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Even' Star Organic Farm

48322 Far Cry Road
301-481-6832

We are a highly diverse certified organic farm, growing over 120 varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers for bouquets. We offer a High Summer CSA (350 families in 2011; application deadline late June) and a unique Winter CSA (200 families in '10-'11; reserved primarily for previous summer or winter subscribers). We also sell to fine restaurants, universities, and stores, and at the Saturday Chevy Chase farmers' market in Washington DC. We specialize in heirloom vegetables of the finest flavors, and grow our foods slowly to maximize quality and to protect the farm ecosystem that we so treasure.

Highly diverse certified organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Deliveries to pick-up sites in Bethesda, MD 20814; south Arlington, VA 22204; central Arlington, VA 22201; University Park, MD 20782; Chevy Chase, DC 20016; Chevy Chase, MD 20015; Lexington Park, MD 20653 and Leonardtown, MD 20650. Twenty-four hour pick-up window for subscribers. We specialize in growing great tomatoes (both cherries and heirlooms) in the summer and salad and cooking greens in the winter. While we grow and harvest many other crops for the CSA members, those two foods are major parts of the traditional delivered warm and cold season shares, respectively. From May 6 thru October 26, Farmers' Market Option subscribers may totally customize their foods by shopping at the farm Fridays (12:00 - 4:00 pm; members only) or our Saturday Chevy Chase (WDC) farmers' market (9 - 1 pm; public fully welcome). This option is a special shopping-basket debit system, and lets market-attending CSA members choose their CSA weeks and which foods they get. If someone don't love tomatoes or greens, there are plenty of other choices. The Farmers' Market option is also the best way for CSA members to get our lovely bouquets.

CSA Details:
Season:  Year round
Type: single farm
Since: 1997
No of Shares: 350
Full Share: High Summer: $361 for 13 delivered weeks; Farmers' Market Option: $300, $400, or $500 (member choice) for 26 weeks; All Winter: $572 for 20 delivered weeks.
Work Req? No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:

Arlington (center)  (Thu)
Drop-off site is a busy fitness center, generally open from 8:30 am until 530 pm.
Address: 1039 Highland St. Arlington, VA 22201

Arlington (south)  (Thu)
Members pick up shares over a 24-hour window.
Address: South Nelson St. Arlington, VA 22207

Bethesda  (Thu)
Members have a 24-hour window to pick up their shares.
Address: Chestnut St. Bethesda, MD 20814

Chevy Chase, MD  (Thu)
Members have 24 hours to pick up shares.
Address: Delfield St. Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Chevy Chase, WDC  (Thu)
Members pick up shares over a 24-hour window.
Address: Jocelyn St. Chevy Chase, DC 20015

Chevy Chase, WDC  (Thu)
Members pick up their shares over a 24-hour window.
Address: Chestnut St. Washington DC, 20015

Chevy Chase, WDC  (Thu)
Members have 24 hours to pick up. Also has excellent alley off the main road for easiest short-term parking and pick-up. Closest to the Metro.
Address: Nebraska Ave. at Connecticut Ave. Washington, DC, 20008

Even' Star Organic Farm  (Thu Fri Sat)
Members coming to the farm itself have a three-day pick-up window.
Contact: Brett Grohsgal
Phone: 301-866-1412
Address: 48322 Far Cry Road Lexington Park, MD 20653

Lafayette Public School  (Sat)
Customized Farmers' Market Option: CSA members may choose a debit system, pre-pay but with a 5% added value bonus, get weekly emails detailing which foods we are bringing to the market, and then pick the Saturdays they can shop as well as their own foods. Nine am until 1 PM, all Saturdays from May 1 through October 31.
Contact: Brett Grohsgal
Phone: 301.481.6832
Address: Lafayette Public School Farmers' Market, Broad Branch Ave., Washington, DC, 20015

The Good Earth Natural Foods Store  (Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat)
Address: 41675 Park Ave. Leonardtown, MD 20650

Town Creek  (Thu)
Members pick up shares over a 24-hour window.
Address: East Sunrise Dr. California, MD 20653

University Park  (Thu)

Members pick up shares over a 24-hour window.
Address: Queens Chapel Rd. University Park, MD 20782 


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