Silver Wheel Farm operates under the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. CSA is a social model that connects you to your food, the land, and with those that tend the soil. CSA is an economic model that allows you to place your food dollar directly in the hands of a family farm, a farm you know, a farm that adopts organic practices to respect the health and nutritional value of your food, a farm that reduces the impact of agriculture on the environment.  

Today the food we eat travels an average of 1,300 miles to reach our tables, and along the way up to five or six businesses take a portion of the profits. Produce is grown, bred, treated and harvested based on its ability to ship, hold and mechanically harvest and handle. As a result of this food system, there is a growing concern over the safety of our food supply, the long-term impact on our land and water resources and the associated decline of family farms.   

The growing season typically lasts from mid-May through mid-October and includes a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and a few flowers.  A full share is a grocery bag full of produce, a small share is about 1/2’th that amount, and a family share is about half-again as large as a full share.  Expect at least 7 varieties of vegetables in your weekly share and more variety as the season progresses.  The dates of the season's first and last pickup as well as the first and ending dates of the crops are determined by weather conditions rather than set scheduling. we try to pay attention and follow the lead of Mother Nature.

The season begins with a multitude of greens, early vegetables, and some items from the hoophouse.  Hoophouse vegetables may include items such as early tomatoes, eggplants, scallions, and cucumbers.   Summer brings on the warm weather crops and flowers.  Then late summer and fall mark a transition back to root crops and even more greens.  Many of our crops continue long after the first frost. Some aren't finished until the soil freezes solid.