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We offer two share sizes for both the Summer Session and for our Fall/Winter/Early
and Late Spring Sessions.
I. Share sizes for Summer Session.
If you are signing up for our main, twenty-week Summer Session (June
through October), you will need to choose between a “Couples
Share” and a “Family Share.”
- Couples Share: This is by far our most popular
share. If you are a family of two adults and one or two children,
and you typically eat a moderate amount of vegetables, this is the share
you should get. It is, of course, very hard to determine exactly what
any family will eat. But over the years, through extensive mid and end
season surveys, we have gained a pretty good idea of how much produce
a small family will consume. Each week we try to provide about that amount.
Remember that all the
produce we give in our boxes is grown on our farm during the Summer
Session. You are truly “buying
into” local, organic, and “seasonal” produce!
That means
the boxes in the early weeks will be smaller and more “green” than
later boxes. Members who have carefully checked the value of our
average, weekly box with the cost of the same organic produce purchased
at a grocery store report our boxes to be an excellent value.
- Family
Share: If you are a larger family, or if
you eat a large amount of fresh vegetables, you should get
the family share.
II. Share Sizes for Fall, Winter, Early Spring, and Late Spring
Sessions.
If you are signing up for any of our “non-Summer” Sessions,
you will need to choose between a “Regular Box” and a “Three-quarter
Box.”
- Regular Box: This
is the box that 90% of our members throughout the off-season choose.
During the “off-season,” we
use whatever of our own produce we can preserve or grow. But we also
augment our weekly produce with the best, organic, most local produce
and fruit we can buy. Therefore we are assured to be able to provide
a balanced, weekly box that an average family can consume in a week.
We are very careful to be sure that each week’s box is a good
value.
- Three-quarters Box: A few members who don’t
eat at home regularly but still want to be a part of the CSA have asked
up to put together a three-quarters size box, that costs three-fourths
of a regular box, and contains three-quarters of the produce. If you
find a “Regular Box” is too large for you, you can “downsize” during
the session.
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