Community Supported Agriculture

 

CSAs can take many forms, but essentially they are community supported farms in which members contribute to farming projects, usually by way of membership fees, in exchange for fresh, local produce.  The concept came to the United States from Europe in the 1980s and has taken strongest hold in New England, the Mid-Atlantic region, and various pockets along the West Coast.  They are a great way to take advantage of fresh, locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, and more while supporting nearby farms. Each one is different, some offer pickup locations in urban areas, some offer only farm-based pick ups.  See the list below for local CSAs and find one that is right for you.     

For more informations on CSAs, have a look at this excerpt from Suzanne DeMuth’s book, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide.     

Don’t live in Montgomery County? Find a CSA anywhere in the country at Local Harvest.  Click here our pdf brochure of local CSAs, “I want to eat local! Now What?” 

CSA Farms in Montgomery County       

 One Acre Farm- Michael Protas
Poolesville, MD
(301) 503-3724
Michael@1acrefarm.com
pick ups in Capitol Hill & Potomac      

Good Life Farm- Larry and Laura Ledgard
Darnestown, MD
301-728-2572
farmerlarry@goodlifefarm.com
Farm pickups, some delivery available  

Red Wiggler Community Farm- Woody Woodroof, Adrienne Altstatt
 (301)916-2216
info@redwiggler.org 
PO Box 968
Clarksburg, MD 20871
Red Wiggler is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 1996 to create meaningful, fully included jobs for adults with developmental disabilities through the business of growing and selling high quality vegetables in Montgomery County MD.       

Red Wiggler       

Historic Button Farm - Steven Gillick
301-916-7090
PO Box 1366
Olney, MD 20830     CSA2        

Pheasant Hill- Marjorie Satterlee
410-215-7173    

Query Mill Hill Farm – Mark Israel
Growing organically (not-certified), emphasizing American heirlooms and the best Asian and European varieties.
Darnestown, MD
301-926-8602
marksisrael@msn.com       

Spiritual Food for the New Millennium- Lakshmi Landa
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-4899, messages on voicemail box #5
spiritualfood@schooloflife.org       

Norman’s Farm Market - Eris Norman
301-674-9929
erisnorman@msn.comCSA
Jones Mill Rd. and East-West Highway
Chevy Chase, MD 20816       

Avian Mead Organics- Joan & Jerry Riser
301-924-2960    
jjriser@msn.com
20921 New Hampshire Avenue
Brookeville, MD 20833     

Rocklands Farm- Greg, Shawn and Nick
A new CSA on a historic property, growing berries and vegetables. On farm event hosting.
301-825-8075
rocklandsfarm@gmail.com
Montevideo Rd.
Poolesville, MD 

House in the Woods Farm- Ilene and Phil Freedman
Pickups on the farm, just outside of Ag Reserve in Frederick County, heirloom vegetables are a speciality. Visit the farm for member harvest days.
301-607-4048
ilene@houseinthewoods.com  

CSA’s with Pick-up locations in Montgomery County       

Dragonfly Farms – Susan or Claudia
Post Office Box 10
Mount Airy, MD 21771
240-353-8408       

Evensong Farm- Julie Stinar
18502 Burnside Bridge Road
Sharpsburg, Maryland, 21782
301-491-2224
julie@evensong-farm.com
Pickup in Silver Spring       

Farmstead of Charlotte Hall - Tony Brown
301-884-3384
farmstead88@msn.com  Red Wiggler1
P.O. Box 799
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
Pickup in Chevy Chase, Silver Spring       

Jasmine Farm LLC - Gus & Tag Neshawat
JasmineFarm@NETSCAPE.NET
farm 410-489-2522
cell 410-300-9430 cell
14445 Burntwoods Road
Glenwood, Maryland 21738-9530
Pickup in Bethesda, & Gaithersburg        

Karl’s Farm- Karl or Paula Wiegand,
301-743-7941
paula@karls-farm.com
5550 Stuckey Rd
Pisgah, MD 20640
Home Deliveries on request with fee       

Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative- Amy Crystle
717-656-3533 CSA4
48 Eagle Drive
Leola, PA 17540
Pickup in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, & Sandy Spring       

Spiral Path Farm- Mike & Terra Brownback
Certified Organic
717-789-4433
fresh@spiralpathfarm.com
538 Spiral Path Lane
Loysville, PA 17047
Pick-ups in Silver Spring       

Fresh and Local CSA- Allan Balliett
Biodynamic Produce Farming, Flower Shares Available
304 876-3382
info@freshandlocalcsa.com
Shepherdstown, WV
Pickups in NW DC, Bethesda, Silver Spring and Arlington.

Sandy Spring CSA - Vanessa Strunk
Organic vegetables, organic and non-organic fruit grown on Calvert Farm in Carroll County.
Pick-ups in Sandy Spring, Rockville, Kemp Mill
301-424-9142