Sign up today for your 2019 Summer CSA membership!
What is great about a CSA?
Joining a CSA is a great way to eat fresh local produce all season long, know where your food is coming from, and to learn about agriculture and food! Whether you want to get involved in farm events, or just eat great vegetables, you will get a delicious experience that will connect you to the source of your food! Our CSA members receive the best of the season's bounty from our farm!
What exactly is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually-beneficial relationship between producer and customer or "shareholder" in which both share in the bounty and risk of sustainable agriculture. In exchange for a pre-season fee paid by the shareholder, the producer commits to providing the shareholder with a box of fresh vegetables on a weekly basis. The shareholder accepts the risk that crop variety may change with the risks inherent in agriculture. The producer accepts the responsibility of providing shareholders with consistency and quality each week.
By joining a farmshare or CSA program, you are becoming a part of the farm and investing in us so that we can grow your food. Your upfront investment helps us take good care of the crops and purchase materials in the spring when the farm is not generating income. Then we turn that investment into healthful food and return it to you throughout the season!
By joining a farmshare or CSA program, you are becoming a part of the farm and investing in us so that we can grow your food. Your upfront investment helps us take good care of the crops and purchase materials in the spring when the farm is not generating income. Then we turn that investment into healthful food and return it to you throughout the season!
2019 Summer CSA Information
Our CSA is about good food and fellowship. Our products are Certified Naturally Grown, so you can be sure your family is eating top quality healthful produce.
Because everyone's needs are different, we offer a full (weekly pickups) and half share (every-other-week pickup) option. The contents and customization options of the box are the same for the full and half share; the only difference is the frequency of pickups.
Upon registration, you select a pick-up location per your convenience: across from Zen Clay on University Ave. or at Owl Creek Farm on the Goshen Road. Our pickup time is from 4:30-6pm.
You may pay in full or in two installments. Payment can be made online via your secure online member account by paypal or by check. We require an initial payment to reserve your share, $50 of which is a non-refundable deposit. If you choose to pay in installments the second installment is due May 15. If you choose to pay in full, thank you! The farm appreciates your investment in us as we get our seeds started and crops growing to delivery your summer bounty!
Our pricing is based on a $24/week box value with a one-time admin and delivery charge. Returning members receive discounts, as outlined below.
Please see our Member Agreement for further specific policies.
Because everyone's needs are different, we offer a full (weekly pickups) and half share (every-other-week pickup) option. The contents and customization options of the box are the same for the full and half share; the only difference is the frequency of pickups.
Upon registration, you select a pick-up location per your convenience: across from Zen Clay on University Ave. or at Owl Creek Farm on the Goshen Road. Our pickup time is from 4:30-6pm.
You may pay in full or in two installments. Payment can be made online via your secure online member account by paypal or by check. We require an initial payment to reserve your share, $50 of which is a non-refundable deposit. If you choose to pay in installments the second installment is due May 15. If you choose to pay in full, thank you! The farm appreciates your investment in us as we get our seeds started and crops growing to delivery your summer bounty!
Our pricing is based on a $24/week box value with a one-time admin and delivery charge. Returning members receive discounts, as outlined below.
Please see our Member Agreement for further specific policies.
22 Week Full Share: $540*
*Returning member rate: $530 (valid until March 15)
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly on Wednesdays (May 22 to October 16)
With this share you will get a box of fresh seasonal vegetables each week. We recommend this share for families, vegetarians, and single folks that like to cook! Or you might choose to split it with a friend!
20 Week Full Share: $490*
*Returning member rate: $480 (valid until March 15)
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly on Wednesdays (June 5 to October 16)
With this share you will get a box of fresh seasonal vegetables each week. We recommend this share for families, vegetarians, and single folks that like to cook! Or you might choose to split it with a friend!
Half Share: $260*
*Returning member rate: $250 (valid until March 15)
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week on Wednesdays
Your share box will look the same as the full share, but you will pick it up every other week. This share option is great for smaller families, singles, and those who grow some of their own things as well.
Members choose a pickup group you sign up. Group 1 pickup dates: 6/5, 6/19, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9. Group 2 pickup dates: 6/12, 6/26, 7/10, 7/24, 8/7, 8/21, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16.
*Returning member rate: $530 (valid until March 15)
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly on Wednesdays (May 22 to October 16)
With this share you will get a box of fresh seasonal vegetables each week. We recommend this share for families, vegetarians, and single folks that like to cook! Or you might choose to split it with a friend!
20 Week Full Share: $490*
*Returning member rate: $480 (valid until March 15)
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly on Wednesdays (June 5 to October 16)
With this share you will get a box of fresh seasonal vegetables each week. We recommend this share for families, vegetarians, and single folks that like to cook! Or you might choose to split it with a friend!
Half Share: $260*
*Returning member rate: $250 (valid until March 15)
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week on Wednesdays
Your share box will look the same as the full share, but you will pick it up every other week. This share option is great for smaller families, singles, and those who grow some of their own things as well.
Members choose a pickup group you sign up. Group 1 pickup dates: 6/5, 6/19, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9. Group 2 pickup dates: 6/12, 6/26, 7/10, 7/24, 8/7, 8/21, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16.
What does a typical share box include?Each week we carefully curate a "Farmers Choice" CSA box with 6-10 varieties of our premium quality fresh vegetables valued at an average of $24/ week. Our selection is based on what's in season, and we strive to offer variety and items that complement each other for meal preparation.
The weight of your box will vary throughout the year since in June you will get a lot of salad items and September brings heavier items like winter squash and sweet potatoes. You will receive an email letting you know what is in our curated "Farmers Choice" box for the week. If you choose, you can customize your box for the week or add additional items (see below). |
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Can I choose what's in my box each week?
Yes! We have several ways of providing our members with choices each week, and ensuring that people go home only with items that they will use and love!
Members will have an online account. Each week you'll get an email letting you know what items we have curated in the Farmers Pick box that week. If it looks good to you, you don't have to do anything more, and we'll see you on your pick up day. You can also go into your account and trade out items in your box for other items that we have available at the farm that week. That way, if you aren't a kale fan, you can choose another item that week - maybe tomatoes, or onions! We'll pack your tailored box accordingly!
We also sometimes offer a limited 'swap' box at our pickup sites, where members can trade out items last minute as well.
Add-on vegetables: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you can add on extra items via your online member account each week.
Members will have an online account. Each week you'll get an email letting you know what items we have curated in the Farmers Pick box that week. If it looks good to you, you don't have to do anything more, and we'll see you on your pick up day. You can also go into your account and trade out items in your box for other items that we have available at the farm that week. That way, if you aren't a kale fan, you can choose another item that week - maybe tomatoes, or onions! We'll pack your tailored box accordingly!
We also sometimes offer a limited 'swap' box at our pickup sites, where members can trade out items last minute as well.
Add-on vegetables: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you can add on extra items via your online member account each week.
What if I go on vacation and have to miss a week?
We offer the option of one "FLEX BOX". If you are going on vacation and would miss a week of your veggies, you can request that we pass that " share box" to the end of the season. That means you would pick up your last share box on an extended official "21st" week of the CSA (October 23, 2019). You can also choose to pick up that box during another selected week during the season, doubling up (full shares), or on a week you aren't already picking up (half shares). This is our way to make sure our shareholders get the full value of their share and their CSA experience within the constraints of carefully scheduled plantings and Mother Nature's schedules. If you have to miss a week or two you can also opt to donate your share to one of the food pantries with whom we collaborate.
Add-on shares:
FIRSTHAND Cooperative Coffee Shares
We are partnering again this year with FIRSTHAND Coffee Cooperative to offer our CSA members the option to add a coffee share to their Mountain Harvest CSA.
FIRSTHAND coffee is fair-trade and top quality. FIRSTHAND Coffee Cooperative is a Morgantown-based cooperative that is committed to sustainable economic development. For this reason we are proud to partner with them and support our fellow farmers in Central America. FIRSTHAND sources coffee directly from small farmer cooperatives in Nicaragua, cutting out the middlemen in the coffee supply chain in order to ensure that those farmers are getting a fair price and can make a decent livelihood. And the coffee is delicious too!
Coffee shares:
You can add on a coffee share when you sign up for your Mountain Harvest Farm CSA share. If you already signed up for your CSA share and want to add on a coffee share, you can do that through your member account - access the login on our Current Member page.
We offer whole bean and ground Solidarity Blend (medium roast) shares. Shares are discounted in price, compared to if you purchased bags individually a la carte.
Options:
Half share: $110 (total of 10 12oz bags delivered every other week with your Mountain Harvest Farm share).
Full share: $220 (total of 20 12oz bags delivered weekly with your Mountain Harvest Farm share).
You can also purchase coffee a la carte on a weekly basis to pick up with your box.
FIRSTHAND coffee is fair-trade and top quality. FIRSTHAND Coffee Cooperative is a Morgantown-based cooperative that is committed to sustainable economic development. For this reason we are proud to partner with them and support our fellow farmers in Central America. FIRSTHAND sources coffee directly from small farmer cooperatives in Nicaragua, cutting out the middlemen in the coffee supply chain in order to ensure that those farmers are getting a fair price and can make a decent livelihood. And the coffee is delicious too!
Coffee shares:
You can add on a coffee share when you sign up for your Mountain Harvest Farm CSA share. If you already signed up for your CSA share and want to add on a coffee share, you can do that through your member account - access the login on our Current Member page.
We offer whole bean and ground Solidarity Blend (medium roast) shares. Shares are discounted in price, compared to if you purchased bags individually a la carte.
Options:
Half share: $110 (total of 10 12oz bags delivered every other week with your Mountain Harvest Farm share).
Full share: $220 (total of 20 12oz bags delivered weekly with your Mountain Harvest Farm share).
You can also purchase coffee a la carte on a weekly basis to pick up with your box.
Other Add-on Items
We plan to offer meats and eggs from our trusted local farmer friends for you to order a la carte as add-ons to your weekly CSA boxes. More information will be posted soon.
Can I give a CSA gift certificate to someone I love?A CSA share could be a great gift for your local food-loving friend or loved one!
We'll send you a gift certificate and customized letter of welcome to the farm to give to your special person. Then the recipient gets in touch with us to choose their pickup location based on their preference. |
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