Peaceful Belly Farm CSA is now a program of our new Non-Profit polum bolum

  • Our CSA evolved into a nonprofit to better align with our mission of serving the community. While we started as a small farm providing fresh, local produce, we recognized that our work went far beyond agriculture. Offering education, hosting free community meals, and ensuring access to healthy food for everyone are core values that define what we do.

    As a nonprofit, we can expand these efforts, partner with like-minded organizations, and secure funding to reach more people. This structure allows us to focus not just on providing food but also on fostering a sense of connection, learning, and support within our community. Becoming a nonprofit helps us truly live out our commitment to sustainability, equity, and making a positive impact.

  • Join us in the greenhouse or out in the fields to grow and harvest fresh produce for our CSA. Volunteering with us isn’t just about helping the farm thrive—it’s also a chance to take home fresh vegetables as a thank-you for your time and effort.

    We welcome volunteers of all skill levels, and children are encouraged to join with adult supervision. It’s a wonderful way to connect with nature, give back to the community, and learn about sustainable farming.

    Sign up for our volunteer newsletter to stay updated on all opportunities and events. We’d love to have you as part of our team!

  • Polum Bolum is a word that may seem like a whisper on the wind, the sound of children’s laughter, or a story waiting to be told and re-told. It carries the weight of something ancient, something powerful. It is the feeling that stirs within when we gather with purpose to create beauty—when we take part in activities that nourish the earth and our spirits, when we find hope, build community, and return to the land.

    It is more than a word; it is a spell—an invocation of radical magic. A magic rooted in the deep connection between all living things. Polum bolum is the essence that calls us to remember our place in the circle of life, to witness the beauty of the world, and to recognize our shared responsibility in its care.

    When we speak it, we laugh. It feels soft in the mouth, like a riddle waiting to be unraveled. We are reminded that we are not separate from the earth; we are woven into it, part of the same breath, the same heartbeat. Polum bolum is the sacred energy that embraces both the sorrow and the joy of life. It reminds us that we are all part of the great web, and by tending to the land, we tend to ourselves and to each other.

  • This movement toward becoming a nonprofit will benefit us all in profound ways. As a nonprofit, we can access more resources, form valuable partnerships, and receive increased support that will directly translate into more food for our community. With the ability to expand our programs—such as donations, CSA shares, the free farm stand, and community meals—we will be able to reach even more people in need. We can also continue offering field gleanings and welcoming volunteers to receive fresh produce, ensuring that everyone has access to healthy, nutritious food.

    By coming together as a nonprofit, we strengthen our mission and build a more resilient, supportive community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

  • Yes!! in fact, this movement to a non-profit will benefit all of us. Do not worry

 

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs are a relatively new movement in the United States and they strive to create a closer relationship between local farmers and consumers. Our CSA program creates a community between our farm and people, like you, who supplement the farm’s budget by purchasing “shares” of the upcoming harvest. This is a commitment between both the farmer and the share member for the entire growing season. The cost of a share is based upon the true cost of production in order to keep small, local, family farms and farmland within the Treasure Valley economically and environmentally viable. Sign up now! A CSA share is not for everyone. We (the farmers) choose what you get every week. It depends on weather and production. If you are not an adventurous cook or eater a CSA is not for you. Please do not sign up but come shop with us at the farmers market.


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Purchasing a CSA share is vote with your food dollar. This ensures that family farms in your community will continue to thrive and healthy, flavorful, plentiful food will be available for future generations .

How much food

The Summer CSA is 17 weeks and includes a family car pass to our Fall Dionysis Festival and other CSA festival perks. By stretching your pick-ups over these months, you will receive cool-weather crops such as turnips, radishes, and mustard greens, as well as hot crops that everybody loves during the heat of summer, such as watermelon, peppers, and the beloved tomato.

Each week, you will receive between six to eight different items. The quantity is a nice amount of produce. Since every family eats differently, it is hard to say precisely how many people a typical share will feed. For example, one Full Share is suitable for a family of 2 who love veggies or a family of 4 who have one veggie with every meal. A Half share is ideal for a single person who eats a lot of veggies or a family of two who eats a moderate amount each week. We grow about 80 types of veggies, so the pick-up is constantly changing throughout the season, and whatever is ripe that week is what we will bring. The harvest calendar will give you an idea of when different items will appear in your weekly pick-ups.

Here are a few examples of what you might find at your pick-up: A May share may include turnips, lettuce, spinach, spring onions, bok choy, and mustard greens. A June share may have carrots, peas, onions, lettuce, arugula, fava beans, and beets. A July share will have potatoes, basil, summer squash, cucumbers, kale, and chard. A August share will have green beans, peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatillos, kale and garlic,  A September share may have tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, corn, cabbage, melons, and lettuce.

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Joining our CSA reduces your carbon footprint. By purchasing our organic produce, you are ensuring that your food choices are not damaging the earth.


CSA Options

Spring Share (5 weeks pick up in May)

Summer Full share (17 weeks pick up from June until October)

Summer Half share (17 weeks pick up from June until October)

Fall share (5 weeks pick up from the mid-October until mid-November)

3. Pay in full online or with a checkTo send in a payment, make checks payable to Polum Bolum 20021 Hoskins Rd Caldwell, Idaho 83607. Please include the following info:

Name, Address, Phone, email, pickup location choice.

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Getting to know who grows your food builds relationships based on understanding and trust, the foundation of strong communities.


Nuts and Bolts

All CSA members are responsible for picking up their CSA share each week from their chosen location. As farmers, we are responsible for planning, planting, seeding, pruning, watering, weed, picking, cleaning, sorting, and distributing your food to the drop-off points. After that, it is your responsibility to pick it up. Please bring bags for your bounty. If you have any questions or concerns about your share, please give us a call or send us an email at admin@polumbolum.org

Late, forgot, or out of town: 
If you fail to pick up your food, there is nothing we can do. So, don’t forget! If you will be late, let your pick-up point know so they can bag up your food and have it waiting for you. If you are going out of town, please arrange for a friend or family member to pick up your share.

Changing pick-up points: 
CSA members can choose one pick-up spot, which will be their pick-up spot for the entire season. If you need to make a change, please send an email to admin@polumbolum.org no later than Mondays at 7:00 pm for it to take effect that week.

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A CSA share is a huge savings. You get to relish in the bounty of our farm and eat organic and local.

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We believe in the goodness of the earth and create a community of reciprocity with all the beings we share the farm with.


Pick up Locations

Ada County

Hill Road area –  Thursday nights from 4:00–6:00 pm.

East End – This is Grandma Margaret’s house (Clay’s Mom). Thursday nights from 4:30–7:00 pm 635 E. Jefferson near St. Luke’s downtown. Phone: (208) 342-5544

North End— Thursday nights from 4:00–6:00 pm, 1210 N. 16th St, Dennis Defoggi’s house. Dennis has hosted a CSA drop-off for over 25 years!!!

Boise Bench – Thursdays from 5:00–7:00 pm. Megan Brandel will be hosting the Benchpickupp location at 3703 Kootenai St., near the intersection of Kootenai and Latah. Phone: (208) 401-8563

Eagle – Thursdays from 3:00–6:00 pm. Marcia Way-Brady Thursday hosts this pickup at 909 Arlington Drive in Eagle. Phone: (208) 401-8563

Meridian – Wednesdays from 4:00–6:00 pm. Hosted at the Chiropractic office of Dr. Jen Anacker at 1560 N. Crestmont, Suite E.

Canyon County

The Farm Peaceful Belly Farm- Come pick up where the food is grown. Also, you could shop at the farm stand, try cider and wine, and grab a bite. 20023 Hoskins Road, Caldwell, Idaho 34607. Thursdays 3:00- 6:00 pm. Phone: (208) 345-8003

Flying M Nampa— Pick up your share, grab a cup of coffee, and a cookie. WE LOVE FLYING M! 1314 2nd Street Nampa. Thursday, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.00 pm.

Flying M Caldwell- Downtown Caldwell shines with the Flying M. It’s their sun. Pick up your veggies here and enjoy a stroll down Indian Creek. 724 Arthur Street, Caldwell. Thur, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m00 pm.