Free Choice CSA: In 1990, Jan developed a CSA model that allowed our customers to control exactly what they got in return for supporting the farm through the expensive early spring startup season. She coined the term “Free Choice” CSA, and 35 years later it remains truly the most flexible option on the market. When you invest in our farm at the start of the season, you receive a credit with the farm in the amount you paid PLUS a percentage bonus. You can spend down that credit all season at any of our five summer farmers’ markets or at our stocked farm store in Dresden. 

Choose exactly what you want from everything we sell. At markets you’ll find all of our organic vegetables and strawberries, organic seedlings in May and June, and our wood-fired maple syrup. At the farm store, find all that plus a full selection of top-quality food we love from closeby farms and producers: eggs, fresh sourdough bread, ground beef, chicken pot pies, sausage, raw milk, cheese, yogurt, kraut and other ferments, jams and chutneys, hot sauce, honey, apples and cider, and more. And if you’ve chosen the Full Share, you’re enjoying all of it at the equivalent of a 10% discount.

What: Full Share or Half Share. The Full Share costs $400 and gives you a $440 credit. The Half Share costs $200 and gives you a $215 credit.

When: Sign up by May 1st to get the bonus. You can still sign up after May 1st for the convenience of not needing to bring payment and to save us on credit card fees.

How: Please bring a check to market or the farm stand, or mail it to us at 250 River Rd, Dresden 04342. Please make sure your email address is written legibly somewhere so that we can contact you if needed. You’ll get a card (or your old card will be reloaded), and you can bring it with you to scan at market. If you forget your card, we can easily look you up by name in our system.

How Long: 25 Weeks! Start using your Free Choice balance at our first markets in May, and finish it up by Halloween. 

Here’s what your investment in the farm supports:

• 10+ year-round, full-time jobs, plus more seasonal jobs. We take care of our employees and they tend to stick around for years and even decades. Our main financial investments are in systems and equipment that make the job of farming easier on human bodies.
  
• Over 100 acres of organic land stewardship on the banks of Merrymeeting Bay. More than just certified organic, we have worked for more than 30 years to build up healthy soil, protect waterways, and support safe habitat for wildlife on family and rented land.
  
• Food Access: We donate over 15 tons of our organic produce annually, and are supporters of Maine Harvest Bucks and WIC.
• A sustainable and equitable local food system. All of the above are essential to healthy land and food being here for future generations.
  

What’s in it for you?

• Eat local, organic food year round. Fresh food grown in healthy soil means the best flavor and nutrition possible.
• Choose only what you want and as much as your family needs. There’s no worry of getting 
food you don’t like or of food loss if you vacation.
• Diversity! Find as many as 70 different items on our market tables to choose from. We pride ourselves on quality and abundance, and research new varieties to try every year. Farm Store shoppers have access to about as complete a rich, local diet as you can find!
• A great fit for home gardeners. You’re welcome to use your share on our organic seedlings, too! Choose from herbs, flowers and a huge assortment of veggie starts. Let us grow to fruition whatever else you need.
• Beyond vegetables: Farm raised meats, eggs, bread, dairy, honey, fruit, preserves and ferments, and our own maple syrup can be purchased with your share.
• A good deal! Whatever you choose to get, you’re getting it at the equivalent of a 7.5%-10% bonus, depending on which Share you choose.

We want to be your farmers! Thank you for keeping us going for another season.

– Jan, Rob, Carl, Göran, and the rest of the farm crew 


Find out more about our CSA by subscribing to our email newsletter, following our social media accounts, or speaking with us in person at the farmers’ market.

Full Share: Available for $400. This gets you $440 worth of produce and farm merchandise if you purchase before May 1st–a full 10% bonus! The full amount must be used before November 1 and does not carry over to the next season. Bring/Mail a check or Buy here.

Half Share: Available for $200. This gets you $215 worth of produce and farm merchandise if you purchase before May 1st. The full amount must be used before November 1 and does not carry over to the next season. This is a suitable amount for a family or couple who has their own garden and want to ensure they supplement their diet with fresh organic food. Bring/Mail a check or Buy here.

2024-25 Winter CSA Share: Our Winter Share is a traditional, once a month box-style CSA full of a full seasonal diet of our storage crops and winter greens when available. Available for $350.Once-a-month pick-up of crops that are available Nov. through April – including winter greens and large selection of tasty squash, roots, tubers and alliums. Full season Shares are available up to October 31, and if we have availability, we will sell pro-rated shares for the remaining months in the season. To ensure participation, pay now while supplies last. Buy here.