Community Supported Agriculture is a means of providing support for a farm operation.  CSA members pre-purchase food from the grower, providing  financial support in the spring.    In return, members receive extremely fresh, locally grown food each week, while helping to preserve the agricultural nature of our community. Members can feel, first  hand, the natural rhythms of the growing season.  They can be more in touch with the offerings unique to each season.  Please read our Frequently Asked Questions below!

2013 CSA Information:

We are offering approximately 65 shares this year.  Besides a variety of produce, we offer beef and eggs from our farm.

All shares run 20 weeks beginning in early June. Tuesday pickups will begin June 4th, 2013 and end October 15th. 

Full shares cost $500.00 and will receive $25.00 worth of food each week.

Half shares cost $300.00 and will receive $15.00 worth of food each week.

We will have two pick up days for 2013.  Shares will be available for pickup on Tuesday afternoons between 4:30 and 6:30 at the Agricultural Extension Building in Boone, NC or between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. at our farm in Creston, NC.  A limited number of shares will be available for pick up at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market on Saturdays between 10 and 11:30 a.m.

We understand that summer is prime vacation time.  With this in mind, we are offering the chance to make up ONE week if you have to miss.   If you let us know at least 1 week in advance (so we don’t pick for you that week), we will give you a voucher worth the price of your weekly share ($25.00 or $15.00) to use at our booth at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market. 

Deposit dates:

March 20th, 2013: 50% deposit to reserve a space

May 1st, 2013: total cost of share is due

Please email us or call us at (336) 385-6302 with any questions or to reserve a share!

Our mailing address is: Creeksong Farm,  2901 W. Brushy Fork Rd., Zionville, NC 28698.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. If you are new to our CSA, you may be asking yourself, “What will I get?”

Lettuces, spinach, spring onions, bigger onions, tomatoes, potatoes, a connection to our farm, beets, swiss chard, sugar snap peas, apples, basil, beef, the knowledge that you are helping to preserve local farmland, corn, carrots, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, eggs, green beans, kale, delicious recipes from our kitchens, parsley, pumpkins, a few radishes, summer squash, zucchini, and winter squash.

Here’s what you won’t get:  pesticides, antibiotics or hormones in your beef or eggs, food that has traveled too many miles to get to you, or a lot of unusual produce that you don’t know how to cook.  Also, while every year it tops the most requested vegetable list in our survey, you won’t be getting any sweet potatoes.  We simply do not seem to have the right growing climate or curing conditions to make this delicious item SWEET!  You’ll have to seek out a piedmont source for those. 

2. 2.What if I realize I’m going to be late or miss the pickup time?
   

CALL US!  We give out our cell phone # in every weekly email.  If you are going to be late, give us a call and we’ll leave your food at the Ag Extension loading dock for you.  However, if you don’t call us, we cannot save your food for you, even if you are willing to come out to the farm.  We simply do not have the storage space for that.  Sorry!

3. 3. What if we are going to be out of town for several weeks this summer? 
   

We will give you a voucher for 1 of those weeks if you let us know a week in advance (so we don’t pick for you).  For the other weeks, we suggest you find a friend or neighbor who might want to pick up your food -- many vegetables will keep if stored properly, and our beef is always frozen and can be put back in the freezer.   Also, a week’s share makes a nice treat for someone watching your house while you are gone!

4. 4. What is different about the Creeksong CSA?
   

Creeksong Farm has been around a long time, since 1979, and has been organic since day one.  We were certified organic in the 1980’s, and are considering being re-certified, but nothing on the farm has changed, just the cost of certification.  We are a family owned business.  Will & Jeff Thomas make all of their income on the farm.  We grow everything right here on our farm, and we invite our members to visit us for an open house in July or August. 

5. 5. Why do we (the farmers) like the CSA?
   

Farming is a tricky financial business.  We need money in the spring to buy materials and seeds, but with the typical farmers’ market model we wouldn’t make any money until the summer.  With the CSA model, you give us the money we need up front to start our operation for the year without going into debt, and in return you get the first and best selection of our fine produce.

6. 6. How do you figure out the value of the vegetables each week to add up to the total amount?
   

We use the same prices for the CSA that we use at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market.  Occasionally, we charge the CSA a little bit less than market prices, but never more.