What is a CSA?

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is a mutually beneficial partnership in which individuals or families choose to purchase organic produce from a local farm for an entire growing season. Produce is delivered weekly to a pick-up location where members are able to choose their produce while connecting with the farmer and members of their community.

Why should I join a CSA?

Joining a CSA means you and your family will enjoy the health, community, and environmental benefits of eating fresh, local, organically grown produce! Join the 40+ other Jewish communities across North America that have already committed to putting Jewish purchasing power behind our local farmers. Become a part of the new Jewish food movement today!

What’s the Jewish connection?

Why is joining a CSA a “Jewish” thing to do?

When G-d finished creating the world, G-d placed Adam in the Garden of Eden and commanded Adam, “l’ovdah u’l’shomra,” to serve and protect Creation. When we purchase local organic produce, we are choosing to support a food system that cares for our natural world, our health, and our community – we are honouring our role as stewards of G-d’s creation! As well, participating in a CSA that values social, environmental, personal and economic health as “the bottom line,” enables us to actively participate in the process of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.

Jewish CSAs in the Greater Toronto Area

• Kavanah CSA (at the Kavanah Garden – Bathurst Street and Rutherford Road)
• Pri Adamah CSA (at Temple Sinai – Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue) 
• Holy Sprouts CSA (at Holy Blossom – Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue)
• Shalom Harvest CSA (at Shaar Shalom - Don Mills and Steeles Avenue)
• Narayever CSA (at the First Narayever Synagogue – Brunswick Avenue and Harbord Street)

Starting a Jewish CSA 

Interested in starting a Jewish CSA through your school, synagogue or community organization? We can help!

For more information, please contact Risa at risa@shoresh.ca or 416-805-8382.