Vegetable CSA
About the CSA
Community supported agriculture, or CSA, is a model of farming in which community members buy shares in the harvest directly from their farmers, often before anything is even planted. This early payment allows farmers to invest in seeds and supplies for the growing season ahead. By sharing in the harvest, CSA members take on both the risks and rewards of the season, and together we weather what nature has in store for the farm.
Turner Farm’s Vegetable CSA began in 1997 as a workshare CSA program, meaning all members “paid” for a portion of their share by working in the fields. A central goal of Turner Farm’s CSA program has always been to deepen members’ knowledge of and connection to “where their food comes from.”
While the CSA program has grown and changed over time to include non-workshare members, the core values of place and community remain. Members are required to come out to the farm to pick up their share each week, and are encouraged to use pickup times as an opportunity to connect with other community members, and the farm itself.
Please note: The Vegetable CSA is currently at capacity and is not accepting new members at this time. If you are interested in joining the CSA in the future, you can join the program waitlist below. New members are selected from the waitlist each year by a lottery system. Please be aware that very few spots become available each year, so it is possible to spend years on the waitlist before an opportunity becomes available to join the Turner Farm CSA. We encourage you to explore the many other wonderful CSAs the Cincinnati area has to offer!
What to Expect
Here’s what some of our 2020 Summer Vegetable CSA members pick up from Turner Farm each week. All of the shares below are the “small” size. Each week also includes some choices—kale or collards, for example—so members can personalize shares to their tastes and reduce the possibility of food waste.
Example CSA Shares (Small Size)
Week 1: lettuce mix, rainbow chard, baby kale, fennel, parsley, sorrel, garlic scapes, carrots.
Week 2: cilantro, lettuce mix, garlic scapes, spinach, rainbow chard, celery, carrots.
Week 3: rainbow chard, scallions, mint, kale, spinach, parsley, romaine, celery, fennel, cilantro, carrots.
Week 4: scallions, lettuce mix, baby kale, parsley, beets, sugar snap peas, carrots, fennel.
Week 5: lettuce mix, dill, sugar snap peas, new potatoes, beets, cucumber.
Week 6: cilantro, beets, lettuce mix, basil, summer squash, romaine head lettuce, sugar snap peas, scallions, cabbage, kale.
Week 7: rainbow chard, dill, scallions, cucumbers, beets, garlic, carrots, basil, green beans.
Week 8: carrots, summer squash, okra, cucumbers, garlic, cherry tomatoes, savoy cabbage.
Week 9: carrots, okra, haricots verts, kale, basil, beets, tomatoes, green pepper, jalapeño, summer squash.
Week 10: kale, eggplant, tomatoes, shishito peppers, red onions, sweet peppers, summer squash.
Week 11: green beans, hot peppers, basil, eggplant, garlic, carrots, cabbage, Shishito peppers, sweet onions, cherry tomatoes, summer squash. Not pictured: flowers, sweet peppers.
Week 12: basil, sweet onions, green bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeños, summer squash, sage, carrots, tomatoes, okra. Not pictured: fresh flowers.
Week 13: shishito peppers, cilantro, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, basil, dill, fairy tale eggplant, parsley, okra, tomatoes, beets. Not pictured: fresh flowers.
Week 14: chard, eggplant, summer squash, basil, beets, shishito peppers, cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, dragon tongue beans, tomatoes, dill. Not pictured: fresh flowers.
Week 15: yellow wax beans, scallions, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, arugula, greens mix, shishito peppers, fennel, tomatoes, lunchbox peppers.
