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. Periodically we will publish recipes and other updates to our farm blog http://fertilecrescentfarms.blogspot.com. Subscribe early as I will be limiting memberships to 25.2009 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 2009:
Part-time Gardener: $775/season (average cost: $26.72/week) Weekend Gardener: $510/season (average cost: $17.59/week) "I Love Greens": $390/season (average cost: $21.66/week) |
Half Season 2009:
Part-time Gardener: $400/season (average cost: $26.67/week) Weekend Gardener: $275/season (average cost: $18.33/week) |
Subscribe Early for Discounts
Before March 1 deduct 10 percentbefore April 1 deduct 5 percent.
Payment Plans and Options
Payment in Full: Pay the full amount upon joining.Three-Payment Installment Plan: Three equal payments upon joining, 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.)
If you make the first payment on a payment plan before the discount deadlines, you are qualified to receive the discount.
We now accept PayPal payments. Simply complete a membership subscription form and mail or e-mail it. To make a payment through PayPal, login and send the appropriate payment to fertilefarmer@gmail.com. We will confirm your payment in addition to the confirmation that you receive from PayPal.
Home Delivery Option
Normally members pick up their produce at appointed times. Home delivery is available for a fee of $195 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.