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At Fresh Earth Farms we strive to provide a flexible approach to CSA.  As such, we provide two different CSA programs.  Our On-farm pick-up program provides you the ability to choose your produce.  With drop-site pick-up you have a convenient place to receive your produce.  With either program you get the same delicious, locally-grown taste.

Drop-site Pick-up

Our drop-site program utilizes a 15”x14”x13” reusable plastic crate.  We’ve found it holds approximately the equivalent of three on-farm pick-up shares, or enough for two to four people depending on your particular eating habits.  To understand how much food this is please refer to the on-farm pick-up section below.

On-farm Pick-up

With on-farm pick-up we sell the produce by individual shares.  A single person buys one share.  A couple would purchase two shares.  A family of four gets four shares.  Each week you will have a variety of produce to choose from.  Generally there will be between 6 and 20 different items.  From these items each share will take home between 4 to 10 items.  Some items will be matched with others – e.g. 1 head of broccoli or 2 kohlrabi – so for each share you will have to choose which one to take.

Here are a couple examples to illustrate how this works:

Example 1: July 7th, 2008

This week’s choices (per share) are:

1 head Lettuce
1 Kohlrabi or 2 Summer Squash or 1 bunch Kale
1 Broccoli
1 bunch Radishes
1 bunch Green Onions or 1 bunch Garlic Scapes
0.5 lbs Sugar Snap Peas or 0.25 lbs Snow Peas

With one share you could choose: 1 head lettuce, 2 summer squash, 1 head broccoli, 1 bunch Radishes, 1 bunch green onions and 0.5 lbs snap peas.

With two shares you could choose: 2 heads lettuce, 1 kohlrabi, 2 summer squash, 1 head broccoli, 2 bunches radishes, 1 bunch green onions, 1 bunch garlic scapes, and 1 lbs snap peas.

A drop-site box would receive: 3 heads of lettuce, 1 kohlrabi, 4 summer squash, 3 heads of broccoli, 3 bunches radishes, 2 bunches green onions, 1 bunch garlic scapes, 0.5 lbs snap peas and 0.5 lb snow peas.

Example 2: August 13, 2008

This week’s choices are:

1 lb Tomatoes or 0.5 lbs Cherry Tomatoes
1 Cauliflower or 1 Cabbage or 2 Kohlrabi or 1 Broccoli
1 bulb Fennel or 1 bunch Basil or 1 bunch Kale
1 lb Potatoes or 0.5 lbs Beans or 1 Bell Pepper or 3 Ears Sweet Corn
1 large Onion

With one share you could choose: 1 lb tomatoes, 1 cabbage, 1 bulb fennel, 0.5 lbs beans and 1 onion.

With four shares you could choose: 3 lbs tomatoes, 0.5 lbs cherry tomatoes, 2 cauliflower, 1 cabbage, 2 kohlrabi, 1 bulb fennel, 2 bunches basil, 1 bunch kale, 1 lb potatoes, 6 ears corn, 1 bell pepper and 3 onions.

A drop-site box would receive: 2 lbs tomatoes, 0.5 lbs cherry tomatoes, 1 cauliflower, 1 cabbage, 1 broccoli, 1 bulb fennel, 1 bunch basil, 1 bunch kale, 6 ears corn, 1 bell pepper and 3 onions.

To understand how much of each item you will typically receive when in season please refer to the following table of vegetables:

Vegetable Amount/Share Unit
Arugula 1 bunch
Beans – Green 0.5 lb
Beans – Wax 0.5 lb
Beets – baby 6 each
Beets – medium 3 each
Beets – large 1 each
Broccoli 1 head
Brussels Sprouts 1 stalk
Cabbage 1 head
Carrots 1 bunch
Cauliflower 1 head
Celery 1 stalk
Corn – Sweet 3 ears
Cucumbers 1 each
Diakon Radishes 1 each
Eggplant – small 3 each
Eggplant – large 1 each
Fennel 1 head
Garlic 1 bulb
Kohlrabi 1-2 head
Leeks 1 each
Lettuce 1 head
Melons 1 each
Onions – large 1 each
Onions – small/green 3 each
Onions – Scallions 1 bunch
Pac Choi – baby 2 head
Pac Choi – large 1 head
Peas – Snap 0.5 lb
Peas – Snow 0.25 lb
Peppers – large 1 each
Peppers – small 2 each
Potatoes 1 lb
Pumpkins – Baking 1 each
Radishes 1 bunch
Rutabagas 1 each
Shallots 1-3 each
Spinach 1 bunch
Squash – Summer 2-3 each
Squash – Winter 1 each
Swiss Chard 1 bunch
Tomatillos 0.5 lb
Tomatoes 1-3 lb
Tomatoes – Cherry 0.5 lb
Tomatoes – Grape 0.5 lb
Tomatoes – Italian 1 lb
Tomatoes – Pear 0.5 lb
Turnips – large 1 each
Turnips – baby 3 each
Watermelon 1 each