Living Arts Institute CSA
The CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program is the bread and butter of the Institute and forms the
core operating methodology with community members. The main program consists of about 17 weeks of the summer gardening
season where shareholders come and get their weekly produce box on harvest
day. Vegetables are grown with
principles of deep organic, Permaculture, and Biodynamics. Produce is washed and packed in the
production kitchen and stored until pick-up in the root cellar with each
shareholder having their own canvas produce bags and “cubby.” Shareholders pay
upfront for the whole season and receive the weekly produce that is available at that time. This “membership” forms the core
relationship with the Institute and makes them “part owners” of the plants,
animals, services, and products that the Institute provides and is accompanied
by a shareholding agreement. They
are then entitled to purchase individual raw dairy items, eggs, value added
items, meat items, and come to the "Field to Table" gourmet dinners. People who do not become full CSA
shareholders may also just invest in a share ($10/year) to purchase any of the
products or services of the Institute.
Produce List (incorporated into as many distributions as possible):
salad mix, radish, peas, carrots, spinach, beets, squash, tomatoes, cukes, potatoes, garlic, onion, rosemary, dill, parsley,oregano, basil, spinach, J Artichokes, broccoli, cabbage, leeks, turnips, rhubarb, beans, chard, kale, pac choi, arugula, claytonia, endive, mache, mintutina, mizuna, edible flowers (nasturtium, marshmallow, poppy), and flower bouquets
Value Added (individually sold separately):
eggs, honey, milk, goat cheese
Meats (seasonally sold separately):
chicken, deer/elk, fish, turkey
salad mix, radish, peas, carrots, spinach, beets, squash, tomatoes, cukes, potatoes, garlic, onion, rosemary, dill, parsley,oregano, basil, spinach, J Artichokes, broccoli, cabbage, leeks, turnips, rhubarb, beans, chard, kale, pac choi, arugula, claytonia, endive, mache, mintutina, mizuna, edible flowers (nasturtium, marshmallow, poppy), and flower bouquets
Value Added (individually sold separately):
eggs, honey, milk, goat cheese
Meats (seasonally sold separately):
chicken, deer/elk, fish, turkey


