Montalbano Farms - Sandwich

What a wonderful CSA! This was our first year doing it and we loved every week. It was great to be able to choose your own produce and I suspect next year will be even better now that they have some data to work with as to what to grow more of. Probably my favorite thing was the braising mix (baby kale, chard, and other greens) that you could cook up for a nice meal in itself. The carrots in Oct were the sweetest I've ever had. My friends and family all loved the produce that I would share. The best thing about this CSA is the fact that you can place multiple orders for different drop sites. Having family spread across Chicagoland, I was able to share local produced with anyone who wanted to try! Keep it up!

This was my first year and I will be back! The produce is organic, flavorful and beautiful. Farmer Rob and Farmer Christina are just the best! Friendly, knowledgeable and ready for feedback to better serve their customers. So grateful to find them! I cannot say enough nice/good things about Montalbano. I can't wait for next year! MJ Deamon

Montalbano Farms' CSA is great. My small share was in the mid $30s per week. Pros! -Many pick up sites throughout Chicago -The farmers care. A lot. -Weekly newsletters including updates from the farm, crops included in the week's CSAs, recipes -The produce is delicious and arrives at the pick up site clean and cold. Greens are kept damp to maintain freshness. -The season is longer than most (until mid-Nov) NB: no fruit included in the CSA package. I plan to sign up for another CSA with Montalbano Farms though next time I shall select the Custom Share so I have more control of what produce I receive! That being said, the weekly selection was overall quite good and a great way to eat vegetables that you might not normally buy.

We did this last year and it worked out great, so we signed up another year. These guys break their backs pulling weeds every day so we don't have to consume pesticides. There are many CSAs to choose from, and I'm sure most all of them are great, but I haven't had any issues with this one and highly recommend it. For those of you that don't want the commitment of picking weekly, bi-weekly pickups and/or have a hectic schedule, they just launched a program where you can carry a balance and order what you want, when you want throughout the season.

The folks at Montalbano Farms have been wonderful! The vegetables are outstanding and my share is always brimming with beautiful product. I have to smell everything. Seriously. They are just overall hard working, good people. Thank you.