Community Supported Agriculture

Update 11/10/24: We will not be running a CSA for the 2025 season. The only exception is we will have a Winter Meat/Eggs CSA with pickup in Bloomington that will run from January to April.

Meat Discount - All current CSA members always get 10% off on Living Roots Grass-Fed Beef and Pastured Pork.

Pastured Pork option for our Meat CSA - When you sign up for our Meat CSA, you now have the option to get 100% Grass-Fed Beef, 100% Pastured Pork, or 50/50. The way our Meat CSA works is that you always get $10 more meat per pickup than you paid for! Please see info below for more details about our Meat CSA.

Free Range Eggs - you can now add-on a dozen eggs (or more) to your produce or meat CSA pickups. When you sign up, please specify how many dozens eggs you want with each pickup. The price you will pay is less than the market price at the farmers market.

Bloomington Delivery Option - delivery is now available for Bloomington Residents for only $125/season ($5.20/delivery).

CSA Work Exchange Option - work 96 hours for a full share for the 24 week season (4 hours per week) or work 60 hours for a half share for the 24 week season (2.5 hours per week). Click here to see more details about this option.

CSA Contact Info - Email: michael (at) indianacommunity.org or call 812-727-5444

Standard CSA (produce) with Eggs Add-On	Bloomington, Indianapolis, Bedford or French Lick Pickups for both Main Season and Late Fall
Main Season CSA is for 24 Weeks from mid-May to October. Late Fall CSA is for 8 weeks, from late October - mid-December. Pickup locations: Bedford - Thursday evenings 3:30-6 PM, 14th St. Bloomington - Saturday mornings at the City Farmers Market (delivery is also available with Bloomington City Limits for $125/season - $5.20/delivery).  French Lick - Wednesdays from 3 - 7 PM on the Farm. Indianapolis - Thursdays from Noon - 7 PM at Woodruff Place, Near East Side (specific pickup address to be communicated later). You will get what's in season each week you pickup and you will have the option to exchange 1-2 produce items for items you would rather have (this option is for Bloomington Saturday Farmers Market Pickup. (Other locations have pre-packed boxes) Full Share (Feeds 3-4); Half Share (Feeds 1-2) (depending on how much produce your family uses) If your family or organization buys more than one full share, you will get an extra 5% off for each extra share (i.e. Buy 2 Shares - Get 5% off, Buy 3 Shares - Get 10% off, Buy 4 Shares - Get 15% off) Free Range Eggs - you can now add-on a dozen eggs (or more) to your produce or beef CSA pickups. When you sign up, please specify how many dozens eggs you want with each pickup. $5.50/dozen (this is discounted from our market price) This CSA model is for those wanting a consistent amount of produce each week. Pricing: Full Share Bloomington, Bedford, or Indianapolis- $725 ($30.20/week) Half Share Bloomington, Bedford, or Indianapolis- $425 ($17.70/week) Full Share French Lick - $700 ($29.17/week) Half Share French Lick - $400 ($16.67/week) Full Share Late Fall Bloomington, Bedford, or Indianapolis- $241 Half Share Late Fall Bloomington, Bedford, or Indianapolis- $141 Full Share Late Fall French Lick- $233 Half Share Late Fall French Lick- $133 Payment by Cash, Check or Credit Card (See Payment Instructions below)
Meat CSA with Eggs Add-On	Main Season, Late Fall, and Winter
Main Season (May - October for all pickup locations) Full Share - 12 Pickups (every other week) - $600 Half Share - 6 Pickups (every 4 weeks) - $300 Late Fall (Late October - Mid-December for all pickup locations) Full Share - 4 Pickups (every other week) - $200 Half Share - 2 Pickups (every 4 weeks) - $100 Winter (January - April for Bloomington Saturday  and on the farm only) Full Share - 9 Pickups (every other week) - $450 Half Share - 5 Pickups (every 4 weeks) - $250 FREE Meat - Each pickup you pay $50, but get approx. $60 of meat. When you sign up for the Meat CSA, please specify 100% Grass-Fed Beef, 100% Pastured Pork, or 50/50. Pork will mostly include Sausages, Bacon, and Chops. Sometimes you might get Ham, Ground Pork, Ribs, etc. Beef will include mostly include items such as Steaks, Roasts, and Ground Beef. A few times you might get our natural franks, beef bologna (similar to summer sausage), short ribs, brisket, etc. The 50/50 option will give you mostly Pork Sausage (various kinds), Pork Bacon, and Ground Beef. All Beef is 100% Grass-Fed (Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished) All Pork is Pastured, with a Non-Gmo AND Chemical-Free grain being fed. Meat will be frozen. We use Sander Processing in Celestine. Pickup locations: Bedford - Thursday evenings Bloomington - Saturday mornings at the City Farmers Market (delivery is also available with Bloomington City Limits for $125/season - $5.20/delivery). French Lick - Wednesdays from 3 - 7 PM on the Farm. Indianapolis - Thursdays from Noon - 7 PM at Woodruff Place, Near East Side (specific pickup address to be communicated later). If your family or organization buys more than one full share, you will get an extra 5% off for each extra share (i.e. Buy 2 Shares - Get 5% off, Buy 3 Shares - Get 10% off, Buy 4 Shares - Get 15% off) Free Range Eggs - you can now add-on a dozen eggs (or more) to your produce or beef CSA pickups. When you sign up, please specify how many dozens eggs you want with each pickup. $5.50/dozen (this is discounted from our market price) Payment by Cash, Check or Credit Card (See Payment Instructions below)
Flexible CSA (produce) with Eggs Add-On	Bloomington Main Season CSA Only
Choose to Pickup Any 12 or Any 18 Weeks During the 24 Week CSA Main Season from May to October. Only a few days notification is required if you intend to pickup a certain Saturday (talk to Michael about more specifics if you need more details) or a certain Tuesday. Pickup is at the Bloomingon Saturday Farmers Market (City Farmers Market) or at the Tuesday Pickup (Switchyard Park). If you choose 12 weeks, you will get $60 or more of produce if you are a full share, and $35 or more of produce if you are a half share.  If you choose 18 weeks, you will get $40 or more of produce if you are a full share, or $23 or more of produce if you are a half share.  You will get what's in season the week you pickup and you will have the option to exchange 1-2 produce items for items you would rather have (Saturday only). If your family or organization buys more than one full share, you will get an extra 5% off for each extra share (i.e. Buy 2 Shares - Get 5% off, Buy 3 Shares - Get 10% off, Buy 4 Shares - Get 15% off) This Flexible CSA gives you more choice as to the number of weeks you pickup and doesn't force you to lose a week if you are out of town! Free Range Eggs - you can now add-on a dozen eggs (or more) to your produce or beef CSA pickups. When you sign up, please specify how many dozens eggs you want with each pickup. $5.50/dozen (this is $0.50/dz off our market price) Pricing: Full Share - $725 Half Share - $425 Payment by Cash, Check or Credit Card (See Payment Instructions below)
Payment/Signup Instructions
To sign up for the CSA, please email michael (at) indianacommunity.org (we need your name, address, phone, email, share size, pickup location, CSA season (Main Season, Late Fall, or Winter (Meat/Eggs Only), type of CSA (Produce and/or Meat and also whether Standard or Flexible), and if Flexible, how many weeks you are picking up (12 or 18). Please let us know if you also want Free Range Eggs as an add- on (and how many dozen). You will be added to our list. To secure your spot, please pay Cash in person, mail a Check, or pay by Credit Card (below). Typically CSAs are paid in full before the season begins; however, to assist with tight finances, payments can be made monthly. Please contact Michael to find out more about this option. If taking advantage of multiple full share discounts as referred to above, please contact Michael to get exact amount of payment If paying by Cash, please pay at Farmers Market or make arrangements with Michael If paying by Check, please mail applicable payment to: Living Roots CSA. 5907 W. County Road 375 S. French Lick, IN 47432 If paying by Credit Card, you will be charged a bit extra to pay for the credit card fee. To pay now with credit card, please click on the relevant option(s) below. You can pay with PayPal or if you don't have an account, just click, 'Don't Have An Account' and you can just pay with a credit card. (as long as you don't put in an email address that already has an account)
Choose Meat CSA Option Late Fall Meat CSA Full Share (4 Pickups) $207.74 USD Late Fall Meat CSA Half Share (2 Pickups) $104.12 USD Winter Meat CSA Full Share (9 Pickups) $466.76 USD Winter Meat CSA Half Share (5 Pickups) $259.54 USD Late Fall Meat Full Sh. (4 weeks) delivery Btown $229.29 USD Late Fall Meat Half Sh. (2 weeks) delivery Btown $114.90 USD
When you order Eggs below as a CSA Add-On, you are only ordering one dozen. When you go into the shopping cart, you will need change the quantity of eggs to match the number or weeks you are in CSA. For example, if you join the Main Season Produce CSA, then you should change the quantity of eggs in the shopping cart to 24. If you want 2 dozen/week, you would change it to 48.
One Dozen Free Range Eggs Add-On One Dozen Free Range Eggs $5.99 USD

CSA Work Exchange Option - work 96 hours for a full share for the 24 week season (4 hours per week) or work 60 hours for a half share for the 24 week season (2.5 hours per week). This is real farm work so please expect to work, if you choose this option. You will be working along side our farm team. Work hours need to be completed during regular farm work hours:

Monday - 10 AM - 7 PM
Tuesday - 9:30 AM - 7 PM
Wednesday - 11:00 AM - 7 PM
Friday - 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM

You can lump more than one week's worth of hours into one trip to the farm. However, you must not fall behind in work hours (no exceptions). So this means that you must have completed at least 4 hours of work before your pickup happens each week. Sometimes you may also get extra produce (in addition to your CSA share) if the farm has extra (but please do not expect it). Please let Michael know if you have any questions or would like to sign up for this option.

General CSA Information

Living Roots typically provides about 100 families with produce each CSA Season. Sometimes we do fill up, so please contact us to see if memberships are currently available.

The produce is grown at Living Roots market farm. Our produce is never sprayed with chemicals and though isn't certified organic (we were for two years and aren't anymore due to too much paperwork and $), you can be assured we are growing according to very high eco-friendly standards. In addition to receiving produce (click here for list of produce), extras will include herbal products and recipes pertaining to the particular seasonal produce..

During the previous seasons, the CSA has averaged giving members between 10% and 25% more than they paid for (all seasons - even in the drought year). We can't always guarantee this abundance; however, we are confident our farming knowledge and work ethic will constantly provide, even when others are having a challening season due to weather or other farming challenges.

If you are like me, you love to eat good food! Joining the CSA is one way you to can do that. On a regular basis, we often eat healthy, gourmet meals - in our opinion better quality than one might find at most restaurants and only find at upscale restaurants. The key is using extremely fresh and organic ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs. We help guide those members in the CSA down a road of not only much healthier eating, but also much tastier cooking - we welcome those who share our culinary passions!

CSAs have become extremely popular in the past years (according to Local Harvest, there are at least 2,500 in the US). By joining a CSA, the member gets the opportunity to develop a closer relationship with their farmer and their food. Saving them time shopping in a grocery store, they get a very reasonably priced weekly box of very fresh produce straight from the farm. What a wonderful way to make your life more healthy and at the same time, support local sustainable agriculture! For more information on the CSA concept, please see:

Community Supported Agriculture

Our CSA also includes multiple opportunities each year to attend a potluck at the farm. One of the intents to this CSA is to form networks and community with other like minded individuals. This event will also include a tour of the gardens. In addition, we will have a work day at our farm (it's optional but strongly encouraged), which will also include a tour. You will be notified of these dates by email.

For more information or to sign up, please call Michael Hicks at 812-727-5444 or email at: michael (at) indianacommunity.org

"We are enjoying the CSA so much.  We believe that the way we spend our food dollars is more than just for food.  It's a political statement and a vote for a healthier world.  Thank you for providing the CSA and all the work & dedication that goes into it." Candice and Ed Cook, Jasper

“The quantity and variety of produce was especially good.  The quality was also consistently good, and some of the squash and cucumbers were some of the best I've ever had.” Bill Coulter, Bloomington

"Thanks for all you do for our "little" town. You make it seem, well, not so small." Laurie Becher, Jasper

“Rich and I both feel that participating in your CSA was one of the most positive things that we did in 2011 for ourselves, our family, and our community.  Every week we eagerly anticipated our Wednesday delivery, and you did not disappoint.” Debbie T., Jasper