Would you like to eat more local produce? A great way to eat local, as well as to support local farmers, is to participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA.)

When you join a CSA you buy a “share” from a local farm. The farm offers a limited number of shares.

By joining you help the farm maintain a predictable income, especially in the beginning of the season, when consumers purchase the CSA. Then you receive a weekly (or in some cases, be-weekly) supply of locally grown produce. 

The cost is for the whole season. Some farms have multiple seasons.

You may or may not have some say in what goes into your box. But you know that it will be local and in season. It’s a way to try vegetables that you normally wouldn’t think to buy.

In many cases, the farm will have a drop-off for its weekly CSA shares and you can pick them up at a store or farmers’ market. 

Read on for a list of Triangle area farms that offer CSAs. This is not a complete list. If you know of others that should be listed, please email info@triangleonthecheap.com, and we might be able to add them, as time permits.

CSAs in the Triangle

Weaver Acres Farm

5265 Kerley Road, Durham
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Sessions

• Main season: mid-April through early November
• Fall/winter season

Cost

• Weekly shares: 26 weeks for $780
• Bi-weekly shares: 13 weeks for $409

Sign up for CSA here.

Contents

Contents will vary, but here are some examples of what Weaver Acres Farm grows:

• Arugula, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Flowers, Fennel, Garlic, Green Beans, Herbs, Kale, Lettuce, Melons, Onions, Peppers, Potatoes, Radishes, Scallions, Spinach, Summer Squash/Zucchini, Salad Mix, Sweet Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Winter Squash

Pickup Locations

Pickup is at the farm.

Hilltop Farms

6612 Kennebec Road
Willow Springs, NC 27592
919-618-5601
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Sessions

• Summer: Mid to late April through the end of August
• Fall: Mid-September to early December

Cost

• 18 weeks Full Share: $495
• 10 weeks Half Share: $315

Contents

Contents will vary, but here is some of what Hilltop Farms grows:

• Arugula, Snap Beans, Blueberries, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Collards, Corn,
  Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Lots of Lettuces, Mizuna, Mustard Greens, Onions, Okra,
  Pac Choi, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radishes, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries, Sweet Potatoes, Tatsoi, Lots of Tomatoes, Turnips, Watermelons and Winter Squash

Pickup Locations

• Hilltop Farms
• The Raleigh Wineshop, 126 S. Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh
• Bombshell Beer Co., 120 Quantum Drive, Holly Springs
• Whole Foods, Waverly Place Shopping Center, Cary
• Harmony farms 5653 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh

Double T Farm

13302 Cleveland Road, Garner, NC
919-215-8915
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Sessions

• Summer season: 16 weeks starting in April or May and going through August or September
• Winter season: 12 weeks from October through December or January

Cost

• Summer large share: $492
• Summer medium share: $396
• Summer shall share: $348

Contents

Some examples of what you might find in your share:

• Spring: chard, kale, Chinese cabbage, Bok Choy, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beets, radishes, onions, turnips
• Summer: Potatoes, onions, squash, tomatoes, melons, beans, corn, eggplant, sweet peppers

Pickup Locations

• 5 Points Neighborhood: 1919 Bernard Street, Raleigh
• 13302 Cleveland Road Garner
• The Well Fed Community Garden: 1321 Athens Drive, Raleigh

Chickadee Farms

980 McLemore Road, Clayton
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Sessions

• April to November, with a short break in August (24 weeks)

Cost

• Full share: $720
• Half share (every other week): $360

Contents

• Check back soon

Pickup Locations

• Chickadee Farm, 980 McLemore Road, Clayton
• Ninja Cow Farm, 7125 Old Stage Road, Raleigh
• Person Street Bar, 805 N Person Street, Raleigh
• Holly Springs Farmer’s Market, 300 W Ballentine Street, Holly Springs

Transplanting Traditions Community Farm

2912B Jones Ferry Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
984-212-4621
csa@transplantingtraditions.org

Sessions

• Full season
• Spring (8 weeks): Last week of April or first week of May to third or fourth week of June
• Summer (8 weeks): Second week of July to last week of August
• Fall (8 weeks): Third week of September to second week of November

Cost

• Regular share: $25/week
• Small share: $19/week

Sign up here to be notified when the registration for the 2021 CSA.

Contents

Contents will vary, but this is some of the produce that is grown:

• Amaranth greens, arugula, Asian broccoli raab, Asian chilis, beets, bitter melon, Bok Choy, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, collards, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, garlic, garlic chives, ginger, green beans, turnips, leeks, lettuce, peppers, mint, onions, okra

Pickup Locations

• Ninth Street Bakery, Durham
• Northgate Park Durham
• Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
• Carrboro United Methodist Church, Carrboro
• Carrboro Farmers Market
• Chapel Hill Farmers Market

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