City of Lexington
Workplace CSA Program
The City of Lexington is excited to offer CSA vouchers as a health benefit to interested full-time and part-time employees for the upcoming season. Employees can express interest in a $250 voucher for a weekly produce box of their choice with any of the partner farms. Participants can also conveniently pick up their produce boxes at the Government Center on Thursdays or another community pickup starting in May.
To learn more about CSA, the benefits, pricing, and signup details read below. If you are already familiar with the LFUCG CSA Voucher program view the partner farms here.
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 local 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 with useful recipes.
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Reap the health benefits of increasing vegetable consumption throughout the season.​
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Support sustainable farming practices that promote soil health and improve biodiversity.
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Keep more food dollars local.
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CSA Share Size, Pricing, & Customization
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Choose a CSA share that works for your household!
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Small Share: Best for first-time members or small households who cook a few times per week.
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Regular Share: Ideal for medium households or those who cook three or more times per week.
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XL Share: Good for larger households, those who cook five or more times a week, and members who are interested in food preservation. ​
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Customization:
Some Kentucky Farm Share Coalition Partner Farms offer members the ability to review their weekly CSA share and swap items, add on items, and pause their share to use the credit in a future week.
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Payment Options:
Members can choose to pay for their CSA share in full OR opt for a flexible payment plan, depending on the farm, where payments can be made in installments on a monthly, quarterly, or weekly basis. ​
XL Share
Regular Share
Small Share
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Eating with the Seasons
Members can look forward to a delicious diversity of produce throughout the season. Items change from week to week. Partner farms grow over 30-60 different crops for their CSA and often varieties you can't access in the grocery store. Being a CSA member is a great way to try news foods and recipes.
Spring Share
Summer Share
Fall Share
CSA Pick-up Location
Employees can choose to pick up their share each week of the growing season at the Government Center every Thursday or select a convenient community pickup or home delivery option for an additional fee.
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How to Participate?
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Claim for a voucher. All LFUCG employees will be able to claim a voucher via the Survey Monkey application. ​
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Choose a partner farm. Explore CSA options and determine what program, share size, and pickup location will work best for you.
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Apply your CSA voucher at signup. Once you have your voucher code, employees can sign up for a share and include it in the coupon code box or other specified area on the farm's website.
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Questions about the CSA voucher program? Contact Faye Baron, Human Resource Specialist, at fbaron@lexingtonky.gov​.
KY Farm Share Coalition Partner Farms
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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Hickory Grove Farm
Lazy Eight Stock Farm is a small family farm located in Madison and Garrard County along the banks of the Paint Lick Creek.
We pour our hearts and souls into raising USDA Certified Organic vegetables for our CSA Members, the lifeblood of our farm. We offer a
21-week customizable CSA and host several on farm events each season for our members to come and share the seasonal bounty.
Rootbound Farm
Hickory Grove Farm started in 1786 in Pleasureville, KY. Through the centuries the farm has grown just about everything. Their family has always been motivated by a deep connection to the land and desire to raise foods using regenerative and organic practices so they can hand it off to the next generation better than they found it.
The farm is currently run by Ryan Burnette who raises certified organic mixed vegetables and pasture-raised meats and eggs. They offer both meat and produce CSAs to eaters around the bluegrass.
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Rootbound farm is a family-run certified organic farm in Oldham County, Kentucky. Our Farm Share (CSA) program is the lifeblood of our farm. Our passion is filling our members’ family table with the full bounty of beautiful and delicious local veggies that positively impact their health and the environment.
We believe being in a Farm Share (CSA) should be fun - and we prioritize communication, quality, and diversity. We provide weekly newsletters and use social media to provide our members with new recipes and storage tips so they can get the best out of every share.
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Ford and Amanda Waterstrat own and operate a first-generation family farm that produces a wide variety of USDA certified organic, high quality produce grown in an environmentally sensitive manner. They offer individuals, families and businesses highly customizable, nutritious and delicious farm shares that are easy to pick up and are backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Ford and Amanda have a passion to help people eat better, reduce food waste and improve their overall health and well-being.
Sustainable Harvest Farm strives to provide their customers with peace of mind knowing their produce is grown locally in a manner that enhances our ecosystem yet ensures food safety.
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