Share Price: $345
Share Feeds: 2–4 people
Season Runs: 22 weeks

Cedarville Farm, now in its 12th year, is the largest CSA serving Whatcom County with ap-proximately 90 shareholders. They distribute their share packages to several drop-off loca-tions—one in Ferndale and four in Bellingham—on Wednesdays. Shares can also be picked up at the farm on Wednesdays. Share contents will vary throughout the season, but generally include an assortment of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and eggs.

Cedarville offers two payment plans: payment in full at registration or a deposit at registration with payment in four installments. Work shares are also an option—shareholders may exchange labor for credit toward their share accounts. Cedarville also offers options for a farmers market share—shareholders can pay in advance in $50 increments to select and pick up their share at the weekly Bellingham Farmers Market.

Share Price: $300
Share Feeds: 3–4 people
Season Runs: 20 weeks

K & M Red River Farm is a family-owned and operated 9-1/2 acre certified organic vegetable, cut-flower and bulb farm located on the Lummi Flats. The land has been involved in farming for four generations—they’ve been farming there for six years. Unique things about the K&M CSA include the organic fruit they bring over from Eastern Washington and the option to customize share orders via email. Produce for their shares will include fruit (berries, cherries, nectarines, peaches, melons, etc.), broccoli, basil, beets, corn, cucumbers, garlic, green beans, carrots, celery, kale, lettuce, onions, potatoes, salad mix, tomatoes, zucchini, and winter squash.

Shareholders can pick up shares on Wednesday at the K&M farm stand or the Wednesday Farmers Market, or on Saturday at the Bellingham Farmers Market. A $50 deposit is due with the application followed by two payments of $125. K&M also offers options for lily bulbs, weekly flowers, pickles for canning, pesto pack, fruit for canning, and winter storage vegetables. They also offer an email option with shareholders selecting items by email for pick up on Wednesday or Saturday.

Share Price: $400 plus a $10 container fee
Share Feeds: 3–4 people
Season Runs: 20 weeks

Nooksack Valley Farmers is a group of What-com county growers who market their produce together. With this CSA, consumers benefit from the growing expertise of more than one farmer and a greater variety of produce. During the 2003 season, Broadleaf Farm, Alm Hill Gardens, and Harmony Farms will provide produce—featuring what each farm is best known for. A limited number of shares will be available this year, so early registration is rec-ommended. Shares are distributed on Mondays to convenient drop sites in Bellingham and at Harmony Farms in Everson. Three payment options are offered: full payment at registration, $110 deposit and two payments of $150, and 3) $100 deposit and three payments of $100.

Nooksack Valley Farmers also offers bulk fruits and vegetables for preserving or winter storage, organically grown eggs, and pastured poultry.

Share Price: Medium—$285, Large—$375
Share Feeds: Medium—2, Large—3–4
Season Runs: 22 weeks

Wiley's Garden is now located in the fertile loamy soil of the Ten Mile Creek watershed. A longtime Bellingham resident and six-year member of the Food Co-op, Wiley’s CSA will offer shareholders vegetables, tomatoes, pep-pers, French melons, and a unique gourmet blend of field greens. Blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries will also be available. Wiley will plant extra cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and squash for the food bank and will also offer a few subsidized shares to low-income Interfaith Community Health Clinic patients and their families.

Shares from Wiley’s Garden will be dropped off at two Bellingham locations each Monday and Thursday. Payment options include a $65 deposit and four payments of $55 for a medium share, and a $75 deposit and four payments of $75 for a large share. Work shares are also an option on a limited basis.

Share Price: varies depending on amount ordered
Share Feeds: varies
Season Runs: 20 weeks

The Growing Garden is in their second year of offering a slightly different approach to a standard CSA box. Using the Internet, they email a weekly selection of herbs and vegetables to their shareholders and allow them to select the quantities and varieties that suit them.

Located seven miles north of Bellingham in the Laurel area, the Growing Garden is a five-acre certified organic family farm. They have been raising organic herbs and vegetables in What-com County for the past 18 years. Shares can be picked up directly at the farm or at the Bellingham Farmers Market. They ask for an initial $100 pre-payment and then will bill at the end of each month, depending on the amount purchased.