CSA Details

From our members…

I can hardly wait for the new season to begin! I am definitely signing up to be a CSA customer again. --T.F., Manistee member

Thank you so much for the season of wonderful, fresh veggies! We looked forward every week to our delivery. --2022 Ludington member

I am more than pleased with your vegetables. Thank you for your extremely hard work, excellent service! -- 2020 Ludington member

Thank you for the beautiful flowers! --2022 Taste of the Farm member

I love the freshness and quality of produce. I also love the delivery service. Everything always tastes so wonderful. --2019 CSA member

I loved knowing that I would have organic produce dropped off at my doorstep weekly. It made eating healthy a bit easier with a busy family. --Pentwater CSA member

We absolutely LOVE the variety you bring each week. It's like Christmas in the summer. --T.A., Ludington member

Thank you for the lovely flowers. Each week's bouquet is more beautiful than the last! --2022 Scottville member

I like to know where our produce comes from and especially enjoy the variety which is offered. So many of [today's] veggies are sprayed with questionable things, it's a great feeling to be able to trust the produce that comes from the Wilson family. --R.B., Scottville member

Thank you so much! Everything was wonderful and we look forward to next season. --2020 CSA member

All of our produce is grown using sustainable, organic farming methods such as using lots of farm and composted manure, rotational crop management, deterring pests and protecting young plants with the use of portable row covers, picking bugs off plants and applying plant-derived organic sprays, hoeing and hand weeding.

*We offer free home delivery within the areas of Custer, Scottville, Ludington, Pentwater, and Manistee!

Our CSA is 18 weeks long and runs the first full week of June through the first week of October. We aim to provide a nice variety of vegetables all season long, with approximately 5-8 different vegetables delivered weekly throughout the CSA season.

Grower Promise: I will use organic principles in my gardening and treat with respect the animals and soil that God has bestowed into my care.  I will work diligently, doing my best to provide a bountiful harvest to members of the CSA.  I will also work with each member in an understanding way, as well as communicate regularly with them regarding what’s happening on the farm.

Member Promise:  By purchasing a CSA share from Kid Ranch CSA Farm, I understand that I am partnering in small-scale, sustainable agriculture.  I further understand that there are inherent rewards and risks in agriculture, and I agree to accept the outcomes of the growing season.  I will be a responsible member of Kid Ranch Farm’s CSA, which includes making alternate arrangements for the delivery of my produce if I am away from home (e.g. on vacation) on my designated delivery day.

** Purchase of a CSA share means you are in agreement with the Member Promise listed above. **

IMPORTANT: ALL members of our CSA will have access to the online order form to order add-on items as desired. Add-on items include such farm products as our own pastured whole chickens, grass fed beef, pastured pork, eggs from our pastured chickens, and locally produced raw honey. Our freshly cut flowers are offered as separate flower shares. Scroll toward the bottom of this page for more information about our flower shares.

All CSA shares have been sold, and registration is closed for the 2024 season. If you would like to be added to our 2025 CSA notification list, email us at [email protected].

Choose your share(s):

FARMER’S CHOICE SHARE

Farmer’s Choice— A selection of in-season vegetables and vine fruits (i.e. melons) available from the garden each week. Farmer Pete selects which items will be in the bag every week, depending on what is ripe and ready to eat. Feeds approximately 2-5 people. NOTE: Farmer’s Choice members will have access to the weekly online order form to order additional farm products, at extra cost, as desired (pastured meat, honey, eggs, supplementary vegetables when available). Check out our FAQ page for a list of the vegetables we grow.

$530 LESS THAN $30 PER WEEK! Pay by mail Farmer’s Choice price

Membership and mail-in form

$546 Pay online Farmer’s Choice share price (increase due to transaction fee)

PAY NOW– FC full payment

$273 First half payment online with the other half due August 1

PAY NOW– FC half payment

BUILD YOUR BASKET SHARE

Build Your Basket— In-season vegetable choices selected by members through an online order form. Members are given a list of vegetables and, occasionally, other farm products* (select pastured meats, eggs, teacup flower bouquets) with a maximum number of choices allowed for the week. Then BYB share members order online a day or two before their scheduled delivery day. Prior to the first week of delivery, members will be given a link for ordering online each week throughout the CSA season. Feeds approximately 2-5 people. Check out our FAQ page for a list of vegetables we grow.

NOTE: If a BYB member forgets to place an order during the two-day ordering period, that week’s CSA delivery will automatically become a Farmer’s Choice delivery; Farmer Pete will determine which items are delivered that week.

*See more about the new ordering options for the BYB share in the section entitled, “I’m concerned about paying more for produce than I can use. What options do I have?” on the FAQ page of our website.

$540 EXACTLY $30 PER WEEK! Pay by mail Build Your Basket share price

Membership and mail-in form

$556 Full payment online Build Your Basket share price (increase due to transaction fee)

PAY NOW– BYB full payment

$278 First half payment online with the other half due August 1

PAY NOW– BYB half payment

FLOWER SHARES

FLOWER SHARES— A bouquet of freshly cut flowers from our farm, delivered at least seven times throughout the growing season. Most of the flowers we grow are traditional, homestead varieties. Flower bouquets may include all gladiolas or all sunflowers, but the majority–at least five–of the arrangements will include a large variety of flowers. (Typically, the flower season begins the middle/end of July and lasts until mid-September.) Delivery is already included in the share price! You will be assigned a delivery day (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday), which is based on our weekly vegetable CSA share routes. NOTE: For non-vegetable CSA members, a small fee may be added if you live outside of our regular CSA delivery routes.

Option #1: FARM FLOWER SHARE (A flower share for those who have also chosen to order one of our vegetable shares from above.)

$75 Pay by mail Farm Flower share price

Membership and mail-in form

$80 Pay online Farm Flower share price

PAY NOW– FF full payment

Option #2: ONLY FLOWERS SHARE (Only flowers will be delivered; no vegetable share ordered)

$90 Pay by mail Only Flowers share price

Membership and mail-in form

$93 Pay online Only Flowers share price (increase due to transaction fee)

PAY NOW– OF full payment

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