Description

Logistics & Details

30 member spots available, if you are interested in a work trade, please contact espoir@layinggroundwork.org

What you receive as a member:

• 8-10 items each week
• Weekly newsletter w/ basic farm updates & at least one recipe idea
• Early access to future CSA programs (like a Late Fall / Early Winter CSA – stay tuned!)

CSA Program Length,  Investment, and Community Shares Information:

Spring Dates: May 5th- 25th 2026 (4 weeks)

Summer Dates: June 2nd- October 27th 2026 (22 weeks)

Fall Dates: Nov 3rd- Dec 8th 2026 (6 weeks)

• Pricing

Spring (4 boxes) $100, Summer (22 boxes) $550, Fall (6 boxes) $150

Spring and Summer $650, Spring Summer and Fall $800, Summer and Fall $725

• Bi-Monthly Shares

Spring Only Bi-Monthly (2 boxes) $50, Summer Only Bi-Monthly $275 (11 boxes) , Fall Only Bi-Monthly (3 boxes) $75

Spring and Summer Bi-Monthly $325, Spring, Summer and Fall Bi-Monthly (16 boxes) $375, Summer and Fall Bi-Monthly (14 boxes) $350

*(these prices include all taxes and fees)*

• • • Options to pay in full or payment plan (two payments, to be paid in full by the time CSA pickups begin)

Picking up your share each week:

• When? 
  •  Tuesdays, anytime after 1pm.
• Where? 
  • Old River Road Trading Post, 15495 Black Bridge Rd, Paonia, CO 81428 
• How?
  • Bring your own bag! Your share will be labeled with your name and ready to go.

Ready to sign up for your CSA Share?!

Questions? Reach out to espoir@layinggroundwork.org

FAQ & Background Info 

• What is a CSA? Why might I be interested?
  • CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for a community to support  farmers. If a cold snap freezes fruit tree blossoms or squash bugs kill back  squash vines, the community has already agreed to eat what the land produces.  Members pay up front for a guarantee of weekly produce boxes throughout the  growing season. The contents of the produce boxes are decided by the farmer  based on what the harvest brings. 
  • The CSA model helps our farm and non-profit in two key ways: 
    • 1) Groundwork receives funding up front, allowing us to invest in seeds,  soil, compost, tools, and other expenses at the start of the season. 
    • 2) We have a guaranteed market for vegetables, letting us focus on growing high quality food and seeds. Regardless of which crops do well this year, there will be kitchens to cook them. 
• About Groundwork 
  • Groundwork is a Paonia-based environmental non-profit offering education at  the intersection of culture and environmental issues. It’s clear that technology  alone cannot solve our many interconnected environmental crises—we need a  shift in the ways we live at a deep level. Beyond just shifts in infrastructure, we need to reconceptualize what it means to be a human being in our world. We  offer immersive educational programs, publications, and curriculum consulting. 
• About our Food Systems Fellowship 
  • Groundwork’s farm in Paonia hosts a 8-month Food Systems Fellowship. The  program is a deep dive into food systems and sustainability, exploring and  experimenting with visions of what life might look like as we divest our culture  from industrial systems and move towards more localized, sustainable ways of  living. It’s part farm internship, part experiment in simple, place-based living, part academic exploration of the origins of modernity and theories of cultural  change. More information is on our website: www.layinggroundwork.org Your CSA membership helps make this all possible! Thanks for your support! 
• About Groundwork’s seed farm 
  • We grow lots of produce, but Groundwork’s farm also grows many seeds! Our main goal growing seed is to reconnect people with the multi-generational legacy that we depend on for our food, and to replace an extractive way of looking at food with a sense of stewardship and co-creation. We grow about 150 varieties of vegetables, flowers, beans, and grains focusing on flavor and adaptability for our harsh climate. You can find our seeds inside seed packets from a couple of Colorado seed companies, including High Desert Seed right here in Paonia! 
• Your box will contain 10-15% more produce than if you were to purchase from our Farmers’ Market stand
• Traveling? Let a friend have your share that week! Just let us know who will be picking up your share.