COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
AT BACKBONE FOOD FARM, Garrett County, Western Maryland.
2025 CSA enrollment open NOW!
What is CSA?
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) began in this country and in Japan in the 1970s as a way to connect consumers with local farmers that were using organic methods, and as a way of providing growers with the capital they needed to begin their season. Back then, organic wasn’t in every grocery, and no Whole Foods! CSA is a direct link between consumer and producer, connecting you with the freshest, most nutritious and tasty local farm foods.
As we find ourselves looking at 2025, we see that this model is still relevant! With so many places to spend your food dollars, a local CSA still provides you with the best option for true fresh, local and organic. Eaters now more than ever want food that was raised safely, responsibly and reliably. Farmers still find themselves needing capital at the beginning of the season to buy supplies and begin the work. It’s a beautiful match. And we all desire a healthy LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, in place and ready to function when we want it!
2025 FREE CHOICE CSA!
Our now proven Free Choice style CSA gives our customers more choice and convenience, offering a free choice, market style CSA and pre-order and quick pick up options. This provides greater convenience, flexibility and savings.
We are accepting new memberships in our 2025 Free Choice CSA NOW!
How does a Free Choice CSA Work? What is included?
Purchase a Free Choice CSA share in the increments below between now and May 1, 2025. For every dollar you spend, you will receive 10% extra to use on food, flowers and CBD products from our farm. You will have “Backbone Dollars” to spend at any of our pick up locations, on any of our available pick up days. Spend what you want, when you want, where you want. You will be issued a Free Choice Card on which we will keep track of your Backbone Dollars each time you shop. Your extra 10% will be added to your card when issued. At any time you may add extra Backbone dollars to your card in $50 increments.
We raise a wide variety of seasonal produce using all organic and sustainable methods. We DO NOT grow sweet corn. We also grow shiitake and oyster mushrooms, blueberries, rhubarb, culinary herbs and cut flowers. This year we will have grass fed beef and pasture raised organic chickens to offer as well.
**PORK** As our farm and farming family grows and changes, we have drastically cut back on our hog production. As of mid- January, we know will will not have pork to offer our customers until September at the earliest. Thank you for your understanding. If you have specific questions about his, please send an email!
Our season begins mid-May, and runs through early November. Any Backbone Dollars left over on your card will not be transferable to the following year (barring any unusual circumstances, just reach out). Please spend your dollars in 2025! Anyone is able to spend your dollars for you!
We also offer a pre-order service for pick ups at several locations. You may use your Backbone Dollars for this service. *See information below*
All farm products in season will be available to purchase with Backbone Dollars: produce, mushrooms, berries and rhubarb, pasture raised meats, CBD hemp products, and cut flowers.
We will send you all the relevant details once you become a CSA member.
Pick Up Locations/Schedule
The Farm- Tuesdays 5:30-7 (pre-order only)
Friday 10-12 (pre-order only)
Mt. Fresh Farmers Market Oakland, MD – Wednesdays 10-1
Saturdays 10-1
Pre-order AND shop on site available
Canaan Valley, Big John’s Family Fixin’s
Thursdays 10:45-11 (pre-order only)
Thomas, WV- Front St.
Thursdays 12:30-2 pm (pre-order AND shop on site available)
Morgantown,WV- Spruce St. Farmers Market
Saturdays 8:30-12 (pre-order AND shop on site available)
Online Pre-order Information
For the 2025 season, we will be using a service called GrownBy for all pre-orders. This will function like our Food4All platform did the last several years. You can preview it here-https://grownby.app/farms
Space is limited , so please act soon. We appreciate your interest! We can’t do what we do without you!