2024 will be our 15th season of growing produce for CSA Members.

Free choice market display

The Details for On-Farm “Free Choice” CSA shares in Downingtown:

The CSA runs weekly for 23 weeks, from early June - early November.

The business owners are the farmers, and along with the farm crew, grow all produce on site, no buy-ins. Everything produced on the farm is USDA Certified Organic.

Share types/Cost:

  • Full Vegetable Share = $1107.45 (avg. $48.15/week). 11-12 items per share (price includes pick-your-own crops). Suitable for a family of four or more that cooks at home at least 4 nights per week.

  • Half Vegetable Share = $810.75 (avg. $35.25/week). 7-8 items per share (price includes pick-your-own-crops). Suitable for a couple, or a single individual that cooks a lot, or family that cooks at home at least 3 nights per week. We recommend starting with the half share if you are new to CSA, and are unsure of how much produce you will use. You can always upgrade to a larger size if needed.

    To give you an idea of what an “item” is: this could mean one bunch of carrots, 1 lb. of heirloom tomatoes, or 1 qt of potatoes, etc.

 U-Pick Crops are included in the price of the share for members picking up at the farm.  We offer beautiful flowers, blueberries, culinary herbs, peas, cherry tomatoes, husk cherries, and beans when they are in season. U-Pick is very popular with our members. It’s a great way to spend time with family, and is a great opportunity to help children to make the connection to where their food comes from. The flowers field with all it’s butterflies and blooms is a great place to de-stress after work!

Pick-up Times:

Tuesdays or Thursdays: On-farm pick up in Downingtown (110 Buck Road) from 1-7pm. 

Pick up is "free choice" market style, meaning that produce is set out on display, with members choosing a set number of items according to their share size. Members select their own produce, and pack their own bags.  Free choice CSA allows much more flexibility than pre-packed CSA boxes.  For example,  a half share member will be able to choose 7-8 items from a display that ranges from 14 items at beginning of season, up to 25 items at peak season.  Full share members choose 11-12 items from the the display. We try our best to accommodate everyone's preferences through our free choice model.

On-farm pick-up offers the most value for your share price.  Members that pick up at the farm have a deeper connection to the farm.  Whether it's through spending time in the fields picking U-pick crops, or conversing with the farmers in the pick-up area, picking up at the farm can be an enjoyable experience.  There is always a farmer in the pick-up area to assist with pick up, and to make sure we are fully stocked.  You truly get to know your farmers!

Add-on subscriptions

FOR ON-FARM PICK-UP ONLY

Supplement veggie CSA shares with high quality local cheese, fruit, and eggs. The farms below partner with us, and drop off on your chosen pick up day.

You can now pre-purchase the following add-on subscriptions during veggie CSA sign-up through our site.

CHEESE SHARES: An artisan, regional, women-powered cheese share!
Every other week, cheese add-on members receive a package of artisan cheeses made Birchrun Hills Farm (Chester County). The creamery is a small batch, family run operation producing award-winning cheeses beloved by chefs and foodies of Southeastern PA. Cheese styles will range from fresh cheeses like creamy fromage blanc to aged cheeses including rustic tommes, fudgy blues and nutty alpine styles. The cheeses are handmade using traditional fermentation and aging techniques of the old world. The milk behind the cheese is produced from healthy milk and happy cows in Chester county.

FRUIT SHARES- From Northstar Orchard in Cochranville, PA (20 miles from the farm). North Star Orchard focuses on new and unique heritage fruit varieties that are packed with flavor. Fruit shares are dropped at the farm on your chosen pick up day in either 15 or 8 week subscriptions between July-November.

EGG SHARES- From Highspire Hills Farm in Glenmoore, PA (5.4 miles from the farm): Farm fresh eggs from organically fed hens. Shares are weekly for 23 weeks.

Non-subscription partnerships:

Wild for Salmon Buying Club in Bloomsburg, PA (46 miles from the farm). Discounted prices on wild-caught sustainable Alaskan Seafood. Two deliveries per season to Two Gander Farm CSA members- June and October.

Expected CSA Crops for the 2024 Season:

May-June

Arugula, Spinach, Salad Mix, Beans, Beets, Peas, Kale, Swiss Chard, Carrots, Radishes, Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Head Lettuce, Escarole, Pac Choi, Spring onions, Spring garlic, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Culinary herbs.

July-October

Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers, Heirloom and Red Slicing Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Cherry Tomatoes, Eggplant, Bell Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Hot Peppers, Watermelon, Leeks, Fennel, Garlic, Kale, Swiss Chard, Head lettuce, Onions, Summer Squash, Onions, Potatoes, Baby Ginger, Culinary herbs.

October-November

Broccoli, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Baby Ginger, Kale, Swiss Chard, Pac Choi, Tatsoi, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Winter Squash (butternut, delicata, acorn and kabocha), Radishes, Spinach, Head lettuce, Salad Mix, Fennel, Turnips, Rutabaga, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Garlic, Onions, Culinary Herbs.

**Please note**: We do not grow sweet corn or strawberries.

Sample shares