How to Subscribe to Scotch Hill Farm's Garden or Products

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Scotch Hill Farm is a certified organic family farm in Wisconsin run by Tony and Dela Ends, and it offers two main ways to buy in: a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription to its vegetable, herb, and flower gardens, and farmstead products such as handmade soap and skincare. The site lists a "Subscribers' Blog" and newsletter, which confirms a subscriber relationship exists, but it does not publish subscription prices, share sizes, pickup locations, or a checkout page. To actually subscribe, you will need to contact the farm directly through the contact details on scotchhillfarm.com rather than completing an online purchase.

What a Scotch Hill Farm subscription involves

The farm describes itself as a "subscription garden" and a CSA. In the CSA model, members pay in advance for a share of the season's harvest and then receive regular portions of whatever is growing. Scotch Hill Farm states it grows "a wide variety of vegetables over the course of the growing season," so the contents of a share change week to week rather than being a fixed box.

What the site confirms:

  • Growing practices: No pesticides, no herbicides, no chemical fertilizer, no treated seeds.
  • What is grown: Vegetables, herbs, and flowers across the growing season.
  • Subscriber communication: A newsletter and a Subscribers' Blog, including a "Wisconsin Week 1" post describing the week's rain and its effect on the farm.
  • Community framing: The farm describes CSA as "a unique opportunity to regain the personal relationships at the heart of a healthy food system."

What the site does not state: share prices, number of shares, season length, delivery versus pickup, or payment methods. Treat any specific number as something you must confirm with the farm.

Products beyond the vegetable share

Scotch Hill Farm also runs a farmstead soap-making business and lists "Farmstead Soap & Skincare" and "Cottage Food" among its offerings. If your interest is in soap, skincare, or cottage food items rather than produce, that is a separate product line from the CSA share, and availability is not described in the site material. Ask specifically which products are in season or in stock when you make contact.

How to subscribe or inquire

Because no online signup or pricing page is published, the practical path is:

  1. Go to scotchhillfarm.com and open the Contact Us page.
  2. State which you want: a CSA/vegetable subscription, farmstead soap and skincare, or cottage food.
  3. Ask the questions the site leaves open — price, share size, season dates, pickup or delivery, and payment method.
  4. If you want to follow the farm first, read the Subscribers' Blog and newsletter links to see what a season looks like before committing.

Expected result: you get current terms directly from Tony and Dela Ends, since the website itself does not publish them.

Other reasons to visit

Innisfree Farm Stay & Retreat is the farm's bed-and-breakfast operation, with classes and events on the farm. The site also lists Upcoming Workshops and Events on the Farm. If you are considering a subscription but want to see the farm first, a workshop or farm stay is a way to do that.

Common sticking points

  • No published prices: The site uses the words "subscribe" and "subscription" but shows no pricing, so do not assume a cost or that anything is free.
  • No online checkout: There is no visible cart or payment platform, so plan on contacting the farm.
  • Seasonal timing: CSA shares are tied to the growing season, so asking early matters if you want a full season.
  • Two different offerings: Produce subscription and soap/skincare are separate; be clear about which one you are asking about.