Chelmsford Farmer’s Market - Extended Sign Up for Summer CSA

The Chelmsford Summer Farmer’s Market has again partnered with Country Dream’s Farm of Mason, NH to offer a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share program. The original deadline for sign up was extended to April 1, 2019. A CSA offers quality food, freshness, and flavor; eating with the seasons, recipes, preserving the harvest, and knowing your food source.

Shares are available for pick up at the Farmer’s market each Saturday from 10am – 2pm, June 29 to September 14, 2019. Produce available in the CSA shares includes: Arugula, Asian Greens (bok choy, tatsoi, etc.), Basil, Beans, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Chinese Cabbage, Collard Greens, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Onions, Peas, Peppers (sweet & hot), Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabaga, Spinach, Summer squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes (cherries, heirlooms, plum, and oddballs), Turnips, and Winter Squash

Harvest shares are available in three sizes:

• Large Share: ($575.00) is designed for a family of four or five veggie eaters. Only the larger share will be appropriate for sharing. (Running 12 weeks, June 30 – Sept 15)
• Small Share: ($400.00) is designed for the smaller family of a couple or a couple with younger children or light veggie eaters. (Running 12 weeks, June 30 – Sept 15)
• Half Share: ($250.00) is Designed for one person or a couple with no children, or people who really don’t eat a lot of vegetables. Half Shares are not designed for splitting.

To sign up for the share, please see additional details on the Summer Farmer’s Market web page (https://chelmsfordfarmersmarket.org/csa) and download an application.

The summer of 2019 marks the 10th year of the Chelmsford Farmer’s Market, now known as the Chelmsford Summer Farmer’s Market to differentiate it from the Winter Market held December – February at Agway. As of 2018, the market is held on the Chelmsford Common on Saturdays from June 14 – Sep 15, from 10am – 2pm.

In addition to at least two farms, the market usually offers gourmet coffee drinks, hot greek pastry, baked sweets, jellies & jams, meat & eggs.

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the market has a new logo, designed by a local Nashoba Valley Technical School student who was selected through a contest. The market is run by a small committee of local residents. We are actively seeking vendors for the 2019 season as well as volunteers for market days and planning committees. If you are interested in volunteering with the market or wish to be a vendor please contact chelmsfordfm@gmail.com.