Geneva Green Market: Geneva, Illinois - A Local Food Green Farmers Market

Many farms offer produce subscriptions, where buyers receive a weekly or monthly basket of produce, flowers, fruits, eggs, milk, meats, or any sort of different farm products.

A CSA, (for Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly basket of produce. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become “members” (”shareholders” or “subscribers”) of the CSA. Most CSA farmers prefer that members pay for the season up-front, but some farmers will accept weekly or monthly payments. Some CSAs also require that members work a small number of hours on the farm during the growing season. A CSA season typically runs from late spring through early fall. The number of CSAs in the United States was estimated at 50 in 1990, and has since grown to over 2000.

Here in Geneva Illinois, and the Fox Valley, we have many choices with CSAs. Some continue into the fall.

Erehwon Farms:
Seven weeks of wonderful fall produce such as winter squash, pie pumpkins, carrots, radishes, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, lettuce, parsnips, tatsoi, leeks, rutabaga, beets, spicy mix, and various Asian greens.

Also, new in the fall season will be fresh eggs. Twice during the season you will receive a dozen farm fresh eggs from Grandma’s Eggs in Sugar Grove.

Starts the week of October 27, every week except the week of Thanksgiving, through the week of December 15. (Sorry—no half shares available.)

Pick-up will be Thursdays and Saturdays at Inglenook Pantry, 11 N. 5th St., in Geneva. Saturday mornings we will also be participating in the Geneva Winter Market held at Inglenook — but more about that later. We have a limited number of shares available, so sign up now to reserve your spot.

For more info - http://www.erehwonfarm.com/2008-fall-csa.html

Heritage Prairie Market:

Join Farm Box program and get a bountiful box of wintergreens and vegetables, grass-fed dairy including cheeses and cream-line milk. Add in locally roasted coffee, meats, farm fresh eggs, honey, butter or special holiday packages. We’ll even deliver right to your front door. Your support helps us plan our harvesting and allows us to buy from other organic farmers before they sell out for the season. The number of farm boxes is limited to ensure the highest quality to our shareholders. The Farm Box program begins October 27, 2008 and ends on February 28 omitting the week of Thanksgiving, and the holiday break from December 22 to January 5, 2009.

For more info - http://www.hpmfarm.com/

Fall is the time to sign-up for next summer CSA Boxes (aka Farm Box)
Sign-ups for CSAs will start in the beginning to mid November. More information about CSAs please visit Local Harvest at http://www.localharvest.org/csa.jsp

Visit these local farmers to see when their new CSA application is available:

Angelic Organics - http://www.angelicorganics.com/share.php
1547 Rockton Road
Caledonia, IL 61011-9572
Phone: 815-389-2746
Fax: 801-459-9659
Erehwon Farms - http://www.erehwonfarm.com
39w962 State Route 38
Elburn, IL 60119
630-365-3741
Green Earth Institute - http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
Naperville, Illinois 60565-5447
630-664-5681
Pine Row Farm – http://www.tomorrowsharvest.homestead.com/
P.O. Box 811
Roscoe, IL 61073
847-910-1160