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CSA Bonus Bucks
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA is a partnership between a farmer and local consumers. In CSA, you buy a membership (a "share") in a nearby farm. Then each week you go to a designated site to pick up your box of the farm's harvest—vegetables or meat or perhaps an assortment of veggies, fruit, meat, eggs, maple syrup, and other wholesome farm food.
GardenShare's "CSA Bonus Bucks" program helps make CSA affordable for people on limited incomes.
If your household qualifies for CSA Bonus Bucks, you can receive a $150 discount off the cost of a share at the CSA farm of your choice.
To find out if your household qualifies for CSA Bonus Bucks, download the application form (below) and look at the chart of eligible household incomes.
If your household qualifies, download the list of participating CSA farms (below) and follow these instructions:
- Contact a CSA farm. From the list of participating CSA farms, contact a farm that offers a pickup location convenient to you. Talk with the farmer about how his or her CSA works.
- Request references. Ask the CSA farm for the names of past customers you can call as references. Then call these people and inquire about their experiences with that CSA farm.
- Choose your CSA farm. Based on what you’ve learned from the farmer and other customers, choose a CSA farm that best meets your needs and that will provide you with satisfactory service and value.
- Complete the application form. Download and print the application form (below) and write out the information requested. Then give the application form, along with your portion of the cost of a share, to the CSA farm of your choice.
Please note:
- GardenShare is not itself a CSA farm. We simply introduce you to the CSA farms that accept our CSA Bonus Bucks.
- GardenShare does not certify or endorse any of the CSA farms listed. It is your responsibility to choose a farm that meets your needs and that provides you with satisfactory service and value.
- Students must base their income on their parents' household income, unless they are financially independent and no longer counted by their parents as dependents for tax purposes.
Tax-deductible donations to GardenShare help make CSA affordable for people on limited incomes.
- Click here to make a donation to help extend CSA Bonus Bucks to more families.
Click on Application Form and Farm List below:
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