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MACSAC FARMS

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Dreamfarm, MACSAC farm since 2004

Diana & James Murphy
8877 Table Bluff Rd, Cross Plains, WI 53528
(608) 767-3442
[email protected]
www.dreamfarm.biz

Dreamfarm, LLC is a 25 acre family farm raising milking goats, chickens and sheep. Our animals have plenty of access to fresh pasture and organic grain. We make fresh goat cheese on the farm from our milk, and provide eggs from a variety of chicken breeds, which produce beautiful colored eggs. Our eggs and cheese are offered through Vermont Valley Community Farm to coincide with their delivery dates and pick-up sites. Join us for our farm day in mid summer. We are about 15 minutes from Madison's Westside.

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Forest Run Farm, MACSAC farm since 2007

John & Dena Schlitz
3757 Mueller Rd. DeForest, WI 53532
(608) 846-7751
[email protected]
www.forestrunfarm.com

Forest Run Farm is just east of DeForest and 5 miles Northwest of Sun Prairie. We are a small family farm that started out growing and selling vegetables at the Sun Prairie Farmer’s Market. More recently we followed a community garden model where all the members worked and shared the harvest. Today, we offer a range of CSA shares including the working share that remains an integral part of our farm community. With each weekly share you will receive a newsletter with storage tips and recipes. We also offer day-range chickens, hen adoptions (weekly egg shares), and farm gatherings where you can learn about preserving foods and experience your farm.

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Freedom Organix, MACSAC farm since 2010

Cindy Nawiesniak
8406 Maxon Rd, Harvard, IL 60033
(847) 910-1160
[email protected]
www.freedomorganix.com

Our farm, located just south of the WI/IL border in Harvard IL, is on 20 acres of fertile land that at one time was the bottom of an ancient lake. We specialize in heirloom tomatoes and winter squash. We strive to delight our members and during our 20 week season we will include a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers in our 1/2 bushel member boxes. In addition we offer egg shares from our flock of free range hens. We also have grass fed beef available from our herd of registered Herefords. Members are always welcome to visit.

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Gardens of Goodness, MACSAC farm since 2009

Barb & Jim Lindemann
4259 Mahoney Road, McFarland, WI 53558
(608) 838-8206
[email protected]
www.gogoodness.com

We moved here SW of McFarland about twenty years ago and began a garden and an orchard. The land was fertile. Thistles from the horse pasture were chest high. Our goal was to produce an outstanding variety of vegetables and cider. Our garden has always been genuinely organic. Our orchard management strategy has changed and developed, from integrated pest management (IPM) to organic methods which eliminate toxic inputs. Organic management results in vegetables, apples, and cider free from poisons and significantly more nutritious. We received our “USDA Certified Organic” for our vegetables and fruit in January. That is a paper intensive and expensive process. We hope to be a vital contributor of good food and ideas to MACSAC.

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Greenspirit Farm, MACSAC farm since 2002

Jennifer & Andrew Kerr
4352 State Highway 23, Dodgeville, WI 53533
(608) 574-4569
[email protected]
www.greenspiritfarm.com

Greenspirit Farm is a family-run and family-friendly farm in the beautiful rolling hills of Southwest Wisconsin. We grow a wide selection of high quality, often heirloom and open pollinated, vegetables and small fruits. We strive to move away from the hybrid varieties and the seed companies that support GM technology. As a result you will receive vegetables that are both familiar and those that seem new (but may be very old heirloom varieties) in their colors, shapes and delicious flavors. While not yet certified organic, we pledge always to grow your food in a sustainable way, to treat our land with love, respect and care, and always to remain local. We also pledge to treat you with love, respect, and care: members and visitors are always welcome at the farm. We are here because of you, and we value your presence here. Please see our website for how you can share in the fun at Greenspirit!

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Harmony Valley Farm, MACSAC farm since 1993

Richard De Wilde
S. 3442 Wire Hollow Road, Viroqua, WI 54665
(608) 483-2143
[email protected]
www.harmonyvalleyfarm.com

Established in 1985, Harmony Valley was one of Wisconsin's first certified organic farms. Since 1993 we have been providing premium quality produce to CSA member families from May through December. Some of members' favorite crops are asparagus, strawberries, sweet corn, watermelon, French beans, sweet potatoes, and HVF's famous salad mix. We also offer a popular organic fruit share, organic, fair trade coffee, organic Angus beef and an organic cheese share. Camp-overs, potlucks, a square dance, and berry picking are annual events on our secluded farm. Members are invited to join us for lunch and a day at the farm anytime during the season. We deliver to 13 drop sites in Madison, Cross Plains and Mazomanie. Visit the CSA page of our website for a sign up form with a full list of crops, pricing and drop site information.

Fall/Winter Shares
Winter Fruit (November – January)
Extended Season Veggies (2 boxes in January)
Meat deliveries (November, December or January)

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High Meadow Farm, MACSAC farm since 2010

Matt, Mike, & Meg Kelly
N6967 South Lane, Johnson Creek, WI 53038
(920) 699-3658
[email protected] or [email protected]
www.highmeadowcsa.wordpress.com

High Meadow Farm is located in Jefferson County, near Johnson Creek. Our family has farmed and gardened here since 1980. We feel that our CSA members become family and we do our best to provide you with a fabulous variety of beautiful vegetables. We offer an informative newsletter including creative ways on how to use your veggies. We offer several festivals throughout the growing season and other opportunities for members to feel a part of the farm their food is coming from. We also offer eggs from pasture-raised chickens and grower several different varieties of potatoes that we offer for sale. Visit our blog at www.highmeadowcsa.wordpress.com.

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Hilltop Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 1996

Robert McClure
S850 Heidrich Rd., LaValle, WI 53941
(608) 257-6729
[email protected], [email protected]
www.hilltopcommunityfarm.org

Hilltop's 60 acres, including 25 of restored prairie, overlook the Big Creek valley of NW Sauk County. Working mostly by hand, we provide a limited number of organic, 20-week shares (mid-May to mid-October) typically using less than 1 quart of fuel on-farm per share. Subscribers can expect to receive raspberries, apples, pears, and hardy kiwi in addition to a wide variety of vegetables and herbs. More seasonal fruits may become available as we expand our orchard to include aronia, currants, plums, saskatoons, and grapes. Subscribers may also choose to sign up for our seasonal or monthly cut flower shares and our compost return service--we provide the buckets, you collect your vegetable waste, and we return it to the soil each week. We support re-localizing and redistributing wealth more equitably and therefore accept partial payment in local currency (Madison Hours). Subscriber rebates are also available through participating health insurance providers, as well as cost sharing for subscribers enrolled in MACSAC's Partner Shares program. We encourage and invite our subscribers to join us for on farm celebrations, education workshops and service projects. Pickup is Sundays on N. Baldwin St., east isthmus. Contact Rob McClure or Erin Schneider, for more information or to sign up. We look forward to growing for you this season.

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J&M Garden Farm, LLC. , MACSAC farm since 2009

Michelle Root
W8131 Island Rd,Waterloo, WI 53594
(920) 650-8119
[email protected]

As the farmer on this 25 acre farm, my top priority is the quality of the land entrusted to me. If the land is healthy the produce it grows will be healthy too. Although I have over 30 years of gardening experience, 2009 was my first year with MACSAC. It was a very challenging experience! As I continue to grow I remain dedicated to improving the service I provide. As this year’s garden of vegetables, herbs and fruit grow I would like to extend a country invitation,“Y’all come, let’s grow this together!”
Sincerely, your farmer, Michelle Root

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JenEhr Family Farm, MACSAC farm since 2001

Kay Jensen & Paul Ehrhardt
6837 Elder Lane, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
(608) 825-9531
[email protected]
www.wisconsingrown.com

JenEhr Family Farm offers a wide range of organic fruits and vegetables from the first week in June to November, plus spring greens, holiday storage option, pastured poultry and three u-pick opportunities (peas, strawberries and tomatoes). The weekly newsletter is available at pick up and emailed before pick up, with recipes, storage tips and farm banter. Check out the website for more info and updates -www.wisconsinhomegrown.com . Pickup sites include Sun Prairie, the Westside Community Farmers Market on Madison's near Westside, Good Harvest Market in Pewaukee or at the West Allis Farmers Market in West Allis.

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Keewaydin Farms, MACSAC farm since 2007

Star Maule
15270 Haucke Ln. Viola, WI 54664
(608) 606-0373
[email protected]
www.keewaydinfarms.com

Keewaydin Family Farm invites you to join us for the 2010 vegetable season. We are located on the ridge top in the Driftless Region near the Kickapoo River. Our farm is certified organic and certified fair trade. By signing up for our CSA program, you are supporting an agricultural system based on organic, sustainable methods that strives to provide a socially-just living for farmers and their farm workers. Our main CSA season runs for 20 weeks tentatively the first week of June to the middle of October. This will give you the opportunity to taste the full spectrum of local seasonal produce. Quantity and variety will increase through the season. Your share also includes an online newsletter posted on our website weekly. We offer a Spring Greens Share, Standard Share, Double Share, Every Other Week Share, Flower Share, Holiday Share, and Winter Storage Share. Go to our website for more details and to look at previous newsletters to see what our CSA program is like. Our current pick-up sites are listed on our sign up form. Payment plan available!

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King's Hill Farm, MACSAC farm since 2010

Jai and Joel Kellum
19370 CR-G, Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 776-8413
[email protected]
www.KingsHillFarm.com

Kings Hill Farm is a certified organic farm inspired by permaculture ideas. We are a small family farm providing your family with a wide variety of vegetables, small fruits, herbs, mushrooms, and flowers. We also have options for pork, eggs and honey. We integrate the full circle of farming by diversifying to maximize the health and wellness of all we offer. Our twice monthly shares are available in and around Madison from June to December. Our pick-up sites range from Platteville to Madison. We encourage our local community to consider our trade member option or pick up from the farm. We welcome our members and the community to come visit the farm and tour the edible forest filled with fruit trees, bushes and brambles and see all the farm animals – chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and old spots pigs. Please call to schedule your visit. For more information and to download the 2010 CSA Season Application go to www.kingshillfarm.com.

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Living Soil Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2007

Lisa & Jeff Bartig
277 Wilderness Way, Brooklyn, WI 53521
(608) 455-1931
[email protected]
www.livingsoilfarm.com

Living Soil Community Farm is a small family-run farm located in the Town of Oregon in southern Dane County. It is nestled in a valley of sandy loam soil left by a receding glacial lake. Our vegetables and fruits are grown using natural and sustainable practices. We believe strongly that caring for the soil and the environment grows stronger and better tasting vegetables. Natural soil amendments like compost and rock powders are used to feed the life in our soil, which in turn feeds and protects our plants. Our farm has grown out of our love of gardening. We enjoy growing a large selection of heirloom and modern varieties, especially tomatoes and peppers. The varieties are selected based on flavor and in some cases their unique appearance. Many can’t be found in a typical grocery store, since they don’t meet modern requirements for harvesting before ripe, storage, and traveling half way around the Earth. A benefit of buying local, small farm produce is that you get to experience the wonderful flavors of vegetables harvested when ripe and carefully delivered often on the day they were harvested.

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Lotfotl Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2010

Tim Huth
3037 Main St. Upper, East Troy, WI 53120
(262) 951-0794
[email protected]
www.lotfotl.com

LotFotL is poised for another year of stretching ourselves toward the apex. That’s what growing food demands, a constant ability to meet the challenges posed by nature, by the life cycles of our little plant friends, and by our standards for excellence in anything worth doing. This rather comic dance of ours hatches out 26 weeks of CSA shares, and subsidizes rather heavily a few choice restaurant accounts in Milwaukee. We offer every and every other week shares from Mid May well into November. You will find 8-14 items in every share. We roll through more than 80 different crops in a CSA season, with no items represented more than ½ the distributions. So, what you’ll get is an array of produce that will stretch you out toward your culinary horizons in every share, but won’t be all stretch.

We wholesale potatoes, onions, garlic, broccoli, salad mix, spinach, peppers, tomatoes, and asparagus, and will be sure to give rather hearty helpings of these when in season. We also offer a worker share program, allowing you to, fully or in part, work for your food. We do not currently have CSA drop off locations in the Madison area, but hope to if not in 2010, then soon. We currently distribute to 6 locations in and around Milwaukee, as well as on the farm. In addition to vegetables, we offer Michigan fruit when in season. Grass fed steers graze our pastures in the warm season, and fill our freezers come winter. For more info, check us out at www.lotfotl.com. Thanks for reading, and Happy Eating!

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Luna Circle Farm, MACSAC farm since 1995

Tricia Bross
N2765 Severson Rd, Rio, WI 53960
(608) 852-3559
[email protected]
www.lunacirclefarm.net

We are located 25 miles NE of Madison and raise 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. All of our produce is certified organic, grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. We make 20 weekly deliveries and offer pickup sites on the East and West sides of Madison, Portage, and on the farm. All members receive a weekly newsletter with recipes, storage tips and news from the farm and we host member farm events throughout the season. Our website offers additional information and photos.

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Middlebury Hills, MACSAC farm since 2005

Camela Decaire & Chris Klaeser
2605 County Rd H, Barneveld, WI 53507
(608) 924-1175
[email protected]

Look to Middlebury Hills for a “back to the basics” produce box. In 2001 we began our farming adventure by reclaiming an abandoned farmstead that sat in the middle of a cow pasture. While we found the place by accident, we were moving with a definite purpose. Our goal was to build a really healthy place to live and grow both food and family. Now, years later, we are living that dream and want to share it with you. During the growing season our family and crew fills over a hundred boxes each week with useful, recognizable, freshly picked produce. Newsletters tell the story of each season as it develops, and recipes are always provided for each new item. In addition to produce, we offer egg and beef shares from neighboring farms. For our whole story and to read archived newsletters and recipes, check our website at middleburyhills.com.

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Old Oak Family Farm, MACSAC farm since 2010

Kyle Zenz and Jerry Niedfeldt
N6370 Niedfeldt Rd, Bangor, WI 54614
(608) 386-8066
[email protected]
www.oldoakfamilyfarm.com

Our farm has been in the Niedfeldt family since 1906. We have been certified organic since 2007. We grow vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. Our vegetable selection includes standards such as carrots, broccoli, lettuce, garlic, potatoes, and tomatoes to less common items including parsnips, tomatillos, brussel sprouts, ground cherries, plus many others. We also include some fruit with our shares. We have drop off points in Black River Falls, Bangor, and La Crosse . Deliveries are also available. Visit www.oldoakfamilyfarm.com for more information.

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Plowshare Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2007

Erika Jensen
W9502 Oak Center Rd, Waupun, WI 53963
(920) 324-5329
[email protected]

We love to farm, and we know you’ll love our fresh, tasty, healthy vegetables! We pride ourselves on delivering an excellent mix of vegetables in each box, so that every week is a delicious surprise. Plowshare Farm is located in Waupun, about a one hour drive north east of Madison. Delivery sites are at the farm and in Beaver Dam. We grow a full range of high quality vegetables and culinary herbs, with weekly deliveries for 19 weeks from early June through mid-October. Shares are delivered in 5/9 bushel boxes, and come with a newsletter containing recipes and information on vegetables as well as news from the farm. Members are invited to visit the farm for festival days or scheduled weekend visits. Although we are not certified organic, we pledge to grow our crops in accordance with organic standards. In addition to regular share boxes, we offer flower shares and beef shares. Flower shares, which consist of a medium sized bouquet of fresh garden flowers, are available for 13 weeks from June through early September. Our Holstein steers are raised sustainably with organic feed, free-choice minerals, and daily access to pasture. The animals are not given hormones, and there are no antibiotics in their feed. Beef is available in several different share sizes, including starter packages. Each box contains a mix of cuts, including burger, roasts and steaks. Beginning in April, our beef will be certified organic.

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Primrose Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2006

Mike & Cassie Noltnerwyss
3828 Pioneer Road, Verona, WI 53593
(608) 798-0219
[email protected]
www.primrosecommunityfarm.net

As a certified organic farm, we strive for sustainability in everything we do. The 2010 season will be our 6th season as a CSA farm. We grow about 14 acres of vegetables to supply our 250 CSA shares as well as our customers at the Westside Community Farmers Market. For share options we have a regular summer share of 20 weeks as well as an every other week option (10 boxes). This share runs from June through October. We also have a winter share for those that want to push their local diet into depths of winter. The winter share is an every-other-week delivery that takes place in November and December. You can also visit our stand at the West Side Community Farmers Market on Saturday mornings late April through early November to meet us and see what's in season. We grow over 50 different kinds of vegetables and fruits including strawberries and sweet corn. We are a certified organic farm and have always farmed without the use of synthetic inputs. We focus on healthy soil to produce high quality food. Taking care of the land that we farm is of utmost importance to us. We have set aside a portion of our land to restore to tall grass prairie and we are working on planting trees for hedgerows and wildlife habitat. We are looking for 30 worker shares for the 2010 growing season. Visit our website to learn more about our CSA or to download our registration form.

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Real Food, MACSAC farm since 2009

Abraham Bauman
13901 5th, Athens, WI 54410
(715) 539-0010

Our family has been working together, growing wholesome-nutrient dense food on our certified Organic farm for many years. We use sustainable, organic gardening practices that will assure you many delightful and nutrient-dense garden goodies. Our heirloom varieties are selected to emphasize fantastic flavor and taste! Real Foods specializes in the Mediterranean vegetables that we all look forward to each summer. Here is a few of the items to give you a glimpse of our weekly CSA offerings: Luscious tangy tomatoes, French green beans, sweet colored peppers, zucchini, squash, lettuces and greens, potatoes, carrots, beets, sweet corn and more! Our weekly CSA deliveries include the Madison, Wausau, and Minneapolis areas.

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Renewal Youth Garden Project, MACSAC farm since 2009

Shelley Mordini & Shirley Tollaksen
1201 Draper Street, Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 963-3379
[email protected]

The Renewal Youth Gardens CSA has been linking area youth to the local sustainable food system for 8 years.  Participating youth are paid for their labors while they learn organic growing methods from trained staff and Master Gardener volunteers.

We have two sites: one 2 miles east of Baraboo on St. Rd. 33 and another on the southeast edge of the city.  For 18 weeks our customers receive a half share of delicious produce and herbs as well as bouquets of beautiful flowers.  They also get a weekly Stalk Report newsletter which contains a short bio on “the student of the week”, a state of the garden update, and recipes targeted to that week’s produce.

Participating youth are majorly involved in all aspects of the CSA from amending the soil with organic matter to starting seedlings and prepping beds to harvesting and delivering the produce.  They even teach workshops at our annual fundraiser.  We believe our customers get a double value for their investment: they take home delicious, fresh vegetables and herbs and support local youth development.

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Ridgeland Harvest, MACSAC farm since 2007

Cate and Mat Eddy
E5538 Nelson Road, Viroqua, WI 54665
(608) 675-3855
[email protected]
www.ridgelandharvest.com

Ridgeland Harvest is a diverse, certified organic farm owned and run by Cate and Mat Eddy. We are a certified organic farm, raising vegetables, small grains, beef and pork on our 70-acre farm in Southwestern Wisconsin. Join us as we celebrate our 10th season! Our customers depend upon our high quality, staple kitchen items such as carrots, broccoli, onions, garlic, leeks, squash, beets, and cut greens – along with the more unique items we grow like fennel, Swiss chard, heirloom tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, and celeriac.

Our farm has been certified organic since 2004. We strongly believe that synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, and antibiotics are unnecessary when soil is maintained as a living organism. When the soil is healthy, so are the plants that grow from it. We, too, are only as healthy as our source of nourishment: – our food. We feel privileged to grow food and honored to share it with a larger community.

We invite you to be a part of our community and share in the bounty of our harvests. Members are always welcome to visit the farm, and we host several CSA events through the season. Our Garlic Harvest in late July, a Raspberry U-Pick in August, and the Pumpkin Fest in late September are fun ways to be connected to the farm. Cultivate a real relationship with food. Join us!

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Roots and Shoots, MACSAC farm since 2009

Heidi Accola
E9880 County Hwy C, North Freedom, WI 53951
(608) 643-5273
[email protected]

Tucked into bluffland between Baraboo & Sauk Prairie, our small farm is committed to each family having an incredible CSA experience. We focus on sustainably grown “core” vegetables but also work hard to introduce beautiful vegetables you can’t find in the store as well as wild, foraged berries and asparagus. Our weekly newsletter lets you know what to expect the following week and provides you with many delicious recipes and information about your share. Shares can be picked up at the farm or for a small fee, delivered to your local home.

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Roots Down Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2007

Kyle Thom
4146 Cty Rd. N Milton, WI 53563
(608) 868-1611
[email protected]
www.rootsdowncommunityfarm.com

Located in Northern Rock county Roots Down Community Farm offers MOSA certified organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs to our members in a twenty one week CSA subscription. 2011 will mark our fourth season growing quality food for local families in the greater Madison and Janesville area. Shares are available in three sizes standard, basic, and bi-weekly to suit your families unique needs. Over fifty families shared in our 2010 season, and we are offering 75 shares for 2011. Our crops are selected for taste, productivity, and popularity. We strive to supply you with quality and variety offering around 40 crops in over 100 varieties planned each season. We also offer worker shares for those seeking a deeper engagement with their food and farm. For more details on our program please visit us at our new website, www.rootsdowncommunityfarm.com. Or send an e-mail or phone call our way to request a brochure or workshare information. We hope you will join us in making 2011 our best season yet.

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Scotch Hill Farm, MACSAC farm since 1995

Tony & Dela Ends
910 Scotch Hill Road, Brodhead, WI 53520
(608) 897-4288
[email protected]
www.scotchhillfarm.com

Dela and Tony Ends family have operated Scotch Hill Farm as a CSA and small-scale livestock farm since 1994. We’re located 30 miles south of Madison midway between Janesville and Monroe. We’ve adapted what was left of a century-old dairy farm, which ceased operation in the 1960s, to organic vegetable crop farming, rehabilitating wooden farm buildings and constructing two green houses and a high tunnel hoop house. A Frontera Foundation grant in 2009 upgraded our well, ran water lines to our greenhouses and tripled our capacity for irrigation. We grow more than 60 varieties of certified organic vegetables including heirloom varieties. We plant and tend about 40 acres of certified organic land, including rotations of hay, small grains and vegetable crops.

Our dairy goats, sheep, and poultry enjoy organic feed and several acres of pasture. We offer family shares, double shares for large families, flower shares and fall shares, delivered with a hybrid SUV and trailer. Farm pick-up shares are discounted. Regular newsletters include recipes and news from the farm. Members are welcome to visit and participate in farm events including our weed, wine and cheese parties. Our farmstead milk soap can be ordered and delivered with your share, along with yogurt, cheese, eggs and other farmstead foods from neighboring farms during the season. Visit our website for prices and delivery locations. We are longtime steering committee members of the state-line Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training and Farm Beginnings programs.

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Shady Blue Acres, MACSAC farm since 2006

Blue Strom & Skye Zitkus
16456 Alpine Lane, Richland Center, WI 53581
(608) 647-8934
[email protected]
www.shadyblueacres.com

Shady Blue Acres features vegetable shares, egg shares, and canned good shares; pork and lamb products. Shady Blue Acres is a certified organic farm that produces an assortment of seasonal produce, canned goods, eggs, and raises heritage breeds of chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. As farmers and members we join together to support an ecologically sustainable, thriving local, organic farming model we can feel great about! Choose from a variety of share options and enjoy the fresh flavorful harvest, receive farm news and recipes in biweekly newsletters, and gather at annual events like our Summer Harvest Grill and Fall Festival. We appreciate your support of our farm!

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Small Family Farm CSA, MACSAC farm since 2007

Jillian Jacquinot
S2958 W. Salem Ridge Rd, La Farge, WI 54639
(608)625-4178
[email protected]
www.smallfamilycsa.com

We are a small family of first-generation farmers nourishing an old farm back to health again. At a young age we discovered our passion for working with plants, revitalizing soil health and exploring the interconnected nature of how various farm systems can complement each other. We believe that true sustainability is achieved from a farm that raises both plants and animals that synergistically work with each other. We recognize the diminishing link between eaters and their food. Born and raised city-folk ourselves we aim to connect, communicate and complement each other economically through our CSA program with our farm members. Members are welcome to visit the farm anytime and attend our Fall CSA Potluck where all members and friends of the farm are welcome to spend an afternoon on the farm touring, socializing and eating.

Join the Small Family CSA Farm in their 5th season as a CSA farm and take a ride with us through one growing season in its entirety. Eat seasonal food that is grown in your bio-region. Read the weekly newsletters and share with the farmers the realities of life on the farm, savored recipes, weekly photographs and details of what's in your weekly CSA box. We offer a '20 Week Regular Size' share delivery and a 'Fall Share' option. Pick-up at the Farm, Viroqua, Dubuque, Galena, La Crosse, West Salem, Sparta or in Madison at Centro Hispano on Badger St. or at Regent Street Co-op.

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Sprouting Acres, MACSAC farm since 2009

Andy Watson
116 North Morris St., Stoughton, WI 53589
(Farm located at: 1746 Hwy 73 Cambridge, WI53523
(608) 469-2319
[email protected]
www.sproutingacres.com

Sprouting Acres is a small community supported agriculture farm located 20 miles Southeast of Madison in between Stoughton and Cambridge. We have been providing families with fresh seasonal produce since 2004. Our CSA is 22 weeks long and runs from late-May to late-October. We grow a wide variety of heirloom, open pollinated, and some hybrid vegetables and fruits, as well as fall raspberries. We offer a limited number of flower shares which last 12 weeks and offer cage free, day range eggs. Sprouting Acres continues to be committed to sustainable agriculture and will be certified Organic this year. We have drop-off sites in East/West Madison as well as farm pickup. Visit our stand at the Eastide Market on Tuesdays and the downtown market on Saturdays. We are always looking for worker-shares. Members receive weekly newsletters with their boxes which include recipes and storage tips. We also hold a farm tour and party during the season. Visit us at www.sproutingacres.com.

 

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The Rustic Table, MACSAC farm since 2010

Kim Cassano and Rich Toebe
N3584 Co. Rd. I, Catawba, WI 54515
(715) 474-3485
[email protected]
www.therustictable.com

We are MACSAC’s first meat CSA, offering year-round monthly deliveries of beef, pork, lamb, and chicken. When you join our farm you are supporting a vibrant animal community that nurtures both beast and land. We raise old breeds in danger of being lost to the increasing pressures of modern agriculture. Our sheep and cattle graze lush organic pastures. Our chickens roam the pastures in search of insects and other tasty morsels. Our pigs dig and wallow to their hearts’ content. Our method of farming is also environmentally friendly. We protect fragile wetlands from damaging run-off and shelter grassland birds like the bobolink. We believe that the extra care we take with our land and animals adds to the quality and flavor of our meats. When you join our farm you can expect a freezer filled with delicious, healthy meats that you can pull out any day of the week for a restaurant experience right in your own home.

 

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Tipi Produce, MACSAC farm since 2004

Beth Kazmar & Steve Pincus
14706 W. Ahara Rd., Evansville, WI 53536
(608) 882-6196
[email protected]
www.localharvest.org/farms/M4077

Join us for a season of your favorite certified organic veggies. In business since 1976 and with 45 acres in production, we deliver satisfying boxes filled with popular crops such as red peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, melons, lettuce, snap peas, carrots, and more. Our long 26-week season (late May through mid-November) lets you experience the full seasonal cycle. Produce is available Thursday at our sites in Madison, Middleton, and the farm, and on Friday in Brookfield, Janesville, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. Newsletters connect with our farm, located just 35 min. from Madison. Bring the kids to our strawberry and pumpkin u-pick parties!

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Troy Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 2002

Claire Strader
3601 Memorial Drive, Suite #4, Madison, WI 53704
(Farm located on the 500 block of Troy Drive, Madison, WI)
(608) 442-6760
[email protected]
www.troygardens.org

We have been growing certified organic food on Madison’s northside since 2001, and we are proud to be the city’s first urban farm.  Troy Community Farm is part of Troy Gardens - a 31-acre parcel that was saved from development by the extraordinary efforts of northside neighbors, and is now home to the farm, a prairie, trails, community gardens, a kids' garden, and a 30-unit co-housing community. Since we are right in Madison, our members visit our farm-stand-style pick-up at Troy Gardens each Thursday evening. They talk with the farmers, choose their own vegetables from the harvest, take a newsletter, and pick their own flowers and herbs from the CSA garden. Learn more, see photos of our shares from the past five seasons, and read our weekly newsletters at our website: www.troygardens.org.  The website will also introduce you to our educational programs and the other unique facets of Troy Gardens.

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Two Good Farms CSA, MACSAC farm since 2010

Tim Zander, Paul & Sarah McDowell
W1547 Hwy K, Columbus, WI 53925 | W5147 Co. Rd. D, Montello, WI 53949
(920) 623-2296, (608) 494-0428
[email protected], [email protected]
www.twogoodfarms.com

Two Good Farms CSA is a cooperative effort between two certified organic family farms: the McDowell family operates both McDowell Fresh Produce and J’s Veggie Patch at Montello, and the Zander family operates Emerald Meadows at Columbus. Our goal is to create a community of families: our two families growing and providing great tasting nutritious, organic food for your family. Member families provide us with the opportunity to continue doing what we love – farming in a way that is healthy for all families, farms, and communities.

-The McDowell Family— Our family has been living on and working the home farm since 1853. Currently we have three generations working on the farm – Paul, wife, Sarah, kids, Grace, Andrew, Johnny, and Paul’s parents, Tom and Juanita. Our family has always been very active in agriculture, having served/participated in many organizations: FFA (national proficiency award for veggies), cooperative board members, and even a former State Secretary of Agriculture. I (Paul) started farming at age 14, continuing our family’s long history of growing vegetables. In 1995, Sarah and I married, and we have been farming together since. You may have visited with Sarah and Juanita at the Dane County Farmers’ Market, where we have been vending for over 20 years. We transitioned our 400 acre farm to organic in 2003, and have been working at building up the soil to produce nutrient-dense, great tasting produce, crops, and pork. We are proud to be certified organic, and new members of MACSAC. We look forward to providing your family with wholesome produce and pork this year.

-Zander Family Farm/Emerald Meadows— Our family, consisting of Tim, Claire, Elliot, Lily, and George, started in 1994. In 1998 we moved to our current location in Columbus and had our first fields certified organic. At this time we farm 180 acres. Our farm is very diversified – we grow many different cereal grains, forages, fruits, herbs, and vegetables as well as occasionally raising chickens for both meat and eggs. Our farm is enrolled in the Conservation Security Program (CSP) program at the highest level for conserving natural resources such as air, soil, water, and wildlife. We are active in our community, working with neighbors, 4-H, and the UW Madison. We sell at the Sun Prairie, Monona, and Eastside farmers’ markets. Our CSA will run for 20 weeks offering all of your favorite products such as sweet corn, melons, berries, green beans, tomatoes, greens, and herbs – over 100 varieties in all with egg, chicken, and storage shares also available. We have pick up at the farm in Columbus and in Madison at the Eastside farmers’ market.

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Two Onion Farm, MACSAC farm since 2006

Chris & Juli McGuire
19638 Cottage Inn Road, Belmont, WI 53510
(608) 762-5335
[email protected]
www.twoonionfarm.com

Two Onion Farm provides members with organic vegetables raised under the best conditions, picked at the peak of ripeness, and carefully washed, cooled, and packed. Farm members have acclaimed our delicious, beautiful produce and attentive, well-organized service. You can choose to receive weekly or biweekly deliveries of small or large-sized vegetable boxes. Swap boxes at our delivery sites allow you to trade items from your box for vegetables which you prefer. Our main delivery season runs from June through October; we also offer short season summer shares (June to Sept) and autumn shares (Sept and Oct). We allow you to cancel and reschedule individual deliveries. Pick up your vegetables in Madison, Fitchburg, Monona, Platteville, Dubuque, or Galena. We invite you to work on the farm, gain a closer connection to the source of your food, and receive a rebate on your membership cost. We help you prepare and enjoy your produce – our weekly newsletter is filled with useful recipes, cooking tips, and storage suggestions. Our website also allows you to search for recipes from past newsletters. For help planning meals, you can receive regular emails forecasting the vegetables in your next delivery. Visit www.twoonionfarm.com to learn more about membership.

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Vermont Valley Community Farm, MACSAC farm since 1996

Barb & David Perkins
4628 County Hwy FF, Blue Mounds, WI 53517
(608) 767-3860
[email protected]
www.vermontvalley.com

Join us for over 150 varieties of freshly harvested certified organic produce, farm festivals and pick-your-own events. Produce is carefully boxed and delivered to several convenient locations. Add a fruit share, fresh eggs or farmstead goat cheese. You have several wonderful options. See you at the annual pea-pick, corn-boil, pesto-fest, and pumpkin-pick. The farm is a beautiful 20 minute drive from Madison's Westside. Our website, www.vermontvalley.com, lists all your choices.

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Westridge Produce, MACSAC farm since 2010

Jacob & Kimberly Jakubowski
26820 Kasts Lane, Blue River, WI 53518
(608) 536-3017
[email protected]
www.westridgeproduce.com

Westridge Produce is a small scale family run, certified Organic farm. Jake and Kim Jakubowski began growing for market at Jake's parents farm in 2002. In 2005 we were abele to find our own small farm in Southwest Wisconsin. Now, with 2 small children, it's even more important to know where and how our food is produced! It's great to see our kids eat a carrot right out of the garden, and know it's safe and healthy! We love the land, and take pride in growing a great variety of fresh veggies! Our CSA starts in June and goes until mid October for 20 weeks of great eating. All of our high quality veggies are picked, washed, cooled and delivered within 24 hrs! Recipes and a newsletter from the farm every week. YOU WILL LOVE IT! Pick up sites from Viroqua to Madison. Please visit out website for more information, prices, pictures and rebate's www.westridgeproduce.com.

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West Star Farm, LLC , MACSAC farm since 2007

George Kohn
2571 West Star Road, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
(608) 239-7570
[email protected]
www.weststarfarm.com

West Star Farm certified organic flowers and vegetables are grown on 40 acres of gently sloping farmland just 7 miles east of Madison. We are conveniently located 1 mile off of both 12/18 and I-90 on Hwy N. The farm includes a wooded walking trail, a pasture, three greenhouses, an old farmhouse, and a barn with a silo, all sitting on nutrient rich clay loamy soil. We pride ourselves on quality; we take the steps to insure ripe, fresh and flavorful produce for our customers. Our CSA members select their fresh-picked produce prepared and awaiting them in our restored barn. Our farm market is open Thursday during pick-up and features a variety of organic vegetables, as well as eggs and mushrooms. CSA members receive a weekly newsletter about farm updates, storage tips, and recipes. Please visit our website at www.weststarfarm.com for more info and updates on our farm and CSA shares.

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Wholesome Harvest, MACSAC farm since 2009

Chris Zastrow
810 N. Jackson Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549
(920) 675-6113
[email protected]
www.wholesomeharvestcsa.com

Wholesome Harvest would like to invite you to join us for another season of fresh, high quality produce. From strawberries and spinach in spring, to the tomatoes and corn of summer you will enjoy a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. We offer full shares, half shares, a greens share, storage shares, a Midwest fruit share and a fresh roasted coffee share. We believe in stewarding the land we have been given. We go to great lengths to improve our soil quality through composting and green manures. The healthier our soil is the healthier our produce is and in turn the more nutrients you will receive in each veggie you eat. We have been greatly blessed and in turn we hope that our farm can be a blessing to you and your family this season.

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Young Earth Farm, MACSAC farm since 2006

Karol Niemann & Shirley Young
W11544 County Road CF, Randolph, WI 53956
(920) 326-5724
[email protected]
www.youngearthfarm.com

At Young Earth Farm we specialize in delicious, clean and carefully packed produce. Our 2009 CSA program runs from May 28 to October 22. Each Thursday you will be delighted to receive your weekly or every-other week share of farm fresh, seasonal produce from your pick- up site in Madison or on the farm. CSA Deliveries include a bi-weekly newsletter where you will find recipes, storage tips, news from the field and any updates to keep you connected to where your food comes from. Young Earth Farm is located about 40 miles north east of Madison, and offers members many opportunities to visit the farm for work or play: field tours, work parties, potluck gatherings and the Annual Scarecrow Parade. As farmers, we accept our responsibility to our customers and to future generations to provide food for the community without using chemicals. As a family, we hope families of all ages and backgrounds will join us not only in the bounty of the season, but also in creating community around the joys of great food. We invite you to make our family farm your family farm. Feel free to contact us for more information or to schedule a visit. For the most current information, please visit our website: www.youngearthfarm.com.

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Zephyr Group Garden, MACSAC farm since 2003

2625 Oaklawn Road, Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-0637
[email protected]

With three acres in cultivation and about a dozen households in Stoughton and Madison, the members of Zephyr Group Garden (ZIGG) have banded together to share both the work and the bounty of the crops. We use a worker cooperative model in which all members collaborate as growers while the farm maintains traditional crop production. We have a strong focus on growing vegetables for preservation, although we can't resist a few delicious fresh eating items as well. Crops are harvested and distributed as they ripen; there are no weekly deliveries to drop-off sites.