Share Size
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 for FamilyShares or a 5/9ths bushel box for CoupleShares. The FamilyShare contains three shares of produce and can feed three to four people. The CoupleShare contains two shares and is good for a couple or family with small children. 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 there are no boxes. You choose the produce you take home with you. As with the delivery shares, our on-farm shares come in two sizes: CoupleShare and FamilyShare. For single people we have a solution. Please call the farm for details.
Each week you will have a variety of produce to choose from. Generally there will be between 6 and 20 different items in four to eight categories. A CoupleShare would choose two items from each category. A FamilyShare would choose three items from each category.
Here are two examples to illustrate how this works:
Example 1: July 7th, 2008
This week’s choices are:
| 1 head Lettuce |
| 1 Kohlrabi or 2 Summer Squash or 1 bunch Kale |
| 1 Broccoli |
| 1 bunch Radishes or 1 head Bok Choi |
| 1 bunch Green Onions or 1 bunch Garlic Scapes |
| 0.5 lbs Sugar Snap Peas or 0.25 lbs Snow Peas |
With a CoupleShare you could choose: 2 heads lettuce, 2 summer squash, 1 kohlrabi, 2 heads broccoli, 1 bunch Radishes, 1 head Bok Choi, 1 bunch green onions, 1 bunch Garlic Scapes and 1 lbs snap peas.
A FamilyShare could choose: 3 heads of lettuce, 1 kohlrabi, 4 summer squash, 3 heads of broccoli, 2 bunches radishes, 1 head bok choi, 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 CoupleShare you could choose: 2 lbs tomatoes, 1 cabbage, 1 cauliflower, 1 bulb fennel, 1 bunch kale, 0.5 lbs beans, 1 lb potatoes and 2 onions.
With FamileShare you could choose: 2 lbs tomatoes, 0.5 lbs cherry tomatoes, 1 cauliflower, 1 cabbage, 2 kohlrabi, 1 bulb fennel, 1 bunch basil, 1 bunch kale, 1 lb potatoes, 6 ears corn 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 |
