Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) are part of a growing movement where people are connecting more with their food, their farmers, their communities, and their environment. CSAs are membership-based in that people can purchase a seasonal membership of a particular farm's harvest. Farmers receive an upfront payment from the subscriber in advance of the growing season. The subscriber is then entitled to receive one box of fresh-picked produce weekly during the growing season. The box is delivered to one of few or several negotiated and pre-determined pick up spots. While all are unique in their particular design, many CSAs offer farm tours, work days, product storage and preparation information, recipes, newsletters, and other educational opportunities developed by the CSA members, leaders, and farmers.

The Guide to Chicagoland CSAs gives Chicago area consumers the most-comprehensive and most up to date information about which local family farmers are offering CSAs along with how to contact them, if they are certified organic, and which neighborhoods they deliver to. The Guide also helps farmers because it is free to advertise in and for consumers to access, and it is widely distributed online and in print every spring.

Meet CSA farmers, find the best fit, and sign up for a share at the FamilyFarmed EXPO!

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