SAY HELLO TO FRESH FOOD DELIVERED WEEKLY.
Welcome to the Common Harvest CSA. Juicy heirloom tomatoes, crisp salad greens, sweet peppers, earthy baby potatoes, strawberries and more — look forward to these fresh produce items through the Common Harvest CSA. Common Harvest CSA is a collaboration of five certified organic growers located in Douglas County. We are excited to offer healthy, organic food straight from our farms to Lawrence and Kansas City residents, University of Kansas staff and students, and to employees at several area businesses and organizations.
CSAs, or community supported agriculture programs, provide weekly produce deliveries for individuals and families, who in turn support the farms growing the produce through the purchase of a share, or subscription.
We take pride in providing our CSA members with the highest quality local produce available, as well as the opportunity to support sustainable agriculture, reduce energy consumption, contribute to a cleaner environment, strengthen the local economy and enhance the economic viability of family farms.
Here's how the CSA works:
New this year!
The signup period for the 2017 summer season has closed; please email Jill Elmers to check availability.
CSAs, or community supported agriculture programs, provide weekly produce deliveries for individuals and families, who in turn support the farms growing the produce through the purchase of a share, or subscription.
We take pride in providing our CSA members with the highest quality local produce available, as well as the opportunity to support sustainable agriculture, reduce energy consumption, contribute to a cleaner environment, strengthen the local economy and enhance the economic viability of family farms.
Here's how the CSA works:
- Subscribers receive a bag each week of seasonal produce that is fresh and ready to eat from the fields of our four farms in Douglas County. The bag will typically contain a variety of vegetables, herbs, some small fruit, and sometimes eggs.
- Quantities are always a manageable size, and generally based on the amount required for a typical four-serving recipe.
- Prices are based on grocery store prices of produce of comparable quality. Depending on the CSA you sign up for, the price of the bag will be $13-$18 per week, including sales tax. Payment can be made in six installments or for the entire season.
- If paying by installment, the first payment is due by May 1 ($52-$72), then by June 1, July 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 1, Oct. 1.
- We use the website, commonharvestcsa.com, Facebook and a weekly e-newsletter to feature news from the farm, information on the different types of vegetables, tips on produce preparation and storage, and recipes to try.
- If you will be gone for a pick-up please arrange for a family member, friend, or neighbor to pick up that week’s bag. We will donate the produce to a charitable organization if it is not picked up. Payment is your responsibility whether you pick up your produce or not.
New this year!
- We have closely examined our administrative fees and reduced them so that you get more for your dollar.
- We are offering a take one/leave one basket -- if there's something you don't want, you can leave it in the basket and take something else from the basket.
- Larger item sizes. We heard from many of you that sometimes, there wasn't enough of something in the bag to make a recipe, so we will strive for larger amounts when possible. A partial share is 4-5 items, and a full share will be 5-6 items.
- New Lawrence pick up location: We now offer pick up on Tuesdays at Sunrise Greenhouse, 1501 Learnard.
The signup period for the 2017 summer season has closed; please email Jill Elmers to check availability.
