Sunshine Meadows Farm
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CSA Gardening
The 2010 CSA season is FULL.  Thank you for your support! We are happy to add you to the waiting list should we have any cancellations or drop-outs. Final call will be in March then we will close out for the season. Contact Lorij at lorij@sunshinemeadowsfarm.com with any questions or to get on the list.

 THE CSA FOR THE 2010 SEASON IS NOW CLOSED. Thanks for your support!

So, what is a CSA? A CSA, (Community Supported Agriculture) is a way of supporting farms in your local community, via the purchase of "shares" of the garden. Having access to locally grown, freshly harvested food is a great way to connect to your food and eat "in season". We pick just enough produce for the shareholders expected on each pick-up day so there is little, if any food wasted.

Shareholders take on the risk of the farming season with the farm. As a CSA shareholder, you agree to share the risks inherent in farming. We plan to provide our shareholders with their money’s worth of vegetables and herbs over the course of the season, valued at prices we think are fair and reasonable to our shareholders and our farm operation. In a good season, you will receive more produce; in a challenging year, you may receive less. 

The share content will vary with the season. The season runs for about 20 weeks, from approximately mid-June to the end of October. Each week’s share may consist of nine or more types of vegetables/herbs/fruit. Shares will be lighter in the spring and consist of more greens and herbs. As the season progresses, the share will increase in volume and variety.

 

We offer different share options: Standard Full Share, Standard every other week Share (great for those that find it challenging to get to the farm every week), Half Share (weekly) and a Try-It Share.  Also, we have a limited amount of Care Shares available, which are  free shares available to low-income families in the area. We are also happy to create a share for larger families.

 

Veggie Shares~

 

Standard Full Share (2 adults/2-3 children) $450

Standard Share, every other week (feeds 2) $325

Half-Share, weekly (feeds 2) $325

Try-It Share (4 consecutive weeks) for 1st timers to CSAs  $95

Care Share (must meet income criteria)

 

*Fresh Egg Shares (20 weeks) from seasonally
 pastured raised, naturally fed chickens


Fresh eggs, a dozen every other week……………….$35

Fresh eggs, EVERY week…………………………….$70


 

 A special thanks to my husband for all his support when I need "one more thing" and the back breaking labor he puts in to keep the garden going. And to my boys for hauling yet another load of compost and putting up and taking down fencing when I need to change things around! Thank you girls for helping me pick and prune, start new beds and plant new seeds. Oh, and chasing the turkeys out of the garden, too. And finally, thank you God for giving me the strength to get the work done!