Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a farm model that connects farmer and consumer more intimately whereby members buy shares of the farm's harvest either through weekly or full season subscriptions in advance and share in both the risk and the bounty throughout the growing season. This approach invests in and supports small scale farmers and cultivates a deeper connection to our food sources and our community.
Growing Community, Growing Together: A Partnership for All
This year, we are excited to announce a partnership between the African Alliance of Rhode Island and Gather Farm that’s all about bringing people together through food, culture, and community. Through our 20-week CSA program, we’ll be growing a diverse range of produce that speaks to the rich, cultural heritage of our communities.
The African Alliance of Rhode Island has long been dedicated to empowering African immigrants and refugees with a focus on food, art, culture, and health. Gather Farm has been a hub for ecological food growing, community building, and meaningful experiences in art, food, and farming. By joining forces, we’re not just growing food — we’re cultivating relationships, sharing stories, and creating experiences that unite people from all walks of life.
Together, we’ll be growing more culturally familiar foods for some, while introducing new and exciting produce for others. It’s a celebration of diversity, connection, and the power of shared meals. This CSA is more than just a subscription; it’s a chance to support local farmers, try something new, and be part of a movement that values inclusivity, sustainability, and community-building at its heart.
CSA Share Sizes
Full Share:
ideal for a household of 4-6 people
Half Share:
ideal for a smaller household of 2-3 people
Weekly Share:
these are full or half shares, space is limited, orders due Monday
CSA Share Seasons
Main Season:
Jun 4 - Oct 18, 2025 (20 weeks)
Fall Extension:
Oct 22 - Nov 29, 2025 (6 weeks)
Holiday Shares:
Week of Nov 23, 2025
Week of Dec 14, 2025
Fall and holiday details coming soon!
CSA Share Pick-up
Wednesdays 4:00-6:00pm
at our food studio: 519 Atwells Ave in Providence, RI
Pick-up is market style or pre-packed!
OR
Saturdays 11:00am-1:00pm
at the farm: 380 Greenville Ave in Johnston, RI
Pick-up is market style with PYO options!
Member Perks
Complimentary access to Root Down Yoga on Saturdays! Spend your morning at the farm enjoying a grounding yoga class and then pick up your share of healthy produce.
Occasional PYO (pick your own) produce opportunities at Saturday pick-up!
Seasonal live cooking demos (and sampling!) with AARI at pick-up’s! Meet your farmers and try a new vegetable, a new recipe, a new flavor.
Discounts to farm events throughout the season!
Healthy Soil, Healthy Food
All shares include a wide variety of the freshest seasonal produce grown in the healthiest soils. Gather Farm and AARI farmers are committed to all organic and regenerative growing practices without synthetic inputs.
Healthy Communities
Members have the option to donate a week’s share to families struggling with food insecurity. All produce and unclaimed shares left over each week are donated directly to the local food pantries serving our communities.
Why joining our CSA matters:
Preserving Farmland: Since 1940 Rhode Island has lost 80% of its productive agricultural land. Between 1965 and 1990 the town of Johnston lost 55% of its agricultural land. Your membership helps ensure this special piece of farmland – farmed for over a century and one of the closest farms to RI’s urban core – is protected from development.
Supporting Farmers: Community Supported Agriculture provides job security to small scale farmers who are some of our most important community assets and the key to local food security.
Investing in Families: Our CSA membership ensures families have access to nutrient dense foods grown by farmers they know and trust. Our farm only uses organic growing practices so you can be sure there are no chemicals used on the fruits and vegetables you will be eating.
Growing Community: Joining a CSA is a great way to meet like minded people and to be a part of a community that shares your values of knowing where your food comes from. It’s a chance to be part of something positive that benefits not only you and your family but the greater community as well.
Giving Back: Gather Farm donates produce every week to families struggling with food insecurity in our community. Everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy food and it is our pleasure to give back to those that need help getting it.
Sample Harvest Schedule
Spring
Lettuces
Arugula
Chard
Kale
Peas
Beets
Carrots
Radishes
Scallions
Garlic scapes
Parsley
Rosemary
Chives
Cilantro
Dill
Summer
Lettuces
Spinach
Chard
Kale
Bok choy varieties
Collard greens
Sweet potato greens
Mustard greens
Cabbages
Efo tete (amaranth)
Gbure (water leaf)
Callaloo
Amunututu
Ewedu
Sokoyokoto
Carrots
Turnips
Tomato varieties
Cucumber
Peppers
Eggplant
Okras
Sweet corn
Garden egg
Summer squashes
Watermelon
Blueberries
Onions
Garlic
Chives
Basil
African basil
Parsley
Rosemary
Lovage
Cilantro
Fall
Lettuces
Arugula
Cabbages
Beets
Carrots
Radishes
Rutabaga
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Winter squash varieties
Dried beans
Ground cherries
Goldenberries
Scallions
Onions
Garlic
Parsley
Rosemary
Lovage
Salad burnet
FAQs
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This year we are so excited to be building a stronger partnership with the African Alliance of RI (AARI) and their network of talented farmers. Your produce will be coming from the fields at Gather Farm as well as AARI’s Bami Farm in Johnston and Southside Community Land Trust managed plots at Urban Edge Farm in Cranston. All produce is grown in healthy soils and without the use of synthetic inputs and all your farmers are committed to farming the way nature intended.
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A full share is ideal for a household of 4-6 people (or maybe a few enthusiastic vegetable eaters!) and a half share is usually best suited for 2-3 people. When investing in a CSA you are buying into both the risks and the rewards of the small-scale, local farms you are supporting. That can mean pivoting when there is unforeseen pest damage but also reaping the benefits of a boomer tomato crop! Produce, in general, follows the arc of the growing season with lighter flavors and amounts in the spring, the most amounts and diversity of produce peaking in mid-summer, and more long-growing and storage crops toward the end of the season. And one of the great benefits of growing in collaboration means we can lean on each other to bring you the best of what we can grow together!
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While we do our best to anticipate the produce you can expect to be available every week - and we will list those items for you in your weekly CSA member newsletter that goes out every Monday - there is always the possibility of substitutions and modifications. We also generally try to share what we expect to seed, cultivate, and harvest each season on the website but those are sometimes changing, too, depending on what is growing well.
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Both pick-up days/locations offer a “market style” pick-up where members can pick and choose from a variety of items on the tables. Some abundant produce will be given to everyone but most can be selected based on what you love most. Every week we aim to offer a variety of salad and/or cooking greens and herbs in addition to the seasonal items that are ripe and ready for harvest that week.
If you’d prefer to have a pre-boxed share with a variety of items chosen for you, just let us know! We can have it ready for you for quick pick-up or we can box it up on site.
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Wednesday (4:00 - 6:00 PM) pick-up is at the Gather Cafe located at 519 Atwells Avenue in Providence. The cafe is right next to the Gather Glass glassblowing studio and street parking is available on Atwells Ave or behind the building on Harris Ave.
Saturday (11:00AM - 1:00 PM) pick-up is at Gather Farm located at 380 Greenville Ave in Johnston. Entrance is on the gravel farm driveway between the houses at 378 and 380 Greenville Ave and pick-up is under the pavilion next to the farm parking lot.
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We do ask members to select one primary pick-up day/location at the start of the season. That said, if you need to switch your pick-up day one week, that is no problem. It’s a great perk of having two pick-up options! We just ask folks to let us know by email no later than Monday of the week they are switching. There’s a lot of logistics that go into preparing your produce as fresh as it can be every week and we want to make sure we have the right amount of produce harvested on the right days for all our members!
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We understand schedules change over the course of the season! It is no problem to switch your pick-up day one week. We just ask folks to let us know by email no later than Monday of the week they are switching. If you can’t pick up either day that week you can invite a friend to pick up for you! And while we can not schedule other pick-up times, know that all unclaimed shares are added to our weekly St. Bellarmine food panty donation in Johnston that supports local families who struggle with food insecurity.
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If you think you’ll be running late you can always email us and we can box up a share for you to remain on site until you get there. We cannot arrange other pick-up times. Otherwise, all unclaimed shares are added to our weekly St. Bellarmine food panty donation in Johnston that supports local families who struggle with food insecurity.
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In your weekly CSA member newsletter that goes out on Monday you will find the list of add-on’s (and flavors!) that are available to include in your share that week. You can order directly on our website. Orders due the day before your scheduled pick-up day.
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Yes! Reach out to us: gather@gatherfarm.com