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General Questions

  • Community Supported Agriculture is an alternative model of food production and distribution. In traditional formats, farmers are disconnected from eaters; typically hidden behind a wall of corporate distributors. Farmers thereby take on all the financial risk. The CSA model reconnects farmers and eaters; providing local food resilience in the form of risk-sharing.

    CSAs are usually run by individual farms. Foodshed operates a multi-farm CSA. As a food hub, we aggregate from a network of local, regenerative farmers. By becoming a subscriber and receiving regular diversified bags of fruits and vegetables, you support our network and reduce each farm’s individual risk. Every week your CSA will comprise produce from multiple farms!

  • We work with small to mid-sized, regenerative farmers primarily in San Diego County. These are farms in North County, Ramona, and the Tijuana River Valley among other areas. We typically source from around 25 different farms each growing season. Some farms rotate through depending on the season.

  • We offer: - Seasonal vegetables and fruits - Fresh baked goods at our Saturday Market - Local meat products at our Saturday Market - A variety of vendor products—honey butter, shampoo, granola, ceramics

  • Yes! We have a weekly Saturday market from 9am - 12pm at our hub in City Heights where we sell loose produce. Many of our CSA customers decide on a Saturday pickup so that they can also purchase loose fruits and veggies.

  • Yes! We prioritize local farmers and producers. We work directly with local suppliers to bring you the freshest seasonal products while supporting our local economy.

  • Yes, we accept CalFresh for our CSA program as well as our Saturday Market which offers loose produce.

Farm Box Questions

  • CSAs are usually run by individual farms. Foodshed operates a multi-farm CSA. As a food hub, we aggregate from a network of local, regenerative farmers. By becoming a subscriber and receiving regular diversified bags of fruits and vegetables, you support our network and reduce each farm’s individual risk. Every week your CSA will comprise produce from multiple farms!

  • We charge and place orders a week in advance for orders fulfilled the following week.

    Thank you for your understanding!

    For example: Your pick up is Saturday 6/22; We place our orders with farmers and charge you the previous week Monday-Wednesday 6/10-6/12. (This is why we require a 2 week notice for cancellations and subscription pauses.)

  • Yes! We accept CalFresh benefits and also offer a 50% discount for your subscription.

  • Yes, log into to your Account and go to Subscriptions. On the right side of your screen, you can select “Put Subscriptions on Hold” and input the dates you’d like to pause.

  • Our policy asks for order cancellations and pauses 2 weeks in advance. If you’re past that deadline, please connect with orders@foodshedcoop.com. You may also have a friend or family member pick up on your behalf.

  • There is an extra charge for those deliveries. We offer home delivery to certain zip codes in Central SD, City Heights, SE San Diego, San Diego West. We also have pickup hubs located in Hillcrest, Normal Heights, South Park, Ocean Beach, North Park, and Sunset Cliffs.

  • Unfortunately, we don’t have the capacity to offer customizable boxes. We are a small business with no full-time packer! If you have a dietary restriction, we allow subscribers to swap items during our Saturday loose produce market. Some members opt into a Saturday order pickup day in order to supplement with additional loose items.

  • All pick up locations are until the end of the day due to lack of cold storage. We do not credit or reimburse for missed picked up farm boxes.

    We only hold farm boxes at our Food Hub location in City Heights until Saturday.

  • If you’re missing an item, please reach out to orders@foodshedcoop.com or call 619-717-7079.