Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way for the public to buy locally grown food, create a relationship with a farm, and help to keep small farms in their community. Members make a financial commitment to the farm by buying shares, which provide the farm with the funds needed to grow and harvest the crops. The shareholders share the bounty with the farmer-when the harvest is plentiful the shares are large. However, just as when you buy stock in any company, CSA shareholders also take risks. If a natural disaster (such as hurricane or other weather-related condition or a major pest problem) destroys a crop, the shareholders bear the burden along with the farmer. Below you will find more information about how our program works. We also suggest that you read these tips given by Local Harvest about becoming a CSA member.

Sign up for the season   
When you sign up for our program (by submitting an application) you are subscribing for the entire season. This season will be 34 weeks long. During that time you will receive a mixed box of vegetables on a weekly or bi-weekly (every other week) basis. You may cancel your subscription at any time, but must notify the farm at least 48 hours in advance.

Two payment options
A subscriber must pay for either the entire season in advance or for each month in advance. If you sign up to be billed on a monthly basis, you will be charged for the number of boxes you will receive that month (i.e., if you sign up to receive a weekly box and there are 4 weeks in the month, your monthly amount due will be the cost of the 4 boxes). Payment for the entire season is due by September 1. If paying monthly, the first payment will be due by Sept. 17. After that, payments are due at the beginning of each month.

Two box sizes
We have two box sizes: large and small, which can be picked up at the farm or delivered to your home or office (within our limited delivery area).

Skipped boxes
If you have to skip a box, you must notify the farm at least 48 hours in advance in order to receive a credit on your account. You also have the option of donating it to the Food Bank or asking someone else to pick it up for you. If you do not notify us and a box is prepared for you, you will be charged for the box. If you know that you will be going away for a period of time, you may notify us even months in advance, and we will add it to your label.

Vegetable preferences
The vegetables that you find in your box will vary from week to week depending on what we are harvesting at that time. We are not a supermarket so you will not be able to pick and choose the vegetables in your box. However, you may list up to 4 vegetables that you wish to exclude from your box on your application.  (If there are many things on our list that your family does not like or cannot eat, this is probably not a good way for you to buy your produce.) We will try to replace the vegetables you don’t like with the vegetables you do like when packing your box. You also have the option of ordering extra items (at an additional cost) to be added to your regular box.

Weekly Newsletter
Your subscription includes a weekly newsletter listing the contents of the box for that week and information about the farm, tips on how to use the vegetables, and any important announcements pertaining to your subscription. Reading the newsletter will keep you informed about what is going on at the farm. Our newsletter is now available online on our Subscriber web page, or you may choose to have it emailed to you. (When your application is accepted, you will receive a password to enter the Subscriber page.) The newsletter for the upcoming week is posted online every Sunday evening to give you an idea of what will be included your box. However, sometimes weather changes or pest problems cause changes during the week.