Plant Start CSA

2026 Plant Start CSA ORDERS are OPEN!

PLEASE READ details below before placing an order!

What is a Plant Start CSA?
Gooseberry Bridge Farm grows all of our annual plants and garden starts from seed each year. CSA stands for community supported agriculture. Farmers often have the costs and many hours of work in their products before they are ever ready for market. Farmers establish CSAs to link communities to farms by asking their communities to provide financial support in exchange for goods in advance of the season. In exchange for making an early investment before the season starts, the member typically receives more than fair market value in goods during the growing season.

In this Plant CSA you will will receive all of your plants in one or two pick ups - and you'll benefit from knowing where your plants are coming from and that you’ve reserved your garden early - just as if you were starting the seeds at home yourself!

We pride ourselves in using all organic growing methods and offering plants that we know will give you the best chance of success growing here in the Ozarks. Your Plant Start CSA order comes with garden tech support! Meaning you can message or email us anytime throughout the growing season with questions about your plants, pests, or anything else related to your garden!

*New in 2026* we are using exclusively Tilth "Sprout" Potting soil - Tilth soil is a small business in Ohio that makes living soil blends from composted food scraps! I am so excited to see how our plants thrive in this new soil! Learn more here: https://www.tilthsoil.com/products/sprout-organic-soil

Limited CSA shares are available and some plant selections may be limited. All orders must be placed and paid in full by March 1st to receive the discount listed below. We will have a plant sale with any extra plants, but selections at the sale may be limited!

Spring ADD-ONs: Pick up will be around the 1st of April (give or take, make sure to order by Feb 1st for Spring add-ons!)

Summer Gardens: We will have pick up times posted the first week in May.
Several packages are available!
We specialize in heirloom tomato and pepper starts. Our starts are grown using organic practices. Our tomato starts are quite large when it is time to plant them in the ground, giving your garden a head start! We will NOT allow pick up before it is safe to plant your plants in the garden! This means other nurseries will be open and selling tomato and pepper plants up to a month before we will schedule pick up, thank you for trusting that we are giving you the best chance for success!

How it works:
When you order (by Feb 1st for Spring and March 1st for Summer plants ) you can choose from our entire variety list here, or let us customize your garden based on your general preferences! Gardens customized based on general preferences are our most popular option!

No refunds will be issued as long as substitutions are available ( you may also switch out any of my selections with other options available upon pick up!). Plants that are not picked up by the TBD deadline will be considered abandoned and will be rehomed - communication goes a long way here, if you have a vacation or other conflict in early May please just let us know.
All tomato plants will be grown in 3-4” pots (some smaller plants may be in 2” pots)

Packages:
Grow Your Own Food Garden $75 (40% off plant sale prices)
25 plants of your choice (see options below)
Kitchen Garden $50 (33% off)
15 plants of your choice (see options below)
Backyard Garden $35 (30% off)
10 plants of your choice (see options below)
Hobby Garden $20 (20% off)
5 plants of your choice
Add ons: (these collections must be purchased in addition to one of the above garden options)
Pollinator Garden add-on -$25
Mix of 8+ growers choice of flowers to attract and feed pollinator friends (bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollenating insects) in and around your garden! These are not your typical bedding plants!
Cut Flower Garden add-$25
mix of 8 growers choice of flowers and greenery to make beautiful summer bouquets in your own back yard! These are not your typical bedding plants!
Herb Garden add-on $25
mix of 8 growers choice herbs! Great way to get your own herb garden started - many of these herbs are perennials and will spread on their own!
Harvest Basket Tiny $40 Small $45 Regular $50 Large $60 *LIMITED AVAILABILITY*
Hand Crafted wooden baskets perfect for bringing in your harvest or holding your gardening tools. Custom painting available ( +$10 per side) just let us know what you want painted!

The Preserver's Garden - Our new book! $30
Get a signed copy of our hardback book! If you don't want to wait or haven't seen the book, check it out on amazon, or order it and bring it to get signed when you pick up your order! https://pin.it/277XSKgap

SPRING ADD ONS - Salad, Potatoes, Onion, Strawberries!
(For all Spring Add ons you will receive a text when they are ready to pick up - pick ups will be bundled so you can get all spring items in one trip - you can NOT wait to pick up spring items in May with the rest of your order, they must be picked up within one week.)

Salad Bowl add-on - $15
Any extras will be for sale in early April!
Back by popular demand! Mix of lettuce and other baby greens to grow your own salad on your patio, deck or even indoors! (Grow lights may be necessary for indoor growing) Comes in a ready to grow container, no transplanting necessary! Pick up in Late march/Early April!

Greens Share add-on - $15
Premium varieties of Spinach, Kale, Lettuce ready to go in the ground. If you love our Salad Bowl, but want to plant it in your own garden instead of the pot, this is the option for you! Pick up late March/Early April!

Sparkle bare root STRAWBERRIES! $10
Back by popular demand! 10 bare root, ready to plant strawberry plants for $10
The best berry for jam and freezing, Sparkle has been known for flavorful, high-quality, attractive fruit for over 70 years. An excellent choice for U-pick operations, Sparkle is a true heirloom variety and is extremely vigorous.
These are a June bearing variety (so naturally, they will fruit In May in Missouri) If you get them in the ground quick you may have berries the first year, otherwise they're very winter hardy and will come back next year and fruit. Spring pick up late March/Early April.

Onion starts! 25+ onions - $4
These will be super sweet varieties - not sure exactly which variety yet (typically red candy apple onion, and super sweet yellow) - bare root bundles of onion starts, ready to plant! Onions are super easy to grow! will be ready to harvest in June. Spring Pick up March/April

*NEW 2026* Seed Potatoes - Kennebec $5 per bag - bag is approximately 2lb
Excellent all-purpose potato. High yields of round-to-oblong tubers with buff skin and white flesh that store well.
Spring Pick up March/April.

Below is a list of general options - Please feel free to send us a message if you'd like to discuss selections further or check out our full varieties list (click here)!! We choose our varieties based on flavor, performance growing here in the Ozarks & pest resistance and sometimes we like to try fun new things! All of our plants are heirloom varieties unless otherwise mentioned - we do offer both heirloom and hybrid cucumber and summer squash varieties because we have found that hybrid varieties often produce better when working against common squash pests found in our area. We have been adding hybrid tomatoes to our selections for disease resistance and productivity/shelf life. If you prefer all heirloom varieties please mention that in your order! For a complete list of varieties for 2026 click here - If you have any special requests, especially if it is something you've ordered in the past and is not on our list this year - please let us know ASAP !

Tomatoes: (Full list click here)
Heirloom slicers (please note any preferences in color, size, varieties you like or don’t like)
Heirloom Cherries (list color or any other preference)
Heirloom sauce/canning tomatoes (please note preference for roma-type or larger canning tomatoes)

Peppers:( Full list click here)
Jalapenos
Sweet peppers
Bell Peppers
Spicy Peppers

Herbs:
See Complete list of herb selections here.

(If you're interested in several herbs, see the Herb Garden add-on above or click here to read more about herb varieties included!)

Other:
Zucchini (colors vary)
Summer Squash
Cucumber (pickling or slicing)
Pest resistant winter storage squash (pumpkin/butternut types available)
Watermelon
Pumpkin
Luffa gourd

(Prices do not include tax)

Send us a message using the form at the bottom of the page if you have any questions or concerns about your order!
Do no use the contact form at the bottom of this page to place your order!

Once you place an order we will email you an invoice to pay online!