Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Chicagoland

Posted on by Sea Wolf Farms

Did you know that there are a 39 farms in the outlaying Chicagoland area that offer CSA’s? These include farms that are just over the Wisconsin border. You can find a full list of them here: https://boftccc.wildapricot.org/CSA-Directory

What is a CSA?
In its purest form, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes essentially that community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and rewards of food production. You buy into a share of the farm for a season (or part of a season) and the farm shares its profits (food) back with you as a shareholder.

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