"Community-supported agriculture (in Canada Community Shared Agriculture) (CSA) is a socio-economic model of agriculture and food distribution. A CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation where the growers and consumers share the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs can often consist of a system of weekly/monthly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit in a vegetable box or basket, sometimes including dairy products and meat. The term CSA is mostly used in the USA, but a variety of similar production and economic sub-systems are in use worldwide."

4/27/10: THE 2010 CSA MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS CLOSED - NO MORE CSA MEMBERS BASED ON OUR SIZE.

The Big Head Farm 2010 CSA program begins on May 22 and is a 24 week program consisting of vegetables, herbs and flowers grown organically. Our harvest season begins in May and ends in November each year. Each membership consists of one "Full", "Half" or "Solo" share.

Chicago CSA members read here!! In Chicago, CSA pickups can be made at the Southport Green Market from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m each Saturday during the CSA period. The Southport Green Market is located in the Blaine School parking lot at 1420 West Grace Street in Chicago. Also, our CSA season begins May 22 and the Southport Green Market starts June 12th. We will be delivering your Chicago CSA shares during those first few weeks between 5/22 and 6/12 at no additional cost to you.

Full CSA Share ($500.00/year) - enough vegetables, herbs and flowers for four to six people for one week. A full share will roughly be a bushel "basket" of veggies, herbs and flowers. It will vary in total weight from week to week. Membership Order Form (PDF)

Half CSA Share ($275.00/year) - enough vegetables, herbs and flowers for two to three people for one week. A half share will roughly be a half-bushel "basket" of veggies, herbs and flowers. It will vary in total weight from week to week. Membership Order Form (PDF)

Flying Solo CSA Share ($150.00/year) - enough vegetables, herbs and flowers for one person for one week. A solo share will roughly be a quarter-bushel "basket" of veggies, herbs and flowers. It will vary in total weight from week to week. Membership Order Form (PDF)

If you have seen what you're looking for, you can obtain a Full, Half or Solo Share right on this page with the drop down menu and the PayPal "Add To Cart" button below. Please remember that shares delivered to, or picked up in Chicago require a 2.25% tax. Yep, it irritates us too! We don't even like to collect it!

We have a few other ways to obtain a full, half or solo share - gifting or bartering. Feel free to ask about our gifting and bartering programs which can be customized to meet various ends.

Please make any/all checks or money orders payable to "Big Head Farm, Inc."

As with any CSA program, your "share" is a year-long investment in Big Head Farm - we share the risks (storms, disease, etc.) and the benefits (vegetables). We will keep you apprised of the status of our crops as time passes.

We will work hard to make your CSA experience the best it possibly can be. We will do our very best to strategically plant and harvest our crops so that you have a positively varied experience and that you enjoy the best vegetables, herbs and flowers we have to offer. Please remember that we need two somewhat unpredictable partners on our farm - nature and weather. Sometimes seeds don't germinate. Sometimes germinated seeds don't grow. Sometimes critters destroy crops (we have deer, turkeys, coyotes, rabbits, mice, moles, racoons, numerous birds, numerous incects and numerous plant diseases). Sometimes it rains too much/too little. I'm sure you get the point.

In spite of these risks and in spite of the hard work, we still love what we do. Really!