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Community Supported Agriculture

Become a CSA Shareholder

About Our CSA Program

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE is a collaboration between community members and farmers. When individuals or organizations purchase shares in Eden Place Farms, shareholders receive weekly allotments of the wholesome organic food that we produce.  Your one time investment supports a truly sustainable agriculture system, with most of our food grown right in Fuller Park by local farmers.

Locally Grown. Eden Place Farms produce is grown in hoop houses and raised beds on properties owned and controlled by FPCD, as well as twenty-five city lots in Fuller Park that have been converted to urban agriculture use.

Creating Jobs. Every dollar invested in Eden Place Farms supports our agricultural training program in Fuller Park, where the unemployment rate is 46%.  Our goal is to train and certify twenty burgeoning entrepreneurs in sustainable urban farming practices by 2015.  Upon successful completion of the training program, graduates are eligible and qualified to start their own individual farm operations.

Plans and Pricing

Our 2015 CSA season begins on June 4th and ends on October 15th.  Boxes are available weekly at our Farmers Market for a total of twenty boxes per season.

Full Share
  • $500 paid in full upon subscription ($25 per week)
  • One box of produce (8-10lbs) per week for twenty weeks
  • Provides for a family of 3-4
Half Share
  • $250 paid in full upon subscription ($12.50 per week)
  • One box of produce (4-5lbs.) per week for twenty weeks
  • Provides for a family of 1-2

Pickup and Delivery

Individual Plan
  • Pick up your produce box at the weekly Eden Place Farmers Market
  • Every Saturday morning, 8am - 12pm
  • Corner of 43rd Street and Wells, one block west of the Dan Ryan 
Group Plan
  • Available to groups of 20 or more
  • Receive free delivery of boxes to one location for individual pickup
  • Ideal for churches and community groups
  • Every Sunday morning, delivery guaranteed by 12pm

Special Deals

Early Bird Rebate
Receive a 10% rebate when you sign up by February 28th! ($50 for Full Share, $30 for Half Share)

Refer a Friend Rebate
Receive a $10 rebate if a friend lists your name when they sign up for a share!  Available for every referral.

Terms of Agreement

Each shareholder agrees to the following terms:

Please register me as a member of Eden Place Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program for the upcoming growing season. I understand that farming is a seasonal and unpredictable undertaking, and that exact selections and quantities included in the weekly distribution will change as the season progresses. In joining the CSA, I agree to share in the fluctuations and variations inherent in farming, and understand that my produce will be grown with sound sustainable farming practices.
Eden Place Nature Center is a subsidiary of Fuller Park Community Development Corporation.
4417 S. Stewart
Chicago, IL  60609
(773) 624-8686
Monday - Friday, By appointment only
Sat:  By appointment only
Sun:  Closed