Thank you for your interest!
We are taking a break from offering Veggie and Flower Shares in 2024.
Learn more about our decision and get CSA recommendations here.
The Veggie Box is a form of Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA), a model first established in the 1960s by Dr. Booker T. Whatley, a Black farmer and agricultural professor from Alabama. The model allows eaters like you to help provide financial support at the beginning of the farming season when farmers incur the bulk of our expenses buying seeds, equipment, tools, and more. In return, you receive supremely fresh veggies and become part of a community of people invested in sustaining a small, local farm. It's a unique opportunity to decrease the impact of your food consumption on the climate, get more acquainted with your food, know who and where it comes from, and learn how eating with the seasons impacts your body.
With each box you receive:
delicious, just-harvested box of vibrant veggies with a variety of 6-10 items (we always aim for more items when we can!)
newsletter with updates from the farm, a list of what's in the box, recipes, and tips for how to best utilize your produce
resources to support you on your veggie box journey
Pick Up Dates:
Pick ups happen on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 - 9 pm every other week starting June 20, 2023. There are 10 weeks total included in Veggie Box membership. Members will be given the option to receive text reminders and calendar invites. The full list of dates for 2023 are:
June 20, July 5 (note: this is a Wednesday to avoid the holiday), July 18, August 1, August 15, August 29, September 12, September 26, October 10, and October 24
Pick Up Locations:
Seattle:
Ravenna/Bryant - near 27th Ave NE and NE 53rd St
North Beacon Hill @ The Well on Beacon - Beacon Ave S and S Stevens St
South Beacon Hill - near 21st Ave S and S Orcas
Carnation:
Kamayan Farm - near Hwy 203 and 296th Ave NE (pick up will be at our barn near the farm, not in the fields)
Share Options + Pricing
We offer a sliding scale payment system for a few reasons: 1) to ensure that everyone who wants access to our veggies can get them, 2) to build a culture of solidarity and respect within our farm community, and 3) to ensure the farm receives enough funding to honor our work. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see how to pay with a check or in installments.
All of the share options below receive 10 boxes over the course of the season with 6-10 items in each box. If you need support figuring out what payment level makes sense for you, check out this resource from Zenger Farm or shoot us an email to discuss it further at kamayanfarm@gmail.com.
Regular Share: $350
Our base price that allows us to break even on our Veggie Boxes.
Community Nourishment Share: Sliding Scale option from $350 and above
An option for people who are able to provide additional financial support to our community. Your funds increase our capacity to offer free and reduced-cost veggie boxes. If you don’t see the amount you would like to contribute listed here, please email us at kamayanfarm@gmail.com.
Reduced-Cost Share: Sliding Scale option from $50 - $300
We aim to make our Veggie Boxes accessible to anyone who wants one, regardless of income. We have a number of reduced-cost or free shares available each season; just select the payment level that makes sense for you.
Flower Shares
With a Flower Share, you’ll receive a unique bouquet that shows off the freshest flowers in the field. We grow over 100 varieties of specialty heirloom flowers, grains, and grasses to make a well-rounded bouquet. We hope that our selection of flowers will surprise and delight you. Flower Shares can be purchased on their own or as an add-on to your Veggie Box.
Pricing
$180 for 8 weeks of bouquets
Pick Up Dates:
Flower shares will be picked up on Tuesdays every other week from June 20th through September 26th, 2023.
Why support local flowers?
Eighty percent of flowers in the U.S. are imported, have a heavy carbon footprint, and are generally sprayed with chemicals to help them grow and even more to preserve them through their long journey. Our flowers are organically grown, without the input of any chemicals or preservatives, and delivered without the use of plastic sleeves. Our flowers travel a maximum of 30 miles from the farm to their pick up sites.
Ways to Pay
Credit Card: Simply click “Add to Cart” on a Veggie and/or Flower Share and proceed with checkout as usual.
Check: Thanks for paying by check! This option allows us to avoid hefty credit card processing fees.
Click “Add to Cart” on a Veggie and/or Flower Share. At checkout, fill out all of your information and use code CHECKPLEASE to reduce your credit card total to $0. Click submit on your order and make sure to mail a check made out to Kamayan Farm to the address in your confirmation email.