The Adamah CSA
What is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture shortens the distance from farm to table, benefiting the health of our bodies, our wallets and the earth. CSA members receive a weekly abundance of fresh, local food throughout the growing season. With a secure market for their harvest, CSA farmers get to focus on growing great food and caring for the land.
Why Join?
- TASTE Fresh is more delicious and selling locally allows farmers to choose varieties based on flavor rather than shipping durability.
- HEALTH The colorful bounty of a CSA share represents a weekly dose of fresh vitamins and minerals.
- COMMUNITY During pickups, at farm visit days and through our newsletter, members can share recipes, learn how their food is grown and spend time with fellow veggie-lovers.
- ADVENTURE The weekly challenge of using up a CSA share presents an exciting cooking experience.
- LAND STEWARDSHIP We use compost, crop rotation, cover crops and crop diversity rather than chemicals.
- SUSTAINABILITY Vegetable oil fuels our trucks, part of our land is planted in permaculture and we keep earth in mind in all our decisions.
- ACCOUNTABILITY We can answer to our members on quality, environmental and labor issues in ways that big industrial farms cannot.
- KEEPING IT LOCAL Members support their local economy by keeping their food dollars nearby.
The Adamah Farm offers four types of CSA shares.
Click below to learn more and to purchase a share through our secure online store. When you check out, please check that your shipping address is the same as your billing address and choose the CSA Shares Only shipping method.
The Veggie Share: June 14 – November 15
Each week you'll get 8–12 different types of vegetables, representing a balanced mix of seasonal cooking greens, salad greens, herbs, root vegetables, fruiting crops and alliums.
Visit our online store to purchase a weekly veggie share at our Falls Village location.
Email Jewish Local Greens or visit Jewish Local Greens online to purchase a veggie share at our West Hartford location.
Click here for a sampling of what you'll find in a Veggie Share.
JUNE
Lettuce 2 heads
Chard 1 bunch
Scallions 1 bunch
Broccoli 1 head
Spinach 1/2 lb
Radish 1 bunch
Arugula ½ lb.
Beets 1 bunch
Bok Choi 1 head |
SEPTEMBER
Carrots 2 lbs
Dill 1 bunch
Tomatoes 2 lbs
Potatoes 2 lbs
Sweet Peppers 5
Zucchini 4
Garlic 1 head
Cabbage 1 head
Kale 1 bunch
Salad Mix ½ lb |
AUGUST
Collards 1 bunch
Cantaloupe 1
Cilantro 1 bunch
Tomatillos 1 lb
Tomatoes 3 lbs
Eggplant 2
Sweet Peppers 6
Hot Peppers 5
Onions 2 lbs |
NOVEMBER
Carrots 2 lbs
Parsnips 1½ lbs
Cabbage 1 head
Kale 1 bunch
Winter Squash 2
Pie Pumpkin 1
Potatoes 2 lbs
Rutabaga 3 lbs
Spinach 1/2 lb
Turnip 3 lbs |
A Note on Variety and Amounts of Produce: In a hot year, members may receive more tomatoes than broccoli. In a rainy year, lettuce will thrive while fungal disease may reduce tomato yields. We grow even more crops than listed and each season holds some surprises in how much each crop yields.
The Flower Share: July 5 – September 6
Local, healthy food is important but we also need beauty in our lives! An Adamah Flower share makes a wonderful gift for yourself or a friend. Flower share members will receive a weekly bouquet of mixed flowers for ten weeks. Flower shares will begin either on July 7th or 14th, depending on when the flowers begin blooming and go until either September 8th or 15th. Flower Shares will be delivered in water at your regular pickup location along with your veggies.
Click here to purchase a Flower Share according to your location.
- Isabella Freedman (Falls Village, CT)
- Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford (West Hartford, CT)
A note for West Hartford Jewish Local Greens members: Flower shares were available for purchase when you joined, so if you have already joined and would like to add a flower share to your veggie share, please email
Sarah Chandler.
The Dairy Share
Our herd of 14 does produces fresh healthy milk that we turn into delicious cheese and yogurt. Visit the Adamah Dairy to learn more and to sign up for a monthly share of our dairy products.
The Salty Sweet Share
We also offer monthly shares of our pickled and preserved products. Visit Salty Sweet Shares to learn more.
Shares are available for pick-up at the following locations.
(Click a location below for prices and pick-up information, and to purchase your share through our secure online store.)
- Pick-Up Time: Thursdays after 3 PM
- Pick-Up Location: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, 116 Johnson Road, Falls Village, CT
- Pick-Up Details: We will pack shares in boxes and store them in our cooler, allowing for flexible pick-up time. Please bring your own bag to transport your vegetables home with you.
- Veggie Share Size: Feeds a typical family of four or a family of two vegetable lovers
- Veggie Share Price: $575 click here to purchase
- Flower Share Price: $100 click here to purchase
- Dairy Share Info: Click here to learn about our monthly cheese and yogurt shares.
- Salty Sweet Share Info: Click here to learn about our “Salty and Sweet” (pickle and jam) monthly shares.
- Sign-Up Deadline: June 1st or until we are sold out
- Farm Visit Days: Sundays July 8 and October 14th
- Discounted Shares: Please contact Janna Berger, Field Manager if you would like to request a discounted share.
We are thrilled continue our partnership with Jewish Local Greens in West Hartford, Connecticut to offer a pickup site at the Mandell JCC. Please visit the Jewish Local Greens website for more information or to sign-up for a share of the harvest.
- Season: June 14th through November 15th
- Pick-Up Time: Thursdays 4-7 pm
- Pick-Up Location: Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT
- Pick-Up Details: Bring a bag to fill with fresh goodies! Veggies will be laid out market style. CSA member volunteers will facilitate pickup.
- Veggie Share Size: Full share feeds a typical family of four or a family of two vegetable lover. Small shares are are approximately half the size of a full share. Full shares occasionally includes bonus items.
- Veggie Share Price: $600 full, $300 small
- Flower Share Price: $100
- Dairy Share Info: Click here to learn about our monthly cheese and yogurt shares.
- Salty Sweet Share Info: Click here to learn about our "Salty and Sweet" (pickle and jam) monthly shares.
- Monthly Markets: Once a month, Adamah staff will sell our veggies, value-added products, dairy and flowers at the Mandell JCC for members and the public. Send us an email if you'd like updates on our markets in West Hartford and other local venues.
- Farm Visit Days: Sundays July 8 th and October 14th
- Sign Up: Visit Jewish Local Greens to download a form you can mail in, or send an email.
We are thrilled continue our partnership with Tuv Ha'aretz Forest Hills. We will deliver twice - once on Tuesday, July 17 and once on Tuesday, October 16.
- Season: One summer delivery and one fall delivery
- Pick-Up Time: Tuesdays 4-7 pm
- Pick-Up Location: Tuv Ha'aretz CSA - Forest Hills Jewish Center 106-06 Queens BlvdĘForest Hills, NY
- Pick-Up Details: You must pickup during the designated times; most items are perishable. CSA member volunteers will facilitate pickup.
- Option A (click here to order): Option A (5 salty) - $85
Summer: We expect the shares to include full sour dill, half sour dill, Israeli lemon, firekraut, and kim chi
Fall: We expect the shares to include full sour dill, kim chi, dilly beans, beets, and sauerkraut.
- Option B (click here to order): Option B (3 salty, 1 sweet, 1 chevre) - $95
Summer: We expect the shares to include full sour dills, Israeli lemon, sweet jam, 1 lb chevre
Fall: We expect the shares to include kim chi, dilly beans, 'The Bomb' jelly (sweet/spicy jelly), 1 lb chevre
- Option C (click here to order): Option C (3 dairy, 2 jam) - $105
Summer & Fall: We expect the shares to include 1 lb chevre, 1 lb feta, 1 qt goatgurt, 1 jar jam
- Add ons: All members who sign up by June 1 will have the option to order additional items a la carte. Check your email for details.
- Send us an email if you'd like updates on our markets in NYC and other local venues.
- Farm Visit Days: Sundays July 8 th and October 14th
Explore the following links to learn more about CSAs, the local food movement and sustainability:
Just Food
Local Harvest
Organic Consumers
Sustainable Table
Food Security
