Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
The Oxford Garden team invites you to join our farm and connect with the land and the people who grow your food by becoming one of our CSA members.
What is a CSA?
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) creates a direct relationship, a partnership, between you and our farm, and between the consumption and production of food. This is a mutually beneficial arrangement, where in exchange for your commitment to buy a share in our farm's harvest, we commit to grow exceptionally high quality vegetables and herbs and provide a bountiful portion of it to you during the peak of the growing season.
When you become a member of our CSA program you will receive a weekly share of fresh, naturally grown, in-season produce, a weekly electronic newsletter, recipes and invitations to special farm events.
Your membership helps us pay for seeds, water, equipment maintenance, labor, and supplies. Becoming a CSA member fosters responsible relationships between the food you eat, the land on which it is grown and those who grow it.
Oxford Gardens is located on Oxford Road, a mile or so past the center of Niwot, in Boulder County. It is tucked behind a row of trees and quietly surveys Long’s Peak and the stunning mountains of the Front Range.
Season Calendar
Our 2014 CSA season runs from Wednesday, June 4th to Saturday, October 18th.
Produce for the Season
Every week you will receive a diverse mix of our fresh, in-season produce. Most of our vegetables are harvested only hours before they are packed up for you.
So you are receiving produce that barely a few hours earlier was growing in the field. Can't get much fresher than that! And we're right here in the “neighborhood,” so you will be eating produce that is grown within miles of your own home. Typically the average produce in the grocery store is 7-14 days old and has traveled hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles.
Our shares start out smaller in quantity at the beginning of the season and then increase in abundance during our peak harvest time in August and September.
Here is an example of items that you will receive in a share:
- Late Spring – Lettuce, scallions, radish, Swiss chard, greens, turnips, arugula, head lettuce
- Early Summer – beets, lettuce, summer squash, carrots, green beans, cilantro, dill, fennel, collards
- Late Summer – Tomatoes (slicing and cherry), eggplant, lettuce, carrots, beets, snap beans, greens, basil
- Fall – Winter squash, leeks, kale, greens, lettuce, carrots, beets, onions, spinach
Pick-up Location
Produce is picked up on Wednesdays from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at our Oxford Gardens stand at the Boulder Farmers Market on 13th St., between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Avenue.
Shares and Prices
We offer the following size shares:
| Regular: | $450.00 | (about $22.50/week, feeds 1-3 people) |
| Large: | $650.00 | (about $32.50/week, feeds 2-5 people) |
Your membership includes freshly-picked produce, recipes and invitations to special farm events.
You may pay by cash or check. The deadline for application and payment for the Oxford Gardens 2014 CSA season is March 1, 2014.
Want to sign up?
Please fill out the CSA contract and mail it along with your payment to:
Peter Volz, Oxford Gardens
3657 Hazelwood Court
Boulder, CO 80304.
You will receive a confirmation email as soon as your payment is received and your membership is confirmed. You will receive more information through email about the first CSA share pickup date in June as the time approaches.
If you need more information, please don't hesitate to contact us
Thank you for your interest in our CSA program! One of the most rewarding and satisfying aspects of farming is getting to know the people who eat the wonderful food we grow. We look forward to meeting and working with you during our 2014 season!
