Louisville & Southern Indiana CSA Guide
Find Fresh, Local Food Straight From Area Farms
Eating local doesn't have to end when you leave the farmers market. Community Supported Agriculture — better known as CSA — connects you directly with local farms and makes it easier to enjoy fresh, seasonal food throughout the year.
CSA programs work a little differently from farm to farm. Some provide a traditional box of seasonal produce each week, while others allow you to customize your selections, add meat and eggs, or use credits to shop from what's available.
We've rounded up CSA programs serving Louisville and Southern Indiana, including options for produce, meat, eggs, flowers and more. Seasons, availability and pickup locations can change, so visit each farm's website for the most current information.
What is a CSA?
Think of a CSA as a subscription to a local farm. Members typically sign up for a season or set period and receive regular shares of whatever the farm is growing or producing. In return, farmers gain a more predictable source of support throughout the growing season.
Today's CSAs come in all shapes and sizes, from weekly vegetable boxes to customizable farm shares, meat subscriptions and even flower CSAs.
Want to learn more about how CSAs work? Visit the Kentucky Proud CSA Guide.
Produce & Full-Farm CSAs
CSA seasons, availability, pickup locations and offerings can change. Check directly with individual farms for the most current membership information before signing up.
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Rootbound Farm is a family-run, certified organic farm in Oldham County offering a long CSA season from May through December. Members can choose a customizable vegetable share and add pasture-raised eggs, chicken and lamb.
With numerous pickup locations throughout Louisville and Oldham County — plus a Southern Indiana pickup at Rainbow Blossom in New Albany — Rootbound is a convenient option for families on either side of the river.
CSA STYLE: Customizable produce shares with optional egg and meat add-ons
SEASON: May–December
PICKUP AREA: Louisville, Oldham County and New Albany -
Barr Farms is a seventh-generation Kentucky family farm offering certified organic vegetables along with 100% grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chicken and pork.
Its CSA runs from mid-May through October and allows members to customize their selections based on what's in season. Members can choose vegetables, meat or both, select a share size and frequency, and choose from multiple pickup and delivery options throughout the Louisville area.
CSA STYLE: Customizable vegetable and meat shares
SEASON: Mid-May–October
PICKUP AREA: Louisville and surrounding areas -
Looking for more than a vegetable box? Boxcar Acres partners with other area farms and producers to offer a Full Diet CSA designed to bring many of your farmers market staples together in one subscription.
Members receive credits to shop an online CSA store featuring seasonal vegetables, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, dairy, honey, grains and other locally produced foods. Pickup and delivery options include Louisville, Prospect, Crescent Hill and the New Albany Farmers Market.
CSA STYLE: Customizable full-diet farm share
SEASON: Regular and extended-season options
PICKUP AREA: Louisville, Prospect, New Albany and surrounding areas -
City Girl with Country Roots grows fresh, seasonal produce right here in Louisville and offers several CSA options for households of different sizes.
Members can choose from weekly and biweekly vegetable shares, and shorter options may be available for those who want to try a CSA without committing to a full season. The farm also offers a fall CSA featuring cool-weather produce and other seasonal items.
CSA STYLE: Seasonal vegetable shares
SEASON: Main season + fall options
PICKUP AREA: Louisville -
Cleav's Family Market grows seasonal produce on its family farm in Hart and LaRue counties and brings it to Louisville through its seasonal Buyers Club.
Members receive a regular selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables, with opportunities to add farm-fresh eggs and locally raised chicken, beef and pork. Louisville pickup makes this a convenient way to support a Kentucky farm from the city.
CSA STYLE: Seasonal produce share with optional farm products
SEASON: Summer growing season
PICKUP AREA: Louisville + Central Kentucky -
Coulter's Good Earth Farm grows a wide variety of seasonal vegetables and fruits and also offers eggs, flowers, beef and other farm products when available.
For Louisville customers, the farm's Market Card CSA offers a flexible alternative to a traditional weekly box. Members purchase farm credit in advance and use it to choose the products they want when shopping with the farm at participating markets.
CSA STYLE: Market-credit CSA
SEASON: Seasonal
PICKUP AREA: Louisville-area farmers markets and farm locations -
Elmwood Stock Farm offers certified organic CSA options featuring seasonal vegetables, pasture-raised and grass-fed meats and eggs.
Multiple seasonal programs make this a flexible option for eating locally beyond the traditional summer growing season. Members can customize their selections, add additional farm products and choose from designated pickup or home-delivery options where available.
CSA STYLE: Customizable produce, meat and egg shares
SEASON: Multiple seasons throughout the year
PICKUP AREA: Louisville and Central Kentucky -
Located just across the river in Southern Indiana, Gypsy Rain Organics is a family-run farm growing a wide variety of fresh vegetables using natural growing practices.
The farm offers seasonal CSA memberships as well as a separate microgreens membership. CSA space can be limited and may fill for the season, so check with the farm for current availability.
CSA STYLE: Seasonal produce shares + microgreens membership
SEASON: Seasonal
PICKUP AREA: Corydon and Southern Indiana
Meat & Protein CSAs
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Groce Family Farm raises pasture-based meats in Southern Indiana and offers CSA subscriptions and farm bundles featuring locally raised beef, pork and chicken.
Members can choose from Louisville and New Albany pickup options, and home delivery is available in portions of the Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana area. It's a great option for households looking to source more of their meat directly from a local farm.
CSA STYLE: Meat CSA and farm bundles
PRODUCTS: Beef, pork and chicken
PICKUP AREA: Louisville and Southern Indiana -
K&B Liberty Farms is a regenerative Southern Indiana farm raising pasture-raised chicken, cattle and laying hens.
Its CSA options provide an alternative to the traditional produce subscription for households interested in sourcing locally raised meat directly from a nearby farm. You can also find K&B Liberty Farms at area farmers markets during the market season.
CSA STYLE: Meat and poultry shares
PRODUCTS: Pasture-raised poultry, beef and eggs
PICKUP AREA: Southern Indiana and Louisville-area farmers markets -
Blue Meadow Beef offers locally raised beef through a CSA-style subscription, making it easy to stock your freezer while supporting a Kentucky farm.
For households interested in sourcing more of their meat locally, Blue Meadow Beef provides an alternative to the traditional produce CSA with regular access to locally raised beef.
CSA STYLE: Beef CSA
PRODUCTS: Locally raised beef
PICKUP AREA: Louisville area
Flower & Specialty CSAs
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Blossom Ridge Flower Farm offers seasonal flower subscriptions featuring locally grown blooms harvested throughout the growing season.
A flower CSA is a little different from a traditional farm share: instead of a box of produce, members receive fresh bouquets showcasing what's blooming on the farm. It's a beautiful way to enjoy locally grown flowers while directly supporting a Kentucky flower farmer.
CSA STYLE: Flower subscription
PRODUCTS: Seasonal locally grown flowers
PICKUP AREA: Louisville area -
Phoenix Hill Flower Farm grows seasonal cut flowers right in Louisville, offering locally grown blooms through flower subscriptions and other seasonal offerings.
A flower CSA is a beautiful way to enjoy what's blooming throughout the growing season while supporting a local flower farmer. Members receive fresh, seasonal bouquets featuring flowers grown and harvested close to home.
CSA STYLE: Flower subscription
PRODUCTS: Seasonal locally grown flowers
PICKUP AREA: Louisville
Looking for More Local CSA Options?
Our guide highlights CSA programs that are convenient to Louisville and Southern Indiana, but there are even more farms to explore throughout Kentucky.
Kentucky Proud's Community Supported Agriculture resources can help you learn more about how CSA memberships work, explore participating farms throughout the state and find seasonal shares that fit your household.
Explore the Kentucky Proud CSA Guide
CSA seasons, availability, pickup locations and offerings can change. Check directly with individual farms for the most current membership information before signing up.
Did we miss one?
If you know of a Louisville or Southern Indiana CSA not included in our guide, please contact us and let us know!
