PRODUCE / CSA
L&A FAMILY FARMS
CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, connects the local community with a local farm. It’s a system of pre-selling regular purchases of farm products with a predetermined value. The products you receive in your CSA are then determined by seasonal availability.
WHAT IS CSA?
This CSA has a 15-week season, starting early June and ending in September.
Members receive a variety of vegetables as they become available, with the largest volume usually available mid-season.
Perks include additional orders being filled first and first chance at buying vegetables wholesale for canning or freezing.
VEGETABLE CSA
COST FOR THE 2024 SEASON
Please call us for in-season pricing.
Phone: (217)-275-3491
OUR PRODUCE
Our produce (over 50 different varieties) is grown using sustainable agriculture methods. By using crop rotation and cover crops, we:
Reduce weed growth
Control pests
Improve soil fertility
For most of our vegetables, seeds are planted directly into the ground, either by hand or using a walk-behind planter. Other plants, like tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli, are placed into the garden as transplants. Seeds are started indoors and then moved to the green house to harden off before being planted.
In the garden, we hand pull weeds and use hoes, tillers, and mulches to control them.
All of our vegetables are harvested by hand, and most are picked the day of delivery. If not, the vegetables are stored in our walk-in cooler to preserve their freshness and quality.