2024 Online CSA Registration begins on January 1, 2024 for returning members from the 2023 season and January 16, 2024 for new members.
Follow this link to register for a 2024 CSA Share.
Full payment OR deposit of half of your CSA cost is required when you register and prior to your first CSA delivery as a downpayment to reserve your share. Remaining balance is due by June 1.
If cost or timing of payment is a challenge for your family . . .
- Set up a payment plan with us. A downpayment upon registration and prior to the first CSA delivery that works for your family and your budget is still required so that we know you are committed to your CSA share membership, but we can be flexible with the amount and timing of subsequent payments as your family budget allows.
- If you have SNAP or WIC benefits, take $75 off of a share. Let us know if this applies to you before you register and we will give you a coupon code.
- Refer a friend discount. Already registered members can receive a $10 coupon toward their CSA share or other purchases when they refer a friend or family member. Make sure they let us know you referred them so we can apply the coupon!
- If a share is not affordable, please contact us. We have a Member Fund grown from donations to the farm from members and others to help defray the cost of CSA shares for families in need. We want our food to be accessible to all families.
- Consider doing a work share with our farm. Work share members work a half day per week in exchange for a share. See below for more information.
CSA Share Details:
By registering for a CSA share, you agree to our CSA Policy and Membership Agreement.
- Bi-weekly deliveries mid-June through mid-October (16 weeks)
- 3/4 bushel box (8 boxes total across the season)
- Thursday pick-ups – Litchfield/Dassel and St. Cloud on opposite weeks
- Farm newsletter including delicious recipes with each box
- $364 for a bi-weekly share (3% discount when paying by check)
NOTE: Some share members choose to split a share with family or friends for more flexibility. Please visit our CSA Share Pictures page to get a good sense of the amount and variety of produce you may expect in your share.
Community Support Options:
If you are interesting in helping families have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, consider the option of donating to our CSA Member Fund or Food Shelf Fund. The CSA Member Fund helps offset the cost of CSA shares for families in need. The Food Shelf Fund will be matched dollar for dollar in veggie donations by Prairie Drifter Farm to either the Meeker County Food Shelf or Catholic Charities. This helps the farm offset costs of production, harvest and packing, and delivery to our local food shelves.
CSA Pick-up Sites:
Litchfield area: Thursdays (every other week)
Prairie Drifter Farm, 4:00-8:00pm
Litchfield Natural Food Co-op, 3:00-6:00pm
Dassel Community Room, 4:00-6:00pm
St. Cloud area: Thursdays (every other week)
Good Earth Food Co-op, 4:00-7:00pm
What’s in the Box?
A Typical Early-Season box may include:
Lettuce, salad mix, peas, carrots, radishes, salad turnips, kale or other greens, broccoli, garlic scapes, herbs
A Typical Mid-Season box may include:
Beets, kale or other greens, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, summer squash, onions, sweet corn, herbs
A Typical Late-Season box may include:
Cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, greens, winter squash, pumpkin, beets, Brussels sprouts, onions, garlic, herbs
Interested in a Work Share?
Work share members work with with us one half day per week. There are options to work on CSA harvest/pack days (Thursdays) from approximately 8:00am-12:00pm or other flexible half days during the week doing projects like onion harvest, tomato pruning, weeding or transplanting. In exchange for working with us, you can take home a CSA share. Work share members can expect to be involved with harvesting, washing, and packing a wide variety of produce; assisting with packing CSA boxes; helping with harvest clean up; and assisting with projects like weeding or cleaning onions. We work together in all weather, do some heavy lifting and work at a fast pace. Our work share members have become wonderful friends and they fill a very important role on our farm. Contact Nick or Joan by email or phone if you are interested in this option.
