"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." - Michael Pollan: "In Defense of Food"

CSA is, foremost, a community; it is people joining to support a local farmer in producing food for their tables. CSA binds community members and farmers in relationships of mutual support based on an annual commitment to one another. This commitment helps ensure the survival of small farms, a local food supply, and of agricultural land.

Traditionally, members sign up for a share of vegetables and/or flowers in early spring and then receive a weekly bag of produce and/or bouquet. CSA assures the farmer a prepaid local market for his or her crops while providing community members access to the best and freshest local produce available. CSA offers one of the freshest, closest connections to your food after growing it yourself in your own back yard.

At Beausol Gardens we are committed to the highest quality and freshness of our products. We strive to grow healthy crops by extensive planning, nurturing growing techniques and by planting a large variety of vegetables. We take a holistic approach to care for the soil and crops and to create the proper environment for plants to thrive. However, it is important for members to realize that they are invested in a real family farm (we only sell what WE grow), and there will be successes and failures. There will also be natural fluctuations in the amount and type of food every week.

We expect our 2012 Main season to run from the first week of May to the last week of September with a two week break, probably in early August so we can plant and prepare for our Fall CSA season. As warm as the winter has been, it is likely we may deliver the first share as soon as two weeks early this year!
And this year we will offer a new option we introduced last Fall that seemed to work fairly well. We will have a 'three-quarters share" that will consist of alternating weeks of full and half share quantities.
This year's main season CSA share prices are:
Full share: $630.00
Three-quarters share: $475.00
Half share: $315.00
Flower share: $120.00
Here is more detail about our main season CSA in general. Also, please refer to our sign up agreement for more information.