Large shares are picked up on a weekly basis from June through October (20 weeks).

Benefits of a large share over a standard share include:

• first dibs on limited produce
• 50-80% more produce than a standard share
• simply a better value for your money

We are hesitant to tell you how many people can be fed by a large share since our feedback has ranged from "we want more" to "please no more!" Let's put it this way, Tammy and I (along with various workers) can eat our way through a large share in a week as long as we work at it. But, we also make larger amounts and are willing to freeze excess.

You can expect to receive 5-14 different types of produce each week, depending on the season. Usually, things start slowly and really get going in August - staying strong through October.

If you would like to see an example of produce delivered during a typical season, please visit the CSA Primer.

Standard shares are picked up on a weekly basis from June through October (20 weeks).

We are hesitant to tell you how many people can be fed by a standard share since our feedback has ranged from "we want more" to "please no more!" If Tammy and I were not the farmers, we suspect the two of us could eat a standard share in a week. But, we might have to push in peak season. A standard share is simply a smaller grouping of what appears in a large share. Exceptions include items that are not producing at a level for all members to receive portions - large shares are favored for these items.

You can expect to receive 5-14 different types of produce each week, depending on the season. Usually, things start slowly and really get going in August - staying strong through October.

If you would like to see an example of produce delivered during a typical season, please visit the CSA Primer.

The Extended Season Share is new in 2011. We are working out details at this time. Space will be limited as production comes primarily from our high tunnel. We anticipate the season will be 14 to 16 weeks, with 6 to 8 weeks on each side of the regular season. Thus, we would run our season in April, May, November and December. There is only one share size in extended season.

Produce will consist of items grown in our high tunnel in both Spring and Fall. High tunnel crops will consist largely of greens (lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage, arugula, mustard, pok choi). It will be supplemented by any storage crops (root crops, squash, potatoes, garlic) that may remain in our possession for distribution. Early season perennial vegetables such as asparagus will be included.

At present, we may be willing to split the season (a Spring extension and a Fall extension). We anticipate 20-25 slots in this program. Cost for our 2010 Fall season (7 weeks) was $210.

We are willing to accept share applications from members that consist of more than one family unit. Several families have successfully split shares in prior years (often large shares). This was an ideal solution for handling vegetables that were liked by some and disliked by others. It also provided a ready outlet for produce when one party was traveling. If you are interested in a share, but are worried that you cannot consume the volume of produce delivered, consider splitting a share!

If you split a share, the following apply:

• You will be responsible for dividing up the produce
• You will pick up your share at one delivery point
• Please provide us with contact information for all participants
• Split shares are not given special allotments of produce, they receive what all other shares of that size receive
• There is no additional fee for splitting a share

Many people who split a share find it works well to alternate weeks. Others find that one member of their families is able to consistently get away for the distribution time, so the responsibility for pick up falls on them. We are aware of families that share a meal on distribution day and then split the remaining produce afterwards!

Egg shares are new for the 2011 Regular CSA season.

In order to reduce our paperwork and tracking, we will offer egg shares to members for the entire regular CSA season. A single egg share will provide the purchaser with a dozen eggs every other week of the CSA season. Thus, you will purchase 10 dozen eggs, to be delivered at our CSA distribution point.

A person may purchase more than on egg share. Two egg shares would result in receiving a dozen eggs every week. Four egg shares would provide a family with two dozen eggs per week.

We anticipate room for 40-50 egg contracts during the CSA season

Unlike our produce CSA, we do not ask you to assume the risk of failed production. If, for some reason, our hens stop laying, we will maintain an account of eggs still owed to you. So, you risk only a delay in the delivery of the eggs.

Please contact us via email, by phone, or speak with us directly. We do not, in any way, wish to exclude interested persons from joining the CSA simply because writing a large check at the beginning of the season makes it difficult to join. This is part of the advantage of being a community. There are share holders who are able to prepay at the beginning of the season. These persons help us to support others who need to spread payment out over time.

If you enter a payment arrangement with us, we ask you to help us by maintaining the payment schedule. It is difficult for us to track this during the heat of the growing season.