Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a system in which consumers pay a farmer in advance for agricultural products. CSAs help local farmers connect directly with the consumer and offer a variety of in-season vegetables and fruits. Some also offer eggs, meat, poultry, baked goods,and honey. While a majority of CSAs operate in the spring and summer, some also offer winter programs.

In the past few years, variations on the CSA model have sprung up offering local food delivery and pick-up services which may or may not be offered directly by the farmer who grew the food. While technically not a CSA in the strict terms of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these services, sometimes referred to as third party CSAs or local food delivery/pickup services, are valuable to consumers and offer additional options for them to obtain local foods. On this part of the site, I have listed those services as well as "true" CSAs. As with any purchase that you make, you should feel comfortable in asking the service provider or farmer questions about how he/she obtains the food offered before making a final decision about your purchase.   

Participation in a CSA or local food delivery/pick-up service is a great way to support your local growers and enjoy the abundance of Indiana's fresh, in-season, and local foods.

If you would like to list your CSA or service, please send an email to victoria@goinglocal-info.com .

Abundant Acres Farm
Kent and Dori Baxter
7445 Carlos Road
Williamsburg, IN 47393
765.886.4491
baxterdori@aol.com
Fifteen week CSA offering vegetables, fruit, pastured eggs, dressed chickens, flowers, goat milk soap and Thanksgiving turkey. All items also available ala carte.

Aspire Indiana Farm CSA
Dave Robb, Farm Manager
1100 Broadway
Anderson, IN 46012
765.635.5711
www.yourmarketgarden.com 
Offers an 8-week Spring and 22-week Summer single and double shares.

BackYard Produce
"Taste Bud Delight & Budget Friendly"
Lydia Karacson
South Bend,Indiana
574.360.4439
www.backyardproduce.net
Summer and winter produce CSA subscriptions. Seasonal farm stand and group concierge service. Produce is local,seasonal, grown without chemicals and harvested by hand.

Balanced Harvest Farm
Todd Jameson
1845 West 131 Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
317.815.9863
www.balancedharvest.com
Serves greater Indianapolis area with 16 week full and half shares of vegetables and herbs including heirloom and European vegetables. Utilizes sustainable farming methods and integrated pest management.

Basic Roots Community Foods
Brian and Kay Grimm
310 N Jefferson Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46201
317.519.1848 or 317.635.2977
http://www.localharvest.org/member/M19945
Year round CSA offering 100% locally grown and produced items from dozens of different Indiana farms including produce and grains. Has full and half shares. Will deliver directly to your home or office for a small drop off fee.

Big City Farms
Matthew Jose
5738 N. Guilford Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
317.694.4299
www.localharvest.org/farms/M25614
An urban farm based in downtown Indianapolis, specializing in heirloom vegetables. Chemical-free produce is available through a 22-week CSA program.

Blooming Gardens CSA-Carmel
106th & Westfield Blvd.
Carmel, Indiana 46032
Cheryl Reynon
317.846.6057
creynon@sbcglobal.net
Serving the Westfield and Carmel area with 24 weeks of organically and sustainably produced vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, and flower bouquets produced by Samuel Fisher and Amos Miller in Bloomingdale.

Blooming Gardens CSA-Indianapolis
(Delivery near Broad Ripple High School)
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
Richard Lynch
317.224.8530
richard.a.lynch@me.com
Serving the Broad Ripple and surrounding areas with 25 weeks of organically and sustainably produced vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, and flower bouquets produced by Samuel Fisher in Bloomingdale. Wednesday early afternoon deliveries, flexible pick-up times. Full (3-4 person household) and Half (1-2 person household) shares available.  Deliveries start May 12 or 19.

Butler Campus Farm CSA
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conner Burt
cburt@butler.edu
Sixteen weeks of full and half shares of chemical-free produce (vegetables and herbs) available from mid-June throughthe end of September. Grown by Butler students on the Butler Campus Farm. Shares start at $17.00 for a half share.

Clay Bottom Farm
Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger
11434 CR 34
Goshen, Indiana  46528 
574.642.4123 
benchartman@hotmail.com
www.claybottomfarm.com
Offers an 18-week Summer Vegetable CSA from June-September, as well as a 12-week Late Season CSA from October-December along with a fruit share during the summer season. Feature several heirloom vegetable varieties that are grown chemical-free.

Cooley Family Farm
Kevin & Tracy Cooley
24 N 900 E
Lafayette, IN 47905
765.296.8834
www.cooleyfamilyfarm.com
Offers 27 week full season Harvest Basket CSA Subscriptions. Produce grown without synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers. No GMO, GE seeds, or treated seeds. Specializes in heirloom and extended season produce. Online ordering available.

Core Farms
Andy & Amy Hamilton
1411 Dittemore Road
Gosport, IN 47433
812.219.0187
corefarmscsa@musgraveorchard.com
www.musgraveorchard.com
Organically grown vegetables, fruit, eggs, and apple cider.

Country Garden and Farm Market
Dan Flotow
14110 US 24 West
Roanoke, IN 46783
260.672.1254
Offers a year round CSA with organic vegetables and herbs with many heirloom varieties. Full and half shares available.

Creme de la Crop
208 North 250 West
Valparaiso, IN 46385
219.510.4545
cremedelacrop@msn.com
www.cremedelacrop.com
Offers two types of produce shares: Standard and Epicurean. Their CSA consists of over 200 varieties including heirloom and unique produce known for their flavor and appearance. All produce is USDA Certified Organic.

D & J Farms
Harold and Jo Ann Jackson
5550 S. Becks Mill Road
Salem, IN 47167
812.883.0513
jojack@yahoo.com
Delivering produce grown on the farm. Customers can select their items from a listing of seasonal fruits and vegetables during a 22 week season. Full and half shares available. Can pay by week or month.

Esther's Gardens
Jim Arnold
2461 North Kentucky Avenue
Evansville, IN 47711
812-550-4538
www.esthersgardens.com
Grows its produce using sustainable practices, with integrated pest management. Twenty four week CSA. Currently in year two of transition to organic production.

Ewenique Icelandic Sheep and Veggies CSA
Jennie Hoene
Columbus, IN
812.521.1751
www.eweniqueicelandicsheep.com
Twenty four week full and half shares available. Additional share include salad mix, lamb, "adventurous eaters", and wheat flour options.

FarmFresh CSA
Shelia Merkel
407 Merkel Road
Batesville, IN 47006
812.933.0762
812.212.2655 (cell)
farmfreshcsa@aol.com
http://www.foodandgrowers.org/lvg__inc
Naturally grown local food offering 8-10 items per week for a 20 season week. 

FarmIndy
John Feree, Kathleen and Todd Jameson
Indianapolis Metro area
317.373.4081
http://www.farmindy.com
info@farmindy.com

 Certified Naturally Grown, FarmIndy provides vegetables, herbs, and fruit to the Indianapolis Metro area through Community Supported Agriculture and Farmers' Market.  The only customizable CSA in Indy! You can find them at the Broad Ripple and Carmel Farmers' Markets from May 1 - Mid-November.

Garden Lane CSA
Liz & Corey Aquino
Linda & Ron Ebert
Lowell and Wheatfield, IN
Liz: 219.696.3225
Linda: 219.987.6634
linda@legarden.info
www.legarden.info
A partnership between Lane's End Farm and Le Garden. Twenty weeks of fresh seasonal produce with full and half shares available. Can pick up at the farms or in designated locations in Valparaiso, Crown Point and Miller.

Good Life Farms
Darin & Deb Kelly
Terre Haute, IN
317.716.8056
765.528.2506
www.goodlifefarms.com
Serves Morgan and Vigo Counties with sesonal fruits, herbs, and vegetables. Offers over 30 varieties, all planted and harvested by hand.

Goshen Farmers Market CSA
Rachel Hershberger
212 West Washington Avenue
Goshen, IN 46527
574.533.4747
Organic produce.Members receive a quarter bushel shopping basket, a membership card good for 24 trips to fill their basket, and their choice of fruits and vegetables from a dozen different farmers.

Green BEAN Delivery
Matt Ewer & ELizabeth Blessing
Indianapolis, IN
317.377.0470
info@greenbeanindiana.com
www.greenbeandelivery.com
Green BEAN Delivery connects Midwest food producers with MIdwest communities through its year-round home delivery service. Offers a a wide variety of fresh organic produce and other locally produced food items. Servces the Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas.

Harvest Thyme CSA
Fortville, IN
317.752.0387
Pesticide and insecticide free heirloom vegetables with beef, egg, and organic cheese share available.

Hazelbrake Farm CSA
Keith Uridel
Nashville, IN
812.988.0579
Twenty week share of certified organic produce with pick-up only at the farm in Nashville.

Healthy Hoosiers CSA
Jacob Fisher and Family
Scenic Hills Produce
3789 N 400E
Rockville, IN 47872
812.877.3605
healthyhoosiers@gmail.com
www.healthyhoosiersCSA.com
Twenty-five consecutive weeks of vegetables grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides. Installment price options as well as pro-rating of pricing for those who buy after the start of the season which begins on April 1. CSA serves the Terre Haute area with 6 pick-up locations in the downtown area.

Heartland Farms CSA
PO Box 295
106 S. Washington Street
Dale, Indiana 46523
Brent Maldonado
812-937-2223
heartlandfarms@psci.net
Offers over 40 different varietites of locally grown vegtables in a 24 week CSA. Full and half shares with the option of delivery.

Homestead Growers
Steve Spencer
25325 Lamong Road
Sheridan,IN 46069
317.727.2730
www.homesteadgrowers.com
Produce, including heirloom varieties, and mushrooms. May include mushroom and butternut squash ravioli, mushroom patties, and fruits as available. Serves north side of Indianapolis including Noblesville, Broad Ripple, Carmel, Zionsville and Fishers.

Hoosier Organic Connection
The Fiore and Goss family
Carmel, IN
317.698.9068
www.hoosierorganicconnection.com
Year round produce delivery including organic and naturally, locally grown items. May request add-ons such as milk, yogurt, eggs, bread, and poultry. Winter  deliveries are supplemented with non-Indiana, certified organic items such as avocados, oranges, and grapefruits. Serves Indianapolis northside.

Indian Creek Farm CSA
Michael Hicks
184 Hicks lane
Springville, IN 47462
812.723.2378
Certified organic gardens with an always changing variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

J.L. Hawkins Family Farm
Jeff Hawkins
10373 N 300 E
North Manchester, IN 46962
260.982.4961
www.hawkinsfamilyfarm.com
Offers a weekly allotment of vegetables from late May to early October, 40 weeks of eggs, 20 pastured meat chickens, a fresh Thanksgiving turkey, a half grass-fed hog, and a quarter grass-finished beef. 

John E. Fishers' CSA
John Fishers
2620 N. Coloma Rd.
Montezuma, IN 47862
765.569.6275
Twenty week full and half shares of produce, grown without the use of chemicals or fertilizers, that can be picked up or delivered to a drop point. Additional produce for canning such as tomatoes, green beans and sweet corn can be ordered. 

Kiss My Grass Farm CSA
Brian & Dot Jordan
6998 Spearsville Road
Morgantown, IN 46160
Brian: 812.521.1063
Dot:  812-360-7765
www.kissmygrassfarm.net
Meat and produce CSA. Full and half shares.

Landess Farm CSA
Jessee Landess
Daleville, IN 47334
765-759-9937
www.landessfarm.com
Fruit and vegetable CSA. Full and half shares. Subscription is given in "CSA cash" and members are allowed to select their own produce options each week rather than receiving a pre-selected box of items.

LIFE Certified Organic Farm CSA
Art Sherwood, Jeff Evard & Bobbi Boos
Morgan County, IN
Farm: 812.824.3727
Art: 812.361.5816
Bobbi: 812.272.3656
www.eatlifeup.com
Certified organic produce with 20 week share, 5 week salad share, and a 25 week extended season share. Egg program to begin in September.

LongHouse Farm
Barbara Middleton & Nancy Strack
Lafayette, IN
csa@longhousefarm.com
www.longhousefarm.com
Organic, local, naturally grown food. Egg shares available.

Lost Pond Farm CSA
Pete Johnson & Leslie Smith
8021 Hardinsburg-Livonia Road
Hardinsburg, IN 47125
812.929.2209
Organically grown produce for customers in the Bloomington and Louisville area. Full and half shares.

M.A.G.I.C.
Ryan M. Cooper
495 N. Hereford Lane
Madison, IN 47250
812.599.0794
Ryan@AskArborTech.com
http://madisongrowers.wordpress.com
Third party CSA offering 20 weeks (from May to October) of produce in full and half shares. Ala carte items include locally raised meats, baked and canned goods.

Mallow Run Market Club
Bill, Laura, and John Cooper
6964 W. Whiteland Road
Bargersville, IN 46106
317.422.1556
www.mallowrun.com
A monthly pick-up of Indiana goods and produce including fruits, vegetables, meats, and specialty items such as pies and jams. Three and six month plans available. Club members also receive 10% off all other Farm Market purchases.

Martin Hollow Farm Old Growth CSA
Jon Navota
3627 T.C. Steele Road
Nashville, IN 47448
812.834.5736
Heirloom vegetables and fruits. Uses no petrochemical herbicides, fertilizers or anything else synthetically derived. Full shares available.

Melody Acres CSA
Randy Stout & Linda Bailey
1169 N. State Road 135
Franklin, IN 46131
Randy: 317.554.9211
Linda: 317.292.5822
Naturally grown produce transitioning to certified organic. Full and half shares available.

Mission Berry Farm and CSA
Dave Anderson
7388 N. 7590 W.
Frankton, IN 46044
765.620.2880
www.missionberryfarms.com
Offers 16 week CSA with half or full shares with a wide range of produce.

 

Naturally Homegrown Farm CSA
Susan Loebert
12033 Yoder Road
Roanoke, IN 46783
www.naturallyhomegrownfarm.com
sue@naturallyhomegrownfarm.com
Sixteen week Summer into Fall CSA program featuring over 200 varieties of over 30 kinds of vegetables.

Old Loon Farm
Jane Loomis
7551 N Brown Road
Columbia City, IN 46725
260.799.4422
cjloomis7551@gmail.com
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M34621
Fresh vegetables from May through September including lettuce, chard, arugula, kale, spinach and mesclun. High summer season includes peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet corn, carrots, beets, onions, garlic, herbs, cabbage, cukes, beans, peas, potatoes, melons, squash, and many other vegetables. Fall baskets, priced separately based on availability, include salad greens, root veggies, grapes, herbs, pears, potatoes, winter squash, pumpkins, green onions, late peppers, and brussels sprouts.

Pennington Hollow Farm CSA
Lisa Spencer
765.265.6115
Naturally grown heirloom vegetables.

Ring Family Farm CSA
Dave & Sara Ring
12660 E. Eaton-Albany Pike
Dunkirk, IN 47336
765.789.4489

Seldom Seen Farm
John Ferree
252 N. C.R. 425E
Danville, IN 46122
317.509.7828
info@seldomseenfarm.com
www.seldomseenfarm.com
Offers summer and winter CSA options including full box, salad box, boquets, and extra salad. Allows share splitting. Online ordering available.

Sprout Urban Farm
Angela Hogg
Indianapolis, IN
317.440.0828
sprouturbanfarm@gmail.com
www.sprouturbanfarm.wordpress.com
Located in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. Grows a variety of vegetables with a focus on heirloom seed varieties as well as those locally adaptable to the midwest climate.  Twenty week CSA share (both full and half shares available) runs from May to October. Weekly CSA items include vegetables, herbs, flowers, and, on occasion, eggs, homemade bread and seasonal fruit.



Stonewall Farm
Keith Cannon
10540 Schissler Road
Evansville, IN 47712
812.985.5510
DKCannon@redspot.com
www.stonewall-farms.com
Currently offering sevearl CSA subscriptions including:
Meat CSA:  Mixed selection of premium cuts of beef, pork, chicken, lamb – and a holiday turkey.
Poultry CSA: Pastured Poultry – including a holiday turkey
Country Breakfast CSA: Sausage, bacon, fresh eggs, fresh ground organic pancake mix
Egg CSA: Our farm fresh brown eggs.
Each CSA is offered in two different sizes with either a 6 month or a 12 month term.

Taylor Family Farms
4462 E. 200N
Anderson, IN
765.215.7248
taylorfamilyfarms@gmail.com
Thirty five varieties of vegetables, herbs and watermelons grown without pesticides and herbicides. Twenty week shares. Half share (feeds two): $15 per week; $300 total. . Full share (feeds four to five): $25 per week, $500 total. $40 delivery fee for entire season.

Thistle Byre Farm, Inc.
P.O. Box 257
Delphi, IN 46923
574.652.3903
www.thistlebyrefarm.com
thistleb@tds.net
Full year CSA offering vegetables, fruit, flowers, herbs, eggs, grass fed beef, lamb, pork, and chicken. Options include a 20 or 50 week meat only share or a 20 week mixed share which includes produce and a selection of meat items. Installment payment plan available.

Too Tuff Farms
Amanda & Andy Faulkner
5325 Smithland Road
Shelbyville, IN 46176
317.729.5572
amandaandandy@yahoo.com
Offering a 16 week season starting in June. In addition to seasonal produce including fruits and vegetables grown on the farm, CSA customers get a loaf of bread and a seasonal bouquet of flowers with each weekly delivery. Herbs, eggs, garden seedlings, and flowers are available upon request. Can arrange for share pick up or home delivery. Offers monthly payment plan and a discount if season is paid in advance.

Valentine Hill Farm
Maria Smietana and Bill Swanson
7549 S. Retriever Lane
Zionsville, IN 46077
317.733.9311
maria@valentinehillfarm.com
bill@valentinehillfarm.com
www.valentinehillfarm.com
Offers large and small CSA shares with or without baked goods from their on-farm bakery. Produce is grown using no pesticides, herbicides, or petroleum based fertilizers. Have a wide selection of produce including greens, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, carrots, and beets. Also have gooseberries, mulberries, raspberries and wild blackberries.

Victory Acres CSA
Dan Perkins, CSA Manager
Terry Himelick
5275 S. 800 E.
Upland, IN 46989
Dan: 765.988.2832
Terry: 765.998.2590
VACSA@vicm.org
www.victoryacres.org
Certified naturally grown vegetables, herbs, pasture eggs, and pick-your-own flowers. Serves Indianapolis and Upland areas. This farm has been in the Himelick family for over 6 generations.

Wayward Lane Farm
Bargersville, IN
317-408-9033
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wayward-Lane-Farm/345804812113981
16 week vegetable CSA, pastured chicken, pastured heritage breed turkeys and free range chicken eggs. All products are produced without pesticides and herbicides.

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
1 Sisters of Providence
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
81.535.2935
cminster@spsmw.org
www.whiteviolet.org
June through October CSA program with vegetables and fruit grown without herbicides and pesticides. A ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Located in Vigo County.