Meat CSA
Meat Share
The Meat CSAs are for six months with rolling sign up and monthly distribution.
Zekiah Farms3 offers a variety of high quality meats from our livestock that are free of added hormones, steroids, and antibiotics. The animals are raised on a natural diet of pasture, hay, and grain to meet their nutritional needs.
Our animals are lovingly raised with daily hands on attention. Happy, healthy animals make tastier meat.
The meats are flash-frozen and vacuum-sealed to maintain its freshness and flavor. Nitrate / nitrite free options hotdogs and smoked products.
Zekiah Farms3 choice of beef and pork; receiving a mix of steaks, burger, roast, sausage, hot dogs, BBQ, etc.
Black Angus Dry Aged Beef for a more flavorful and tender eating experience. Pound for pound you’re getting more beef, not water weight.
Heritage Pork with prefect marbling producing mouthwatering pork you will love.
Where's the meat?
We offer two types of Meat CSAs:
- Meat CSA which is the mix of Zekiah Farms3 Dry Aged Black Angus and Zekiah Farms3 Heritage Pork
- Beef CSA which is the all beef option receiving Zekiah Farms3 Dry Aged Black Angus Beef.
When participating in the meat CSA, customers will receive a variety of different cuts of meat each month.
Which type of share is best for you?
Our meat CSA is offered in two different sizes:
Half Share: 10 lbs/ month or 60 lbs/ share or
Whole Share: 20 lbs/ month or 120 lbs/ share
Chicken CSA
Chicken Share
The chicken CSA will work much like the meat share receiving approximately 10 lbs / month which will rotate through the different cuts and whole chickens. Half share option is a bimonthly distribution.
Example of items in Chicken CSA:
· chicken whole
· chicken bone-in thighs
· chicken boneless thighs
· chicken breast boneless
· chicken drumsticks
· chicken leg quarters
· chicken party wings
· chicken breast tenderloins
· chicken wings
· chicken ground
· chicken sausage breakfast links
· chicken sausage grillers
· chicken 6 oz patties
· chicken minute steak
The chicken CSA will run for 6 months with monthly distribution. Many of our customers often pair this CSA with the meat CSA to ensure that they receive the largest variety of products we have to offer.
Free Range
All of our chickens are free range. Free range chickens have 24/7 access to food, water, and grass. By free ranging chickens, it allows the birds to maintain healthier lifestyles and have more livable space than chickens that are raised on poultry farms.
Vegetable CSA - Summer
Vegetable CSA - Summer
Summer Vegetable Share: starts sometime in May / beginning of June (depends on mother nature) – September (approx.16 boxes). Early the quantities tend to be smaller with a focus on cool season veggies and as the weather warms the variety and quantity increase. We try to provide fruit each week.
Vegetable CSA - Winter
Don't forget the greens!
Nov till April, with 8 weeks built in for holidays, slow regrowth, and or bad weather (around 16 boxes). One size share offered for the winter season. Cost: $510 for the full season
Weekly pick up: members will be able to pick up their weekly share at the farm store or curbside. Home delivery is available for a fee of $10/delivery to help cover cost of fuel and manpower.
The Vegetable share will include a variety of seasonal Southern Maryland winter vegetables hand-picked for you. The exact selection and amount of vegetable depends on the nature of season and weather. You may also receive Zekiah Farms3 Honey and canned goods to supplement.
Types of items:
o Kale
o Mustard greens
o Collard greens
o Turnips
o Cabbage
o Broccoli
o Cauliflower
o Winter squashes
o Lettuces
o Sweet Potatoes
o Radishes
o Swiss Chard
o Herbs
o Bok Choy
o Kohlrabi
Egg CSA
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
No matter the answer, we have plenty of eggs for our CSA here at Zekiah Farms3. This CSA includes a dozen of our eggs from our naturally raised hens. All of our hens are allowed free range of the farm during the day, ensuring that they receive plenty of exercise and fresh air. In return, they produce large brown and white eggs with excellent flavor to fill your share order.
Egg CSA
Sync with the vegetable CSA and receive one dozen weekly for 16 weeks or meat CSA for 26 weeks.
This CSA has a weekly pickup.
Egg CSA choose either full share 1 dozen per week or half share 1 dozen bi weekly.
ZF3 CSA Farm Share Program 2023
A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is designed to help the farmer and customer build a relationship and trust. Provides the farmer an income and market while providing the customer with a share of the harvest. This program allows you to buy shares of produce, meat, chicken, and eggs. By participating in a CSA you will receive high quality products and ensure your local food source.