Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a direct to consumer process that connects community members with local farmers and growers. Community members pay to reserve a share of the farms produce early in the season, which lets farmers properly gauge the community’s needs for the coming season.
In turn, community members receive regular deliveries of fresh product straight from the farm, without paying the overhead prices of a typical grocery store. If you might be interested in participating in a CSA, many farmers require commitments early in the season; you are encouraged to contact area CSA farms as soon as possible for more information and to purchase shares.
Abbe Hills Garden
Mt. Vernon, 319-895-6924, abbehills.com
Contents: Vegetables, eggs
Season: Late May through mid-October
Distribution: Mt. Vernon
Ambleside Farm
Onslow, 319-310-2210, ambleside-farm.com
Contents: Vegetables, greens, melons, pasta
Season: Year-round
Distribution: Monticello, Dyersville, Dubuque
Bass Family Farms
Mt. Vernon, 319-895-6480, bassfarms.org
Contents: Vegetables, fruit, herbs
Season: April/May through November
Distribution: Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, Iowa City
Bountiful Harvest Farm
Solon, 319-512-644-1623, ascharny@me.com or dschwab@southslope.net
Contents: Fruit, vegetables, eggs
Season: May through October
Distribution: Iowa City, Solon
Ebersole Cattle Co
Kellerton, 515-971-8462, ebersolecattleco.com
Contents: Beef
Season: Year-round
Distribution: Iowa City, Des Moines
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Echollective
Mechanicsville, 319-325-3910, echollectivecsa.blogspot.com
Contents: Vegetables, melons, herbs, herbal tinctures and salves
Season: Varying packages available year-round
Distribution: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Quad Cities
Family Farm CSA
Iowa City, 319-936-1317
Contents: Vegetables, fruits, herbs
Season: May/June through mid-September
Distribution: Iowa City and Solon
Garden on the Prairie
Tama, 641-484-2052
Contents: Vegetables, fruits, herbs, hops, beef, dairy, eggs, honey, syrup, jams and jellies
Season: Early May through early August
Distribution: Tama
Given Gardens
Decorah, 563-382-3216
Contents: Vegetables, herbs, flowers
Season: June through October
Distribution: Cedar Rapids and Decorah
Grass Run Farms
Dorchester, 563-492-3400, grassrunfarms.com
Contents: Beef, pork
Season: May through September
Distribution: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Coralville
Grinnell Heritage Farm
Grinnell, 641-990-0018, grinnellheritagefarm.com
Contents: Vegetables, herbs, greens
Season: Year-round
Distribution: Grinnell, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City
Hue Hill Farm
Iowa City, 319-339-0624
Contents: Bread, herbs, vegetables, eggs, chicken
Season: Late April through December
Distribution: Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
Kroul Farms
Mt. Vernon, kroulfarms.com, 319-895-8944
Contents: Fruit, vegetables, pumpkins, firewood
Season: April through October
Distribution: Mt. Vernon, Solon, Coralville
Local Harvest CSA
Solon, 319-929-5032, zjfarms.com
Contents: Organic vegetables, bread, eggs, flowers
Season: Late April through December
Distribution: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, North Liberty and Solon
Life is Sweet
Iowa City, 319-430-7855
Contents: Bread, baked goods, granola
Season: May to October
Distribution: Iowa City
Maharishi Vedic City CSA
Fairfield, 641-919-7010, mvccsa.com
Contents: Vegetables, fruit, herbs, greens
Season: Year-round
Distribution: Des Moines, Iowa City, Fairfield, Ottumwa, Vedic City and Washington
The Millet Seed Farm
Iowa City, 319-471-0807, themilletseed.com
Contents: Vegetables, herbs, fruits, mushrooms, ferments and cider
Season: May through November
Distribution: Iowa City
Oak Hill Acres
Atalissa, 319-560-4826 (cell), 563-946-2304 (home), oakhillacres.com
Contents: Vegetables, greens, herbs, honey, eggs
Season: May through October
Distribution: Coralville, Iowa City, Muscatine, Quad Cities and West Liberty
Salt Fork Farms
Solon, 319-270-3449, saltforkfarms.com
Contents: Vegetables, fruits, herbs, eggs, chicken, flowers
Season: May through November
Distribution: Iowa City, Solon
Sass Family Farm
Riverside, 319-648-3788, sassfamilyfarm.com
Contents: Vegetables, herbs, eggs, jams and jellies, honey, baked goods
Season: May through October
Distribution: Riverside
Small Frye Farm
Maysville, 319-936-1216, smallfryefarm.com
Contents: Vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers
Season: April/May through November
Distribution: Quad Cities and Iowa City
Supernatural Organics
Marion, 319-210-1390, supernaturalorganics.com
Contents: Vegetables, greens, herbs
Season: Early June through mid-October
Distribution: Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion
TD n’ Guy Garden Oasis
Coggon, 319-435-8588, tdnguy.com
Contents: Vegetables, whole chickens, eggs
Season: Varying packages year-round
Distribution: Coggon, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Point, Manchester, Independence, Iowa City
The Little Red Barn
Vinton, 319-361-2169, littleredbarncsa.com
Contents: Vegetables, pork, beef, poultry, eggs
Season: May through October
Distribution: Vinton
Wild Woods Farm
Iowa City, wildwoodscsa.com, kate.wildwoodsfarm@gmail.com
Contents: Vegetables and herbs
Season: June-September, October-November
Distribution: Iowa City, Solon
