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“Buying into a CSA is..like growing your own vegetables but without the work and with a greater diversity of produce throughout the summer.”
Lisa Haderlein, Executive Director, The Land Conservancy.

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Our 2008 CSA subscription is sold out. Next year we will expand again to 100 subscriptions. If you would like to be on the mailing list for our announcement of the 2009 CSA season, please send an email to info@salutefarm.com.



“I would like to tell you how much I and my family have been enjoying the bounty from Salute! this summer. Everything has been wonderful and I'm so glad you were able to fit us in this year… About a year ago I began to look into CSA because I was looking for a way to add some locally grown organic produce to my family's diet. I was busy and didn't really pursue it then even though I kept thinking that I wanted to. This past May I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a wake up call, and one of the first things I did was to make some dramatic changes in my family's diet and lifestyle, including contacting you and adding many more organic foods to our diet.”

“Thank you so much for this wonderful gift! As I've said before, it is great to have someone make such an effort towards my health and wellness. I have discovered a farm full of angels!”

“I am thrilled that the concept of CSA has moved into the midwest, and feel so fortunate for it to land in my hometown. Thanks Salute!!!!!!!!”

“Thank you to all who make this possible!”
Feedback from our Subscribers
February 29, 2008
Dear friends,

Thank you again for your loyal support of our efforts to bring you the highest quality, locally grown organic produce. Salute! Farm & Vineyard has successfully completed its third season in business with good growth over 2006. We also experienced the wonders of our first grape harvest and the grape juice is safely ensconced in vats at the Fox Valley winery on its way to becoming wine.

Despite the excessive rain in August, our CSA, the Woodstock Farmers’ Market, growing for restaurants, and Dinners On The Farm were all very successful, so we are ready to improve and expand for 2008. We have learned many things this year about what grows well on our land, what people want to buy and eat, and how to handle various organic farming challenges. As a result, we will continue to improve the quality and selection of our vegetables for next year.

We will be expanding our CSA subscription capacity from 55 to 75 with the same two pick up sites on the farm and in downtown Woodstock. We will also continue at the Woodstock Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings and growing for local restaurants.

Some new things that worked well this summer were:
  • An herb garden for CSA customers to harvest what they need, as they need it.
  • Fruit bushes that will produce in 2008
  • Growing for local restaurants
  • Longer growing season of arugula and lettuces
  • AND our first grape harvest!
Some new things for next year are:
  • More consistent delivery of popular items, such as lettuces, beets, arugula, and carrots
What We Are GrowingHarvest Calendar

We are pleased to announce our

2008 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)


CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) offer a way to reconnect people to the land and to their food. Instead of food from a large corporation, thousands of miles away (“jet lagged vegetables”) you can eat locally grown food and know your farmer!

We specialize in gourmet varieties that will allow you to sample new and exciting flavors, grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers, harvested, washed and packed by hand.

So, please join us for our 2008 CSA Subscription.



As a member of our CSA, you will receive high quality, locally grown, freshly harvested vegetables at your table every week. Not only is this the healthiest, most delicious and environmentally friendly way to eat, but you are also supporting your local farmers, enabling us to continue to bring to you these gifts of the earth.


What you get:

You will receive a 1/2 bushel box of produce every week from June 11th – October 22nd. The contents will vary with the growing season and may include: lettuces, gourmet greens, carrots, radishes, arugula, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, chard, kale, melons, beets, broccoli, peas, beans, corn, eggplant, potatoes, onions, garlic, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, leeks, brussel sprouts, basil and access to our herb cutting garden.

Also included will be our weekly newsletter, which includes a list of contents, cooking tips, interesting facts, references to books, and delicious recipes to assist you in getting the most out of the variety of vegetables.



Pick Up:

You can pick up your vegetable box on Wednesdays at one of two locations:
  1. From 3:00-8:00 pm at Salute! Farm and Vineyard, 14317 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock. (When you reach this address, drive south down to the end of the gravel road.)
  2. From 4:00-8:00 pm at the Hoban/Sullivan residence located at 378 S. Tryon, Woodstock, IL ( 3 blocks off the square, near Dean St. School)

As a backup, you can come to the farm the following day or request to pick up your box at the Woodstock Farmers’ Market on Saturday.

Price: The price is $520. (20 weeks @ $26/wk).

There will be an additional charge of $20 to charge on a credit card over the website, due to charges from the processing company.


Details on Winter Storage Vegetables:

You can order as much of the following for Winter Storage as you would like:

A 1/2 bushel (CSA box-size about 25 lbs.) of Kennebec potatoes (large baking potato great for winter storage) for $32.  This comes to $1.28 per lb. which is a 15% volume discount off of market price of $1.50.

A 1/2 bushel (about 25 lbs.) of a red storage potato for $40.  This comes to $1.60 per lb. which is a 20% volume discount off market price of $2.00.

A 1/2 bushel (about 15-16 lbs.) of a yellow and red mixed onions for $20.  This comes to $1.28 per lb. which is a 15% volume discount off market price of $1.50.

Butternut and acorn squash will sell at 20 lbs for $18., which is $.90 per lb.   This would be about 7-9 butternuts or 8-10 acorns depending on size, or you can mix them.

Carrots and beets will come later, since we don't need to get those ordered this early.

Please note:  We will only be providing Winter Storage produce for CSA subscribers. If you are interested please send an email to info@salutefarm.com.


Your share will be reserved for you upon receipt of payment and your completed application.

We look forward to serving you next summer with a delicious bounty of beautiful vegetables!! We will be in touch closer to the season.

Thank you for your support.

T-shirts:

We are also selling our Salute! Farm & Vineyard t-shirts for $25, with our logo on the front and “Eat Organic” on the back. Pictures are available on our website at www.salutefarm.com. Please select white or purple and size S, M, L, XL.

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