2018 CSA Registration is Open!
If you already signed up in 2018, you can access your member account to review your information and add on optional coffee and egg shares on the Current Member page.
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!
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!
2018 Summer CSA Share Options, Pickup Locations, and Prices
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.
Your CSA experience with our farm includes:
Because everyone's needs are different, we offer a full (weekly) and half share (every-other-week) option. The contents 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. (Wednesday only) or at Owl Creek Farm on the Goshen Road (Wednesday or Friday). 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 16. 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.
Your CSA experience with our farm includes:
- Your premium vegetable boxes with option to swap preferred items and add-on extras
- Farm Day event (shared meal & tours)
- Weekly email updates from the farm with ideas for food use & storage
- Option to purchase extra items or bulk vegetables when available
- Option to purchase an egg share and items from other trusted farms when available
Because everyone's needs are different, we offer a full (weekly) and half share (every-other-week) option. The contents 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. (Wednesday only) or at Owl Creek Farm on the Goshen Road (Wednesday or Friday). 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 16. 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
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly from the week of May 16 to week of October 10
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
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly from last week of May to week of October 10
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
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week from last week of May to week of October 10
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.
FALL CSA Shares
We offer an 8 week fall CSA share running from the end of the 'summer' CSA season in mid-October through mid-December. Details for 2018 coming soon.
*Returning member rate: $530
Total 22 share boxes picked up weekly from the week of May 16 to week of October 10
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
Total 20 share boxes picked up weekly from last week of May to week of October 10
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
Total 10 share boxes, picked up every-other-week from last week of May to week of October 10
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.
FALL CSA Shares
We offer an 8 week fall CSA share running from the end of the 'summer' CSA season in mid-October through mid-December. Details for 2018 coming soon.
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!
New for 2018! Choose & swap items online! Members will have an online account. Each week you'll get an email letting you know what items we have curated in the Farmers Choice 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!
Choose from our on-site "SWAP Box". Our members have come to love our famous "SWAP BOX". When you pick up your box, you can choose to take the contents of your box as we have chosen and packed for you, or you can "swap" items out with items we put in our bountiful "SWAP BOX". For example, if you don't like cilantro, you might choose to swap it for extra peppers that are in the swap box, or beets for zucchini.
Add-on vegetables: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you will also be able to order extra items that we will pack with your box.
New for 2018! Choose & swap items online! Members will have an online account. Each week you'll get an email letting you know what items we have curated in the Farmers Choice 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!
Choose from our on-site "SWAP Box". Our members have come to love our famous "SWAP BOX". When you pick up your box, you can choose to take the contents of your box as we have chosen and packed for you, or you can "swap" items out with items we put in our bountiful "SWAP BOX". For example, if you don't like cilantro, you might choose to swap it for extra peppers that are in the swap box, or beets for zucchini.
Add-on vegetables: If you are planning a special meal or need additional veggies beyond the value of your weekly box, you will also be able to order extra items that we will pack with your box.
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. 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:
Meat & Egg Shares from Working H Farms
We are partnering with Working H Farms again this year to offer you meat and egg shares. Working H Farms is a small family farm in rural and mountainous Cranesville, WV in Preston County. They specialize in naturally raised grass fed beef, pork, and free range poultry and eggs. Their livestock is raised without antibiotics, growth hormones or other drugs. Their pastures are fertilizer and chemical free and they rotate stock daily to ensure an excellent supply of rich lush grass for their livestock's enjoyment and health. The resulting meat products are full of flavor and slightly leaner than grain finished livestock.
Egg Shares:
Free-range, naturally raised. These eggs are from chickens who live their life happily roaming pasture at Working H Farm in Preston County, WV.
Egg Shares can be purchased as add-on options when you sign up for your Mountain Harvest CSA vegetable share. If you already signed up for our CSA, you can easily add an egg share through your member account - access the login on our Current Member page.
Half Egg Share: You'll receive 1 dozen eggs delivered with your vegetable share every other week, for a total of 10 dozen eggs over the course of your season. $40/share
Full Egg Share: You'll receive 1 dozen eggs delivered with your vegetable share every week, for a total of 20 dozen eggs over the course of your season. $80/share
Meat Shares:
Naturally-raised and grass fed meats from Working H Farms and Meats.
Meat shares cannot be ordered through your member account. If you are interested in ordering a meat share, please email us at mountainharvestfarm@gmail.com and we will give you further instructions. They will be delivered with your weekly share boxes.
$40.00 boxes will be a variety of meats consisting of beef, pork, and chicken.
Full share- 20 wks. Meat (1 box per pick up)- $800.00
Half share- 10 wks. Meat (1 box per every other week pick-up)- $400.00
A la Carte Meat Orders
This year we will also be offering a la carte items for purchase through your member account online to be delivered with your weekly or biweekly vegetable share box. Meats from Working H Farms will be available for you to choose from and purchase to add on to your weekly box delivery.
Should I buy a meat share or wait and order a la carte items?
If you consume meat on a regular basis and like a variety of meats, we recommend a meat share. All meat is delivered frozen and will keep well in the freezer until you use it. Our members have said that they don't always eat all the meat on a weekly basis but enjoy having their freezer stocked for when they need it. The meat share is offered at a discounted price compared to what you would pay if you were buying items individually. Also, the up front purchase of a meat share always benefits the farmers, Working H Farms, by investing in their farm upfront and helping them to plan - the same as if you buy a vegetable share from us.
But if you do not consume meat on a regular basis, or only like certain kinds of meats, a meat share may not be for you! In this case, you can order on a weekly basis through your member account from a selection of a la carte meat items. In this way, you can choose what and how much you want.
Egg Shares:
Free-range, naturally raised. These eggs are from chickens who live their life happily roaming pasture at Working H Farm in Preston County, WV.
Egg Shares can be purchased as add-on options when you sign up for your Mountain Harvest CSA vegetable share. If you already signed up for our CSA, you can easily add an egg share through your member account - access the login on our Current Member page.
Half Egg Share: You'll receive 1 dozen eggs delivered with your vegetable share every other week, for a total of 10 dozen eggs over the course of your season. $40/share
Full Egg Share: You'll receive 1 dozen eggs delivered with your vegetable share every week, for a total of 20 dozen eggs over the course of your season. $80/share
Meat Shares:
Naturally-raised and grass fed meats from Working H Farms and Meats.
Meat shares cannot be ordered through your member account. If you are interested in ordering a meat share, please email us at mountainharvestfarm@gmail.com and we will give you further instructions. They will be delivered with your weekly share boxes.
$40.00 boxes will be a variety of meats consisting of beef, pork, and chicken.
Full share- 20 wks. Meat (1 box per pick up)- $800.00
Half share- 10 wks. Meat (1 box per every other week pick-up)- $400.00
A la Carte Meat Orders
This year we will also be offering a la carte items for purchase through your member account online to be delivered with your weekly or biweekly vegetable share box. Meats from Working H Farms will be available for you to choose from and purchase to add on to your weekly box delivery.
Should I buy a meat share or wait and order a la carte items?
If you consume meat on a regular basis and like a variety of meats, we recommend a meat share. All meat is delivered frozen and will keep well in the freezer until you use it. Our members have said that they don't always eat all the meat on a weekly basis but enjoy having their freezer stocked for when they need it. The meat share is offered at a discounted price compared to what you would pay if you were buying items individually. Also, the up front purchase of a meat share always benefits the farmers, Working H Farms, by investing in their farm upfront and helping them to plan - the same as if you buy a vegetable share from us.
But if you do not consume meat on a regular basis, or only like certain kinds of meats, a meat share may not be for you! In this case, you can order on a weekly basis through your member account from a selection of a la carte meat items. In this way, you can choose what and how much you want.
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.
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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