6 acre vegetable and animal farm
Farm
About Us
Where goodness grows
Procter Center Farm is a six-acre, diversified market farm located in central Ohio, offering both production and educational opportunities. Here, we grow vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes, peppers, spinach, and onions. We also nurture and tend to apple trees, berry bushes, and raise market hogs and chickens for both meat and eggs. Although not certified, we employ organic and regenerative practices throughout. To extend our growing season, Procter Farm has a high tunnel (also known as a hoophouse) and a greenhouse.
Procter Farm is also honored to be in partnership with JK Farms, whose bees live and work at Procter, and Fisher & Gaston Lamb, who graze their sheep here as needed. Both of these relationships are essential to Procter’s mission of creation care and hospitality. The sheep and bees help Procter’s flora and fauna ecosystem flourish, and the relationship with local farmers is part of our ongoing commitment to being an active member of the Madison County community.
The primary goal of the farm is to contribute to the diverse and robust meal options in the Procter Dining Hall. The food service staff work with the farmer to coordinate meals based on what will be harvested that week.
Come work with us!
Join The Commonage at Procter Farmhand Program and spend 3-6 months building community, doing work that means something, learning about the land, and exploring your spiritual path.
But eating in our dining hall is not the only way to enjoy Procter produce and protein. During June through September, we offer up to 30 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares. Members provide the capital the farm needs at the beginning of the growing season. In return, they receive a weekly box filled with the freshest picked vegetables and seasonal specialties, like flowers and pumpkins. We have pick-up locations in Cincinnati and Columbus.
Procter Farm also has a farmstand at the Grove City Farmers Market which runs May – September
Education
Our farm is a learning lab for volunteers and visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Each year, we have hundreds of hours of educational experiences that also help us grow thousands of servings of vegetables.
Programing
Procter Farm includes the Teaching Garden and Sawyer Classroom, where outdoor education programming, including Farm Camp, are offered year-round.
Production
Our farm team is comprised of our Farm Manager, our seasonal Farmhands, volunteers, and other Procter Staff. Working on the farm provides important opportunities to learn what it means to care for all of God’s creation with intention and care.
Honey from our fields
We partner with JK Farms to provide you with seasonal, raw, local honey. Our site is home to over 30 beehives, which are maintained by Jacob Kellstad.
You can purchase our honey in our on-site market or at the Grove City Farmer’s Market during the summer.
Quick Links
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Shares FAQ
Is Procter certified organic?
While not certified organic by any organization, the farm is managed using organic principles and sustainable techniques. We utilize crop rotation, cover crops, compost, manure, and cultural practices to stay one step ahead of pests and diseases. We apply a few certified organic, biologically-based insect repellents to some of our more vulnerable plants, and use organic soil amendments to add to our beds before planting.
How much is in my CSA?
The half shares are enough veggies or meat to supply a family of 1-2 for one week. The whole shares will supply a family of 3-4.
Can I choose what is in my CSA?
For Produce Shares, crops are harvested based on what is ready at that particular point in the season. Weekly, we will include great recipes that will utilize most of the items in the box. If there is a veggie that you absolutely hate, see if another CSA member will trade items with you. For Meat Shares, we will always provide chicken and pork cuts at the weekly valued amount. We will keep track of the types of cuts included, so that there is a variety throughout the season. You are also welcome to purchase cuts a la carte at each pick up location.
Where will I pick up my CSA?
2024 CSA Locations
Grove City Farmers Market
Procter Center Farm stand, off Park Street, in historical Grove City
Saturdays, 8am-noon
Trinity Episcopal Church
125 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH
Saturdays, 8am to noon
Sundays, 8am to noon
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
10345 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH
Friday, 3pm-5pm
What if I am unable to pick up my CSA?
Please always plan to have your share picked up. If you are going to be out of town, you may arrange for someone else to pick up your box. For our records, kindly have the person state your name, so that we know whose CSA shares have been picked up.
Can I split my share with someone else?
If even the half share seems like too many vegetables to get through in a week, you are welcome to share the CSA with a friend. The shared box must be picked up and then divided among the parties themselves. During registration, please enter the names of both CSA recipients. Thanks!
What vegetables do you grow?
Some crops you can expect to find in your share:
beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, shallots, green beans, scallions, peppers, kale, lettuce, onions, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, zucchini, fresh herbs, eggs, and other products produced on the farm.
What if I do not like something in my CSA?
In late-winter and early-spring, the farm purchases seeds and preps fields for the growing season. We grow a variety of vegetables that will be in each CSA. Once the season is underway, we do not have the flexibility to change what we grow. Therefore, if there is a type of vegetable in your CSA that you do not like, or that you do not know how to use, please ask us for suggested recipes, or simply give the item to a family member or friend so that the food does not go to waste.
CSA is CLOSED for 2025
Vegetable CSA Share
We offer a variety of vegetables. Seeds are ordered at the start of the year and we begin seeding in March. By June, we are able to provide in our CSA boxes the most in-season, fresh vegetables. We offer a whole-share (3-4 people) and half-share option (1-2 people).
Price Per Share
$265/$424
$1.18 per meal/$1.89 per meal
Meat CSA Share
Each year, we raise a small herd of hogs and a few batches of chickens. The animals are raised on pasture with plenty of room to roam and dig in the grass. Each is supplemented with a high quality grain, that they may access at their leisure. We offer a whole-share (3-4 people) and half-share option (1-2 people).
Price Per Share
$371/$530
$1.65 per meal/$2.36 per meal
Reviews
Food & Farm Reviews
The meat is very high quality and the staff is focused on service for all. Love the mission!
Anne
Excellent cuts of pork…The bacon is just like when I was a boy, 50 years ago. No chemical additives…naturally smoked…really delicious!
Chris
My time at Proctor Center Farm gave me a much needed cyclical sense of the natural world and how, as farmers, we work with this cycle to produce food for ourselves and our surrounding communities. I loved watching the plants grow and waking early every day to let the chickens out, to make sure the pigs were fed, and to water the greenhouses.
Alina
740-490-6072
procterfarm@proctercenter.org
11235 St. Rt. 38 SE London, OH 43140
Have questions? Contact Farm Manager Sarah Alphin at procterfarm@proctercenter.org