Our Favorite CSAs in the Valley

Last Updated October 10, 2014
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Community-sponsored agriculture (CSA) brings farm-fresh produce to your table, your way.

Gone are the days when purchasing a CSA share meant trekking to the farmers' market and resigning yourself to a mystery box of whatever produce happened to come out of the ground that month. CSAs are now offering more choice than ever, with expanding lists of pickup locations, a greater variety of share sizes, delivery services, à la carte shopping options, and the ability to pause or resume your weekly share on short notice. CSAs are not just for fruits and vegetables anymore, either; small farms are teaming up with local vendors to offer add-ons that can include eggs, seasonal honey, fresh-baked bread or grass-fed beef. Those looking to explore some of the best CSAs in the Valley can start by checking out these local farms.

Chow Locally - CLOSED

About Chow Locally's CSA: If choosing one farm's CSA share feels like too much of a commitment, Chow Locally's Chow Share CSA draws...
|1711 W University Dr, Tempe, AZ, us
|855.CHOW.LOC

Crooked Sky Farms

Why We Love It: They are best known for the heirloom tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, pumpkins, green chiles and I’itoi’s onions (it’s kind of a cross between a green onion and a shallot) but there are plenty of...
|2615 S. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, us
|623.363.7422

Desert Roots Farm - CLOSED

Why We Love It: This 25-acre farm has been selling vegetables and herbs—through their CSA and at farmers markets—since 2001. The best part about joining the Desert Roots Farm is the recipe of the week that comes...
|Queen Creek, AZ, us
|602.751.0655

The Farm at Agritopia

Why We Love It: This cotton-and-wheat farm turned development community is an interesting take on urban agriculture.
|3000 E Ray Rd, Gilbert, AZ, us
|480.988.1238

Farmyard

Why We Love It: At first glance you just see a normal urban property - then you realize it is a micro-farm.
|4056 E Weldon Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, us
|602.954.1440

Gila Farm Cooperative

Why We Love It: This group of refugee farmers from Bhutan, Burma, Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Iraq, Liberia, Sudan, Somalia, Togo, and Uzbekistan are committed to sustainable farming and stay away from fertilizers,...
|5025 N Central Ave. Suite 113, Phoenix , AZ, us
|480.256.2213

Maya's Farm

Why We Love It: Maya is passionate about the politics of food production and bringing the focus back to small farms.
|6550 S. 32nd St., Phoenix, AZ, us
| 480.236.7097

RhibaFarms

Why We Love It: Rhiba started as an aquaponics set-up in the back of a previous business. Now it's a full-time farm with a huge variety of organic fruits and vegetables, chickens, and more.
|40792 N. Rattlesnake Rd. , San Tan Valley, AZ, us
|480.632.0272

The Simple Farm

Why We Love It: What used to be three acres of weed-choked desert land is now a sanctuary of fruit trees and gardens with goats, chickens and a world-class caramel shop. The caramels are made from sweet raw goat’s...
|9080 E Cactus Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, us
|480.206.7821

Tonopah Rob - Closed

Why We Love It: There are more than 60 species of fruits and vegetables on this farm…with over 200 varieties under cultivation. That means that besides your garden-variety peas and broccoli, you also get unusual...
|35838 W. Buckeye Rd. , Tonopah, AZ, us
|623.386.3033