CSA stands for "Community-Supported Agriculture." It's a partnership between a farm and their community. Members of a CSA program pay a subscription fee at the beginning of the growing season, or commit to a monthly payment, which the farm then uses to buy seeds and supplies. In return, the farm harvests the freshest of the crop for members and delivers it each week. The customer, or eater, gets their "weekly share" of the farm's abundance, and is beside the farmer during hardship. Members of a CSA program are enthusiastically opting into the inherent risks involved in farming. Not every crop will be a success. CSA members share in the failures and successes of the farm, thereby genuinely supporting local small agriculture. See the bottom of this page for the September Sun Produce Farmer/Member Agreement. 

- definition adapted from Ten Mothers Farm (NC) & High Five Farm (KY)

Expect six to seven fresh, nutrient-dense vegetables and herbs for 24 weeks between April and October, with a four-week break in August. A good fit for households of 1-3 people. 

Additional Perks: 

The option to modify what’s in your share!

Weekly newsletters with recipes and cooking tips for the vegetables in your share. 

Access to the farm for leisure, fun, and learning.  

Add-ons from other local farms.

Every week CSA shares will be available across Charlottesville, Orange, and Gordonsville.

Charlottesville pick up is at Lampo Pizza (205 Monticello Rd) on Tuesdays from 3-7pm.

Orange pick up is at the Arts Center in Orange and Gordonsville shares are available at Atha Yoga. Both locations will likely shift to a Thursday pick up in 2025.

Gordonsville: 

Atha Yoga, 108 S Faulconer St, 22942

Orange:

The Arts Center in Orange, 129 E Main St., Orange VA 22960

In an attempt to achieve affordability for customers and sustainability for this business, I'm trying out a sliding scale. Following the guidelines below, you can select what cost per week makes sense for your personal budget, no questions asked. You can pay the full-season cost for your share up-front (which is a big help for the farm), or in monthly installments.

The cost of food, especially produce, is wildly undervalued. Food prices, wages for food workers, and the ways we get our food are tangled in a messy web of corporate power and problems of scale. CSAs are a very small way that farmers attempt to interrupt the horrific organization of our food system. By asking for their community’s support with a CSA program, a farmer reintroduces what is often lost in the fluorescent aisles of chain grocery stores, but is crucial to our health and wellness, a relationship with our food. Unfortunately, the true cost of producing ecologically and ethically-grown local food is rather high. I'm hoping that a sliding-scale price model can enable access for a wider range of our community members. 

Yes! Thanks to Market Central, you can use SNAP/EBT to purchase a CSA Share through their vending infrastructure. The current SNAP/EBT processing system requires visiting the Market Central tent at either the Saturday Farmer’s Market at IX, or the Thursday Sunset Market at IX to swipe your card. Virginia Fresh Match enables SNAP/EBT recipients to double their money on fresh fruits and vegetables, which means the CSA share is only $15/week! You can decide how you’d like to pay for your share- either in installments, monthly or weekly. Send us an email if you plan to use SNAP/EBT to pay for your vegetable share- septembersunproduce@gmail.com.

Yes! 3 or more members of your workplace, neighborhood, friend group, studio space, etc. you get $15 off! Send us an email before you sign up for the discount code.

Yes! The cost for home delivery of the CSA in 2025 is $10 per week.

This amount accounts for the cost of packaging, time to pack your share, and to drive and deliver.