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About Community Supported Agriculture
Full Belly operates a Community Supported Agricultural project or CSA. The CSA forges a direct connection between the farm and the people who buy and eat its produce.

By belonging to the CSA, members support organic farming practices that are healthful for people and the environment. They also have the opportunity to eat the freshest, most nutritional produce available.

Our members receive boxes of fresh produce delivered to convenient neighborhood locations. We deliver to neighborhood pickup locations in the East Bay, San Rafael, and the South Bay, as well as in Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, and Esparto. (See Neighborhood Delivery Sites.)

For a small additional fee, Full Belly can also deliver right to someone's door on Tuesday and Wednesday at selected locations in the East Bay. (Tuesday home or office deliveries: Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda. Wednesday home or office deliveries: Berkeley, Kensington, Albany, El Cerrito.)

You can also arrange for home or office deliveries with Pedal Express in Berkeley (more details below).

When you register for the CSA, you choose a delivery day and a neighborhood pickup place. Each month, you place an order for the weeks that you want to pick up a box of produce. You can skip a week or two if you let us know at the beginning of the month. You can also cancel a weekly order and receive credit if you notify us five days in advance. (For example, notify us on Monday if you want to cancel a Friday order. However, annual payers must order for consecutive weeks; no skipping allowed.)

You don't have to order for every week. You can order for every other week, for example, or omit weeks in a month when you will be away. For other details about orders and pickup, go to our Members' Info.

An order of produce costs $17 per week. The cost is $16.50 per week if you pay for three months in advance ($214.50 for 13 weeks), or $16 per week if you pay one year in advance ($784 for 49 consecutive weeks; no skipping boxes for annual payers). Home or office delivery is available on Tuesday and Wednesday in selected East Bay locations for an extra charge of $6 per week.

A weekly order of vegetables feeds an average family of 2 to 4 people. The kinds of vegetables you receive depend on the season. For example, a produce order in the Spring might contain: 1 bunch carrots, 1 bunch broccoli, 1 bunch red kale, 1/2 lb salad mix, 1 green cabbage, 1 lb potatoes, 1 bunch beets, 1 bunch green garlic. For the produce in this week's CSA boxes, go to the CSA Box list.

Full Belly chooses what vegetables and fruits go into the weekly orders. However, Full Belly grows many crops to offer a wide variety of produce to its members. CSA members find their favorite fruits and vegetables in their boxes, as well as new kinds to try out.

For a chart of our seasonal produce, go to our Crops Timeline.


Neighborhood Delivery Sites

East Bay

  • Tuesday, 62nd near Colby in North Oakland, Noon-7PM
  • Tuesday, Berkeley Farmers Market at Derby & Martin Luther King Jr. Way, 12:30-6PM in winter, 7PM in summer
  • Tuesday, Ashby near Claremont in Berkeley, 12:30-6PM (may be seasonal, check on availability of summer boxes)
  • Tuesday, Tapscott Avenue in El Cerrito, 2-4PM (seasonal)
  • Wednesday, Bella Vista near 13th Avenue in Oakland, 1-8PM
  • Wednesday, Vernon near Oakland Avenue in Oakland, 1-8PM
  • Wednesday, 61st near Colby in North Oakland, 1-8PM
  • Wednesday, San Pablo near Dwight in West Berkeley, 1-6PM
  • Wednesday, Virginia near Milvia in North Berkeley, 1-7PM in summer; til dusk in winter
  • Wednesday, Allston Way in Berkeley, 2-5:45PM (seasonal Sept-June)
  • Friday, Cornell near Gilman in Albany, 8AM (9AM in summer)-7PM
  • Friday, Gilbert between Broadway and Piedmont Aves in Oakland, 8AM-7PM waiting list only
  • Friday, Broadway Terrace and Clarewood in Oakland, 8AM-7PM
  • Friday, Navellier near Gladys Avenue in El Cerrito, 10AM-7PM
  • Friday, Manila and Elm off San Pablo, in El Cerrito, 9:30AM-7PM waiting list only
  • Friday, University Terrace, Jefferson Avenue by Allston in Berkeley, 4-9PM
  • Friday, Bancroft Way in Berkeley, 8:30AM-6PM (seasonal)
  • Friday, Cooperative Grocery, 67th St and Hollis in Emeryville, 11AM-7PM

Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Esparto

  • Wednesday, 13th Street, off Land Park near Vallejo in Sacramento, 2-7PM
  • Wednesday, 46th Street near Folsom Blvd and "M" Streets in Sacramento, 2-7PM
  • Wednesday, 49th Street near Folsom Blvd in Sacramento, 2-8PM
  • Wednesday, Village Homes in Davis, 3-7PM
  • Wednesday, Mace Ranch in Davis, 3-7PM
  • Wednesday, Toyon Drive, off West Street in Woodland, 3-7PM
  • Wednesday, Yolo Avenue in Esparto, 9AM-5PM
  • Saturday, Harkness Street in old Land Park in Sacramento, 9:30AM to 3PM

San Rafael

  • Thursday, San Rafael Civic Center (Farmers Market), 7:30AM-12:30PM

South Bay

  • Saturday, Pickering Avenue in Fremont, 8AM-7PM
  • Saturday, Cornelia Court in Mountain View, 8:00AM-12:30PM
  • Saturday, Palo Alto Farmers Market, 8AM to Noon from May through December
  • Saturday, Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park, 9AM-11AM

Home or Office Delivery
Available from Full Belly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in selected East Bay locations for an additional $6 per week. Tuesday home or office deliveries: Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda. Tuesday and Wednesday home or office deliveries: Berkeley, Kensington, Albany, El Cerrito. You do not have to be at your home or office for the delivery. Before ordering home or office delivery, please email us with your street address, including cross-street, so we can confirm that your location is on our delivery route.

You can also arrange for home or office deliveries with Pedal Express. Pedal Express can pick up your CSA box from Full Belly pick-up locations in North Oakland, Central Berkeley, or North Berkeley, and deliver the box to your door. It will be less expensive if you schedule regular deliveries. Call Pedal Express at 510-843-7339, or visit their website at www.pedalexpress.com/berkeley. Full Belly is not responsible for the home or office deliveries that you schedule with Pedal Express.


Join Our CSA!
Sign up for East Bay CSA
Sign up for Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Esparto CSA
Sign up for San Rafael CSA
Sign up for South Bay CSA

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