GardenShare still has “Bonus Bucks” available to help make CSA affordable for more people. For eligible households, GardenShare provides a $150 discount off the cost of a membership at a participating CSA farm.

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, a program where consumers buy a membership in a nearby farm at the beginning of the growing season, and then each week they go to a designated site to pick up a box of the farm’s harvest -- vegetables or meat or perhaps an assortment of vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, maple syrup, and other wholesome farm food.

“CSA is a great way to bring fresh veggies or local meat to your dinner table,” says Phil Harnden, GardenShare’s executive director. “We still have enough CSA Bonus Bucks for more households to share in this wonderful experience.”

Harnden notes that everyone from seniors to families with young children can benefit from adding wholesome local farm food to their meals.

To be eligible for the CSA Bonus Bucks discount, the combined yearly pre-tax income of all household members must be at or below $20,147 for one person; $27,214 for two people; $34,281 for three people; $41,348 for four people; $48,415 for five people; or $55,482 for six people.

For an application form, a list of participating CSA farms, and more details about the program, visit GardenShare’s website at www.GardenShare.org, or call 261-8054.