Lexington-Fayette County Health Department
Workplace CSA Program
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) is offering 25 CSA vouchers to employees interested in signing up for a weekly vegetable share for the 2023 growing season. Each employee that receives a voucher will be able to apply $225 towards a weekly farm share and conveniently pick it up during the main growing season.
To learn more about CSA and the benefits, pricing, and sign-up details read below. If you are already familiar with the LFCHD workplace program view the partner farm bio with the link below and head directly to their website to sign up for a share!
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
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A local produce subscription where members receive weekly deliveries of seasonal vegetables and some fruits for 20 weeks during the main growing season (May - October).
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A model of buying food that is focused on community where a participant pays in advance for a share and then becomes a important member of the farm for the whole season.
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A weekly box or basket of fresh, KY Proud, and certified organic vegetables. The items in a share are harvested at their peak ripeness and will often store longer and have more flavor than other produce.
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What are the Benefits of CSA?
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Easy access to healthy fresh food and the opportunity to try new foods.
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Convenience--pick up your share at work or on the way home.
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Know your farmer that grows your food. Receive regular newsletters, updates, and useful recipes.
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Enjoy health benefits of increasing vegetable consumption and eating out less frequently.
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Keep more food dollars local.
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What to expect in a CSA?
Members can look forward to a delicious diversity of produce throughout the season! Items change from week to week and are great way to try news foods and recipes. View the CSA shares below to get an idea of the wide variety of produce you can expect throughout the season.
Summer Share
Fall Share
CSA Share Size, Pricing, & Customization
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Choose a CSA share that works for your household!
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Sizes:
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Mini Share: 5-9 items per week. Good for households with 1-2 people who enjoy cooking a few times a week. Best for first time CSA members.
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Regular Share: 6-12 items per week. Good for households with 2-4 people who enjoy cooking several times a week.
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Robust Share: 10- 14 items or more per week. Good for larger households with 4 or more people who enjoy cooking most nights a week.
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Customization:
Each week members can swap out vegetable items and swap in other vegetable items, add on additional farm items, and pause share on vacation and use credit in future weeks.
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Pricing & Payment Details:
All LFCHD employees can choose to pay for farm shares using LCHFD payroll deduction or pay the farm directly.
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LFCHD payroll deduction: All LFCHD employees regardless of whether they receive a voucher will be able to use a payroll deduction to pay for a CSA share. Participants will be directed to indicate this payment plan preference at sign-up. ​​
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Farm payment plan: If you plan to pay the farm directly you can pay in full or split it up into installments using cash, check or card. When choosing this option a $200 payment in full is required before start of the season.
Robust Share
Regular Share
Mini Share
Spring Share
CSA Pick-Up Location
Pick up your share at Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, 650 Newtown Pike, every Tuesday from 2:30-4:30pm or choose a nearby community pick-up or home delivery for additional fee.
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How to Participate?
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Attend CSA Program Kick-Off Tabling Event on Tuesday February 14th with Elmwood Stock Farm and KYFSC staff. This will be a tabling event during the lunch hour to learn more about the CSA program and how to claim a voucher towards a CSA share. ​
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Enter the CSA voucher lottery Feb. 14th - Feb. 21st: Look for an email after the kick-off event with instructions on how to express interest in a voucher.
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Voucher participants will be notified on February 22nd: Recipients will receive an email notification with a voucher code and signup instructions.
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Sign up for a CSA share from Feb. 22nd - Mar. 8th: All LFCHD employees can purchase a CSA with Elmwood Stock Farm and apply their voucher and/or choose payroll deduction.
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View step-by-step signup instructions here.
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Questions about the program? Contact Tara Mason, Team Leader for Community Health Equity and Education at TaraL.Mason@lfchd.org or Katie Harvey, CSA program coordinator at katie@oak-ky.org.​
Partner Farm
Elmwood Stock Farm is a sixth-generation family farm situated on 550 acres just outside Georgetown, Kentucky. USDA certified organic since 2000, Elmwood Stock Farm produces wholesome vegetables, fruits, pantry items, pasture-raised eggs, poultry and pork, and grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb.
Mac and Ann Stone, Ann’s brother, John Bell, and a great support team produce healthy and delicious weekly CSA Farm Shares. CSA shareholders benefit from Elmwood Stock Farm’s many years of growing for CSA, from a well-planned weekly share to the opportunity to swap and add items and the ability to skip a week for vacation from your secure online account. Have your vegetable, meat or egg share delivered to your home, or choose to pick up from more than a dozen community locations.
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