CSA Farm Profile: Full Belly Farm

Full Belly Farm is a 350-acre farm in Guinda, supplying more than 1,100 members with weekly CSA boxes. Full Belly has been certified organic since 1985. The farm’s mission statement to create an “ecological sanctuary” is demonstrated through their commitment to sustainable agricultural practices. In 2014, Full Belly was honored with the LeopoldConservation Award for their achievements as exemplary land stewards.

The farm’s CSA program was started in 1992, and runs from January to November. It is a single-farm CSA, ensuring consumers that all of the fruit, nuts, produce, and flowers found in the weekly shares are grown at Full Belly. A timeline of what crops the farm grows each season is available here.

More than 60 people are employed at Full Belly, including a rotating crew of about five full-time interns. The year-long internship (minimum) is world renowned, providing future farmers with training in harvesting, cultivating, washing, packing, and marketing produce. Interns also cook and share meals together.  A list of farm dinners, tours, and other community events is available here. 

Full Belly has been a member of CAFF since 1993. For more than two decades CAFF and Full Belly have partnered to promote sustainable agriculture and provide healthy food for our community. Farm co-founder, Judith Redmond, serves on the policy committee of the CAFF board, where she works on matters concerning food safety and direct market policy. More than half of CAFF’s board members are family farmers, ensuring that a farmer’s perspective is present in all facets of our work.