About CSA

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a farming model that builds a partnership between farmers and the people that they feed. As a Duke Campus Farm CSA member, you become a partner of the farm, committing to share in the harvest - both in its unpredictability and seasonality. In return, you receive a weekly share of high-quality, organic produce harvested hours, not weeks, before it reaches you.

Spring CSA starts the week of April 6 and runs until May 1 (4 weeks). Summer CSA starts the week of May 11 and runs until July 31 (1o weeks). Fall CSA starts the week of September 7 and runs until November 20 (10 weeks). There will be no CSA during the weeks of 5/26, 6/29, and 10/12 (Memorial Day, July 4th, and Fall Break). 

All pickups are contactless and self-serve. Shares come packed in waxed produce boxes. You’re welcome to transfer your veggies into your own bag or container; otherwise, take the box home and return it the following week when you pick up your next share. Please note that these boxes are not recyclable—returning them weekly helps us reuse them throughout the season. Your chosen location will remain your pickup spot for the entire season; mid-season changes are not possible. 

Pick Up Locations (Tuesdays on Duke’s Main Campus & Fridays at the farm) 

If you select Tuesday pickup, you’ll collect your share on campus at 1917 Yearby Ave, Durham, NC 27705, between 4:30–7:00pm.. If you can’t make it one week, feel free to send a friend to grab your box for you. Any unclaimed shares will be donated promptly at the end of the pickup window.

If you chose on-farm pickup at 4934 Friends School Road, you can retrieve your share from our walk-in cooler anytime between Friday at 3pm until the following Monday at 7am. This option offers more flexibility, but we want to remind you that we harvest your produce on Friday morning, so it’s at peak quality closest to that time. Shares often include items that prefer different storage conditions for best flavor and shelf life (we’ll share tips in our newsletters—think leafy greens in the crisper, tomatoes on the counter, herbs in a cup of water). In the cooler, everything is stored at a single refrigerator temperature, so we encourage you to pick up your share as close to Friday afternoon as possible to enjoy it at its freshest.

• Please park in the designated Duke lot and walk** through the farm (you'll be glad you did!). Narrow Lane, which runs parallel to the farm, is closed to CSA members unless you are using the handicap parking space near the walk in fridge. Please keep wheels and feet off of this road to help us preserve good relations with our neighbors.
• Farm staff may not be on site when you pick up. Please be mindful to close all doors and gates to ensure our veggies and space remain protected!
• You'll pick up directly from our walk-in cooler. Please do your best to keep hard-earned cold air in. Despite appearances, you cannot get locked in the walk-in - there's a push button to the right of the door that opens this from the inside. It even glows in the dark!

Duke Student - $32/week 

Community member - $35/week 

• Spring (4 weeks)- $128/140
• Summer (10 weeks)- $320/350
• Fall (10 weeks)-  $320/350

*Half shares are available for Summer and Fall CSA (one full box every other week).

A limited number of work trade shares are available for each CSA season. Please email pib3@duke.edu if you'd like to be considered for this option.

TUESDAY:  Street parking at 1917 Yearby Ave, Durham, NC 27705

FRIDAY: On-farm parking is only available in the designated and marked lot, as described above.

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**FARM ACCESSIBILITY*: we acknowledge not all folks can easily walk, and folks' physical abilities may change over the course of the season. We have an accessible parking space a few steps from the cooler, and the terrain between car and cooler is flat and sturdy enough for walker, cane, or other supportive implement. You don't owe us a lengthy explanation or special tags if you require use of the Accessible parking space; we simply request that folks who need to use the Accessible space please do so, and folks who can comfortably use the main parking lot plan to park and walk.

Absolutely. We've had friends, neighbors and co-workers share a subscription all summer long; if you'd like multiple names on a box regularly, just let us know.

We do not offer trial boxes, however we do now offer a half-share option (one full box every other week). If you're still not able to commit for the full season or are unsure about the CSA model, we encourage you to sign up with a friend, neighbor, or colleague.

We are a small team juggling a farm operation, academic and co-curricular programming for Duke students, the training of student farmers, and fresh produce donations alongside the 70+ households who are our CSA members. For our own sanity, we must respectfully decline these requests. If you aren't available or miss a pickup, we encourage you to send a friend, neighbor, whomever in your stead! Anyone you designate may pick up your box.

Each box includes 6–8 items, featuring a mix of leafy greens, alliums, herbs, roots, and fruits. In our experience, households that enjoy cooking and eating fresh produce can easily work through a share between two people over the week. Many enthusiastic solo cooks have also found the share manageable, and larger households often use it to supplement a few meals each week. In short, our CSA works well for all kinds of eaters.

All CSA produce box purchases are final. 

Non-service animals of any kind, leashed or unleashed, are not allowed at CSA pickups for hygiene reasons.

All are welcome to volunteer at the farm on Wednesday mornings from 9am to 12pm (starting on March 4th) and Fridays afternoons from 1-4pm (starting on February 6th) during the academic year, and Thursdays from 9am-12pm (starting in June) during the summer season. No Duke affiliation or prior experience is necessary, and we have tasks for all ages and a range of abilities and mobilities. To help us plan, sign-ups for the academic year work days are encouraged here, but no one will be turned away at the gate.