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Welcome to the Virtual Greater Lansing CSA Fair!

In order to abide by social distancing practices due to novel coronavirus, the Greater Lansing CSA Fair is now online! Grab your favorite beverage and browse the farmers below at your own leisure. Then, sign up for a CSA and enjoy local, sustainably produced food all summer long
What's a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) function as subscription programs to local farms - customers pay up front for regular boxes of local produce, meat, or other farm goods throughout a season. Customers benefit from weekly or monthly access to fresh seasonal produce, locally raised meats, or fresh flowers throughout the year. Farmers benefit by having up front funding for seeds, tools, and other inputs. It is more important now than ever to build sustainable local food systems. 

All the farms profiled below have pickup locations throughout the Greater Lansing area! Watch their videos, read their profiles, and explore their websites. Then, choose one that works for you, and get the benefits of seasonal, locally produced meat, produce, and flowers all summer long.

Want more information? Here are some other articles that highlight why participating in Community Supported Agriculture programs is so great!

MSU Extension: Benefits of Community Supported Agriculture
MSU Extension: Worksite Community Supported Agriculture

Have general questions about CSAs? Email harperab@msu.edu​

Meet the farmers!

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MSU Student Organic Farm

Sign up for an MSU SOF CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetables
Season: Summer season runs May through August, 16 weeks. Peak Season share runs 5 weeks July - August. Also fall and winter shares available
Locations: Pickup on farm in Holt or delivery on campus in East Lansing
Size options: Full and half shares (pick up every other week)
​Cost: $340 half share, $575 full share
MSU SOF Bio
The MSU Student Organic Farm is a 15-acre, certified organic year-round teaching and production farm. Our markets include 48-week CSA, 7-month on campus farm stand, sales to MSU dining halls and other wholesale outlets. Our teaching includes: an 8-month Organic Farmer Training Program (OFTP) in year-round organic farming focusing on diversified production of vegetables, flowers, fruits, and herbs for local market; A Farmer Field School series of workshops focused on increased profitability of diversified, sustainable farms in their first 10 years hosted on farms around the state and taught by farmers; field trips, internships, capstone projects, and service learning connections with credit-bearing undergraduate courses at MSU.
Contact Info
Email: geurkin1@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 342-4116
Website: http://www.msuorganicfarm.org/
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Wildflower Eco Farm​

Sign up for a Wildflower Eco Farm CSA!
Wildflower Eco Farm Bio
Wildflower Eco Farm, located in the sandy, rolling hills of Bath Township, specializes in growing and marketing of over 60 types of veggies and fruits. We grow mostly open-pollinated and heirloom varieties and a few of the best tasting hybrids. Ours is a small farm with much diversity. We encourage ecological health and diversity. This is our 18th year of farming for market, using only natural inputs and practices such as composts and crop rotations.Inputs are Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI)approved.
Contact Info
Email: throopphil@gmail.com
Phone: (517) 862-1451
​Website: 
https://www.facebook.com/WildflowerEcoFarm/

Titus Farms

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
SIGN UP FOR A Titus FARMS CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetable
Season: June - October
Locations: Pick up locations in Mason, Okemos, East Lansing, Holt, and Williamston. Delivery (with fee) to Williamston, Okemos, Lansing, Holt and East Lansing
Size options: Titus farms offers Large and Standard shares, with options to pick up every week or every other week. Shares can be customized to your preferences, or your farmer can choose an array of what's in season!
Add ons: Eggs, coffee, bread, flowers, mushrooms, cheese, soap, pork, chicken, honey, jam
Cost: Price ranges from $195 - $675, depending on size and frequency of pickup
Titus Farms Bio
Titus Farms is a small, family-owned veggie farm just south of Lansing, using sustainable/organic methods since 1982. We want to make eating fresh as easy as possible with our flexible CSA program too! Members choose their veggies online or in-person and pick them up at any of our area locations or, opt for home delivery. Let us be your farmers in 2020!
Contact Information
Email: csa@titusfarms.com
​Phone: 
(517) 910-3002

Owosso Organics

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for an owosso organics CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified vegetables and flower
Season: 18 weeks
Locations: Pick up at Meridian Farmers Market or on farm in Owosso. 
Size options: Standard share feeds a family of 1-2, Premium share feeds a family of four or a vegetarian family of two
Add ons: Additional bacon, sausage, and eggs
Cost: For full 9 months season: Small is $495, Medium is $720, Large is $855
Owosso Organics Bio
We are a certified organic family farm in Owosso MI. 2020 will be out 18th year with our CSA program. All of the products in your pre-packaged box were grown on our farm.
Contact Info
Email: owossoorganics@yahoo.com
Phone: (989) 494-8247
Website: 
http://www.owossoorganics.com/
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​Monroe Family Organics

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for a MF Organics CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetable
Season: June - October, 19 weeks
Locations: Pickup locations in Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, Okemos, St. Johns, and Midland. Home and office delivery available!
Size options: Full and half shares available.
Cost: $305 for a half share, $560 for a full share
MF Organics Bio
Monroe Family Organics is a family-owned, certified organic farm run by Fred and Michele Monroe in Alma, MI. We are deeply committed to providing high-quality, delicious, and affordable organic produce to our community. For more information, check out our website at www.mforganics.com.
Contact Info
Email: mforganics@yahoo.com
Phone: (517) 896-6884
Website: 
http://www.mforganics.com/

Hillcrest Farms

sIGN UP FOR A hILLCREST fARM csa
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetables
Locations: Holt, Grand Ledge, Allen Neighborhood Center, farm pick up in Eaton Rapids
Size options: Small share includes 2-4 items/wk, Medium share includes 4-6 items/wk, Large family share includes 8-12 items/wk
Cost: Small share $15/wk, Medium share $25/wk, Large share $35/wk
Hillcrest Farms Bio
We are a rural chemical free, four season grower, using minimal tillage and generally accepted sustainable growing practices. With our system, the customers determine their weekly distribution, not the farmer.
As a Husband and Wife Team, most of the labor is done by us. In return, this “hands on” approach allows us to monitor potential dangers to quality. We use a “Grow Slow” approach to our produce products that results in tastier and nutritionally superior food ​
Contact Info
Email: markkastnerhomes@gmail.com
Phone: (
517) 455-6580
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Hillcrest-Farms-316940465078270/about/?ref=page_internal​
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Highwater Farms

Sign up for a Highwater CSA!
CSA Details
Highwater Farms Bio
Highwater Farms is a Lansing urban farm owned and operated by Lansing locals Tony and Sarah Browne. Highwater Farms enjoys growing unique and rare produce such as: Peruvian hot peppers, heirlooms with ties to Michigan, ground cherries, and other produce based on nutritional content and health benefits. It is merely happy coincidence that rare and unique was nearly ubiquitous with nutritious. Highwater is a no-till farm operating on the belief that farmers should be taking care of, or revitalizing, the land they grow on. Although not certified, Highwater Farms grows its produce using organic practices. ​​​
Contact Info
Email: sarah.mcguire18@gmail.com
Phone: (810) 543-2005
Website: 
https://www.highwatermichigan.com/
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Firefly Ridge

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for a Firefly Ridge CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetable and eggs
Season: 10 or 20 week options
Locations: Pick up on farm in Laingsburg or delivery for additional fee
Size options: Small size feeds 1-2 people with options for weekly or every other week, Large size feeds four people.
Add ons: Eggs
Cost: Egg $300 small, $500 large, $150 every other week small
Firefly Ridge Bio
Firefly Ridge is a mother/daughter owned CSA farm. Together they grow over 150 types of fruits & vegetables on their biodynamic farm. They also have about 65 hens to supply fresh eggs. They serve Laingsburg & the surrounding areas with weekly & bi-weekly CSA boxes, 2 produce stands, & booths at the Laingsburg Farmer's Market & the Flint Farmer's Market. Laura is a MSU Master Gardener & Baker & Dena is the Market Manager for both the summer & winter markets in Laingsburg. Together they are a great team, dedicated to helping their community become healthier by growing & supplying natural produce, grown with organic practices, not certified, & without chemicals.
Contact Info
Email: FireflyRidgecsa@gmail.com
Phone: (810) 444-2805
Website: 
https://fireflyridgecsa.com/

Magnolia Farms

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for a Magnolia Farms CSA!
CSA Details
Magnolia Farms Bio
Magnolia Farms is an urban incubator farm located primarily on Lansing’s east-side. We grow produce using regenerative farming practices that focus on building and sustaining soil health. Our focus is on creating a farm that is human-powered, not reliant on fossil fuels, and is resilient in the face of climate change.
Contact information
Email: growmagnolia@gmail.com
​Phone: (517) 896-5734
Website: 
https://growmagnolia.wixsite.com/mysite

Ten Hens Farm

Sign up for a ten hens CSA
CSA dETAILS
CSA Type: Diversified Vegetables
Season: June - November
Locations: Pickup in Bath, Delivery to select neighborhoods in Bath and East Lansing
Size options:
Cost: 
Full season $800, with delivery $950
Ten Hens Farm Bio
We are a family of four that has been raising vegetables year-round in Bath, MI since 2007. We farm 3 acres of outdoor land and 20,000 square feet of hoophouse space. We love growing high-quality, fresh, healthy vegetables using sustainable practices for our mid-Michigan customers, neighbors, and friends.
Contact Info
Email: adam@tenhensfarm.com
​Phone: (517) 599-3345
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Agape Organics

Sign up for an Agape Organics CSA!
CSA Details
CSA Type: Pork, diversified vegetables, microgreens, mushrooms
​Locations: Pickup in Lansing and Mason
Agape Organics Bio
At Agape Organic farms we believe that good food doesn’t happen by accident. That is why we breed only the finest quality Berkshire Pork, grow our mushrooms from culture to fruit, and grow our microgreens from the most trusted microgreen seed provider. We are committed to sustainable farming practices. That means raising and growing healthy food while protecting the environment and human health, safeguarding animal welfare and supporting local communities. Our goal is to raise happy, healthy pigs in a humane way and provide tasty and nutrient dense mushrooms and microgreens.
Contact Info
Email: sharatrierweiler@icloud.com
Phone: (517) 604-0739
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Ham Sweet Farm

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for a ham sweet farm CSA
CSA Details
CSA Type: Meat
Season: 9 months
Locations: Pick up on farm in Williamston
Size options: Monthly boxes in various sizes. Small size includes 5-7 lbs of varied meat cuts. Medium size includes 7-10 lbs. Large size contains 10 - 12 lbs.
Add ons: Additional bacon, sausage, and eggs
Cost: For full 9 months season: Small is $495, Medium is $720, Large is $855
Ham Sweet Farm Bio
Ham Sweet Farm raises heritage hogs and poultry on 30 acres in Williamston. While not certified, we strive for "beyond organic" husbandry and land management practices as much as possible. All of the grain we feed to our livestock is grown and milled by a local 5th generation certified-organic farm.
We offer a 9-month meat CSA season that includes our pork and chicken as well as locally-raised grassfed beef and lamb, ending in November with a fresh pastured turkey for your Thanksgiving table. Not sure a meat CSA is for you? Ask us about harvest boxes instead!
Contact Info
Email: info@hamsweetfarm.com
Phone: (517) 927-0597
Website:
https://hamsweetfarm.com/
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ANC Veggie Box

SOLD OUT of Summer 2020 CSA shares
Sign up for an ANC Veggie Box
CSA Details
CSA Type: Diversified vegetable, multi-grower CSA
Season: June - September, 14 weeks
Locations: Pickup in Lansing, worksite delivery with minimum 6 shares
Size options: 
One size offered, compares to small or medium size at other farms
Add ons: Eggs, coffee, bread, maple syrup, kombucha, honey, dry beans, cheese, meat, sweet treats
​Cost: $315
Other details: Accepts food benefits
ANC Veggie Box Bio
Allen Neighborhood Center is a nonprofit organization that has been advocating for food security and working to strengthen mid-Michigan's local food system for nearly 20 years. ANC's Veggie Box program is a multi-farm CSA that sources the best in-season produce from Mid-Michigan farmers, and also offers a wide array of add-on items like eggs, bread, cheese, honey, and meat. ANC’s CSA is unique in that members are supporting a whole bunch of local farmers, which results in a more diverse mix of produce for each week’s box. In addition to pickup on Lansing’s Eastside, ANC also offers complimentary workplace delivery when there are at least 6 members from a single workplace (10 for workplaces outside of the city of Lansing). For more information about the Veggie Box program, visit bit.ly/summerveggiebox2020
Contact Info
Email: exchange@allenneighborhoodcenter.org
Phone: (517) 999-3923
Website: 
http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org/veggie-box/

Capital Area Food Council
Serving the Greater Lansing, Michigan area
Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties
Contact: capitalareafoodcouncil@gmail.com

We welcome you to attend our meetings!
Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month
Allen Neighborhood Center Conference Room
Last Updated:2.10.2020
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