Built for the whole season
CSA plan features
Subscriptions
Offer seasonal shares weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Customers get automatic pickup and delivery notifications.
Deposits & installments
Set your share price, deposit, and final payment date. GrownBy builds each member’s payment schedule, even mid-season.
Vacation weeks
Each share includes vacation weeks. Members claim them as needed and receive farm credit in return.
Customization
Match member preferences with your harvest, then generate packing sheets and labels right at harvest time.
Why CSA farmers choose GrownBy
Owned by farmers
GrownBy is built by Farm Generations Cooperative, majority-owned by the farms that use it. Our fees fund the co‑op, not investors.
SNAP/EBT for CSA shares
Members using SNAP can buy shares online, so your CSA reaches more of your community.
Truly custom shares
Members save their preferences in their own words. You set unlimited customization windows for different distribution days and customer groups.
No limits
Unlimited members, pickup locations, products, and sales. Your price doesn’t grow with your CSA.
One system for every sales channel
Your CSA, online farm store, wholesale, and market sales share one inventory and one customer list.
Support from farmers
Our CSA specialists have run CSAs themselves, and they’ll help you set up your shares.
Members hear from you before every pickup.
Through the app and email, members are notified when to pick up, so fewer shares get left behind.
Traditional or customizable shares
Run a traditional CSA where you choose what goes in every share, or let members customize theirs. Customizable shares are what make customer choice and harvest matching possible.
Traditional CSA
You pick the share.
$50 USD / $70 CAD per month
The classic CSA. You decide what goes in each share, and GrownBy handles sign-ups, payments, and pickups.
✓ Farmer-selected shares
✓ Primary and add-on shares
✓ Subscriptions with deposits and installments
✓ Vacation weeks and member rescheduling
Customizable CSA
Members choose, you stay in control.
$85 USD / $120 CAD per month
Members tell you what they like, and GrownBy matches their choices to what you actually harvested.
✓ Preferences saved in members’ own words
✓ Unlimited customization windows
✓ Shares matched to preferences and your harvest
✓ Individual packing sheets for every member
Let customers choose their share.
Customers love choice. With GrownBy’s optional Customization, members submit their preferences and you stay in control of what goes in the box.
Match custom orders with your harvest.
Only have carrots for half the CSA? No problem. Customizable CSA matches your inventory to member preferences and builds every packing sheet.
Free sign-in app
Check members in at pickup with a swipe.
The free GrownBy Sign-in app comes with GrownBy CSA. Just swipe to confirm each member’s pickup.
Everyone deserves a vacation, especially you.
Vacation weeks for members
CSA retention improves with flexibility. Members manage their own vacation weeks during the season.
Vacation weeks for farmers
Flexible scheduling makes it easy to skip one or more days in a season. Taking a week or two off makes a long season easier.
Talk to a CSA specialist who has farmed.
Dani Grover
Customer Support Specialist
A former CSA farmer and current shepherd. Email dani@farmgenerations.coop for weekend times.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CSA software cost on GrownBy?
GrownBy CSA is $50 USD ($70 CAD) per month, or $540/year when you pay annually, with no setup fee. GrownBy Custom CSA, for members who customize their shares, is $85 USD ($120 CAD) per month or $918/year. Co-op members save another 10%.
Can members pay for a CSA share in installments?
Yes. You set the share price, deposit, and final payment date, and GrownBy builds each member's payment schedule, even for members who join mid-season.
Can CSA members skip a week?
Yes. Each share includes vacation weeks. Members claim them as needed during the season and receive farm credit in return. Farmers can also skip one or more distribution days in a season.
Does GrownBy support customizable CSA boxes?
Yes. With GrownBy Custom CSA, members save their preferences in their own words, and GrownBy matches those preferences to what you actually harvested, then generates individual packing sheets and labels for every member. Only have carrots for half the CSA? It handles that.
Can I accept SNAP for CSA shares?
Yes. Members using SNAP can buy shares online. SNAP Online is free on every GrownBy plan, and farms must be authorized by USDA FNS; our team guides you through certification.
Is there a limit on members or pickup locations?
No. GrownBy CSA includes unlimited members, pickup locations, products, and sales, so your price doesn't grow with your CSA.
How do members know when to pick up?
Members get a notification through the app and by email before every pickup, so fewer shares get left behind. At pickup, the free GrownBy Sign-in app lets you check members in with a swipe.
What happened to Harvie, and can I move my CSA to GrownBy?
Harvie shut down at the end of 2024. GrownBy Custom CSA offers similar member-choice tools, and our team helps farms move products and members over. Book a CSA demo to walk through your shares.