The Inaugural Summer Culinary Herb CSA

• Biweekly shares of culinary herbs, edible flowers, microgreens, and other specialty ingredients, harvested at their peak throughout the summer season

• Free home delivery (discount available if picked up at the farm)

• Biweekly newsletter including what produce to expect, recipes, and herb preservation and preparation techniques

• Happy Kitchen Farm merch!

• Members-only meet-ups at the farm

• Food lovers, adventurous eaters, and lifelong learners

• People who prepare home-cooked meals 1-2x a week

• Generous hosts who love gather friends and family for special meals

• Supporters of local farmers and small businesses

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a subscription service for customers to receive fresh, local produce directly from farmers. Customers pay for a "share" of the harvest, and since payment is received in advance of the growing season, this helps farmers with crop planning and managing cash flow. 

Like investors, CSA members reap the benefit and share the risks of small-scale farming. You’ll enjoy bumper crops (and we’ll share preservation tips so you can enjoy your herbs in the winter) and experience the real impacts of an extreme weather event or unexpected crop failure. Rest assured, though, we’ll always fill your CSA deliveries with at least $30 worth of produce.

Every other Wednesday, starting June 4, 2025, we’ll deliver freshly harvested produce to your home or office, typically between 7am-12pm. We’ll offer deliveries for 11 cycles, ending on October 22. Note: we offer a discount for members who choose to pick up their items at the farm or Tacoma Knife and Mercantile or are willing to receive multiple drop-offs at the same location. See “payment options” below for more information.

During the “off” week, we’ll send a newsletter with what produce to expect in the upcoming delivery, new recipes, and any tips or techniques for preparing and preserving your items. And probably lots of photos of our chickens and farm dog.

If you’re out of town, contact us at least a week in advance to gift your CSA delivery to a friend or neighbor. Alternatively, we can donate it a local household in need.

While other CSAs may allow for swapping items to build more customizable boxes, we are choosing not to this first year. This eases some of the logistics of crop planning and harvesting. We also really like the idea of 16 households all preparing the same recipes throughout the summer. We hope this helps you feel part of a community and connected with your fellow CSA members (we’ll host a couple member meet-ups, too).

The only swapping allowed is cilantro. :) Please indicate your preference when you check out.

This summer, we’re growing more than 40 types of herbs and other ingredients! You’ll see some classics, like basil, tarragon, mint, and oregano, and also some more unusual ones like fenugreek, anise hyssop, lovage, and borage. And lots of edible flowers to bring color to your plate (and palette). We’ll include recipes and preparation techniques to help inspire your kitchen creations! See our 2025 herb list for full details.

Sample deliveries:

June: garlic scapes, garlic chive blossoms, borage, cilantro, microgreens, tarragon, mustard flowers, violas, mint, cherries

August: Basil (multiple variaties), oregano, calendula, nigella sativa, garlic, marigold, chervil, fenugreek

October: chile peppers, ginger, horseradish, nasturtiums, rosemary, parsley, thyme, turmeric, figs, mint, viola, bay leaves

For this first year, we’re only offering the CSA to those living and working within a 10-mile radius of Tacoma, WA. We hope to offer a wider delivery service in the future and make our produce available at other locations, like farmers’ markets.

Full payments are due in advance to reserve your CSA share. Installments are available at checkout through AfterPay and Klarna.

To pay by check (preferred), please use the code CHECK to zero-out your order. Checks must be received within 10 days of the order to secure your share.

All major credit cards accepted.

DISCOUNTS

To help streamline our delivery service, we offer a 5% discount if you choose to pick up your CSA share (at the farm or Tacoma Knife and Mercantile) or if we can drop off multiple orders at the same location (like for neighbors or office coworkers). Use PICKUP or COMBO during checkout.

By purchasing a CSA share, you are part of our inaugural summer and will forever hold a special place in the history of Happy Kitchen Farm.

As this is our first year, we hope that you’ll also provide honest and candid feedback to help us grow the business.

Thank you for supporting small-scale farmers in your community!