Farmers, CSAs, subscription services, and markets

Farmers

Many of the farmers listed below run CSAs (community Supported Agriculture) subscription services. (Not sure what a CSA is? Visit the CSA Farms Web site for an overview.) Farmers are listed alphabetically. Look for many of these farmers at Indianapolis-area farmers markets.

• Apple Family Farm: Contact Debbie Apple, specializes in dairy, lamb, veal, beef and poultry
• Artesian Farm: Contact Eric Hamilton at (317) 371-3402 or Anna Chase at (317) 357-4539, specializes in pasture-raised, antibiotic and hormone-free Angus beef
• Bryant Farm: Contact Kim or Rex Bryant at (812) 876-5258, specializes in beef, vegetables, and eggs
• Carroll County Crops: Contact Reuben or Becky Brubaker at (574) 686-4194
  
• Homestead Growers: Contact Steve Spencer at (317) 727-2730, specializes in mushrooms and a wide variety of vegetables
• Mozingo Farms: Contact Gerald Mozingo at (317) 852-0502, source of local, organic popcorn
• Nameless Creek Growers Association. Contact Cristie Wentz at (765) 445-5452
• Nature's Harvest Organics : Contact Aaron Zeiss at (317) 539-4317
• Schacht Farm: Contact Matt or Mandy Corry at (812) 824-6425, specializes in poultry and lamb
• Seldom Seen Farm: Contact John Ferree, specializes in vegetables, herbs, and flowers
• Seven Springs Farm: Contact Luella or David Porter at (765) 565-6200, specializes in poultry, eggs, beef and lamb
• Valentine Hill Farm: Contact Maria Smietana at (317) 733-9311, specializes in organic vegetables, fruit, and baked goods
• Victory Acres. Contact Terry Himelick at (765) 998-2590
• Yeager Farms Produce. Specializing in Asian greens

Links to more area farmers

• Eat Wild—Indiana: list of meat producers
• Local Harvest includes a list of farmers in central Indiana
• Indiana Directory of Organic and Natural Food Sources from the Weston A. Price Foundation

Subscription Services

• Basic Roots Community Foods: Contact Kay Grimm at (317) 290-6996 to subscribe, works with up to 75 farmers to provide fresh produce monthly.
• Hoosier Organic Connection: Call (317) 698-9068 to subscribe, year-round subscription delivery service for natural or organic foods. Local products in season. Every week or every other week.

Farmers markets

The Indiana Department of Agriculture has posted a list of farmers markets online. Visit that site at: www.in.gov/isdh/programs/wic/market_locations.html.

A winter farmers' market takes place each Saturday morning at Traders Point Creamery, 9101 Moore Rd.; Zionsville, Ind. 46077