Farm Share CSA

***Registration is now open for a FREE CSA using your EBT card. Call the Marketplace at (603) 788-4183 ext. 1 or ***

 

What is The Farm Share Program? 

Taproot’s Farm Share program connects low-income members of the community with local farms through weekly CSA* box pickups, helping to build food sovereignty and improve food access in the North Country. The program is currently open to those eligible for SNAP benefits.

*CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) refers to a membership program where participants purchase shares of a farm’s produce, typically involving weekly pickups at the farm or a central location. Participants of Taproot’s Farm Share program pick up their boxes each week at Taproot Marketplace.

In 2021, the program’s pilot year, we served six families for an 18-week season running from June to October. We partnered with Bent Fork Farm out of Bethlehem, NH for a diverse selection of fresh farm produce during our inaugural Farm Share season. In 2023, we are expanding the program to 18 members and introducing optional add-ons such as extra greens, eggs, meat, and bread, sourced from local farms and producers. We will again be partnering with Bent Fork for the base box of produce.

 

What Can you expect in a Farm Share box?

Base Box: Each week’s selection will look a bit different depending on what’s currently in season, but the base box will generally include a mix of root vegetables (like carrots, beets, radishes and potatoes), leafy greens (like baby salad greens, lettuce heads, kale and bok choy) and fruit vegetables (like cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini and winter squash). Early season shares will be heavier on greens and roots and late season shares will include more fruit vegetables and storage crops (like winter squash, potatoes and onions).

 

Please Consider Supporting our work

The Farm Share program relies on state and federal programs (SNAP) as well as charitable donations of all sizes to sufficiently support participating families and farms. If you’d like to help with our work of expanding food access through the Farm Share program, click the link below.