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Twisted River Farm CSA Overview
We are excited to share with you our Main Season Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Our CSA is designed to provide you with a bountiful selection of fresh, organic produce throughout the growing season. Here's an overview of what you can expect from our CSA program:
1. What is a CSA?
A CSA is a partnership between farmers and community members. By joining our CSA, you become an integral part of our farm and support our local food system. In return, you receive a share of the farm's harvest, filled with a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs.
2. Season Durations
Our spring season runs for 4 weeks beginning mid-may. Our main Season CSA season runs june through september. if you’re a weekly subscriber, you’ll get a box for 16 weeks. if you choose bi-weekly, you’ll get 8 boxes every other week. our winter season runs october-december. sign up for one season, or all seasons–choose whatever works for you.
3. Box Contents and Variety
Each DELIVERY, you will receive a carefully curated CSA box filled with a diverse selection of seasonal items. Items may include: salad greens, tomatoes, onions, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini, garlic, sweet corn, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, melons, and more. Please Note: Spring boxes are filled with things like greens and spring carrots, where main season boxes are filled with a variety of vegetables. Fall season boxes include root vegetables, squash, onions, etc. seasons dictate availability and variety.
4. Seasonal Planning
Our team puts a lot of thought and planning into our CSA program. OUR meticulous crop rotation AND planting techniques WILL provide you with a plentiful harvest. We take into account weather conditions, pests, and disease management, ensuring that the quality of your produce exceeds your expectations.
5. Supporting Local
By joining our CSA, you become an important supporter of local agriculture. You directly contribute to reducing food miles, supporting biodiversity, and promoting community resilience by strengthening the local food system. Your membership helps us continue our commitment to PROVIDING NORTH IOWA WITH FRESH, HEALTHY PRODUCE.
6. add-ons
NEW THIS YEAR: CSA members also get the benefit of adding items from the trf farm store into their box weekly. members can also add in SOURDOUGH BREAD FROM PRETTY BAKED IN MASON CITY, MUSHROOMS FROM FIDDLEHEAD KNOB, AND EGGS FROM OUR TRUSTED NEIGHBOR FARMS as they want them (not as add-on subscriptions like in seasons past).
7. Additional Benefits
Apart from the CSA box, membership in our program offers additional perks. As a CSA member, you'll receive our farm newsletter, which includes recipes, storage tips, and updates on farm activities. You'll be invited to connect with fellow CSA members through our private Facebook group, fostering a sense of community around food and farming.
Join our CSA program and experience the joy of eating fresh, seasonally-inspired produce while supporting our farm.
FAQ:
What if I won’t be able to accept my delivery on a particular week?
You can claim a vacation week up to 3 days before delivery. If you claim your vacation week, your account will automatically be credited for that week. You can then use that credit for add-on purchases or towards future CSA shares. Otherwise, we encourage having a friend, family member, neighbor, co-worker etc pick it up for you or for themselves.
How do I order?
Click over to our order page to select the options that fits you best.
Can I choose what I get in my box?
No. Our shares will feature a variety of what we have available each week. Due the nature of our distribution, It’s impossible for us to customize each box to each customer. You are able to add extras of things from our farm store into your box, however!
Can I add on extra items from the weekly availability list?
Absolutely! You can still add items on each week from our online store. We’ll include a link to the store in our weekly email to you.
What items will I receive in my box?
We'll deliver an assortment of the various things we grow; you decide if you want a delivery every week or every other week.
A sample week might look like this: 1 bag of Spring Mix, 1 bag of Summer Crunch, 1 head of broccoli, 1 bunch of radishes, 1 bunch of carrots, 1 quart of green beans, 1 bunch of kale, 1 head of garlic, and 1 zucchini. Then the next week might look like this: 1 bag of spinach, 1 head of lettuce, 1 bunch beets, 1 bunch of green onions, 3 red tomatoes, 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, 2 cucumber, 4 ears of sweet corn. We try to make each box full of all of the popular staples with an occasional lessor known product included to satisfy the more curious members.
We grow over 40 different types of vegetables so the variety will change each week depending on seasonality and availability.
How do I get my box?
This year, as we grow our farm, we’ve switched CSA pickup to be exclusively drop-site based instead of home delivery based, simply because our time and availability are more limited than ever. Your box will be ready for you to pickup at the drop site of your choosing every Tuesday. When you order your CSA, you’ll select your drop site and pick up your box there for the duration of the season.
Our drop sites are:
Mossycup Farms (20573 Finch Avenue, Clear Lake, IA 50428)
Shalom Wellness (807 N 6th St , Clear Lake, IA 50428)
St. Ansgar (Methodist church, 510 W 4th St, Saint Ansgar, IA 50472)
Three on the Tree Coffee (128 North Delaware Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401)
Twisted River Farm Store (195 South Madison Street, Mitchell, IA 50461)
As a Bonus-
We send you an email every week ahead of your next delivery letting you know what will be in the box, plus a few recipes ideas to inspire how to use your produce.