Reviews of Gorman Farms / CSA (Fruit Store)

Cynthia Crosswhite

Very fresh produce. The strawberries were some of the best I've had!

Reet Ari

Family friendly and realistic prices....

Tony Tait

Excellent produce - have lost 20 pounds since joining this CSA in 2017

Kathy Pongor

The best CSA: excellent organically grown produce, you select it yourself (not prepackaged). Great weekly newsletter with recipes for this week's produce.

Benjamin Osborne

Seems nice, but checked the website and said they were open, however when we got there they told us it's only open Wednesday:/ I'm sure their food is good though

Clark Miller

The CSA has, every week so far, had generous rations, good variety, and of course top notch taste. The photo attached is our MEDIUM share!

A J

I absolutely LOVE this farm. The wonderful produce is amazing and the fact it is organic...WOW. I'm so appreciative of their hard work. The addition of the pick your own herb and flower garden this year is also a big hit with me! Thank you Gorman Farms!

Victoria Hyman

Strawberries were delicious

Joseph Driscoll

Another farm I called before I came only to get there to the gate with a sign saying Sold Out.....very disappointed, try posting it on your website and on your voicemail . . .

Keith Dressel

Said they had plenty on strawberries to pick on memorial day, and open til 4pm. Get there at 2pm, sold out. But they are open again Wednesday for strawberry picking. Im sorry, don't grow that fast. That's poor advertising! I wont go back to that farm

Sarah B

Most of the produce is good. There's decent variety, but there is never enough. The full share may give you 8 different things, but there isn't enough of most things to make dinner for two adults with, let alone for a family hoping for leftovers! For example, 1lb of greenbeans (less after trimming) or 1lb of potatoes (3 potatoes!) or a very small head of broccoli. The only things there has ever been much of have been summer squash (they I still never had issues using it all and have supplemented it from my own garden) and cucumbers (though still not enough to make more than a jar of pickles). All in all, it was a nice experiment to join but doesn't work well for those like me who would rather cook in batch a few times per week.

Amy Lucas

CSA was plentiful and delicious

Christopher Weir

CSA is where it's at. Looking to eat good and in season? This is the place to be!

Mason Parker

Lovely farm with some agricultural charm.

Prasad Karunakaran

Love the selection of vegetable we get through their CSA..

Erin Yang

Despite checking the website in advance, they were closed for strawberry picking. No sign, no website update. Lots of people turned away empty-handed due to poor communication.

Jane L

Great profuce. Great CSA.

Ken Clark

Only open to farm share members, other than during strawberry season. Great organic vegetables. No corn or tree fruit.

David Sheets

Great produce, good selections of times to pick up, great quality, and they are always willing to work with you if something comes up. Have been a CSA member for over four years now and plan to continue as long as I can

Tatiana DP

Loved loved loved this organic farm. The vegetables are always great. Sometimes you get some fruit like cantaloupes. They also have suggestions on what to make with some vegetables that I had never seen before. A great idea is also to freeze some of them as you get tons and tons of peppers in the season and make tomato paste that you can freeze too to use over winter. Great location to all of Columbia.

Katherine Flanagan

This is probably our 4th year picking strawberries here and they're consistently delicious. Definitely try to go during the week though as it gets crazy busy on the weekends.

Kristen Bishel Browne

We loved strawberry picking on Memorial Day and supporting our local farm! My son loved getting to run around with other kids his age and eat the juicy, sweet, delicious berries right from the farm. The weather was perfect too - clear skies, warm temps, and sunshine all around!

Judy Radas

Awesome Strawberries! Love the status updates on picking strawberries both on the website and FB.

Lynne Kee

Very nice. I enjoy being able to support my local farming community. I like knowing where my food is coming from and that it's certified organic. Eating clean food is important to me.

Emily-Angel M. Bowling

Went on an overcast Tuesday afternoon, there was plenty of parking. We checked their Facebook page to ensure they were open first. There were very few people there, we had a lot of fun, got about 4lbs of organic strawberries for around $20. We also got a nice reusable basket to take them home in.

Connie Miller

Have a full share. There is SO MUCH food .

Trà My Nguyễn Thị

I love this place. Strawberries here are absolutely organic. This is the best place for family activity.

Lauren Baylor

They have an excellent CSA that provides fresh, local produce. We love the weekly farmer newsletters and recipes. The shares are always huge and there are typically nice "overage" goodies to choose from too.

Nite Traitor

Finally! Great CSA. The produce is healthy and bountiful. They do what they say and more. Take the strawberry option when joining, you won't be disappointed. These guys know how to grow and do business the right way.

Kelley O'Neal

Love this place for organic strawberry picking!

hector sanchez

strawberries are sour. they look big and red but are sour. you charged me $42 to pick a bucket and a half of sour strawberries. never coming back.

Ramon Taveira

Very good

Ivan Sanders

Close by!

Kristi Ramachandran

This will be our third year of the CSA program. It’s a wonderful experience with the best veggies around.

Anh Pham

High quality pick your own strawberries. Gets very crowded right at opening during peak picking season. Friendly staff. Cash or card. Portapotties available.

John Bonney

Strawberry picking was a fun event for the little ones.

Chun-Sil Jin

Amazing local farm.

Richard Douville

Excellent weekly selections. The freshest, tastiest produce. Can't wait for summer to progress and even more great items arrive!

Phil G

Gorman Farms is primarily a place that supports Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA. While they are open to the public in the springtime for strawberry picking and purchasing, the produce grown at the farm is made available only to those participating in the CSA Program. In other words, it is not open to the general public. A CSA Program is funded by folks who pay a one-time price at the beginning of the year. This money is then used by the farm and its employees to purchase the seeds, plants, fertilizer and equipment needed to get the various crops in the ground and maintained. As these crops grow and are harvested, it is divided equally among the CSA participants in units called 'shares." Once a week from late May-early June and into October, the participants share in a delightfully varied and bountiful harvest of the freshest fruits and vegetables that are in season at that moment. Participants can select between two share sizes, Medium (good for 2-4 people) and Full (for 4-6 people). All produce is grown organically, pesticide-free, and sustainable. Since joining the CSA two years ago, I've been extremely pleased at the quality and variety of the harvest, which is enough to share with our friends most weeks. It's also a good way to be introduced to different and unusual vegetables, and I've found a lot of new favorites I was not familiar with before. The farm owners and staff are very proud of their accomplishments and harvests, and they are currently expanding their farmland to include a new, larger nearby farm that will forever remain as such, never to be developed into more suburban sprawl. There is no better way to "eat locally" save for perhaps your own backyard garden. I have my own garden, in fact, and the Gorman Farm CSA supplants it. Each week a newsletter is emailed to the participants telling them what items are on the roster to be picked up. A "state of the farm" letter informs people of the progress, what to expect next, and instructions on how to prepare and store the harvest items. A number of delicious recipes are also included which use the current harvest items as the primary ingredients. Your taste buds, tummy, and health and well-being will thank you many times over. It is well worth the time to explore Gorman Farm's web site to learn the history of the farm, its goals for the season and future, and the importance of growing and farming locally. Some might consider the initial cost of participation a bit steep, but it is well worth it throughout the season, with the yearly costs coming considerably under what it would cost to it the same kinds and amounts of produce from your local grocery. In many cases, the VISA produce it quite unique and not found at your typical grocery store. It's well worth the investment, and every week the shares are filled with delights and surprises.

Sarah P

love this place, coming for the weekly csa pickup is a treat!

Matthew Boyle

Love this place

Aaron Hertz

Awesome local produce. Note that, unlike in some previous years, they no longer have a farm stand. CSA (community supported agriculture) members only, except for strawberry season. But the CSA is a bargain for the amount of fresh, healthy produce you get over the summer and fall.

David Campbell

The best csa

John Korecki

Gorman farm is a great alternative to grocery for produce. Pick up is easy and the produce is always fresh and delicious.

rebecca weaver

Strawberry picking is pretty good, however there is a limited amount. Their CSA program is pretty great, and I feel like you definitely get more than your money's worth with the regular weekly pickups. I especially love the swap table, but I wish you could change out your item for any other item and not just the ones on the table. Additionally, I'm sad that they closed the farm store, as I used to buy additional stuff while I picked up my CSA share.

Jeremy Lyman

Great local farm with CSA.

Jhosua Rodrigez

Cool

Jade Fields

We've been members since 2010. It is the most wonderful experience. The food is diverse, dew-fresh, and so delicious it puts everything else to shame. You get yourself a new crystal tongue and mouth eating it. When the harvest is good there is often way too much, so you can give it away to people you know. When the crop suffers, such as this April and May, when we never got more than two dry days in a row, they keep you posted. You can't fight the weather, gotta roll with it. And this beautiful farm is so soothing on the eye. Whenever I drive there it feels like the British countryside, with a gentle rolling hill. Let's work to preserve this lovely communal space for all of us.