Fall 2022 CSA signup open
Updated 9/12/22: Our fall CSA program is now open for registration for current Summer members. If we have additional openings available after summer members select their options, we will publish the information and promote it here. If you would like to receive notification about open CSA membership spots for our fall CSA, please send an email to mountainharvestfarm@gmail.com.
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!
2022 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 variety of share options (see below).
You may pay in full or in two installments. Payment can be made online via your secure online member account by Paypal, credit card, 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!
Please see our Member Agreement for details on payment terms, logistics, share customization. When you register for our CSA, you agree to the Member Agreement terms.
CSA Pickup Location Options 2022
Shares are packed in commercially biodegradable plastic bags for "grab and go" no-contact pickup.
You may opt to select the "Ecofriendly" option upon signup to have your share packed in a reusable tote container that you will have to pack into your own bags at your pickup location.
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
Gritstone Climbing + Fitness
1901 Eljadid St, Morgantown, WV 26505
Because everyone's needs are different, we offer a variety of share options (see below).
You may pay in full or in two installments. Payment can be made online via your secure online member account by Paypal, credit card, 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!
Please see our Member Agreement for details on payment terms, logistics, share customization. When you register for our CSA, you agree to the Member Agreement terms.
CSA Pickup Location Options 2022
Shares are packed in commercially biodegradable plastic bags for "grab and go" no-contact pickup.
You may opt to select the "Ecofriendly" option upon signup to have your share packed in a reusable tote container that you will have to pack into your own bags at your pickup location.
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; boxes picked fresh and packed on Weds.
Farm Pickup Location
710 Goshen Rd Morgantown WV 26508
- Wednesday pickup: 4pm to 8:00pm; boxes picked fresh and packed on Weds.
- Friday EARLY option pickup: 12pm to 8pm (Please note for Friday pickup: all produce will be packed prior to Friday and stored in a walk-in cooler including any tomatoes or additional items you have ordered).
- Friday PM pickup: 4pm-8:00pm. All boxes picked fresh and packed on Friday.
Gritstone Climbing + Fitness
1901 Eljadid St, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Friday pickup only: 3:30pm to 5:30pm; boxes picked fresh and packed on Friday.
Share Options Summer 2022
Vegetable Share - Full (Weekly): $540
Total 20 share boxes, picked up weekly from the first week of June to mid-October
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! Our most economical and bountiful option.
A weekly share of vegetables containing 6-10 items totaling 25 credits for a total of 20 weeks. Wednesday shares begin June 1 and end October 12. Friday shares begin June 3 and end October 14.
Vegetable Share - Half (Biweekly): $300
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week
This share option is great for smaller families, singles, folks with busy schedules, and those who grow some of their own things as well. It is the same amount of produce on a weekly basis as the full weekly share; the frequency of pickup is the difference.
An every-other-week share of vegetables containing 6-10 items totaling 25 credits, for a total of 10 weeks over the 20 week season.
Members choose a pickup group schedule when you sign up. Wednesday pickup options: Group 1 option dates: 6/1, 6/15, 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 8/24, 9/7, 9/21, 10/5 Group 2 option dates: 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28, 10/12. Friday pickup options: Group 1 dates: 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7. Group2 dates: 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19, 9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14.
Vegetable Share - Light (Weekly): $400
Total 20 share boxes, picked up weekly from the first week of June to mid-October
A "lighter" version of the full share, this share was created by member request. It is for those who want the benefit of the freshest produce on a weekly ordering basis but won't consume the quantity of a full share.
A weekly share of vegetables containing 3-5 items totaling 15 credits for a total of 20 weeks. Wednesday shares begin June 1 and end October 12. Friday shares begin June 3 and end October 14.
Vegetable Share - Full (Weekly): $540
Total 20 share boxes, picked up weekly from the first week of June to mid-October
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! Our most economical and bountiful option.
A weekly share of vegetables containing 6-10 items totaling 25 credits for a total of 20 weeks. Wednesday shares begin June 1 and end October 12. Friday shares begin June 3 and end October 14.
Vegetable Share - Half (Biweekly): $300
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week
This share option is great for smaller families, singles, folks with busy schedules, and those who grow some of their own things as well. It is the same amount of produce on a weekly basis as the full weekly share; the frequency of pickup is the difference.
An every-other-week share of vegetables containing 6-10 items totaling 25 credits, for a total of 10 weeks over the 20 week season.
Members choose a pickup group schedule when you sign up. Wednesday pickup options: Group 1 option dates: 6/1, 6/15, 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 8/24, 9/7, 9/21, 10/5 Group 2 option dates: 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 9/28, 10/12. Friday pickup options: Group 1 dates: 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7. Group2 dates: 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19, 9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14.
Vegetable Share - Light (Weekly): $400
Total 20 share boxes, picked up weekly from the first week of June to mid-October
A "lighter" version of the full share, this share was created by member request. It is for those who want the benefit of the freshest produce on a weekly ordering basis but won't consume the quantity of a full share.
A weekly share of vegetables containing 3-5 items totaling 15 credits for a total of 20 weeks. Wednesday shares begin June 1 and end October 12. Friday shares begin June 3 and end October 14.
What does a typical share box include?Each week we carefully curate a "Farmers Pick" CSA box of our premium quality fresh vegetables. Full and Half share members will receive 6-10 items in their boxes totaling 25 credits; Light shares will be 3-5 items for a total of 15 credits. 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 Pick" 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 purchased as a la carte additions to your weekly boxes. We are planning to offer eggs, coffee, herbs, flowers, honey, maple syrup, flours, beans, 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.
We use "credits" in our software to assign a value to individual items in order to allow for box compilation and easy trading. For example, you can trade 6 credits of lettuce for 4 zucchini valued at 1 credit and a 2 credit pepper. We use round credit numbers for easy trading. For example, a zucchini might actually be worth $1.25 if you bought it at the farmers market, but it might be listed in our software as 1 credit to allow for easy trading. The overall share cost takes into account the value of your share overall over the course of the season.
Add-on produce: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you can purchase extra items via your online member account each week if you link a credit card or Paypal account.
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.
We use "credits" in our software to assign a value to individual items in order to allow for box compilation and easy trading. For example, you can trade 6 credits of lettuce for 4 zucchini valued at 1 credit and a 2 credit pepper. We use round credit numbers for easy trading. For example, a zucchini might actually be worth $1.25 if you bought it at the farmers market, but it might be listed in our software as 1 credit to allow for easy trading. The overall share cost takes into account the value of your share overall over the course of the season.
Add-on produce: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you can purchase extra items via your online member account each week if you link a credit card or Paypal account.
What if I go on vacation and have to miss a week?
We have a “flex box” policy to help shareholders get the full value of your share within the constraints of carefully scheduled plantings and Mother Nature's schedules. Half shareholders may request one “flex box” and full shareholders may request up to two flex boxes in the summer CSA.
If you have a half share, you can request to skip a scheduled share pickup, and we will pass it to the end of the season to our scheduled “flex makeup” week (October 19 or 21). Or if you prefer, we can also schedule it for one of your “off weeks” if we have the capacity to add it to the requested week.
If you have a full share, you can request to skip a scheduled share pickup, and we will pass it to the end of the season to our scheduled “flex makeup” week (October 19 or 21). If you request to skip a second week, we can add those credits for you to spend on additional vegetable purchases during the remaining summer CSA weeks. Credits cannot be rolled over to subsequent seasons.
If you have a half share, you can request to skip a scheduled share pickup, and we will pass it to the end of the season to our scheduled “flex makeup” week (October 19 or 21). Or if you prefer, we can also schedule it for one of your “off weeks” if we have the capacity to add it to the requested week.
If you have a full share, you can request to skip a scheduled share pickup, and we will pass it to the end of the season to our scheduled “flex makeup” week (October 19 or 21). If you request to skip a second week, we can add those credits for you to spend on additional vegetable purchases during the remaining summer CSA weeks. Credits cannot be rolled over to subsequent seasons.
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. $5.50/dozen
Half Shares: $55 for a total of 10 dozen, delivered with your biweekly vegetable shares
Full Shares (20 Weeks): $110 for a total of 20 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
We are partnering with Pike Mountain Farm and Daystar Farm again in 2022. You will be able to add on items weekly via your online CSA account if you have a linked credit card or Paypal.
Other Local items
We currently source the other items for add-on purchase for CSA members: honey (R&A Honey, Parsons, WV); beans and flours (The Vegetable Garden, Masontown WV); maple syrup (Heasley Homestead, Bruceton Mills, WV).
Our members can sign up for an add-on egg share from our friends at Pike Mountain Farm in Preston County. $5.50/dozen
Half Shares: $55 for a total of 10 dozen, delivered with your biweekly vegetable shares
Full Shares (20 Weeks): $110 for a total of 20 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
We are partnering with Pike Mountain Farm and Daystar Farm again in 2022. You will be able to add on items weekly via your online CSA account if you have a linked credit card or Paypal.
Other Local items
We currently source the other items for add-on purchase for CSA members: honey (R&A Honey, Parsons, WV); beans and flours (The Vegetable Garden, Masontown WV); maple syrup (Heasley Homestead, Bruceton Mills, WV).
2022 Fall CSA Information
We offer a Fall CSA option that runs from mid-October to mid-December and offers a la carte purchasing throughout the winter as produce is available. We will publish details of this in late summer 2022. Priority for fall shares is given to summer shareholders before we open up to new members.
Here is an idea of what delicious bounty we are planting for the Fall CSA shares: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, salad mix, lettuces, spinach, arugula, cabbage, tat soi, kale, radish, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, limited broccoli and brussels sprouts, potatoes, onions. It is a season of hearty root vegetables and crisp greens.
If you would like to receive notification about open CSA membership spots for the fall CSA, please email mountainharvestfarm@gmail.com or keep an eye on our facebook page.
Here is an idea of what delicious bounty we are planting for the Fall CSA shares: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, salad mix, lettuces, spinach, arugula, cabbage, tat soi, kale, radish, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, limited broccoli and brussels sprouts, potatoes, onions. It is a season of hearty root vegetables and crisp greens.
If you would like to receive notification about open CSA membership spots for the fall CSA, please email mountainharvestfarm@gmail.com or keep an eye on our facebook page.
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! "
