2026 Snead’s Farm CSA

Snead's Farm CSA

 Download the 2026 CSA Contract and send in to join.

2026 marks Emmett Snead’s 65th year of farming in Fredericksburg. From selling vegetables off his bicycle as a boy to running one of the area’s longest-running CSAs, he’s learned that farming—and families’ needs—are always changing.

This year, Snead’s Farm is introducing a redesigned CSA to better match our harvests and your household. Instead of a 15-week program, members will now enjoy:

  • At least 10 weekly boxes of our highest-value crops, spread over two mini-seasons as weather and crop production allow:
    • Early Spring (April–May)
    • Peak Summer (July–August)
  • At least 5 farm Pick-n-Play days in between the Early Spring and Peak Summer pickups, with pick-your-own opportunities (as supply allows) and free admission for your family.
  • Fall Gleaning Day (Oct. 28, 2026), a day to enjoy the farm during the Fall Festival, with the opportunity to pick the final crops of the season, including pumpkins.
  • A lower price than the traditional CSA. We are offering small and large sizes, at a base price $600 per full share, and $420 for a small share. Members can receive a 10% discount by joining by Oct. 1, 2025.

We’ve made these changes thoughtfully, so members get our best produce when it’s at its peak, fewer boxes during slower weeks, and more chances to connect with the farm through hands-on experiences.

2026 CSA Pricing Guide

All prices include sales tax.

Back this year—Saturday picking! After hearing from our members, we have decided to bring back Saturday pick-your-own days as crop supplies allow at Snead’s Farm. These will be announced in the weekly e-mails, and will give families another opportunity to visit the farm admission-free.

What does a share include?

The 2026 CSA will consist of 10 produce box pickups across two distinct seasons. The timing of these pickups will be adjusted as crops come in to ensure members receive the maximum amount of the high-value produce items grown at Snead’s Farm. Members will be notified of pickup dates via the Snead’s Farm 2026 CSA E-mail List. The pickups will be divided between two seasons:

 

  • Early Spring Season will start as soon as asparagus comes in, likely mid- to late April. Spring boxes could include asparagus, salad mix, sugar snap peas, Canning Farm sweet potatoes, honey and free-range eggs. On pickup days, members will be able to enter the farm admission-free to visit and play.
  • Peak Summer Season will start in mid-July, as soon as enough high-value summer crops are in to ensure full boxes. Summer boxes could include sweet corn, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and honey. On pickup days, members will be able to enter the farm admission-free to visit and play, with opportunities for pick-your-own raspberries, blackberries and sunflowers offered as supplies allow.

 

Snead’s Farm CSA shares include fresh produce from our farm, as well as from Canning Farm of King George County, Idlewood Farm near Richmond, Moss Neck Farm of Caroline County and Braehead Farm of Fredericksburg. These partnerships allow us to offer a wider variety of items in our weekly boxes, reduce the risk to the consumer and promote the success of more local farms.

 

The contents of boxes will vary based on the yield of fruit and vegetable fields, plants and orchards, and of the laying hens, which depends on the forces of nature. However, Snead’s Farm and its partners have enough variety, growing more than 40 different crops, that enough shall come to fruition to afford everyone a good supply of almost everything. All crops at Snead’s Farm can be irrigated, greatly reducing the risk of failure.

 

Pickup: Subscribe to our e-mail list to receive weekly recipe tips and a list of what’s in your box. If you know that you will miss your pickup, your options are to have someone pick it up for you or to forgo your share for the week. In addition, you may call Snead’s Farm by 8 p.m. on the Sunday before your pickup to request that your share be donated to the Fredericksburg Food Bank that week. Cash refunds or share replacements will not be offered for any missed pickups. You are welcome to visit, picnic and stroll around Snead’s Farm on pickup Wednesdays.

 

How to join: Print out this form and send it with your payment to: Emmett Snead, 18294 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg VA 22408. Please make checks payable to Emmett Snead, according to the chart above. If you are splitting your share with another family, please list just one name that both families will use at pickup time. Please note that we do not split full shares on pickup day. You may also join through our online store.