AUSTIN | TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
For pickup (kyle, Texas) or local delivery (Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Dripping Springs, Wimberly, Prairie Lea, Lockhart, South Austin)
WHAT IS A CSA ANYWAY? CLICK HERE.
About our CSA
Liferoot CSA (Community Supported Apothecary/Community Supported Agriculture) is an Austin/Texas Hill Country based herbal medicine & local farm goods share and education program.
Liferoot’s Local CSA provides locally grown &/or respectfully harvested herbs in their peak season, healthy medicinal foods, herbal wellness products & family medicine, plants/garden products, farm fresh eggs & farm-crafted goods.
The Liferoot CSA season runs from March-November, with 7 allotments per member per season.
If you don’t live local to the Austin area, or would like a CSA option that is shipped, you can get more information HERE.
Learn more: CSA FAQ
CSA members will receive:
7 allotment deliveries per member in the growing season.
Each allotment contains 5-7 products
Receive instruction sheets/videos/education for remedies in each allotment.
Free Admission to join 3 workshops each CSA year. Events may be apothecary workshops (learn to make tinctures, teas, salves), seasonal cooking & homestead prep, plant walks, or topic discussion. There will also be options to participate in some online workshops if you can’t attend in person.
Deepen your connection with herbal medicine and build your home apothecary. Gain confidence with working with herbs in your daily life.
Learn about identifying, harvesting and preparing plants.
Benefit from seasonal plant diversity, seasonal peak nutrition, and support small businesses and local growing practices.
Previews of Shares from the Fall 2024 CSA
Products are subject to change according to availability and harvests:
CSA Local September:
Hand Dipped Beeswax Birthday Candles
Bunching Leek Starts
Strawberry & Pomegranate Infused Vinegar with Recipe
Poetry Tea
Mojo Verde Sauce
Eggs
CSA Local October:
Liferoot Honey with Comb
Respiratory Chest Salve
Fall Garden Plant Starts (various)
Resilience Tonic
Pesto
Well Tea
Eggs
CSA Local November:
Shibori Tea Towels
Texas Chai Tea
Sourdough Pizza Crusts
Eggs/Pear Jam
Feel Better Pack (Steam, Throat Spray, Soak)
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Membership and Cost
Pay in full or use a 3 month payment plan
Spaces are Limited
CSA Prices:
This CSA is based on a managed sliding scale ($333-$555)
This can be made in payments, or paid in one sum.
SLIDING SCALE PRICING:
Each of the 7 shares retail value is at around $100 for each box. Choose one of the following options:
Lower income/wealth option- $333 for 7 full shares. This is $47 per box.
Market Price Option- $444 for 7 full shares. This is $63 per box.
Higher Income/Angel Option- $555 for 7 full shares. This is $79 per box. This option enables you to be an angel and pay for one person who can not afford to pay towards the shares.
*We also have several CSA Trade Shares. If you are interested, please contact us. We are wiling to trade for meat, veggies, services etc. We also will accept Bitcoin as payment if you will contact us.
Delivery, Local Pickup, Dietary Swaps
Shares will either be delivered to your house, or a local pick up will be organized with plenty of notice.
If you have items that you can not consume for dietary reasons, just reach out to us, and we will do our best to swap with something else.
To learn more about a CSA and FAQ’s see our blog HERE.
What is a sliding scale? It is a tool that allows a service or product to be obtained according to associated factors of the purchaser. This allows multiple price points according to your wealth and privilege.
A sliding scale payment is intended to make the program affordable while also covering some of the costs and labor of running the CSA and making the products. When deciding your position on the sliding scale please consider your income, family size, and your level of privilege around access to resources.
Liferoot’s aim for the CSA is to make it available to be enjoyed by everyone, aiming for a community that takes care of each other well. If you participate at what level works best for you and your family, then this in turn produces availability for more, and takes care of the maker and grower.
Here is some excellent verbiage from Little Bird Botanicals, explaining it well.
“Sliding scales are often based on individual income levels, with people of higher incomes paying more. However, many factors complicate and affect our financial status. Some groups of people have costs that the larger population does not. Others have access to resources that are not always reflected in their lifestyle choices and income levels. Please consider both your class background and earning power when choosing your share payment.”
We use a managed sliding scale, offering 3 options. Pick what feels right for you, and I trust that you will honestly access your relationship to income, privilege, class & fairness. I won’t come check in on you about it. 😉
FOR PICKUP OR LOCAL DELIVERY ONLY
LOCAL DELIVERY
If you live in an area we frequent, we are happy to deliver your goods to you.
Here are the areas we deliver to:
Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Dripping Springs, Wimberly, Prairie Lea, Lockhart, South Austin
PICKUP OPTION
We will contact you a couple of days before your products will be available to arrange a pickup according to schedule. If there are several customers in your area, we might arrange a delivery, or local pickup near you. If you would like to come and pick them up from Liferoot, we will let you know when they will be ready for pick up.
