reasons to join one. Or, you can visit us at the Lane County Farmers’ Markets in Eugene on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and can find our produce in-season at Sundance, The Kiva, and Cappella’s.

Why Join a CSA?
 

• Enrich Your Life
  Feed yourself and your family delicious exceptional fresh vegetables carefully arranged and grown organically with love and care.
   
• Connect with the Land
  Know exactly how your food is grown and by whom. Become intimate with the season’s ebb and flow, stories of life on a farm and the ever changing natural elements on which our lives depend.
   
• Support Wholesome Change
  Revitalize the essential link of interdependence between our farms, farmers and communities threatened by societies reliance on supermarkets and corporate agribusiness
   
• Educate Yourself and the Next Generation
  Learn how your food is grown , how to eat with the seasons, and cook wholesome meals. Support our work to train new farmers in sustainable agriculture.
   
• Create a Lasting Sanctuary
  Help sustain this small local farm as it continues to be a nourishing place for people to live, work and visit.
   

CSA Philosophy

CSA farms represent an innovative new partnership between community members and farmers where members share the agricultural risks and benefits in support of sustainable land stewardship. In exchange for their financial and sometimes moral support, our CSA provides members with fresh organic vegetables weekly for five months of the growing season as well as education about local agriculture and access to the farm. Belonging to a farm is a commitment designed to create a deeper relationship to your food, the seasons of nature and those that are directly involved with caring for the land.

By belonging to a CSA, you share some of the risks of organic agriculture by investing in the farm as a whole and not necessarily each crop whose performance is largely dependent on mother nature. Some years will be good for some crops and not others and you experience the joys and losses through your meals. CSA's vitalize small farms and help assure the survival of the small farm in an often precarious economic environment. Here are some CSA farms in the Lane County area.