Set a fair, profitable CSA price — enter weeks, members, and per-share production cost; get the share price that covers overhead and margin.
Share price / season
$875.00
Share price / week
$48.61
Total revenue
$26,250.00
Profit
25.0% margin
$5,250.00
A CSA share price has to cover both direct production costs and overhead (land, tools, insurance, your time), then include a reasonable margin. Under-pricing is the #1 reason small farms burn out — build the margin in before you list the program.
Keep this calculator honest by tracking actual costs through the season and re-running it next year with your real numbers, not guesses.
share_price_season = (cost + overhead + (cost + overhead) × margin) ÷ members
share_price_week = share_price_season ÷ weeks
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You enter your season length in weeks, target member count, total production cost for that season (seed, soil amendments, labor, packaging), fixed overhead (insurance, tools, vehicle, plot), and target margin. The calculator divides the all-in covered cost by member count to give a season-share price, and divides again by weeks to give a per-pickup price members can compare to a grocery basket. Two outputs matter most: the price each member pays, and the gross margin you keep at full enrollment versus a partial-enrollment scenario.
CSAs fail when growers price by feel — too low and the season ends in burnout, too high and signups dry up two weeks before planting. A defensible price means you can show members exactly what they are paying for, and members can compare a $25/week share to a $25 grocery vegetable basket. Underpriced CSAs are a hidden subsidy from the farmer to the buyer; overpriced ones leave shares unsold. The calculator gives you a number you can stand behind on a pickup-day conversation.
Margin assumes net of overhead, not net of cost-of-goods only — that is the real number after the lights stay on. Overhead is annualized to the season, so divide your yearly insurance and equipment payment by season length first. The model does not include payment processing fees or platform commissions; if you sell shares through brothh, subtract that off the top before setting margin. Member count is a target — fill rate matters, so run a partial-enrollment scenario before committing to seed orders.