Eat healthy, eat fresh, and support your local growers and producers!
Meet Willow Haven Farm
The Willow Haven Market Box CSA Program conveniently delivers fresh, local, healthy food to Lehigh faculty and staff each week. Farmer Reuben DeMaster and his family grow the beautiful vegetables on their certified organic farm. Plus, through their strong relationships with other local farmers and artisans, the Willow Haven Market Box program also brings you pasture-raised eggs, raw milk, brick-oven bread, seasonal fruit, raw and artisan cheese, local organic flowers, pastured meats, and more.
Reuben’s wife, Tessa, lets you in behind the scenes with on-farm videos and stories plus recipes, menu suggestions, and strategies for using everything you receive from the farm delivered in a weekly email.
Why become a member?
The Market Box CSA is a customizable, local, organic food delivery. When you become a member of the Willow Haven Market Box subscription, you will…
- Connect with real, local farmers you can trust
- Bring meaning to your meals by knowing where your food comes from
- Enjoy delicious meals that start with high-quality, local food
- Sustain the livelihoods of local farmers like and the land we protect
Customize your box every week so it fits your budget, lifestyle, schedule, and health goals. Enjoy easy and convenient online ordering with pickup on the Lehigh University campus.
Joining the Willow Haven Market Box CSA is easy.
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Sign up!
Signing up is easy! Sign up in just 5 simple steps.
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Customize your market box each week.
After signing up, each week you will receive an email from Reuben and Tessa titled “It’s Time to Shop”. During the open shopping window, you will be able to customize your upcoming week’s box. Any bundles or subscriptions you selected at sign-up will automatically be added to your order for the week. Once you have met the minimum order requirement (which is determined by your membership plan), your box will be scheduled for delivery.
Pro Tip: To simplify your ordering process each week, subscribe to products that meet your minimum order requirement to get your box automatically delivered. Otherwise, be sure to log in each weekend during the “Time to Shop” window to select your items.
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Pick up your Willow Haven Market Box at Lehigh.
An email reminder will inform you on the day before your delivery that it’s on the way. Your weekly charge will be processed to your credit card at that time. Your email will remind you where and when that is and who to contact if you have an issue.
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Enjoy your farm food and create amazing meals.
Join our member-only Telegram group for guidance on how to store vegetables and use the freshest ingredients to make great food.
- Choose Delivery Type: Select “Lehigh University” as your pickup location and your pickup day. Pickup time will be automatically populated.
- Pick Your Membership Plan: Choose the Membership and minimum order requirement that best fits your lifestyle, schedule, and needs.
- Enter Your Personal Information
- Complete Billing Information
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Add Bundles & Subscriptions (Optional)
Select subscriptions to have certain products automatically added to your order each week. Such as veggies, greens, milk, eggs, sourdough bread, cheese, or a mix of everything. Doing this simplifies your ordering process each week, ensuring your weekly staples are already added to your order!
- Annual Memberships: If selected, these are billed at checkout.
- Market Box Orders: Orders are billed separately, the week of delivery, based on what you added to your weekly delivery.
Being part of Willow Haven Farm’s CSA has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Every box feels like a seasonal celebration, conveniently delivered right to campus. I look forward to the variety—crisp spring greens, sweet summer berries, hearty fall vegetables, creamy yogurt, fresh-baked goods, eggs and the best bacon! I’ve discovered new vegetables I’d never tried before, which has made cooking more fun and inspiring. It truly feels like a curated farmers market experience that keeps me eating well and staying connected to local food all year long."
-Cynthia Kane-
Questions?
Email Tessa DeMaster at farmer@willowhavenfarmpa.com.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) offers community members the opportunity to support local farmers by purchasing shares. This enables consumers to know how and where their food is being produced while providing farmers with capital for production.
Health and quality of life greatly impact employee satisfaction, student engagement, and the productivity of the community. As such, a key focus area of Lehigh's Sustainability Strategic Plan 2030 is Health & Wellness. Working with Willow Haven Farm directly supports the following 2030 Plan goal: "Partner with a local farm or distributor and pilot a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program by 2022."
This program aims to conveniently deliver fresh, local, healthy food to Lehigh faculty and staff.