CSA Membership Privileges
Membership in the Fertile Crescent Farms CSA entitles you to nweekly deliveries of the freshest home-grown vegetables beginning in May and lasting into November. The amounts will vary with the peak being in early autumn. You can expect around 10 pounds a week depending on the season and barring any plagues of nature. Your delivery will periodically include the newsletter, ForkandKnife, containing recipes for the currently available crops, news from the field, and relevant information. Subscribe early as I will be limiting memberships to 25.Subscription Form
Levels of Membership
Part-time Gardener: For families or households of two or moreWeekend Gardener: For individuals
"I Love Greens": For those of you crazy for salad or who leave for the summer. Delivery May-June and mid-September to November.
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Full Season 2008:
Part-time Gardener: $750/season (average cost: $25.86/week) Weekend Gardener: $500/season (average cost: $17.24/week) "I Love Greens": $380/season (average cost: $19/week) |
Half Season 2008:
Part-time Gardener: $385/season (average cost: $27.50/week) Weekend Gardener: $270/season (average cost: $19.29/week) |
Subscribe Early for Discounts
Before April 1 deduct 10 percent, before May 1 deduct 5 percent.Payment Plans
Payment in Full: Pay the full amount upon joining.Three-Payment Installment Plan: 50 percent down and payments in June and August. (An additional $25 is charged.)
Monthly Installment Plan: Call 573-268-3174 to set up a schedule. (An additional $35 is charged.)
Home Delivery Option
Normally members pick up their produce at appointed times. Home delivery is available for a fee of $175 for the season.How Deliveries Work
Once a week you will either come to the farm or Guy will deliver your produce to the Columbia Farmers' Market. The week's delivery will be boxed and ready to go.Why Subscribe to CSA?
- YOU choose the fresh produce that you eat.
- The produce YOU eat is grown without artificial chemicals or fertilizers.
- The gardener is known to YOU, allowing for greater control of farming processes.
- By subscribing, YOU will receive food grown within 15 miles of home, greatly reducing costs of shipping --economic and environmental.
- YOU will receive recipes from the kitchen of someone who cooked in Columbia restaurants for seven years to enhance your culinary experiences.