Community Shared Agriculture (also known a Community Supported Agriculture or CSA for short) is a direct-marketing based, farm business model which has growing appeal for profitability and community economic development impact. The basic CSA model is simple; consumers purchase annual “shares” in exchange for weekly deliveries of predetermined, seasonal produce. The arrangement generally involves sharing production risks/benefits between the consumer and farmer. The model has roots in Japan and Europe, emerging in North America in 1984 with the opening of Indian Line Farm CSA in Massachusetts. Increasing consumer demands for local, organic food for health, security, environmental and economic reasons has enabled the growth of both the number of CSA farms in North America (now 1000+) and the evolution of the business model. Please click here to read CSA: Potential & Possibilities

At Green Dragon Farm we know growing food matters. We are intimately connected to and depend upon our customers to sustain us as farmers and help us to continue to build the vitality of land and community.

Through Community Shared Agriculture we can continue that process. The support you give us helps us to plan ahead because we can produce food based on the needs of our customers. When you share in the growing process with us our market risks (and the stress that comes with that J) is reduced. By participating in Community Shared Agriculture we strengthen the connection that we have to the land and each other allowing possibilities of further community projects to blossom.

The “Veggie Box” – our model of a CSA!

The “Veggie Box” is how we share with you. Buying the “Veggie box” guarantees you an assured supply of fresh vegetables of the finest quality; we also offer certified organic meat and eggs. Every week a prepared selection of vegetables will be waiting for you. You’ll be the first to get peas in June and tomatoes in July (if all goes according to plan).

When you invest in a “Veggie Box” you actively participate in creating strong local agriculture. You know the farmer who is producing your food- us! In fact, you can visit your vegetables before harvest because they are growing just around the corner. You don’t have to rely on an anonymous industrial food factory far away. Your commitment in certified organic agriculture via the “Veggie Box” is an investment in environmental protection and community sustainability.

The “Veggie Box” also provides flexibility for you. You sign up and pay for the “Veggie Box” from week to week; when you’re on vacation or on a business trip you simply skip the next sign-up. Pick-up at the Tatamagouche Farmers Market is handy and you can enjoy the ambiance of the market. Even if you are a “not-so-early-bird” you can still benefit from the full selection of our produce. If you pick up your box at noon at Saturday’s farmer’s market produce will still be waiting for you.