Enroll Now!  Join by downloading and printing the membership form.  Complete the form and mail it with your payment to the farm.  We will send you a confirmation letter and receipt…you will be on your way to enjoy a great season’s worth of fresh produce!

What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a relatively new model of food production, sales, and distribution aimed at both increasing the quality of food and the quality of care given the land and crops, while substantially reducing potential food losses and financial risks for the producers.  It is also a method for small-scale commercial farmers to have a successful, small-scale, closed market.  The majority of CSAs focus on a system of weekly delivery or pick-up sites of fruits and vegetables.

Typically, CSA farms are small, independent, labor-intensive, family farms.  CSA subscription memberships provide a guaranteed market through prepaid sales.  This allows farmers to not only focus on quality growing, it can also somewhat level the playing field in a food market that usually favors large-scale, industrialized agriculture over local food.  One important benefit is keeping local agriculture sustainable and farm families on the land by allowing them to earn a living wage for their hard work. Vegetables and fruit are the most common CSA crops.

Community Supported Agriculture is a sensible local solution to the many questions raised by the current system of industrial food production and distribution.  We are all aware of the disturbing trend of the loss of the American farm and the American farmer, and the great distance food is typically shipped before it’s consumed. Americans are ever increasingly eating “old food.”  CSAs help to reverse those unsustainable trends by keeping farms near the communities they serve while greatly reducing the time it takes from harvest to table.  An advantage of the close consumer-producer relationship is increased freshness of the produce, because it does not have to be shipped long distances. The close proximity of the farm to the members also helps the environment by reducing the carbon footprint caused by transporting the produce.  The local economy benefits by keeping the food dollars within the local community

Seasonal eating is implied, as shares are usually based on the outdoor growing season, which means a smaller selection at the beginning and perhaps the end of the period, as well as a changing variety as the season progresses.

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Why Join?

Now You Can Enjoy Fresh Local Produce

by directly supporting

Norm Lehne Garden & Orchards

Come Join the Abundance of our Seasonal Harvest with our
2008 CSA Membership!

·      Community Supported Agriculture allows direct access to seasonal farm-fresh produce

·     Members receive a share of our freshest produce each week throughout our growing seasons

·      Joining our LEHNE FARM CSA is ideal for anyone interested in or committed to eating seasonally and supporting local farmers

·      Enjoy the health benefits of high quality, locally grown, hand-harvested food

·      You will know where and how your food is grown, who grows it, and feel a partnership in the miracle of growing food.

·      CSAs foster responsible relationships between the grower, the consumer, the food, and the land on which the food is grown

·      The community gets an economic boost when food dollars remain within the local economy, rather than going out of state or out of country.

·       We will be responsible for all the work that goes into a harvest: planting, growing and harvesting the crops

·       Our farming practices promote a healthy and ecologically diverse environment.  You can be assured that we use sustainable agricultural farming practices

·      Our farm is built on the dedication and belief that regional agriculture is a critical component of a healthy sustainable community

·      We are growing a strong community in addition to growing healthy food.

·      Joining the LEHNE FARM CSA is ideal if you are interested in or committed to eating seasonally, supporting local farmers, trying new and diverse produce, and getting your recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables

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The Lehne Farm

Norm Lehne Garden and Orchards is located in Roseburg’s beautiful Garden Valley.  We began in 1974 selling u-pick produce from our large family garden.  Eventually we expanded the garden and added our fruit and hazelnut orchards.  Since 2002, we have been bringing our farm-fresh produce to the Umpqua Valley Farmers’ Market, while continuing the u-pick at the farm.

 We place great value on our second-generation family farm, and have been carefully managing its quality of produce, productivity, and long-term sustainability.  As stewards of a natural resource we hope it will one day be managed by another generation.

Your commitment to our LEHNE FARM CSA supports a "regional food system" where food is sold directly to the community rather then traveling many miles to reach the family table.  Members contribute to the success of our farm by their up-front investment forming a direct farm-to-consumer relationship.  Other benefits of membership are having the unique knowledge of how and where your food is grown.  Taste and see why we believe that locally grown, seasonally harvested fruits and vegetables will provide the healthiest food choices for you and your family! 

Learn More About Our Farm 

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How it Works

·         Become a LEHNE FARM CSA member to provide your family’s fresh produce needs

·         Receive a weekly box of carefully washed, diverse and pre-selected produce, hand harvested at it’s peak freshness and nutritional value

·         We make sure the market value of your harvest box is more than the “average” weekly price in quantity, variety and quality.  You will easily have a week’s worth of produce to complement any meal

·         Summer and Fall subscriptions available

·         Large Share  – feeds approx. 4 people per week and contains a variety of different types of produce depending on the season

·         Small Share  – feeds up to 3 people per week also containing a seasonal variety of produce

·         Newsletters provided with recipes, produce information and updates, farm news and events

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Membership Information and Cost

Large Share: $160 for an 8-week subscription

Small Share: $120 for an 8-week subscription

There is also a $15.00 deposit for your CSA boxes.  We will provide 2 boxes for each member.  The box deposit will be refunded at the end of the subscription season, provided both boxes are returned clean and in good repair.