Community Supported Agriculture is an operational farming model where members enter a seasonal contract, paying for a share of the harvest upfront, then receive produce in the form of weekly “shares”.

CSA options vary by farm, but may include additional “add-on” options, such as eggs, bread, meat, honey, or fruit shares.

We are a small, no-till farm utilizing organic growing practices, and never use pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers anywhere on our land. Our soil is tested yearly, and amended at least 4 times a year with certified organic compost. We use OMRI certified fertilizers, such as fish emulsion, and endomycorrhizal beneficial bacteria; and we release hundreds of beneficial insects each year, such as lady beetles, mantids, and beneficial nematodes.

We currently keep two bee colonies in our Flow and Langstroth hives, and are very mindful of how our farming practices affect our treasured bee friends, and other pollinators.

We will be offering two farm share sizes for the 2023 season.

Full shares include 7-10 different varieties per week, while half shares include 4-5 items weekly.

While it is difficult to say how many people a share will feed, due to widely varying eating habits, and considering vegetarian or vegan diets, we estimate a full share will provide a family of 3-4 with their weekly vegetable needs, and a half share to be adequate for 1-2 people.

Produce included in weekly shares reflect crops that are in season on the farm, which changes as the season progresses.

We offer two 6-week seasonal share options between June and September.

Early (spring) season shares include lots of greens such as head lettuces, salad mix, chard, kale, snap and snow peas, and early root crops like beets, radishes, and spring onions. They may also include fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, or rhubarb.

Late season shares will include warmer season crops, like green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, storage onions, garlic scapes, garlic bulbs, basil, squashes, eggplant, carrots, and potatoes. Pears, apples, raspberries, and melons may also be included in late season shares, weather permitting.

We currently have two pick up options: Wednesdays in Battle Ground between 4 and 7pm, or Fridays in Vancouver’s Orchards area, between 9am and 4pm.

Pick up addresses will be supplied after the purchase of a member share, or at the request of a potential member.

Additional drop-points may be added as needed, and limited delivery is available within a 4 mile radius of Battle Ground city center (Main & 503) or Daybreak Park. Please contact us to inquire on delivery availability prior to purchasing a share.

If you can't make it to your pickup location on your chosen day, we suggest sending a friend or neighbor to pick up your share. You are also welcome to donate your share for the week to co-members or our farm volunteers. If you have a planned absence due to vacations, we will do our best to move your pickup to a different day in the same week, with advance notice.

Boxes that have not been picked up by the end of the business day (dependent on the individual business location) will be considered abandoned, and will be donated.

Up-front funding allows us to plan ahead for the upcoming growing season. Member funds help pay for the seeds, soil amendments, and tools at the beginning of the season, when spending typically happens all at once. This allows us to make better production decisions, resulting in less waste, and better land use practices. Advance payment helps to ensure the longevity of small farms, while also reconnecting people to the land that helps to sustain them.

Yes! As long as items can be picked up at one of our drop points, we welcome al a carte subscriptions.

Crop failures are most often the result of weather events such as late/early frosts or snowfall, hail, windstorms, flooding, etc.; or pest pressure that cannot be effectively managed using organic growing practices, and are part of the risk of joining a CSA, just as they are a risk to gardening in your own backyard.

You are investing in our expertise as farmers to grow in our moody PNW climate, while utilizing a number of growing resources, season extenders, and crop protection, (such as our high tunnels) and our faith that Nature will cooperate. Most often, our efforts and careful planning are rewarded by bountiful harvests, but in the case of a crop failure, we work hard to make up for light boxes later in the season.

We often sell out of eggs every week. We pasture rotate our chickens and ducks on less than an acre, which limits the amount of birds we can have, without over burdening the soil. Purchasing an egg share ensures that eggs are set aside for you each week.

If you are interested in the occasional purchase of eggs, please email Amanda@CalicoThicket.com with your contact info, the number of eggs and desired frequency, and whether you can pick up at the farm, or our Vancouver (Orchards) drop point.

Flower subscriptions make amazing gifts for Moms, teachers, friends, your favorite business or doctor’s office, and ESPECIALLY for wives.

Please keep in mind that recipients of a flower subscription will need to be able to pick up their bouquets at one of our pick up times and locations, unless delivery is also gifted.

Visit our SHOP page for flower subscription options.

In addition to our CSA vegetable shares, we offer add-on shares of organic chicken and duck eggs, microgreens, and cut flower bouquets.

Sourdough bread, honey, and seasonal fruit shares may be available soon!

Our farm keeps a number of animals, for both pleasure and production.

Our “working animals” include Carl, Derek and Marty, the farm’s rodent specialists; Gideon and Gussie, the African guardian geese; and Queen Anne, the Wensleydale ewe, and her ram, Sir Oleander, who produce lovely fleeces, available for sale, once a year in the fall.

Zeke, the resident thoroughbred gelding, our Bernese Mountain dogs, Amos and Annie, and our small coop of frizzle hens (Reba, Vanna White, and Shadow Goldberg, along with their Mille Fleur Roo, Pat, all fall into the category of ‘for pleasure’ pets.

More of them can be seen on our Instagram page, @CalicoThicket.

Yes! Most of our 2024 vegetable sales will be through our newsletter availability list. Our CSA shares are not expanding for 2024, so if you are interested in our produce, the best way to find out what we have available on weekly basis is to sign up for our newsletter, at the bottom of this page.