ABOUT OUR CSA

SCROLL DOWN FOR FAQ, SLIDING SCALE, FARMER/MEMBER AGREEMENT,
& EXAMPLES OF OUR CSA SHARES.

We have a few prorated spots available for the remainder of the 2026 season- email us at septembersunproduce@gmail.com to inquire about shares. We’d love to see you at market, whether you are a CSA member, or just shopping for your weekly groceries!

FAQs

CSA stands for "Community-Supported Agriculture." It's a partnership between a farm and their community. Members of a CSA program pay a subscription fee at the beginning of the growing season, or commit to a monthly payment, which the farm then uses to buy seeds and supplies. In return, the farm harvests the freshest of the crop for members and delivers it each week. The customer, or eater, gets their "weekly share" of the farm's abundance, and is beside the farmer during hardship. Members of a CSA program are enthusiastically opting into the inherent risks involved in farming. Not every crop will be a success. CSA members share in the failures and successes of the farm, thereby genuinely supporting local small agriculture. See the bottom of this page for the September Sun Produce Farmer/Member Agreement.
- definition adapted from Ten Mothers Farm (NC) & High Five Farm (KY)
Expect the ability to pick six to seven fresh, nutrient-dense vegetables and herbs for 24 weeks between April and October, with a four-week break in August. A good fit for households of 1-3 people.
Concerned this is too many veggies? Check out our prepaid gift card program!
Additional Perks:
Weekly newsletters with recipes and cooking tips for the vegetables in your share.
Access to the farm for leisure, fun, and learning.
Add-ons from other local farms.
CSA members have two options for share pick up each week:
Charlottesville at Lampo Pizza (205 Monticello Rd) on Tuesdays from 3-7pm.
Orange at the Orange County Farmers Market on Short St. in downtown across from the old train station.
In an attempt to achieve affordability for customers and sustainability for this business, I'm trying out a sliding scale. Following the guidelines below, you can select what cost per week makes sense for your personal budget, no questions asked. You can pay the full-season cost for your share up-front (which is a big help for the farm), or in monthly installments.
The cost of food, especially produce, is wildly undervalued. Food prices, wages for food workers, and the ways we get our food are tangled in a messy web of corporate power and problems of scale. CSAs are a very small way that farmers attempt to interrupt the horrific organization of our food system. By asking for their community’s support with a CSA program, a farmer reintroduces what is often lost in the fluorescent aisles of chain grocery stores, but is crucial to our health and wellness, a relationship with our food. Unfortunately, the true cost of producing ecologically and ethically-grown local food is rather high. I'm hoping that a sliding-scale price model can enable access for a wider range of our community members.
Yes! Send us an email if you plan to use SNAP/EBT to pay for your vegetable share- septembersunproduce@gmail.com.
We’ve partnered with Virginia Fresh Match to offer SNAP customers 50% off your CSA share!
You pick which sliding scale applies to your household and what payment plan works best for you and your family. Send us an email and we’ll make a plan!
Yes! 3 or more members of your workplace, neighborhood, friend group, studio space, etc. you get $15 off! Send us an email before you sign up for the discount code.
Yes! The cost for home delivery of the CSA is $10 per week.
This amount accounts for the cost of packaging, time to pack your share, and to drive and deliver.
Our radius for home deliveries is shrinking to more immediate neighbors in 2026.
- Generally zip codes 22972, 22957, 22923, and the northern half of 22911 (above Profit Rd.) will be eligible.
Not sure if your address is eligible? Shoot us an email!
We do not offer half shares because we are a very small team, so we try to keep things simple. For those of you who have asked about half-shares, or want to support the farm ahead of market season but aren’t a fan of the CSA system, we have a couple of solutions:
- Several members successfully split a share with another household in 2025! We love to see this collaboration, just give us a heads up of who to expect at pick-up!
- Starting in January 2026, we’re offering an extra $10 in spending money for every $100 of credit you buy to shop with us. So you can still support the farm early, and earn extra credit, by purchasing a gift card online!
Prebuy $100-199 gift card, get $10 in credit
Prebuy $200-299 gift card, get $20 in credit
Prebuy $300-399 gift card, get $30 in credit
and so on…

Sliding Scale

These price points and guidelines are developed from the guidance and work of High Five Farm (KY), Real Roots Food Systems (VA), Soul Fire Farm (NY), and The Green Bottle, designed by Alex J. Cunningfolk. They are not designed to be applied strictly, but are suggestions for evaluating where you fall on the scale!

$33/week

Total of $792 for the full season. This works out to roughly $4.75 per item. Consider this price point if some or all the following apply to you:

I own my home and car.
I can comfortably afford rent.
I have expendable income for personal pleasures.
I have money in savings.
I have an inheritance.
I am employed or do not need to work.
I can afford to vacation more than once per year.
I do not have debt.
I am excited about subsidizing the cost of weekly fresh vegetables for other people in my community.

$30/week

Total of $720 for the full season. This works out to roughly $4.25 per item. Consider this price point if some or all the following apply to you:

I own my car.
I can comfortably afford rent.
I have expendable income for personal pleasures.
I am employed.
I can comfortably take some time off of work.
I have some debt.

$25/week

Total of $600 for the full season. This works out to roughly $3.50 per item. Consider this price point if some or all the following apply to you:

I have some stress about meeting my basic needs (housing, food, utilities, healthcare).
My rent is a little too high.
I have very limited expendable income for personal pleasures.
I am employed and have regular paychecks.
My debt causes me stress.

$18/week

Total of $432 for the full season. This works out to roughly $3 per item. Consider this price point if some or all the following apply to you:

I frequently stress about meeting my basic needs (housing, food, utilities, healthcare).
My rent is too high.
I have very limited expendable income for personal pleasures.
I am unemployed or underemployed.
My debt causes me stress about affording my basic needs.
I qualify for government assistance (SNAP, etc.).

Does $18/week feel inaccessible? Is somewhere between $18 and $25 per week the sweet spot for you? Do you have more than $33/week to contribute to the farm and subsidize shares for others? These are general guidelines based on income, but there is some flexibility.
Send me an email and we can discuss what a better option might look like for you! - septembersunproduce@gmail.com

Farmer/Member
Agreement

By signing up for the September Sun Produce CSA, you agree to the following practices regarding duration, pick-up, payment, and cancellations. Please read it thoroughly!

Duration

The share season runs April through October for a total of 24 weeks/shares.

Start Date

The exact start date is determined by a number of factors, primarily weather. We are shooting for the second to third week of April and will communicate about changes as the date approaches.

Summer Break

There will be a break in July/August for 3 weeks (3 pick-ups). The exact timing of the break is dependent on the start date of the share. This gives the famers some time to rest and catch up, while pivoting to fall crop planning.

Payment

When you sign up, you are agreeing to pay for the full amount of your share and to submitting payments on time. Ideally the full cost is paid one-time up front when you purchase your share. This helps the farm to purchase seeds, equipment, repairs, and generally prepare for the season ahead. If this option is not available to you, you can pay a $50 deposit when you sign up, and then monthly installments. If monthly payments are missed, Kendall will reach out to discuss.

Sliding Scale

We do not verify income or financial status to qualify for any price-point on the sliding scale. We trust that our customers will choose their price point with honesty and integrity.

Customization

There will be an option to customize your share based on what is available on the farm each week. There will be a default share each week, which will be communicated in the email, and a window of time to swap and change its contents. If no changes are made within that time period, you will receive the default share. More details on this are coming soon.

Pick-Up

You are responsible for picking up your share from your preferred location, or arranging for someone else to pick it up for you, during the determined window of time.

Out Of Town

If you are going out of town or are unable to pick-up your share, please give us a week's notice and we can either arrange delivery, or you can double up for the next available week.

Missed Pick-Up

If you miss a pick-up with making alternative arrangements beforehand, the pick-up host may share or donate it. Within reason, accommodations can be made between you and the pick-up host, but we don't want to bug our fellow shareholders at all hours of the night (for example).