CSA’s that Deliver to Wallingford

Every year (more or less), I publish a list of the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) that deliver to the Wallingford neighborhood. I used my 2014 guide as a reference, so it was interesting to see the things that had changed.

Tiny’s Organics doesn’t look like they offer a CSA-type program anymore, and both Boistfort Valley Farm and CityGrown Seattle have already sold out (although CityGrown will still be selling through their farmstand at 4108 Eastern Ave N on Saturdays from 10 – 2 pm). Prices haven’t changed much, although a few have edged up by a dollar or two per week.

Researching the list was fun: there are a lot of stories behind each of these outfits. Collins Family Orchards is a fourth-generation farm, for example, while Helsing Junction Farm was founded in 1992 by two Evergreen grads: “The farm began as a 75 member CSA and over the years has slowly expanded to its current size of 1000 shareholders. The partnership between Annie and Sue has grown to include their families as well as the families of the people who work with them.”

And then Pacific Coast Harvest reports “Michael went off to learn how to be a doctor, and Tom went off to learn how to be a lawyer. John decided to embrace his love of Pho and went to teach English in East Asia with his sister. All of this meant it was time to bring on a new manager. Fortunately for all of us, Reece was looking for a fresh challenge and brought some great business experience to the table. He and his wife Claire–two more of our buddies from high school–make quite the team.”

Stories, stories everywhere.