Nourishing Body, Mind, and Community

Throughout the year we enjoy a procession of seasonal vegetables, some herbs and occasional fruit.  Creative use of greenhouses provide fresh produce all year round.  

Each season provides a succession of healthy and delicious vegetables. An average CSA share includes a mix of salad and sautéing greens (lettuce mix, arugula, baby kale, spinach in the cooler months, plus bok choi and napa), brassicas and hearty cooking greens (green/red/toscano kale, collards, Swiss chard, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli/broccolini, kohlrabi), and seasonal root crops (carrots, beets, turnips, radishes—including daikon and watermelon—plus rutabaga). In the peak months are planted summer favorites like cucumbers, tomatoes (red and heirloom), sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, okra, green beans, zucchini, and yellow summer squash—then fall and winter staples like winter squash (Sept–Jan) alongside extra roots and brassicas. Many weeks also include fresh herbs (basil, cilantro/dill, rosemary/thyme) and occasional “bonus” items depending on harvest abundance. During the summer and fall, we plan fruits from biodynamic growers on the East coast including apples, mangoes, avocados, and lemons.

Join for the season of your choice and if there is a school pick up arranged, you can transfer there while school is in session Sept – May.

Pick up day is Wednesdays all year long.  We'll text/email you each Tuesday with what to expect in that week’s share, and send you another reminder on pickup day when your share box is ready. 

Pickup is every other Wednesday throughout the DC Metro area: Arlington, Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Cabin John, Capitol Hill, Hyattsville, and Takoma Park, plus two Waldorf schools.  If you don’t see one of these options on the list, it means there has been a change.  Select another location, or contact spiritualfood@schooloflife.org.

Our CSA year kicks off in May and runs year round.  Choose FULL YEAR for a year round commitment to yourself and the CSA and enjoy a discount.  You will start May 20^th, or if later, the week after you register.  Following the seasons below, the subscription is 41 weeks.  If you choose bi-weekly all year, then 25 weeks total. 

‍The individual seasons this year are:
‍Summer 2026: May 20 -- September 30   = 20 weeks total
Fall 2026: October 7 -- December 23  = 12 weeks total
Winter/Spring 2027:  EVERY OTHER WEEK January 13 – May 5  = 9 weeks total

‍If you join after the season has begun, your registration will be prorated to the end of that current season.  Up until 12:00 noon Thursday, you begin the following week, otherwise, the week after. 

HOLD means to pause your pick-up for vacation, work travel, or family needs. Place a hold any time up to Thursday 12:00 noon the week before the date you are designating for up to 4 pickups per season or 12 in a calendar year.  

If you need more time for a special reason, please contact us. To schedule a hold, go to your Account page, click “Hold”, and enter dates. You may use the help (chat) feature if you wish for customer service.

We encourage each CSA member to purchase their own share; bi-weekly membership is available for a half share.   However, if you would like to split a share every week, you may each sign up for bi-weekly and then tell Farmhand you want to be scheduled for pick up on opposite weeks. You will have a box to split every week and will both receive communications and have access to the Farmhand system through your individual accounts.
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Alternatively, one of you may sign up for the weekly share, work out your shared payment offline, and add the partner as a secondary contact in the notification tab.

Yes. With auto renew, Farmhand sends reminders and provides instructions to renew or cancel when your subscription is coming to an end.  You may also turn it off at any time by contacting customer service through the Help/chat.

Yes.  After signing up, go to the Account page, click Notifications, and add a Secondary Contact. Provide the Name, Phone and Email and it will be added to the account.