Brookfield Farm
CSA farm in Amherst, Massachusetts
What to expect around Amherst
The operator has not published details for this CSA farm, so here is what we can tell you about Massachusetts more generally — context rather than a description of this particular CSA farm.
Season
Across Massachusetts, market season generally runs june to october, based on the seasons 33 markets published themselves. See the month-by-month breakdown.
Commonly sold nearby
Reported by 4 of the nearest listings to this one:
- Arugula
- Beans, other (lima, etc.)
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Collard Greens
- Cucumbers
How to check
The reliable checks are the CSA farm's own social page, a phone call, or the map listing linked above. If you know its hours, send them in — corrections are free and applied for everyone.
Visiting Brookfield Farm
- Address
- PO Box 227, Amherst, MA 01004
- From the farm
- Year-round
- Shares offered
- 525
- Share sizes
- Half shares
- Box selection
- CSA decides product based on supply availability
- Paying for a share
- One advance payment prior to the beginning of the delivery season, Payments in installments over the course of each delivery season
- First box (as last published)
- 2015-01-01
- Delivery
- Deliver directly to customer's homes, Deliver to customers' workplaces, Customers pick up from CSA farm, Deliver to one or more neighborhood sites
- Website
- brookfieldfarm.org
- Social
What Brookfield Farm sells
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Beans (string)
- Beans, other (lima, etc.)
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccolini/baby broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Collard Greens
- Corn (sweet)
- Cucumbers
- Currants
- Cut flowers
- Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.)
- Endives
- Figs
- Garlic
- Green beans
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Mixed leafy greens
- Mustard Greens
- Okra
- Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.)
- Parsnips
- Peanuts
- Pears
- Peas
- Peppers, hot
- Peppers, sweet
- Plums (black, green, red, etc.)
- Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.)
- Pumpkin
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Rutabaga
- Shallots
- Soybeans
- Spinach: baby, regular
- Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.
- Squash, winter: butternut, etc.
- Sweet potatoes
- Swiss chard
- Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.)
- Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.)
- Turnip greens
- Turnips
How they farm, and how you pay
Growing practices
- Organic (USDA Certified)
- No antibiotics
- No hormones
- No pesticides
- Humane treatment of animals
Payment accepted
- Cash
- Personal Checks
- Debit card/Credit card
Questions about Brookfield Farm
- Where is Brookfield Farm?
- Brookfield Farm is at PO Box 227, Amherst, MA 01004.
- How does the Brookfield Farm CSA work?
- You buy a share of the season up front and collect a box of what the farm harvests that week. Brookfield Farm offers 525 shares. Share sizes: Half shares. Contact the farm to check availability — popular CSAs sell out before the season starts.
- Does Brookfield Farm accept SNAP or EBT?
- Yes — Brookfield Farm records SNAP/EBT acceptance in its USDA listing. Confirm before you shop, as this changes between seasons.
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Listed from Brookfield Farm's own entry in the public USDA CSA directory. We are not affiliated with the farm. Seasons and availability change — confirm before travelling.