City Fresh
Farm location: Ashland and Lorain counties No. of pickup locations: 17 Length of season: June through October Total shares: Unlimited What you’ll get: A lineup of traditional produce such as apples, eggplant and squash Most unique offering: Occasionally you’ll find rarer varieties such as romanesco broccoli and patty pan squash Cost: $9 to $28 a week, cityfresh.org
Cleveland Crops
Farm location: Cleveland No. of pickup spots: 5-10 Length of season: June 20 to Nov. 4 Total shares: 200 What you’ll get: A mix of produce such as tomatoes, green and red peppers, kale and lettuce Most unique offering: Whip up a tasty meal when you get golden beets or tomatillos Cost: $17 to $28 per week, clevelandcrops.org
Fresh Fork Market
Farm location: More than 100 different farms throughout Northeast Ohio No. of pickup spots: 23 in the summer, 14 in the winter Length of season: Year-round Total shares: 3,200 in the summer; 1,000 in the winter What you’ll get: Proteins such as whole chickens and bulk turkey chorizo along with concord grapes and watermelon Most unique offering: Fresh Fork often collaborates with Ohio City Pasta for unique options such as the roasted red pepper linguine. Cost: $27 to $43 a week, freshforkmarket.com
Refugee Response
Farm location: Ohio City No. of pickup spots: 2 Length of season: June through October Total shares: 60 What you’ll get: Refugees harvest organic produce and herbs such as wild purslane from the Ohio City Farm. Most unique offering: Ethnic vegetables such as Asian long beans, a nutty 3-foot-long green bean Cost: $20 to $35 per week, therefugeeresponse.org
