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2025 CSA Sign Ups have ended and the wait list is full.  Thanks for all your support of our small farm!
To join the mailing list for 2026 shares, or if you have any questions, email Rawley: [email protected]

HOW IT WORKS: CSA members receive a weekly share of the best our farm has to offer, at a discount over farmers market prices.  Each share includes a diverse mix of 7-10 different vegetables and there's always a trade box in case you want to swap out an item or two to suit your taste.  Although primarily a veggie CSA, a few weeks out of the season we include some fruit grown on our farm as a bonus.  As a small farm dedicated to our CSA program, we are certain that you'll be impressed with the quality, diversity, and flavor of what's in the share each week!

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS:  
"Your CSA produce has brought us so much joy these past two years.  We are very grateful to be a part of your CSA family!" -Beth S.
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"Thank you so much for another incredible CSA season.  We can't tell you how much we look forward to our box each week -- the veggies are the best quality and most delicious.  We appreciate all the hard work you and the crew put in all year to bring us amazing locally grown food."  -Leah L.

WHAT EXACTLY IS A CSA? Read more on localharvest.org

WHEN & WHERE: Our CSA runs 22 weeks from early-June to the end of October.  There will be optional pre-season shares in May and post-season shares in November for CSA members only.
  • Ballard pickup is on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:30pm in a neighborhood backyard near the Ballard Goodwill. Approximate location on Google Maps
  • Tacoma area customers can pickup on the farm, on Thursdays, anytime 10:30am to 6:30pm.  We are a 10-15 minute drive from downtown Tacoma or Puyallup.  See our location here
  • Seattle Central District pickup is Wednesdays 2:00 to 7:00pm on a front porch near S Dearborn St and MLK.  Limited space available at this site.

WHY CHOOSE US? The CSA program is the backbone of our farm.  We plan virtually all crops around the 22 week CSA season.  With only 2 acres in production, we can achieve a level of quality, taste, and freshness that larger farms cannot match.  You'll be amazed at the diversity of selection from week to week.  Support a small scale, family farm--your membership makes this all possible!

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Members get weekly recipe ideas and stories from the farm.  Here's a SAMPLE and ANOTHER and ANOTHER

SHARE SIZE: The Full share is sized for 2 people who cook a few nights a week, or for a small family that loves a diverse variety of veggies but doesn't want to be overwhelmed with too much produce.  The Half share option is the same size as the Full share, but Half share members pick up every other week for a total of 11 weeks.  Half shares are great for single folks or those that are brand new to CSAs and eating seasonally, but you'll still get all the newsletters and thus will know what you're missing each of your off weeks!
Here are sample shares from each month last season:

JUNE: 1 bunch spring onions, 1 bunch curly kale, 1/2 lb. sugar snap peas, 1 bunch carrots, 1 head broccoli, 1 bunch radishes, 1 head lettuce, 2 slicing cucumbers

JULY: 1.5 lbs. heirloom tomatoes, 1.5 lbs. new potatoes, 1 red cabbage, 1 bunch basil, 2 heads fennel, 1 bunch carrots, 1 lb. Italian zucchini, 1 bunch Swiss chard, 5 Shiro plums

AUGUST: 3 ears sweet corn, 1 watermelon, 1 cantaloupe, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 1 lb. summer squash, 1/2 lb. arugula, 3/4 lb. green beans

SEPTEMBER: 3 red peppers, 1 bunch beets, 2 lbs. Yukon Gem potatoes, 3 yellow onions, 2 stalks celery, 2 heads Little Gem lettuce, 1 lb. Romano beans

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: 2 leeks, 1 butternut squash, 2 lbs. parsnips, 1 head cauliflower, 1 head broccoli, 1 head escarole, 1/2 lb. spinach, 2 daikon radishes, 2 Bosc pears
​Going out of town? If you can't make it one week, consider having a friend or family member pick up the share for you.  They will love you for it!  We do not offer refunds for missed shares.  Extra shares are donated to Tacoma and Puyallup food banks.
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Rawley in the greenhouse harvesting Gold Medal heirloom tomatoes. Photo credit: Molly Goren, PCC Farmland Trust
PAYMENT INFO FOR 2025 SEASON
A payment is required within 2 weeks of registration to reserve your space in the CSA.  You can pay in full up front, or split the payment in half, with a second installment due in July.
Invoices can be paid by a simple online bank transfer or by mailing a check.  Credit card payments will require a 3% surcharge.

FULL CSA SHARE (all 22 weeks)
  • Seattle pickup: $716
  • On farm pickup: $670

HALF CSA SHARE (11 weeks, every other week pickup)
  • SAME SIZE as full shares
  • Seattle pickup: $380
  • On farm pickup: $354​

EGG SHARE (an add on for veggie CSA members only):
  • ​$220 for 1 dozen per week, 22 dozen total
  • or $116 for half dozen per week, 22 half dozens total
  • (Half Share members pay 1/2 the above egg prices)
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FLOWER SHARES from Sweet Alyssum Farm are back for 2025!!!
  • 12 weeks of bouquets for $180 (full share)
  • 6 weeks of bouquets for $90 (half share)
Registration has ended for the 2025 season.  Email Rawley with questions or to join the mailing list: [email protected]
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