WHOLE & NEARLY-WHOLE DIET OPTIONS
Deep Meadow Farm: Ascutney, VT
Nestled between the Connecticut River and Mt. Ascutney lies Deep Meadow Farm. Since 2012, owner Jon Cohen and his team have nurtured the land—formerly known as the Kelley Farm—which had not been farmed in years, growing organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers and rearing livestock across 50 acres and six greenhouses.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure:
- Spring, summer, fall: A “Farm Direct” card structure means members can load a desired amount of money to their card balance and spend it when they choose on the produce they choose at the farm stand or markets during the summer, including Woodstock’s Market on the Green
- Winter: Pre-filled produce boxes available for pickup at the farm stand or participating market locations
- Products: Vegetables, fruits, flowers, meat, poultry, eggs
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations: Seasonal markets in Woodstock, Ludlow, West River, and Brattleboro, online ordering and curbside pickup available
Kiss the Cow Farm: Barnard, VT
For Randy and Lisa Robar, the path to farm ownership began with fond memories. Randy’s childhood summers spent on dairy farms inspired the couple to raise their own cow. As the herd grew, cars were moved out of the family garage and cows were moved in. It snowballed from there. Now, Kiss the Cow Farm is an organic, grass-based dairy farm that also rears and sells chickens (plus pastured eggs), ducks, and turkeys.
- CSA seasons: Winter, spring, summer
- CSA structure: Small, medium, large, and family-sized shares with customizable boxes of goods
- Products: Milk, eggs, ice cream, chicken, veal, maple syrup from Kiss the Cow, plus vegetables, meats, dairy, pantry staples, and more from other local farmers and producers. Click here for a list
- CSA application: Click Here
- Pickup options and locations: Pickup available weekly at locations in Barnard, Bethel, Norwich, Quechee, Randolph, South Royalton, White River Junction, and Woodstock (click here for details), or create your own pickup location for four or more members.
Luna Bleu Farm: South Royalton, VT
After farming leased land through New Hampshire and Vermont, in 1993, Luna Bleu owners Tim Sanford and Suzanne Long set down roots in South Royalton—and those roots have grown ever since. Today, their operations include growing organic vegetables, while rearing cows, pigs, and poultry with the help of a hardworking crew.
- CSA seasons: Winter, spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure: Online ordering available, as well as small, medium, and large weekly vegetable shares available via 4 pricing options and a work share offering. Small and large meat shares available with monthly pickups. Small (half-dozen) and large (dozen) egg shares.
- Products: Vegetables, eggs, meat
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations: The South Royalton farm location (96 Boles Road in South Royalton, VT) Tuesdays after 3 PM
Root 5 Farm: Fairlee, VT
While owners Danielle Allen and Ben Dana both studied at UVM in the 90s—political science and forestry studies, respectively—their paths didn’t cross until 2003. While farming in Intervale, Ben’s unusual hat collection caught Danielle’s eye. The rest, as they say, is history.
After the destruction from Tropical Storm Irene, Danielle and Ben’s search for new farmland culminated in the purchase of Your Farm in 2013, now Root 5 Farm. Today, they’re continuing to farm the 38-acre plot of rich Connecticut River Valley soil, growing over 100 varieties of certified organic vegetables.
- CSA seasons: Winter, spring, summer
- CSA structure: Customize your weekly box of a small, medium, or large share of vegetables, with add-on local meat and fruit shares available
- Products: Vegetables, with add-on local meat and fruit shares available
- CSA application: Click Here
- Pickup options and locations: Weekly pickups available in White River Junction, Quechee, Norwich, and more – click here for the full list and schedule
Sunrise Farm: White River Junction, VT
The fields of Sunrise Farm got their start soon after the town of Hartford, VT did—in 1763. When Chuck Wooster and Sue Kirincich purchased the land in 1999, its history, as much as its good soil and proximity to the Connecticut and Ottauquechee Rivers, was part of the appeal.
From seven CSA shares in the farm’s initial year to the hundreds it sees today, its expansion is thanks to Wooster and Kirincich’s dedication to maintaining its historic structures and the vegetables and livestock that have occupied the land for centuries. And after acquiring the old Perkins Farm on Route 5, a move that will triple production, that growth is only the beginning.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, winter
- CSA structure: Customizable boxes of weekly summer half and full shares, summer PYO fruit, weekly winter shares
- Products: Vegetables, fruits, flowers, and items sold separately from the CSA including lamb, chicken, eggs, maple syrup, honey
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations: Pickup available at the farm (1759 North Hartland Road in White River Junction, VT) Mondays or Thursdays, any time between 11:00 AM and 6:30 PM.
FRUIT, VEGGIE, & FLOWER OPTIONS
Crossroad Farm: Fairlee, VT
From selling their harvest from a roadside card table in 1980 to today, Tim and Janet Taylor’s farm has flourished thanks to support from family, the “farm crew,” and the community. Now, with over 40 acres of mixed vegetables, the farm’s scope may have changed, but their commitment to sustainable agriculture and their customers remains unchanged.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure: Credit system in which farm shares are available in the form of discounted, pre-purchased credit in value increments of $100
- Products: Fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers – click here for a complete list by season
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations:
- Weekly at the farm: 671 West Fairlee Road, Fairlee, VT
- Weekly at the farm stand: 163 Route 5 South, Norwich, VT
Honey Field Farm: Norwich, VT
While the ultimate vision for Honey Field Farm, previously Killdeer Farm, is community-centered—think walking trails, a picnic area, playground, beehives—owners Valerie Woodhouse and Eli Hersh are focusing first on nurturing the land. After purchasing the 25-acre farm in 2019, they’re cultivating perennial flowers via their greenhouses and 10-acres of vegetables, maintaining the land’s tradition of sustainable, organic farming.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure: Quarter, half, and full-share credit system to purchase only the products you want, including those from a PYO garden
- Products: Vegetables, flowers, hot sauce, pickles, and more. For a full list of offerings by season, click here
- CSA application: To sign-up for a CSA membership, email [email protected] or call (802) 649-1500
- Pickup options and locations: The farm stand at 55 Butternut Road, Norwich, VT 05055
Sweetland Farm: Norwich, VT
Farm owner Norah Lake’s mission is to nourish Vermont traditions. After graduating Dartmouth College in 2006 with a degree in Environmental Studies and becoming a partner at Sunrise Farm (another on our list!), she had the tools she needed to enact that mission on her own land. In 2012, she and her husband purchased the newly conserved Sweetland Farm and began cultivating nutrient-rich food, promoting local farming (supported by Vermont’s sweet soil), and utilizing the techniques and tools of a long line of agrarians.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall, winter (limited)
- CSA structure: Half-Pint (half-full paper shopping bag) and Brimming Basket (very full paper shopping bag) weekly share sizes, which both include PYO garden access, as well as a Holiday Share for winter
- Products: Vegetables – click here for a seasonal list, flowers, and chicken and pork available for order outside of the CSA structure
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations: Click here
Stitchdown Farm: Bethel, VT
A childhood’s worth of fond pastural memories is why Stitchdown Farm and Floristry exists. For owner Rita Champion, horseback riding through hay fields outside Portland, OR and barn building gave way to working on vegetable operations until meeting her partner, Andrew Plotsky in 2012 and starting Stitchdown together. Arising from the realization that flowers are nourishing—feeding our senses and sometimes even our stomachs—and also undersupplied both locally and sustainably, their flower CSA was born.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer
- CSA structure: Weekly flower shares, plus vegetables, flowers, and pork available for pickup at the farm stand (119 Bundy Road in Bethel, VT)
- Products: Flower bouquets (CSA), as well as vegetables and pork (farm stand)
- CSA application: Click here
- Pickup options and locations: Weekly CSA pickups in Bethel, Woodstock, and White River Junction
Tunbridge Hill Farm: Tunbridge, VT
Neighbors of Tunbridge Hill Farm can vouch for its exceptional soil—because many are descendants of its original owners. When Jean and Wendy Palthey established their operations in 1991, that soil was the perfect starting point for organic, diversified ecological farming. Today, the couple continues to work on a small scale while growing a huge range of vegetables while also producing furit, dairy, meat, and maple syrup.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure: Full and single person weekly shares available (both include PYO access), with pre-bagged produce
- Products: Vegetables
- CSA application: Contact the farm to sign up here
- Pickup options and locations: Weekly at the farm (135 Monarch Hill Road in Tunbridge, VT), with a South Royalton/Sharon pick-up-point to come
MEAT & EGG OPTIONS
Hogwash Farm: Norwich, VT
For Hogwash Farm owner Nancy LaRowe and her crew, finding success means raising happy, healthy animals out in the clean Vermont air and refusing to take themselves too seriously. That means many days spent out in nature in the company of pigs, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. Although Hogwash originally began in 2006 after leasing the old Clark and Thorburn Farms and purchasing several animals, operations as you see them today—cattle, sheep, pigs, hens, turkeys, and even rabbits—commenced in 2011 when they moved to one of the oldest historic farms in Norwich’s Root District.
- CSA seasons: Winter, spring, summer, fall
- CSA structure: Monthly half and full shares available in 3, 6, 12-month installments with your choice of start-date: April, July, October, or January
- Products: Pork, beef, lamb, mutton, chicken, eggs, and more
- CSA application: Email here or [email protected] for more information
- Pickup options and locations: Monthly pickups available at 708 Goodrich Four Corners at Union Village Road, Norwich, VT 05055
SpringMore Farm: Baltimore, VT
John and Becky Lomachinsky’s diversified farm is small, and that’s just the way they like it. Utilizing Becky’s degree in Environmental Science and John’s in Small Business Management, they’re a local agriculture power couple committed to sustainability and rotational grazing—producing delicious eggs, chickens, pork, turnkey, beef, small fruits, and vegetables.
- CSA seasons: Spring, summer, fall, winter
- CSA structure: Poultry CSA is available, contact the farm to learn more
- Products: Eggs and pork (available for delivery and curbside pickup), and fruits, vegetables, chicken, pork, turkey, beef, and eggs are available at the farm and participating markets
- CSA application: Click here to contact the farm
- Pickup options and locations: Thursday deliveries available in Woodstock, home deliveries also available to Baltimore, Springfield, Chester, and Ludlow. Pickup is also available at the farm (261 Baltimore Road in Baltimore, VT).
