Biodiversity Enhancement Share

$10.00

You do not need to be a vegetable share holder to participate in this customizable CSA share - giving back to the land is a way we can all contribute to ecosystem AND human health resiliency. As a shareholder, you are invited to CSA member events and receive the same opportunity to build community with our members and our farm. You’ll also receive CSA member-specific offers and updates about Farm Sol.

This share supports on-farm biodiversity improvement. In 2026, 100% of this share is utilized to purchase native seeds, perennial plant starts, and construction materials for bird houses.

Biodiversity enhancement may not always result in immediate or easily-quantifiable return, but we feel confident that improving the land that supports our food system will in turn support those relying on the food system with long-term resiliency benefits.

Clear benefits exist in planting agricultural lands near wild ones. Habitat creation and improvement of biodiversity directly benefit your food system in the following ways:

  • Native plantings can increase garden yields, as many food crops (like tomatoes!) are optimized by regular insect pollination.

  • Multi-species cropping and co-planting with native species increases genetic diversity and reduces odds of crop failure to disease.

  • Native plant species planting helps maintain mutualistic soil biota optimized for our local growing conditions, influencing plant fitness.

  • Native plant species can contribute to beneficial soil structure and localized soil moisture retention.

  • Native plant species can increase soil biota that positively influences carbon storage, secondary metabolites, and microbiome diversity.

  • Bird houses provide nesting habitat and increased local populations. Many bird species provide chemical-free pest control (insects and rodents) and pollination benefits to native and food crops.

1 Quantity = $10 toward the Farm Sol Biodiversity Enhancement Budget, helping great food grow even better.

You do not need to be a vegetable share holder to participate in this customizable CSA share - giving back to the land is a way we can all contribute to ecosystem AND human health resiliency. As a shareholder, you are invited to CSA member events and receive the same opportunity to build community with our members and our farm. You’ll also receive CSA member-specific offers and updates about Farm Sol.

This share supports on-farm biodiversity improvement. In 2026, 100% of this share is utilized to purchase native seeds, perennial plant starts, and construction materials for bird houses.

Biodiversity enhancement may not always result in immediate or easily-quantifiable return, but we feel confident that improving the land that supports our food system will in turn support those relying on the food system with long-term resiliency benefits.

Clear benefits exist in planting agricultural lands near wild ones. Habitat creation and improvement of biodiversity directly benefit your food system in the following ways:

  • Native plantings can increase garden yields, as many food crops (like tomatoes!) are optimized by regular insect pollination.

  • Multi-species cropping and co-planting with native species increases genetic diversity and reduces odds of crop failure to disease.

  • Native plant species planting helps maintain mutualistic soil biota optimized for our local growing conditions, influencing plant fitness.

  • Native plant species can contribute to beneficial soil structure and localized soil moisture retention.

  • Native plant species can increase soil biota that positively influences carbon storage, secondary metabolites, and microbiome diversity.

  • Bird houses provide nesting habitat and increased local populations. Many bird species provide chemical-free pest control (insects and rodents) and pollination benefits to native and food crops.

1 Quantity = $10 toward the Farm Sol Biodiversity Enhancement Budget, helping great food grow even better.

  • If you have specific plant species or other project ideas you’d like to see your donation go toward, please let us know! Please include your contact information at check-out, so we can keep you posted about project progress and enhancement outcomes.