Tomato Mountain Farm
CSA farm in Chicago, Illinois
What to expect around Chicago
The operator has not published details for this CSA farm, so here is what we can tell you about Illinois more generally — context rather than a description of this particular CSA farm.
Season
Across Illinois, market season generally runs june to october, based on the seasons 50 markets published themselves. See the month-by-month breakdown.
Commonly sold nearby
Reported by 3 of the nearest listings to this one:
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Collard Greens
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.)
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 Tomato Mountain Farm
- Address
- Chicago, IL
- From the farm
- Year-round
- Shares offered
- 500
- Share sizes
- Full shares, 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, Monthly Sustaining Membership Option
- First box (as last published)
- 2014-01-01
- Delivery
- Deliver to customers' workplaces
- Website
- tomatomountain.com
What Tomato Mountain Farm sells
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Beans, other (lima, etc.)
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Canned or preserved fruits/vegetables: jams, jellies, preserves, salsas, pickles, dried fruit, etc.
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Collard Greens
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.)
- Eggs
- Endives
- Fresh and/or dried herbs
- Garlic
- Grains and/or flour
- Green beans
- Honey
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Maple syrup and/or maple products
- Mixed leafy greens
- Mustard Greens
- Okra
- Parsnips
- Peanuts
- Peas
- Peppers, hot
- Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.)
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Rutabaga
- Shallots
- Spinach: baby, regular
- Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.
- Squash, winter: butternut, etc.
- Sweet potatoes
- Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.)
- Turnip greens
- Turnips
How they farm, and how you pay
Growing practices
- Organic (USDA Certified)
Payment accepted
- Personal Checks
- Debit card/Credit card
Questions about Tomato Mountain Farm
- Where is Tomato Mountain Farm?
- Tomato Mountain Farm is at Chicago, IL.
- How does the Tomato Mountain Farm CSA work?
- You buy a share of the season up front and collect a box of what the farm harvests that week. Tomato Mountain Farm offers 500 shares. Share sizes: Full shares, Half shares. Contact the farm to check availability — popular CSAs sell out before the season starts.
- Does Tomato Mountain Farm 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 Tomato Mountain Farm's own entry in the public USDA CSA directory. We are not affiliated with the farm. Seasons and availability change — confirm before travelling.