Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food direct from farm. Typically, members or “share-holders” of the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the upcoming growing season. However, many Haywood County CSA memberships are available for “buy in” on a weekly or monthly payment schedule.
In return, CSA members receive shares in the farm’s bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production.
Most CSA boxes are available weekly or bi-weekly. Some farms also offer a “mix and match” or “market-style” CSA. Refer to individual farms for membership details.
We choose to grow fresh vegetables with organic methods because we believe that taking care of the land in the best, most ecological & sustainable way we can is the path forward for agriculture. Visit our website to learn more about our journey and farm practices.
We offer two models for a fully customizable CSA experience. Visit our website for more info on each.
Contact us:
Mark McDonagh (HE/HIM) & Danielle Keeter (SHE/HER)
email: farmer@mightygnomemarketgarden.com
Shady Brook Farm is a multi-generational farm in Henson Cove, just south of Canton, NC. We raise grass only beef as well as pasture raised poultry – eggs, chicken and turkey. Adam and Jada Henson operate the farm along with Adam’s father, Doug, and the farm property has been in the Henson family for a number of generations. U.G. Henson, Adam’s great-grandfather, gave it the name we are still using – Shady Brook Farm.
The farm has traditionally been a cattle farm and in 2010 we began to shift towards a grass only production model for the cows. We began making the switch to direct marketing by adding laying hens in 2012 and secured our permits to sell meat under our own label in 2014. Since then we have added meat chickens and turkeys.
The cattle are raised using a rotational grazing model and all classes of poultry are raised on the pasture using mobile structures. These systems allow for forage and soil management while letting us raise wholesome protein products without the use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics or growth hormones.
We offer a number of CSA options. More information about our CSA programs can be found here. Learn more about all our products by visiting our online shop.
Contact us:
Adam & Jada Henson
Call/text (828) 507-5746
email: shadybrookgrassfarm@gmail.com
We live on an evolving mountain homestead in Haywood County, NC. Two Trees Farm is nestled in a high elevation valley in the Appalachian mountains. An amazing and challenging place to work towards living off the land; Our connection to nature inspires us to live lightly on the Earth and help others to do so as well.
Our CSA boxes are extremely diverse because we started our farm as a homestead. We have greens year-round due to our cool mountain farm, mushrooms flushing after the rain, and seasonal fruits appearing in a lovely sequence as the growing season progresses. We also include all the favorite veggies from tomatoes to peppers to squash. We also have herbs, edible flowers, and foraged treats that I find in the forest around the farm.
Contact us:
Dustin Cornelison & Sara Martin
email: sustainabillies.llc@gmail.com
The Ten Acre Garden is one of the few century farms still in operation in the region. Located in the fertile river bottoms in the historic Bethel Community, our CSA offers full or half shares for 10 weeks (pick up every other Wednesday) or 20 week (pick up every Wednesday) options during the growing season.
What makes our CSA different? At The Ten Acre Garden, families can be as involved in the farming process as they like. From Spring Planting Days to picking your own fruits and vegetables, parents and kids can really have the experience of watching their food grow. Strawberry, raspberry, and blackberry picking are great family activities too. And if you don’t care to get your hands dirty, you can just give us a call when you want to pick up your share.
Flower subscription also available as an add-on or stand-alone membership.
Contact us by email and visit our website for more info:
Mark & Morgan Davies and Cynthia Goff (aka Grams)
email: hello@thetenacregarden.com
“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” ~ Hippocrates
..yes, Hippocrates had it right from the beginning and today, it still is the fundamental truth. If we want to live healthy lives and be as active later in life as we are today, we need to eat the cleanest and the best quality food possible! ..so that’s who we are – very passionate about our health and well-being of this planet.
We love to share the delicious & highly nutritious produce we grow here in Waynesville, North Carolina with our community. We are open to the public & offering CSA memberships. We are also organic seedling providers as well as Tower Garden and Juice Plus distributors.
Contact us:
Josef & Lenka Stejskal
(828) 246-5866