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Join the Martenette Farms CSA in Hillsborough, NJ
The Martenette Farms CSA is a choose-your-own share of certified organic vegetables grown in Hillsborough, NJ. Pay up front, get bonus credit, and pick what you want each week for free home delivery or Friday pickup in Asbury Park.
Why join a CSA?
Farmers spend the winter and spring preparing for the summer and fall harvest. While many of us grow year-round in hoop houses and greenhouses, most of our income for the year comes in June through November, and most of our expenses land December through March. The CSA model started when farmers looked for an alternative to bank and USDA loans for the seed money they needed each year.
When you buy a CSA share, you're funding the farm directly at the time when income is low and expenses are high. In return, you get bonus credit of 10% or more on top of your share to spend on the vegetables you want all season.
What does Martenette Farms grow?
Our farm is about 7 acres in total: 1.5 acres in annual vegetable production, 3.5 acres in pasture and a young fruit orchard, and 2 acres of woods that we're cleaning up to replant. We grow year-round, and our CSA currently runs from June to November.
We try to grow a wide variety of produce to keep shares exciting. Crops that take a long time to grow or harvest, like peas, beans, broccoli and cauliflower, are only available a few weeks a year. We aim to have others, like arugula, kale, chard, lettuce, carrots and beets, in at least 60% of the weeks. These lists aren't exhaustive, but they give a good idea of what to look forward to throughout the season.
Spring crops
Beets, carrots, Hakurei turnips, radishes, arugula, baby chard, baby kale, lettuce, green beans, peas, spring onions, blueberries, herbs, zucchini and mushrooms
Summer crops
Beets, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, okra, chard, kale, lettuce, tomatoes, fennel, garlic, green beans, celery, eggplant, peppers, herbs, flowers, onions, microgreens and mushrooms
Fall crops
Beets, Hakurei turnips, radishes, arugula, baby greens, spinach, onions, garlic, scallions, celeriac, pumpkins, rutabaga, turnips, winter radishes, pea shoots, microgreens, winter squash, flowers, fennel, broccoli, radicchio and mushrooms
Most of our mushrooms are grown from certified organic mushroom blocks made by our partner, Noble Mushrooms. We also grow wine cap and shiitake mushrooms from organic spawn, but those aren't certified organic.
What does a CSA order look like?
Here are actual CSA orders from the season. Some are small, some are huge. That's the beauty of our CSA model! Some of these pictures were taken by Andrea, who is NOT great with a camera, and others by Tony, a professional :)
Delivered fresh every week
Martenette Farms delivers CSA orders free to your door on Tuesdays and Sundays within 12 miles of the farm, and on Fridays within 5 miles of Ocean Grove. Shore members can also pick up Fridays in Asbury Park.
Tuesday and Sunday home delivery
Within 12 miles of the farm, including Hillsborough, Somerville, Bridgewater, Flemington and Hopewell. Tuesdays 4–9pm (order by Monday 9pm) or Sundays 1–5pm (order by Friday 9pm).
Friday Beach Town delivery
Within 5 miles of Ocean Grove, including Asbury Park, Bradley Beach, Belmar, Spring Lake, Neptune and Deal. Fridays 1–6pm (order by Wednesday 9pm).
Friday pickup in Asbury Park
Flying Pig Market, 527 Bangs Ave. Fridays 1–6pm (order by Wednesday 9pm).
You pay for a share up front and get bonus credit on top (example: pay $210 and get $225 to spend). Each week you pick the vegetables you want, with a $15 minimum per order, and the cost comes out of your balance. Your order arrives on your delivery or pickup day.
By 9pm Monday for Tuesday delivery, 9pm Friday for Sunday delivery, and 9pm Wednesday for Friday Beach Town delivery or Asbury Park pickup.
If you don't pick anything by the cutoff, nothing is sent and nothing comes out of your balance. Your credit stays put for the next week you order.
No. Delivery is free within 12 miles of the farm and within 5 miles of Ocean Grove, and Friday pickup at Flying Pig Market in Asbury Park is free, too.
Yes, for any reason, up until August 1 of the season you bought your share. Email martenettefarms@gmail.com and we’ll check your balance. We’ll subtract the member bonus you got at the start of the season and refund the rest within 2 weeks by credit card, Venmo, PayPal or check. Refunds aren’t available after August 1.
Here’s an example. Say you buy a $210 share. With your $15 member bonus, your starting balance is $225. You spend $150 in June and July, which leaves $75. If you move out of state and cancel, you’d get $60 back: your $75 balance minus the $15 bonus.
Join the 2027 Martenette Farms CSA
Shares start at $210 for $225 in credit, and delivery is free around Hillsborough and the shore.
