2020 CSA Registration is Open!
5/9/2020 update: Registration for our summer CSA program is closed. You can review the information about our program below and sign up for our waitlist via the "sign up now" button. To order from us for the farmers market pickup, please see here.
Updates Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic
Updated 4/1/2020
We are forging ahead with food production for you. This is more important than ever. We take health and safety very seriously. Our CSA model is already designed in a way that is conducive to limited contact if necessary; shares are already pre-paid and pre-packed when you pick them up. We are implementing a additional changes to our CSA to serve you better and protect our employees and members.
Here's what's new:
We are forging ahead with food production for you. This is more important than ever. We take health and safety very seriously. Our CSA model is already designed in a way that is conducive to limited contact if necessary; shares are already pre-paid and pre-packed when you pick them up. We are implementing a additional changes to our CSA to serve you better and protect our employees and members.
Here's what's new:
- We will be implementing some changes in packaging and CSA pickup procedures to be more "grab and go" and curbside pickup style to limit person-to-person contact and eliminate the need to touch anything other than your CSA share. Members will receive detailed guidance about these procedures.
- We have added an additional pickup option: Friday from 4pm-7pm at the Farm on Goshen Rd. These shares will be harvested fresh and packed Friday morning.
- We are also updating our farm food and employee safety protocols to implement additional USDA and CDC recommendations.
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!
2020 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.
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 $25/week box value. Returning members receive discounts, as outlined below.
Please see our Member Agreement for further specific policies.
Upon registration, you select a pick-up location per your convenience. All produce is harvested fresh and packed on Wednesdays.
CSA Pickup Location Options 2020:
University Ave Pickup Location
Parking Lot across from Zen Clay/Ta-Khrai Thai (2885 University Ave Morgantown WV 26505)
Farm Pickup Location
710 Goshen Rd Morgantown WV 26508
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.
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 $25/week box value. Returning members receive discounts, as outlined below.
Please see our Member Agreement for further specific policies.
Upon registration, you select a pick-up location per your convenience. All produce is harvested fresh and packed on Wednesdays.
CSA Pickup Location Options 2020:
University Ave Pickup Location
Parking Lot across from Zen Clay/Ta-Khrai Thai (2885 University Ave Morgantown WV 26505)
- Wednesday pickup only: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Farm Pickup Location
710 Goshen Rd Morgantown WV 26508
- Wednesday pickup: 4pm to 7:00pm
- Friday EARLY option pickup: 1pm to 7pm (Please note for Friday pickup: we pack all CSA boxes Wednesdays; your box will be stored in our cooler from Wednesday until Friday; all produce will be packed together on Wednesday, including any tomatoes or additional items you have ordered).
- Friday PM pickup: 4pm-7:00pm. All boxes picked fresh and packed on Friday.
22 Week Full Share: $560*
*Returning member rate: $550
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly (May 20 to October 14)
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: $510*
*Returning member rate: $500
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly (June 3 to October 14)
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: $270*
*Returning member rate: $260
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week
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. Wednesday dates: Group 1 pickup dates: 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7. Group 2 pickup dates: 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19, 9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14. If you choose Friday pickup dates correspond to the Fridays in these weeks.
*Returning member rate: $550
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly (May 20 to October 14)
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: $510*
*Returning member rate: $500
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly (June 3 to October 14)
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: $270*
*Returning member rate: $260
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week
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. Wednesday dates: Group 1 pickup dates: 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7. Group 2 pickup dates: 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19, 9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14. If you choose Friday pickup dates correspond to the Fridays in these weeks.
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 $25/ 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). We offer a variety of add-on items that can be added on a la carte to your weekly boxes. We are planning to offer eggs, coffee, herbs, flowers, honey, and other items a la carte this year (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! You can preview our software system here.
Add-on produce: 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! You can preview our software system here.
Add-on produce: 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 up to 2 "FLEX BOX" per season. 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 21, 2020). 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). If you have already tagged one of your skipped weeks as a flex box onto the end of the season, if you need to skip another week, you will have to double it up another week during the season. We cannot extend further into the fall beyond our Oct 21 flex week. We can only honor two flex boxes per CSA shareholder because we schedule our plantings very carefully to make sure we have enough each week. If you have to miss more than two weeks, get a friend to pick up your box for you and share the bounty! You can also request that we donate your share to a local food pantry.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.
Other Local and Ethically-sourced items we offer
Coffee
We are partnering again this year with FIRSTHAND Coffee Cooperative to offer our CSA members the option to add coffee a la carte 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!
We are partnering again this year with FIRSTHAND Coffee Cooperative to offer our CSA members the option to add coffee a la carte 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!
Local eggs
Our members can sign up for an add-on egg share from our friends at Pike Mountain Farm in Preston County. $4.25/dozen
Half Shares: $42.50 for a total of 10 dozen, delivered with your biweekly vegetable shares
Full Shares (20 Weeks): $85 for a total of 20 dozen, delivered with your weekly vegetable shares
Extended Full Shares (22 Weeks): $93.50 for a total of 22 dozen, delivered with your weekly vegetable shares
Members can also purchase eggs on a weekly basis a la carte through your online member account, as Pike Mountain has extra available. The best way to ensure your weekly supply is to sign up for an egg share.
Pike Mountain Farm is a pasture raised livestock farm located amidst the rolling hills of north central West Virginia, in Preston county. Providing premium pastured eggs, chicken, and pork. All eggs come directly from Pike Mountain's flock of laying hens rotated around the pasture. The hens spend their days roaming freely and happily eating grass, seeds and bugs. Their foraging and hunting is supplemented with feed to provide a balanced diet and help them produce high quality eggs. The hens also play an important role in regenerating the pasture by lightly scratching the ground as they hunt and leaving fertilizer.
Local meat
Pike Mountain Farm is offering "Field to Freezer" subscriptions that will be available for pickup at our farm CSA pickup location on select dates. For further information and to sign up, please refer to their website: https://www.pikemountainfarm.com/
Other Local items coming 2020
We plan to source regional fruit and honey this year to offer to our CSA members to order a la carte along with their weekly boxes. More info coming soon.
Our members can sign up for an add-on egg share from our friends at Pike Mountain Farm in Preston County. $4.25/dozen
Half Shares: $42.50 for a total of 10 dozen, delivered with your biweekly vegetable shares
Full Shares (20 Weeks): $85 for a total of 20 dozen, delivered with your weekly vegetable shares
Extended Full Shares (22 Weeks): $93.50 for a total of 22 dozen, delivered with your weekly vegetable shares
Members can also purchase eggs on a weekly basis a la carte through your online member account, as Pike Mountain has extra available. The best way to ensure your weekly supply is to sign up for an egg share.
Pike Mountain Farm is a pasture raised livestock farm located amidst the rolling hills of north central West Virginia, in Preston county. Providing premium pastured eggs, chicken, and pork. All eggs come directly from Pike Mountain's flock of laying hens rotated around the pasture. The hens spend their days roaming freely and happily eating grass, seeds and bugs. Their foraging and hunting is supplemented with feed to provide a balanced diet and help them produce high quality eggs. The hens also play an important role in regenerating the pasture by lightly scratching the ground as they hunt and leaving fertilizer.
Local meat
Pike Mountain Farm is offering "Field to Freezer" subscriptions that will be available for pickup at our farm CSA pickup location on select dates. For further information and to sign up, please refer to their website: https://www.pikemountainfarm.com/
Other Local items coming 2020
We plan to source regional fruit and honey this year to offer to our CSA members to order a la carte along with their weekly boxes. More info coming soon.
2020 Winter CSA Information
We will be offering full and half shares for the “Winter CSA” season which will run 8 weeks from the end of October through mid-December. More information will be posted when we open Winter CSA registration during the late summer 2020. Preference for Winter share spots will be given to Summer shareholder members first and then extended to new members.
Winter CSA bounty is also delicious, lending itself well to soups, casseroles, salads, and roasts!
It is a season of hearty root vegetables and crisp greens.
In the past, we have had delightful sweet potatoes, butternut and delicata winter squash, salad mix, lettuces, spicy greens mix, spinach, arugula, cabbage, tat soi, kale, carrots, parsnips, radish, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, and limited broccoli and potatoes.
Winter CSA bounty is also delicious, lending itself well to soups, casseroles, salads, and roasts!
It is a season of hearty root vegetables and crisp greens.
In the past, we have had delightful sweet potatoes, butternut and delicata winter squash, salad mix, lettuces, spicy greens mix, spinach, arugula, cabbage, tat soi, kale, carrots, parsnips, radish, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, and limited broccoli and potatoes.
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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What do our members like about our CSA?
From our 2019 Member Survey:
"We love that the produce lasts so much longer than most grocery store produce options. We really enjoy supporting the humans behind community agriculture. We are also very appreciative of your farm's commitment to organic practices."
"I saved a lot of money on groceries this year (organic in the stores is expensive) and we ate much healthier."
"Nice clean veggies and easy pickups."
"I liked being able to customize my box! "
