Our CSA

Click Here to Enroll for 2026 CSA

2026 is my 27th year operating a Community Supported Agriculture Program, or CSA. Essentially the CSA is a locally-grown vegetable subscription service, filled with produce grown on my farm, occasionally supplemented with crops from other small, local farms. Over the years we have upsized and downsized, we’ve done a lot of experimenting, and we’ve learned a lot about how to keep our subscribers happy. Once feeding over 180 families in south King County and Seattle, the farm will be offering 100 CSA shares in 2026 supplemented with u-pick opportunities and bulk purchase options.

Inherent to the CSA concept is the commitment of the CSA members to the farm and the farmer’s livelihood, by prepaying for their produce before the beginning of the season. These early funds provide the farm with funds for seed, fertilizer, and other supplies, and payroll for employees when available. The farm work begins months before any produce is ready to harvest, and this ensures that the farmers can concentrate on farming instead of working off the farm or relying on bank loans. In addition, the CSA members share in the risk of the farming enterprise, and provide support when weather or other outside forces are uncooperative. Simply stated: CSA members share in the risk of growing the food that they eat, and ensure that farms and farmers continue to exist.

CSA Share Season:
2026 CSA consists of one long season, with weekly pickups from mid-May through November. You can also choose a “Summer Only” CSA share, with pickups from June-September.

Share Size:
In 2026 there is just one share size. This simplifies record keeping considerably. For those who are used to a Large Share, two Small Shares will be just right. But a share is usually enough for a family of 2 adults with or without kids.

Pickup Options:
We offer weekly CSA pickup at the farm on Tuesday afternoons, 2:00-8:00pm or Saturdays, 10:00am-5:00pm. Seattle CSA members can choose to participate in one of two “share-pools” based in North Seattle and West Seattle, where group members take turns picking up everyone’s share at the farm. The only off-farm drop site delivery locations are in Columbia City and Skyway on Saturday mornings. Please email me for more information if interested. All CSA members are encouraged to partake of the U-Pick Cutflowers and other attractions at the farm free of charge, no matter which pickup option they select.

In Addition:
A vital piece of farming in the urban fringe is encouraging our CSA members to visit the farm regularly, and putting faces and a location on the food that you feed your family. A large U-pick Cut-Flower Garden (June-October) and Pumpkin Patch in October are all available to CSA members free of charge while in season. We encourage you to visit the farm regularly, but ALL CSA members are welcome to visit on any Tuesday or Saturday during pickup hours.

Practice Your Naturalist Skills:
Whistling Train Farm is an Audubon and eBird hotspot. Stop at the Birder Kiosk to pick up or photograph a map, and read the whiteboard to see which birds have been visiting. We are in the process of planting an acre of wildlife habitat in the back of the farm, and you are welcome to visit and see which creatures you spot there.

Enrollment for 2026 CSA is open now. Click below to go to our online store. Click Here to Enroll and Purchase

Please feel free to email for more information or if you have any questions: shelley@whistlingtrainfarm.com