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Philadelphia CSA Choices: Part II (& more Local, Sustainable Farmers)

Damn. Philly has a LOT of choices for CSAs. Which means you can support local farmers AND get fresh produce straight from a farm TO your table. I loved my CSA excursion last year and can’t wait to subscribe to one this year!
We gave you a few CSA choices in Philadelphia last week.  Here’s a few more for you to mull over:
  • FirstWatch Farms (Lancaster County) has a CSA with a 22-week share from May – October. Their pickups include Wednesdays in Wayne PA, and in Lancaster on Fridays and Saturdays. The application is right on the Farm To City website.
  • Lancaster Farm Fresh has a 25 week CSA with weekly newsletters, recipe suggestions, cooking demos and more. They also have a TON of pickup sites on Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays across Philly & the ‘burbs.  (Check out the Farm to City application link for the full list.)
  • Red Earth Farm is a Schuylkill County PA dedicated to chemical-free produce. This CSA’s website allows you to choose your produce weekly, and has a variety of pickups on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
  • Sankanac CSA (Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, Kimberton PA) has available shares for the upcoming season. Their 15-acre garden in Chester County is organically and biodynamically grown and is part of an intentional life-sharing community that includes adults with developmental disabilities. Email SankanacCSA@gmail.com for more info.
  • Down to Earth Harvest offers a 26 week CSA from May – Thanksgiving with pickups in Bala Cynwd on Thursday, at the Farm in Kennett Square on Tuesdays and Rittenhouse Square on Saturday.
Want to find out more about CSAs? Here’s 8 lessons I learned from my CSA and a complete list of local CSAs.
Readers, have we missed your favorite CSA so far? Let us know!
Photo courtesy of Queens Mamas
Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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