Why are the various CSA’s priced differently?
Specialty Crops and Maximum Diversity There are many reasons that CSA pricing varies. One of the main reasons is that all CSA shares are not created equally. Each CSA is unique in its goals and philosophy and every CSA does not provide the same offering. Most CSA’s do not provide the overall variety of produce that we do nor do they provide the number of labor intensive specialties like asparagus, baby lettuce salad mix and microgreens, blueberries, cherry tomatoes, peas, beans, and herbs. These crops take considerably more management and labor to produce than does a standard head of lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and kale or example. Some CSA’s by design give large quantities of a limited number of varieties each week. This is much less management and less labor intensive than our approach, which is to give as much variety in a season as possible. For the most part, you will see a range of 6-9 varieties of produce each week in our shares. Additional produce and products are also availabl
