About Our Year-Round Whole-Diet CSA
Essex Farm is one of the only full-diet, free-choice membership farms in the world.
We produce everything our members need for delicious, nutrient-dense whole food meals, year-round. And we never tell you what or how much to take. Our members get to choose what they want each week, in any combination.
Your membership gives you free access to everything we have available each week, including:
From our farm:
Organically fed pastured pork and chicken
100% grassfed and finished beef and lamb
Eggs from our pastured and organically-fed chickens
Vegetables
Fruit
Fresh and dried herbs
Raw milk and dairy products from our grassfed herd of Jersey cows
Maple syrup
Sauerkraut and kimchi
And so much more!
From other regional growers we trust:
Grains and flours
Dry beans
And other items as needed!
All of our items are provided in reusable and returnable packaging to reduce our contributions to the landfill, and members can dispose of their household compost on the farm for free each week.
How It Works
Households commit to an agreed-upon term of membership and pay for every week they are members.
As availability fluctuates over the course of the year, not every item is available every week. We put weekly limits on scarce or high-demand items.
Members come to the farm once a week to select their shares. Our regular hours for pickup are Fridays 3-7pm, but weekend pickups are welcome too.
Read our FAQ to learn more
2025 CSA Membership Pricing
Because it’s an all-you-can-eat share, membership is priced by the person, and everyone in your household must be a shareholder.
Adults are $115/week, teens are $60/week, and children 5 and up are $40/week.
What Our Members Have to Say
“In addition to the amazing diversity, quality, and quantity of their food, Mark and Kristin have created a vibrant community in the Champlain Valley. We joined Essex Farm over 20 years ago and love how it’s grown from just the Kimballs and 10 members to 12 farmers and over 100 members.
We always look forward to pick-up on Fridays. In addition to coming home with all the food we need for the week, we connect with the many friends we’ve made over the years. It’s a very special place.”
— David and Margie R.
“There’s no place in the world like Essex Farm. As a member, I have access to everything I need to make a meal – meats, vegetables, dairy, grains, and flours (and even flowers to put on the table!). Now, if I could just get them to grow coffee beans and rolls of toilet paper, I could skip the grocery store entirely.”
— Joan J.
Schedule a Farm Visit or Phone Call to Sign Up
The best way to find out if our year-round full-diet CSA membership is right for you is to set up a phone call or farm visit to see how it works for yourself. We’d be so happy to show you around the farm and send you home with some samples of the food we’re so proud to produce. If you decide to move forward, we will draft a membership agreement for you to sign and come up with a payment plan.
Have a quick question? Shoot us an email!