CSA

Thanks for all your support!  Regular CSA shares for 2024 are sold out. 

Worker share positions are  still available this season and are being filled now, so don't hesitate to reach out now if you have interest in this program.  Visit our employment page for more information and how to apply.  

 Small Wheel Farm in Hermantown, Minnesota is pleased to offer Duluth a small CSA option available for pick-up at the Duluth Farmer’s Market and on our farm less than 10 miles (it’s a 25 minute drive) from downtown Duluth. Click Here to sign up.  Questions?  Call Rebecca at 507-301-8942.

 What is CSA?

CSA members receive a weekly box of vegetables throughout the growing season.  Additionally, you receive newsletters with recipes and farm news and have the opportunity to get to know your farmer in-person at pickup and during farm events.

Small By Design

We believe in giving our members a value and sharing the bounty, but not at the expense of overwhelming you.  With this philosophy in mind, we have designed a small CSA share that reflects what we think an average small family (2-4 people) eats in a week.   You will find between 5 and 8 vegetable varieties in each box.

Do you eat a lot of vegetables?  Our share is also a great supplement for those who have their own gardens or like shopping at the farmer's market, but want the CSA experience.

What Is in The Box?

The contents of your weekly share is farmer’s choice.  We strive to provide you with a well-rounded box, and do our best to include the following  each week:

  1. Greens
  2. Tomatoes (when in season)
  3. Alliums (onions, garlic, scallions, leeks)
  4. A fresh snack (carrots, radish, peas, beans, kohlrabi, etc.)
  5. Our favorite in-season treats

Veggie List: Lettuce Mix, Carrots, Beets, Zucchini, Patty Pan, Hot Peppers, Basil, Sweet Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Swiss chard, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Beans, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Fennel, Celery, Winter Squash, Cabbage, Dill, Mustard Greens, Radish, Turnips, Sugar Snap Peas, Scallions, Onions, Lettuce, Spinach, Parsley, Bok Choi, Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, Cilantro, Kale, Broccoli, Shishito Peppers, and more.

Cost

Our shares cost $375 and include 17 (weekly) boxes--early June through mid October, with a vacation week (no share) July 24.

A limited number of free worker share positions are available. Call Rebecca for more information 507-301-8942.  

Pick Up

We offer pick up at the Duluth Farmers Market on Wednesdays (2-5) or on the farm (4198 Solway Rd, Hermantown, MN 55810) on Thursdays (9-6).  If you can't pick-up because of illness, we will deliver your share to your home for free.  

CSA and Shared Risk

When joining a CSA you are agreeing to sharing risk with the farmer.  You will receive a weekly box of vegetables, but because weather, pests and diseases can devastate crops any time, we are unable guarantee quantities or varieties.  We mitigate risks through organic and biologically sound methods: biodiversity, fencing, high tunnels, cover crops, row cover, successive plantings of crops, organic practices and improving soil biology and mineralization.  Rest assured that we pledge to do our best to make sure you are receiving a good value with your CSA membership, while remaining good stewards to the land.

 About Our Farm

Small Wheel Farm is a 6-acre farm in the outskirts of Hermantown, Minnesota.  Owned by Rebecca Gramdorf, the farm is a woman-run business, specializing in annual vegetable production.  The farm utilizes organic soil-based practices.

 “Small Wheel” refers to our farming practices that utilize small equipment—including a two-wheel tractor that not only uses less fuel to run, but also causes less compaction in our soils due to its small size.  “Small Wheel” also alludes to Rebecca’s pottery (throwing on the potter’s wheel) and our goals to close gaps and cycle nutrients in our soils quickly. 

 In addition to vegetable production, the farm is establishing orchards, perennial vegetables, berries and mushrooms.