Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

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What's a CSA?

At the supermarket, only three to twenty cents of every dollar you spend on food makes it back to the farmer who grew it, and the food travels an average of 1,300 miles to reach the consumer, often involving very low pay for agricultural workers. 

CSA programs connect producers and consumers in a more mutually beneficial way that supports local communities and the environment. 

A CSA membership is the easiest, most delicious way to know where and how your food is grown. CSA members support farmers by purchasing food shares of their harvest before the agricultural season starts. With the money from your advance payment, farmers are in better positions to buy the seeds, supplies, and labor needed to grow and harvest the produce that goes to you.  

Why Choose New Entry's CSA?

Instead of all the produce in your CSA share (or box) coming from one farm, New Entry aggregates and distributes produce to customers that comes from more than 30 different local and small-scale farms. Your purchase of a CSA share allows us to continue training beginning farmers, providing them with access to new markets, and allows us to bring fresh and nutritious produce to underserved communities through our Food Access programs.  

You have flexibility with customizable CSA options! 

Throughout the 20-week growing season from June through October in Massachusetts, New Entry CSA members have the options of our Traditional CSA or custom "CSA Your Way" weekly shares of freshly harvested produce, and can sign up for a full CSA season, 1/2 season (10 weeks), or join in at any time for pro-rated cost. 

CSA pickup is available in Beverly, Medford and Somerville, in addition to home delivery available on the North Shore.

Members also receive regular newsletters with a list of the upcoming share contents, recipes, updates from our programs, and more! 

Our Traditional CSA and Holiday CSA are SNAP/HIP eligible. 

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Traditional CSA

We select our best seasonal produce for you each week. This option gives you the best value! 
 

Each week we take the hassle out of shopping and pick out the best local vegetables that are in season. This share is for those who enjoy receiving a wide variety of new and exciting produce! You can opt in at any time – we will pro-rate the price of the box to reflect the number of boxes you actually receive.

We recommend one share for 2 adults. 

If for any reason you need to cancel, your boxes will be pro-rated to reflect the actual number you received. 

Our Traditional CSA is SNAP/HIP Eligible! 

To sign up go to this DTA Finder website to set up your SNAP Payment. Once your information is submitted with DTA you will receive confirmation regarding your CSA share!

Cost: $80/month (with $40 HIP reimbursement).

Questions?

Regarding the DTA Finder site: email DTA.CSA@state.ma.us. 
Regarding New Entry's CSA program: email foodhub@nesfp.org.

Program information: SNAP/Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)

CSA Your Way

You choose from our selection of fresh produce and products each week.
 

If your household has allergies, picky eaters, or limited time to experiment, we recommend that you check out our CSA Your Way share options so you can select the produce and value-added products you want weekly! 

Prepay at least $400 for prorated credits or pay as you go with no maximum weekly order and just a $20 minimum to cover packing and delivery. We will assemble your order and deliver to the pick-up location of your choosing. Pre-load greater amounts for larger credits. All leftover credits at the end of the season will be forfeited by the customer and used by the Food Hub to increase our food security programs.

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Farmers Choice Holiday CSA Share

Get all of your favorite produce from New Entry right before the holidays fall and winter holidays!

This special share option offers distributions of a farmers' choice produce perfect for the holidays in November and December. Items might include local fruits like apples and cranberries, hearty crops like carrots, squash, cabbage, and sweet potatoes, and tasty greens like spinach and kale. And fun treats like hot sauce! 

This CSA option is also SNAP/HIP eligible.

Check back for more information as we get closer to the holidays!