Local CSAs
Many local farms offer CSA subscriptions, a weekly or biweekly box of vegetables, fruits and other products. Customers pay for subscriptions at the beginning of the season, so farmers can plan the gro...
Meat CSAs
Investing in a community-supported agriculture (CSA) harvest subscription program that specializes in meat means receiving a bounty of top-quality locally and sustainably raised meat for a fraction of the cost you would pay buying it by the piece. The basics of a CSA are simple: You pay upfront for a share of farm products over a pre-determined length of time. In the process, you help support small-scale farmers and keep money in the Michiana economy. It’s a win-win! Just make sure you’ve got room in your freezer.
Northern Indiana
Blue Heron Farm・Millersburg, IN
Blue Heron Farm is a small family farm that raises good food on “grass and sunshine.” The meat CSA program lasts for four months after the share is purchased. Each monthly delivery is neatly packed into reusable tote bags and includes recipes and a selection of meats. The CSA offers a variety of pastured meats, including hamburger, pork sausage, prime cuts, chicken, ground beef, pork chops and hot dogs. Each delivery provides six to eight meals for a couple or four or more meals for a family of four. Blue Heron also offers half and whole cuts of lamb and pigs.
Contact
Tom and Casandra: 484.560.7478
Adam and Elise at 574.971.5146
blueheron@blueheronfarms.org
blueheronfarms.org
C&D Family Farms・Knox, IN
C&D Family Farms (Knox, Indiana) raises “happy hogs.” Their philosophy is to treat the animals with kindness and to make the best and most comfortable lives for them. The pigs are able to roam in a large wooded area and have a natural diet of leaves, berries, weeds and acorns. All animals are hormone-, steroid- and antibiotic-free.
Meat CSA boxes vary by the month and can include chicken, ground beef, pork chops, bacon, roast, steaks, sausage, ham steak, turkey and eggs.
Contact
Crystal and Dan Nells
574.772.5334 or 773.401.9759
crystal@cdfamilyfarms.com
cdfamilyfarms.com
Countryside Produce・LaGrange, Indiana
Countryside Produce is an Amish family farm that specializes in produce but also offers meat packages by request to CSA customers.
Those with CSA shares order by the week, usually receiving a basket of vegetables with the choice of a variety of pork products. The pork lover’s package includes bacon, a fresh pound of pork, and pork steaks. The seasonal CSA lasts from May to October, with members receiving packages either every two weeks or monthly. Pickup is at the LaPorte, Indiana, and Michigan City, Indiana, farmers markets, as well as community pickups in Angola, Indiana, and Niles, Michigan.
Contact
Devon and JoAnne Hostetler
260.499.4009
Reo43@aol.com
Hawkins Family Farm・North Manchester, IN
Hawkins Family Farm (North Manchester, Indiana) has been owned by the Hawkins family for over 50 years. When they are not hosting farm-to-table dinners or serving farm-fresh pizza, they are fulfilling CSA subscriptions. Their motto, “Growing Community on the Farm,” connotes a desire to share their bounty and love for the land. The meat CSA includes pasture-raised chickens, turkey, pasture-raised pork and pasture-fed beef.
Contact
Jeff and Kathy Hawkins
JLHFarm@hawkinsfamilyfarm.com
hawkinsfamilyfarm.com
Photo courtesy of JL Hawkins Family Farm
Rainfield Farm・New Carlisle, IN
Rainfield Farm offers a produce CSA with optional pasture-raised meat add-on from Howe Farms. Pickup locations include the farm as well as Michigan City and other Northewest Indiana locations
Contact
Shane Hansen
8531 N. 650 E.
info@rainfieldfarm.com
rainfieldfarm.com
Related read: Rainfield Farm loves farming the old-fashioned way
Southwest Michigan
Bennett Farms・Edwardsburg, Michigan
Bennett Farms raises pastured, non-gmo and antibiotic free chicken and pork, and offers delivery.
Contact
Tom Bennett
71001 Tharp Lake Rd.
574.849.0068
bennettfarmsmichigan@gmail.com
bennettfarmsmichigan.com
Online orders: https://app.barn2door.com/e/5arj9/all
Hebron Farms・Vandalia, Michigan
Hebron Farms raises chemical-free and grass-fed beef, lamb, pork, poultry, sausages, smoked meats and nitrate-free bacon. Along with a mission statement that promises to maintain a good quality of life for both the family and the animals, the Hebrons insist that the true test of quality is the taste.
Contact
Chris and Michelle Hebron
574.340.2648
hebronfarms@gmail.com
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