GRUB Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Local seasonal, fresh, hand grown, good soil, different varieties, veggie goodness!

At present we have a 80 household CSA program. This is the third fall of growing vegetables for our CSA.

We have open membership slots for people who want to begin receiving their boxes in spring. If you are interested in picking up a weekly CSA box e-mail us your address at grubchico@yahoo.com and we can send you an application. You can also download the membership application (PDF).

We charge $75 a month and that includes a large box of seasonal, organic and hand grown by us truly box of veggies, herbs and many times fruit that we pick from trees around Chico. Each box has at least 5-10 items in it, and lately it's been so much more.

We run the CSA from early April to late December.

We charge a $100 yearly membership fee that pays for our seeds and compost for the next year.

If you want some more info on what a CSA is check out LocalHarvest. That site is full of great CSA stuff. Also, feel free to drop by anytime on Wednesdays when we have our CSA pickup.

Our Farm

The CSA farm is 4.5 acres, split between Riperia and 1525 Dayton Rd. In 2009 we planted a fruit tree orchard with the help and guidance of Carl Rosato. Our trees are planted close together and pruned to stay relatively small, which will allow us to pick fruit without the use of ladders.

We built a shade structure and began planting seedlings in there since the middle of June.

Our 2009 tomatoes were planted with 3' of space between the rows, and we leave about 2' between plants.

Our 2009 crop of lettuce is harvested by the head. We grew this lettuce from seed in our greenouse. We also do summer lettuce varieties and we grow 25 to 30 different varieties over the course of the year.

When we are not growing veggies in a row, we will often grow pollinators, beneficials, or cover crops to help the soil and the ecosystem of our farm. For cover crops, we typically grow bell beans, vetch, peas and grasses. The cover crops are often hollow inside so that they break down faster when tilled under.