Firefly Garden & Homestead
CSA farm in Columbus, Indiana
Visiting Firefly Garden & Homestead
- Address
- 409 Washington St, Columbus, IN
- Season
- April to September
- Shares offered
- 7
- Share sizes
- Full shares, Half shares
- Weeks in the season
- 22
- 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)
- 2024-01-01
- Delivery
- Pickup locations in Columbus IN
- Finding it
- Currently we do not offer on farm pickup. We have two pickup locations listed on our website. Gramz Bakery & sojourn coffee company
- Social
About Firefly Garden & Homestead
Instead of just focusing on family staples, Firefly Gardens also includes rare heirloom varieties that you may not have heard of or otherwise not have the opportunity to try. Some of these Varieties include the art of taste datil, lemon basil, heirloom tomatoes, and much more. We have add on products such as, our bread and bakery shares, Coffee from our roastery, tea, eggs, honey and medicinal herbs. Currently We are not certified Organic, but we do follow all Organic practices. We do not use any herbicide or pesticides. We focus on creating habitats for natural predators and natural mulching techniques. Our gardens are fertilized only with our onsite compost which is comprised of organic material, leaves and clippings from our garden and food scraps from our homestead.
In the farm's own words, from its USDA listing.
What Firefly Garden & Homestead sells
- Arugula
- Baked goods: breads, pies, etc.
- Beans (string)
- Beans, other (lima, etc.)
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli rabe
- Cabbage
- Canned or preserved fruits/vegetables: jams, jellies, preserves, salsas, pickles, dried fruit, etc.
- Carrots
- Coffee and/or tea
- Collard Greens
- Cucumbers
- Dry beans
- Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.)
- Endives
- Garlic
- Green beans
- Green onions/scallions
- Honey
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.)
- Mixed leafy greens
- Mizuna
- Mustard Greens
- Okra
- Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.)
- Peas
- Peppers, hot
- Peppers, sweet
- Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.)
- Radishes
- Spinach: baby, regular
- Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.
- Squash, winter: butternut, etc.
- Sweet potatoes
- Swiss chard
- Tomatillo
- Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.)
- Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.)
- Turnip greens
How they farm, and how you pay
Growing practices
- Non-Certified, but Practicing Organic
- No antibiotics
- Non-GMO
- No hormones
- No pesticides
- Fair labor practices, living wage, fair trade, etc.
Payment accepted
- Cash
- Commerical Checks/Accounts
- Debit card/Credit card
- Website payments
- payment links
- invoicing
Questions about Firefly Garden & Homestead
- Where is Firefly Garden & Homestead?
- Firefly Garden & Homestead is at 409 Washington St, Columbus, IN. Currently we do not offer on farm pickup. We have two pickup locations listed on our website. Gramz Bakery & sojourn coffee company
- How does the Firefly Garden & Homestead CSA work?
- You buy a share of the season up front and collect a box of what the farm harvests that week. Firefly Garden & Homestead offers 7 shares. Share sizes: Full shares, Half shares. The season runs april to september. Contact the farm to check availability — popular CSAs sell out before the season starts.
- Does Firefly Garden & Homestead accept SNAP or EBT?
- Its USDA listing does not record SNAP/EBT. That is not a "no" — many farms accept EBT without updating the federal directory. Ask directly.
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Listed from Firefly Garden & Homestead's own entry in the public USDA CSA directory. We are not affiliated with the farm. Seasons and availability change — confirm before travelling.