Participating in a Nashville CSA is a rewarding experience that benefits you, your family, and your local farmers. If you love to eat locally and seasonally but don’t have the time (or patience) to grow your own garden, becoming a CSA member can be a great way to eat with the seasons.
Being a CSA member also fosters community. It is a unique experience to know where your food is coming from and the quality of food you are receiving. By buying into your local farm, you support their operations, the cost of seeds, equipment, and labor versus going to the grocery store and purchasing vegetables from out of state (or sometimes even out of the country). Through a CSA, you can help build the local food economy and preserve Nashville’s farmland.
Beaverdam Creek Farm
Beaverdam Creek Farm is a small family farm that produces clean, healthy produce with zero harmful chemicals.
CSA shares are distributed for 12 weeks beginning in May. A share is a peck basket containing enough produce for one couple or one couple with small children. Each week, you will receive a newsletter with recipes, farm news, and tips on how to store your produce. The farm also offers a week of vacation with advance notice.
Pick-up locations include Centerville (at Beaverdam Creek Farm), the Downtown Nashville Farmers’ Market, or the Franklin Farmers’ Market. You can learn more and sign up for the CSA here.
Bells Bend Farms
Only 15 minutes from most Nashville neighborhoods, the Bells Bend farm family offers a 28-week season (May through November) of chemical-free produce grown on some of Nashville’s last farmland. Bells Bend Farms grows seasonal vegetables along with flowers, herbs, and fruit.
Members can pick up their full or half share on the farm or at the East Nashville or West Nashville farmers’ markets. Each week (full share) or every other week (half share), members receive a newsletter detailing the current week’s harvest list, happenings on the farm, pictures, upcoming events, food storage tips, and even recipes!
Members also receive free admission to harvest festivals, square dances, potluck dinners, and more. You’ll also receive discounts on bulk orders and other seasonal products. Find out more about the Bells Bend Farms CSA here.
Bloomsbury Farm
Everything produced at Bloomsbury Farm is USDA organic- and GAP (Good Agricultural Practices)-certified. The farm offers an artisan approach to growing vegetables, providing an authentic southern taste of the seasons. Customers have particularly expressed their love for the strawberries and cherry tomatoes!
Bloomsbury Farm offers three seasons of growing, spanning March through December. Members can pick up their produce (and decide what they want) at the farm on Farm Friday, which is open to the public, or at the Franklin Farmers’ Market. However, you can also pick up your pre-packed share at the East, West, Brentwood, and Downtown markets
. Each share is packed in an insulated CSA bag that members get to keep at the end of the season.
Bloomsbury’s CSA offers a one-size-only share of eight items plus an herb. Sprouts are included biweekly only. The amount feeds the average family and allows the farmers to provide more options with a rotation of seasonal produce.
The spring season is in full swing at Bloomsbury Farm, with CSA boxes available starting March 13 and going through May 18 (10-week season). The summer season is 20 weeks, from May 22 until October 5, and the fall season is 10 weeks, from October 9 through December 14. Learn more about the Bloomsbury Farm CSA here.
Bountiful Blessings Farm
Bountiful Blessings Farm welcomes CSA members into its family with an opportunity to connect personally with the farmers who love growing your food!
The farm delivers weekly to four pick-up locations with fully customizable shares, so you only get what you will use. Bountiful Blessings Farm also includes optional add-ons like eggs, bread, and the occasional fresh flowers. You can choose to receive a share every week or every other week.
The farm offers spring/summer and fall/winter CSA programs, and you can pick up your goodies at Bountiful Blessings Farm in Williamsport, the 12South Farmers Market, Brentwood YMCA, or Columbia First Presbyterian Church. Learn more about joining this CSA program here.
Caney Fork Farms
The main focus at Caney Fork Farms is regenerative farming and certified organic produce. All animals are pasture-raised, and beef and lamb are grass-fed and finished. The farm also offers pasture-raised pork and chicken. The spring and summer seasons have various fruits and vegetables, and the meat CSA saves customers 10% off market prices. The farm just received its River Friendly Farm certification, new for the 2024 season.
The summer/fall CSA runs from May through November, and the winter/spring CSA is from November to May.
Pick-up locations include the East Nashville Farmers Market, RokaBilly Coffee in Carthage, Wildwood Resort & Marina in Granville, The Mill at Lebanon, and the Richland Park Farmers Market. Smith County residents receive 10% off their CSA subscription.
The regenerative meat share is every other week or every four weeks. Choose a small, medium, or large delivery. Each share includes a variety of the highest quality local meat, including 100% grass-fed beef, lamb, and pasture-raised pork. The farm’s animals are Animal Welfare Approved, and the land is certified organic.
The organic veggie share can be delivered weekly or bi-weekly and features seven to 12 varieties of seasonal fresh produce. You can sign up here anytime throughout the year to receive a box.
Delvin Farms
This will be the 22nd year of the Delvin Farms CSA program. The multi-generational farming family offers CSA boxes from May through October, with a weekly or biweekly option. All vegetables are sustainably grown on Delvin Farms in College Grove. The farm uses natural and organic methods to produce nutrient-dense, freshly harvested vegetables.
Spring crops typically include green kale, lacinato kale, cabbage, radish, broccoli, onions, bok choy, spinach, carrots, strawberries, lettuce, squash, and cucumbers. Summer brings tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, melons, corn, beans, garlic, and cantaloupe. Fall features an abundance of butternut squash, acorn squash, kabocha, sweet potatoes, turnip greens, pumpkins, tatsoi, and cauliflower.
Pick up your box from East Nashville Farmers Market on Tuesdays, Delvin Farms in College Grove on Wednesdays, Brentwood or Vanderbilt on Thursdays, and the Franklin or Richland Park farmers’ markets (or the farm itself) on Saturdays.
Half and full shares are available, as well as a mushroom share. Vanderbilt University Medical Center members can receive a discount on the half share through the Rooted Community Health Program. To learn more about Delvin Farms’s CSA program and sign up, visit their online store here.
The Farm & Fiddle
The Farm & Fiddle invites members to become a part of its family by participating in the CSA and receiving the weekly farm updates, recipes for the produce included, and an invitation to a CSA dinner.
The Farm & Fiddle’s CSA box combines what members loved most the previous year. This may include rainbow carrots, heirloom tomatoes, nutty Italian zucchini, fresh pasta, a bouquet of summery Snapdragons and Lisianthus, or a cluster of oyster mushrooms. The farm also offers house cheeses and canned goods (sundried tomatoes, citrus-pickled fennel, preserved peppers, and signature sauces).
Add-ons include the Extra Love Bundle, which offers a little extra of the food you love during pick-up, or the Tomato Lovers, which contains 10 extra bundles of heirloom tomatoes.
Members can choose what goes into their harvest basket by ordering online ‘barn-to-door’ or by showing up at the East Nashville Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays or the Columbia Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. Learn more about The Farm & Fiddle CSA program here.
Farmhouse Nashville
Farmhouse Nashville offers local, heirloom fruits and veggies using sustainable farming methods. The farm partners with Golden Rule Farm, a local Mennonite Farm in Scottsville, Kentucky. Together, they bring fresh, nutrient-dense, chemical-free fruits and vegetables. Farmhouse Nashville believes in providing produce that is affordable to families and grown without the use of synthetic chemicals or fertilizers.
The spring and summer season runs for 14 weeks, beginning in May and ending in mid-August. The boxes feature fresh-picked, local, naturally-grown, non-certified organic produce. The fall season starts in late September and runs through mid-October.
Cash and carry items like GMO-free eggs and other artisan products are available at the delivery sites. The half share is perfect for an individual or couple, while the total share easily feeds a family of four to five. The family share is the largest option, ideal for a large, veggie-loving family!
Choose between weekly or bi-weekly options and expect to see at least 10 different items in the family share, seven different types of produce in the full share, and at least five varieties in the half share. To learn more about Farmhouse Nashville and sign up for the CSA, visit their website here.
Flying S Farms
Flying S Farms was founded in 2003 to produce clean, healthy food through good stewardship of the land. The farm uses cover crops to build soil productivity and the Albrecht System to feed the soil and reduce the need for commercial fertilizers or pesticides. The farm strives to use organic and sustainable growing methods and non-GMO seeds.
CSA members can pick up their share by appointment at the farm in Woodbury, the Franklin Farmers’ Market, or The Stones River Locally Grown Market. Home delivery is available in Cannon and Rutherford Counties. A weekly full share is a half-bushel basket with enough produce for four people, and a half-weekly share is also available. New this season, Flying S Farms is offering both full and half bi-weekly shares delivered every other week.
Flying S Farms also offers CSA members free-range chicken egg shares and sourdough bread shares. To learn more about Flying S Farms and their CSA program, visit their website here.
Lost Weekend Farms
Lost Weekend Farms calls their CSA subscription The Good Life Box — a nod to their commitment to the more essential things in life and making deliberate choices in how we live and our impact on our community. Lost Weekend Farms is Certified Naturally Grown, meaning the farm works harmoniously with nature without relying on synthetic chemicals or GMOs.
Members receive produce either every week (full share) or every other week (half share). Each share is ideal for a family of two to four people and typically includes seven to 10 different types of vegetables, herbs, and featured items like microgreens.
Members also receive a coupon code throughout the year for 15% off products online and in the market. CSA participants can sign up for the spring/summer (late April through late August), fall (early September through early November), or whole season boxes.
The spring/summer CSA is set to run from April 29 through the week of August 25. Pick-up locations include the Madison farm on Fridays, the East Nashville Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays, or the Richland Park Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. To sign up for The Good Life Box and learn more, visit the farm’s website here.
The Nashville Food Project
The Nashville Food Project’s CSA is part of their program, Growing Together. The Growing Together farmers came to Tennessee as immigrants or refugees and grow produce on a one-acre farm in South Nashville. The program gives these farmers resources to grow food and generate income for their families while providing customers with an incredibly diverse range of fresh, local produce.
No chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used on the farm. Any inputs used are certified for organic growing practices. Each box features eight to 10 unique items and provides substantial produce for one to two people and a supplemental amount for three to four. Members are assigned to a Growing Together farmer who plans and packs their boxes for the season.
Members receive several crops from the farmers’ native countries of Burma and Bhutan, such as mustard greens, bok choy, daikon radish, and yard-long beans. The boxes include vegetables local to Middle Tennessee, such as lettuce, potatoes, and squash, and you can also expect to see tomatoes, okra, beans, and peppers when they are in season.
The 20-week season runs from May 14 to August 3, with a four-week break, and then resumes from September 3 to October 26. Veggie boxes are available for pick-up on Tuesdays at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Wednesdays at Christ Lutheran Church on Haywood Lane, or Thursdays and Saturdays at The Nashville Food Project. Learn more about the Growing Together CSA and what vegetables you can expect each month, and sign up here.
S.E. Daugherty & Sons
This year marks the 11th CSA year for S.E. Daugherty & Sons! S.E. Daugherty & Sons produces locally grown vegetables using natural (no spray) and sustainable growing methods. Each weekly basket is filled with the best of that week’s harvest, and most produce is harvested within 24 hours before the member receives the basket.
As a member, you will receive a weekly email with what produce you will receive and a reminder of what is in season here in Tennessee. Occasionally, there are member-only produce items that are not on any market tables!
This fresh and local CSA does things a little differently. Their CSA is 21 weeks (April 29 through October 5), broken down into three seasonal blocks (seven weeks each). As a subscriber, you can enroll in the entire 21 weeks or choose a seasonal seven-week block. If you choose the full 21 weeks, you can pay in full or set up a payment plan. The peck share is perfect for one to three people, while the half bushel is ideal for three to six people. You can learn more about the S.E. Daugherty & Sons CSA here.
Sweeter Days Farm
The main focus at Sweeter Days Farm is to grow the highest quality vegetables selected for flavor and nutrition. The farm produces many brassicas (such as cabbage, broccoli, and turnips), greens, lettuce, roots, peppers, tomatoes, and herbs. The box is an ideal size for families or couples who regularly eat lots of vegetables. Shares also typically include fresh culinary herbs like chives, thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil, dill, cilantro, and sage.
Sweeter Days Farm offers add-ons like their honey share, supported by The Honey Collective, or their mushroom share, for which they partner with The Nashville Farmacy. The mushroom share includes varieties like Lion’s Mane, Blue Oyster, Pink Oyster, Italian Oyster, and other exotic varieties.
The Sweeter Days Farm CSA is 20 weeks, running from mid-April through early October. Each box typically contains seven or eight different items.
Boxes are pre-packed and available at either the Clarksville Downtown Market on Saturday or at the farm in Ashland City on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. Find out more about the Sweeter Days Farm CSA here.
Una Acre Farm
Una Acre Farm offers two CSAs, one for the spring/summer season and one for fall. The spring/summer CSA runs for 12 weeks and begins May 2. This box features a variety of seasonal vegetables, strawberries, and an array of seasonal flowers. Some of the farm’s most popular vegetables include broccoli, broccolini, kale, red new potatoes, sugar snap peas, and cabbage.
The fall CSA runs for 11 weeks and begins August 29. This box will contain a variety of seasonal fall vegetables, as well as flowers.
What makes Una Acre Farm special is their ‘farm to front porch’ delivery. Delivery is available for anyone living in Nashville’s city limits. If you live outside Nashville’s city limits, you can pick up your box at the farm or the Amqui Station Farmers’ Market on Sundays. You can pay in full or sign up for a payment plan to participate in this CSA. To see their complete monthly vegetable list, to learn more about the Una Acre Farm CSA, and to sign up, visit their website here.
Don’t wait to sign up for one of these bountiful CSA programs. Eat locally and seasonally this spring!
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