Joining a CSA: Enjoy fresh produce while supporting local farms
By joining a CSA, enjoy fresh produce while supporting local farms. Community Supported Agriculture (often called CSA) is a program where you purchase a farm share to guarantee weekly delivery of vegetables from late Spring through Fall. CSAs have been around for nearly three decades and at Harris-Pero and Botelho, we are proud to work with many local farms who offer CSAs.
Buying a share provides your family with fresh, local, in-season produce (often picked that day!), while making an important community investment. Supporting a local farm ensures safe, reliable food sources, while preserving open space, creating jobs and contributing to our area’s economy. Some CSA memberships allow you to choose the contents of your weekly share, but we love trying new food (farms often provide recipes for tasty preparation!).
This is the time of year when farms open up CSA subscriptions. Purchasing your share now provides critical funds for farmers to plan the best possible harvest. At a time when we are more concerned about the origin and quality of our food as we try to eat healthier, a CSA is a wonderful gift – to yourself or someone you care about.
We invited farms we work with to share information about their CSAs below. Reach out directly for more information, including pricing, pick-up locations and share options. Tell them Harris-Pero & Botelho sent you — and we’ll see you at the farm!
1319 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton, New York 12010
“We offer weekly and biweekly shares of fruit and vegetables for the summer season. Each share includes a hearty portion of five to ten different crops (depending on what’s in season). CSA members also get 25% off one bulk meat order.”
- Jason Arnold, Owner
Arnolds Produce - West Charlton, NY
333 Buttermilk Falls Rd, Schaghticoke, NY
“We deliver to 18 locations in the Capital Region and grow Sweet Corn and Okra. We also grow and include strawberries, watermelon, and cantaloupe in the vegetable share (when in season). In the Fall, we offer Winter Vegetable Boxes every other week in November and December. Everything that we grow is USDA Certified Organic.”
- Justine Denison, Owner
Denison Farm - Schaghticoke, NY
35 Featherbed Ln, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
“We are a community-focused farm offering a full-year, free-choice CSA. CSA Members come to the farm each week to get fresh produce, choosing the types of vegetables and the amounts they'd like, as well as eggs from our pastured hens, and products from other local farms all year round. Visit our website to learn more and contact us to schedule a visit.
- Tim Biello, Owner
Featherbed Lane Farm - Ballston Spa, NY
319 Leaning Rd, Essex, NY
“We all eat differently. At Full and By Farm your share is fully customizable and free choice. A horse-powered CSA, they raise vegetables, eggs, beef, chicken, pork, grain, dry beans, flowers and maple syrup. Year-round and seasonal shares available.”
- Sara Kurak, James Graves, Owners
Full and By Farm - Essex, NY
3842 NY-2, Cropseyville, NY
“What makes our CSA special is that it is all on-farm pick-up. At Laughing Earth, our goal is to have our members feel that this is their farm home, and that they are a part of it. All members come here to get their weekly shares, and to spend time picking herbs, flowers and more in the members’ garden.”
- Annie and Zachary Metzger, Owners
Laughing Earth Farm - Cropseyville, NY
189 Otter Creek Road, Johnsonville NY
“Otter Creek offers shares of 100% grass-fed beef, non-GMO chicken, pork and eggs. You can also create a custom share and stay on the property. Pick up at the farm, located in Johnsonville.”
- Elizabeth Collins and Bradley Wiley, Owners
Otter Creek Farm - Johnsonville, NY
1835 NYS Route 22, Essex, NY
“We offer home delivery of Certified Organic vegetables for up to 36 weeks of the 2023 season. Members have the option of a Spring, Summer, or Fall share to receive veggies from May to December. We also offer a full-season membership which includes all three and offers a significant discount. Other benefits of the Tangleroot Farm Home Delivery CSA include the ability to order from our members-only marketplace for other grocery items such as eggs, yogurt, and salad dressing, delivered with their weekly box, as well as an invitation to our Fall Harvest Party.”
- Adam Reed, Owner
23 North Milton Road, Saratoga Springs, NY
“We don't offer a CSA at this time. However, we sell our veggies at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market on Saturdays during the main growing season.”
- Andrea Grom & Jason Heitman, Owners
If you own a farm in New York and have questions about legal setup for your business or farm succession planning, we offer extensive experience guiding estate and business planning for farms and other agricultural businesses.
Schedule a complimentary phone consultation with one of our attorneys at Harris-Pero & Botelho to learn more.