What is Community Supported Agriculture?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a system where consumers (often called “members” or “shareholders”) purchase a share of a farm’s harvest in advance for a season. In return, they receive a portion of the farm’s fresh produce throughout the growing season.
The idea is to connect people more directly to their food sources, and it helps farmers by providing upfront capital to cover the costs of planting, growing, and harvesting crops. Members share both the risks and rewards of farming—if there’s a good harvest, they get a bounty of produce; if there’s a crop failure, they might get fewer veggies that week.
The CSA model is often seen as a way to support local, sustainable agriculture, promote seasonal eating, and foster a sense of community between farmers and consumers.
How does the Abercorn Farm CSA work?
We are referring to our model as a 'Hybrid CSA' as it has the characteristics of both a weekly veg box system and a traditional CSA model.
Our Autumn/Winter CSA is a 15 week scheme where you will receive 12 veg boxes within that period of time. You have 3 weeks where you can choose to not receive a box - you may be on holidays or have a backlog of produce you want to work through. It runs from the week of 1st September 2025 to the week of 8th December 2025.
Our large CSA box will always have a minimum of 11 items every week, and more during bumper harvest weeks. You can choose to add eggs too!
You can view our 2025 Growing Calendar to see what types of vegetables you will be receiving each month.
In addition to your veg box, you will also receive the following:
- 10% off all future courses and CSA programmes.
- Priority access to future events.
- You can visit the farm whenever you like!
