Homeless Garden Project

We are a 3.5 acre organic farm on the West Side of Santa Cruz offering a 26 week CSA! We employ people experiencing homelessness to garden, and we also provide case management and job training! In May of 1990, the Citizens Committee for the Homeless, a Santa Cruz County nonprofit organization, began a new project by opening the gates of an organic garden on Pelton Avenue. The Homeless Garden Project would provide job training and meaningful work in a therapeutic environment. The Homeless Garden Project began as a place to provide sanctuary, refuge, and meaningful work within the healing space of the organic farm. Blossoming over time and furthering the project's benefits, the farm harvests have provided an opportunity to support our vision and community through our CSA program, farm stand, and crafts, which are sold at our local Santa Cruz stores & online. We are genuinely humbled by the profound transformations our trainees make in our job training program, and the generous support

Farm address

Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Where to find it

Take Delaware Ave to the end and turn right on Shaffer Rd! You'll see us on the right!

Season

May to November · 32 weeks26 Weeks of normal CSA with an optional 6 week extension!

Vegetables

Arugula, Beans (string), Beans, other (lima, etc.), Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Broccoli rabe, Broccolini/baby broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Green beans, Green onions/scallions, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.), Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.), Peas, Peppers, hot, Peppers, sweet, Pumpkin, Radicchio, Radishes, Spinach: baby, regular, Squash, summer: zucchini, etc., Squash, winter: butternut, etc., Swiss chard, Tomatillo, Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.), Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.)

Share sizes

Full shares

Who picks the box

CSA decides product based on supply availability

Shares offered

120 per season

How you pay

One advance payment prior to the beginning of the delivery season

Payment types

Cash, Debit card/Credit card, Shopify, Shopify

Pickup or delivery

Customers pick up from CSA farm

Growing practices

Organic (USDA Certified)

The farm

Single farm · running 21 years or longer

Listing as reported to the USDA Local Food Directories, last updated Mar 2025. Prices and sign-up windows aren’t in the directory; contact the farm. Run this CSA and want to update it? Email hello@veggyz.com.