Cultivating certified organic food, flowers, and native plants—while fostering a food culture rooted in care for land, season, and northern life.
CSA Shares
Seasonal boxes of just-picked organic produce, grown with purpose and delivered fresh from our farm to your kitchen.
Gardening Classes
Hands-on classes for northern gardeners—learn how to grow with the seasons and build a garden that thrives in Zone 3–4.


Where good food begins
We grow certified organic food, flowers, and native plants in rhythm with the seasons and soils of northern Minnesota. Whether you're joining our CSA, learning in the garden, or shopping the farmstand, everything you experience is rooted in care for land, season, and northern life.
Description
Join our Summer CSA and experience the joy of seasonal eating with produce that’s fresh, vibrant, and grown right here on our certified organic farm. Your share reflects more than great food—it’s a vote for resilient local food systems, sustainable practices, and northern grit.
🌱 What You Get:
Each week, you’ll receive a full share of freshly harvested vegetables—washed, cooled, and packed just hours before pickup. Shares are designed to feed 2–4 veggie-loving adults or a small household that cooks regularly.
🧊 Cooler System:
To keep your share in peak condition, you’ll provide two clean, hard-sided 28-quart coolers by June 15. This keeps produce fresh while you run errands and reduces packaging waste.
📦 Pickup Details:
Tuesdays, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
June 24–August 26
No pickup the week of July 1 (holiday week)
📩 Communication:
We’ll be in touch via the email you provide at checkout—please check it regularly! Each share has one designated contact person responsible for pickup.
🧾 CSA Agreement:
By purchasing a share, you acknowledge and agree to our CSA Member Agreement in the next tab below. It covers shared risk, cooler guidelines, pickup terms, and other good-to-know info. Transparency is how we build trust.
❤️ Why it Matters:
Every share supports organic farming in the North, nurtures healthy soil, and helps keep small-scale farms thriving. This is food with purpose.
🌿 Ready to dig in? Select your share and checkout to reserve your spot!
CSA Agreement
Sow. Reap. Eat. Repeat.
By purchasing a CSA share from The Boreal Farm, you are becoming a member of our CSA program for the 2025 season. We’re thrilled to grow for you and want to be sure we’re all on the same page. Please review the following agreement, which outlines what you can expect from us, The Boreal Farm, and what’s expected of you, as a CSA member.
1. Understanding the CSA Model
By signing up, you acknowledge that CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a shared-risk model. Your early share purchase helps us cover the up-front costs of seeds, tools, staffing, and supplies. In return, you receive a share of our harvest each week throughout the Summer CSA season.
CSA members share in both the rewards and risks of farming. Weather, pests, and other challenges can impact availability and abundance—but we work hard to grow a diverse array of resilient crops, using succession planting, saved seed from hardy past seasons, irrigation, and other ecological practices to ensure a bountiful, beautiful harvest.
2. Share Details
Season: Tuesdays, June 24 – August 26, 2025
(Please note: there is no pickup the week of June 30 due to the July 4th holiday.)
Pickup Time: 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Boreal Farm at 5205 Arnold Road, Duluth, MN 55803
3. Pickup Commitment
You agree to pick up your share at the agreed upon location and time each week—or arrange for someone to pick it up on your behalf (please let us know who to expect). If a share is not picked up, it will be donated to a local charity of The Boreal Farm’s choosing.
Please arrive during the designated pickup window. While early arrivals aren't permitted, you’re always welcome to walk around and enjoy the farm during pickup hours.
4. Cooler Policy
We use a cooler swap system to keep your produce fresh and reduce packaging waste.
You agree to:
- Provide two clean, hard-sided 28-quart coolers by June 15, each in excellent condition (attached lid, working handles, no cracks or exposed insulation).
- Bring a clean, dry, empty cooler each week for your next share.
- Understand that failure to follow the cooler policy may result in forfeiting your share that week.
Benefits of this system:
- Keeps greens crisp and produce clean during transit
- Extends shelf life, even if you’re running errands
- Cuts down on single-use packaging
5. Communication
We communicate primarily via the email address you provide at sign-up. It is your responsibility to check this email regularly for updates, reminders, and important information throughout the season.
Each share is designated to one household or person. Please assign one point of contact who will be responsible for managing all communications, cooler swaps, and pickup logistics.
6. Substitutions
We strive to fill every cooler with the same mix of vegetables each week. If a substitution must be made due to a crop shortage, we track it and will do our best to include that item in your share at a future pickup. Everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy the full range of the season’s flavor and diversity.
7. Refunds and Cancellations
Your payment secures your share and is non-refundable, even in the event of crop failure, missed pickups, or other unforeseen circumstances.
8. Payment
Full payment is due at the time of signup and is made through our website.
CSA Is a Relationship
CSA is not a grocery subscription—it’s a relationship built on trust, transparency, and seasonal rhythm. We commit to growing with care, and you commit to supporting the realities of small-scale, local, certified organic farming.
Confirmation
By completing your purchase, you are confirming:
- You understand the nature of CSA membership.
- You agree to the responsibilities listed above.
- You’re ready to Sow. Reap. Eat. Repeat.
Whew! We know that’s a lot—but clear communication helps us grow good food and great relationships. Thanks for reading, and thank you for supporting our work. We’re so glad you’re here!
Mission
The Boreal Farm cultivates certified organic food, flowers, and native plants—while fostering a food culture rooted in care for the land, the seasons, and northern life.
Always Certified Organic
No shortcuts, no exceptions—just clean, healthy food from our fields to your fork.
Eat Well, Feel Good
Fresh-picked, nutrient-rich produce to nourish your body and fuel your summer. This is clean eating at its freshest
Eat with the Seasons
Experience the rhythms of the land with produce picked at peak perfection.
The Boreal Farm
5205 Arnold Road
Duluth, Minnesota 55803
The Farm is currently closed
CSA Pick-up: Wednesday, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
June 25 - August 27, 2025
