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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Plan. DanaRay Farm’s 2009 973-948-0906 e-mail danaray@warwick.net website
www.danarayfarm.com
Our goal is to provide our shareholders with high quality locally grown food
from early spring to well into the winter months.
To start and end the season we have constructed a 30’ x 72’ greenhouse.
Our current rates are $400 for a half share and $800 for a full share.
Questions? Please ask!
We will be limiting this CSA to 30 shares.
DanaRay Farm’s CSA
(Community Supported Agriculture). CONTRACT AND CONDITIONS 2009 CSA.
WHEN? Our CSA will run from
about mid/late March to early/mid December 2009. The season will be between 36
and 40 weeks.
WHAT YOU GET.
WHAT WE GET. The cost of the Extended
Season CSA will be $800. The cost of a half share (pick up every other week)
will be $400.
WHEN DO I NEED TO PAY BY? Option One FULL SHARE. 50% ($400.00) will be
paid by 50% ($400.00) will be
paid by
Option Two FULL SHARE. $225.00 will be paid by
$225.00 will be paid by
$225.00 will be paid by
$225.00 will be paid by
Option One HALF SHARE. 50% ($200.00) will be
paid by 50% ($200.00) will be
paid by OR
Option Two HALF SHARE. $112.50 will be paid by
$112.50 will be paid by
$112.50 will be paid by
$112.50 will be paid by
Option Two costs a bit
more but it gives you the option of spreading out your payments and making
budgeting a bit easier…
WORK COMMITMENT! We will need every full
shareholder to commit 8 hours of labor on the farm; half shareholders will need
to commit 4 hours. These hours will be on Fridays and Saturdays between June 1st
and September 15th. Four (Two for
half shares) hours need to be completed between June 1st and July 15th.
And four/two hours need to be completed between July 15th and
September 15th. The work will be picking, planting and weeding. If
you can’t or don’t want to pick, plant or weed you can fulfill your work
commitment by tending the store on Saturday. This work will be handing out
shares to the other CSA shareholders and taking care of other customers who come
to buy farm products. A binder will be in the store so you can write down the
day and hours you worked and the job you did. If you want to tend the store you
need to sign up ahead of time as we only need one person per Saturday. We can’t
continue to do all the work (Thank you to those who have volunteered time in the
past!) We hope this modest commitment of time and labor won’t be too onerous. If you do not do your
work commitment and other arrangements haven’t be made your share will be cut
off on October 1st. To renew your share we
need a verbal or email commitment by The 1st
deposit is refundable until We will begin slowly,
the March and April shares will be smaller as we will only have small amounts of
fresh produce to start. As we get
into the summer we will have much larger shares and then by fall/winter the
shares will once again get smaller, this will all add up to $800 (or $400 if
your choose a half share). As
before we will choose some of what you will receive and you will be able to
choose the rest off our optional list.
In the early spring choices will be made when you come to the store to
pick up. Later in the year the options list will be sent via e mail by Tuesday
night and you must return your choices by Thursday at Of course we can not
guarantee the weather and in the early spring and or late fall/winter if we have
especially cold weather the crops, even with the protection of the high tunnel,
may not survive. Drought, excessive
rain and pest problems may also affect the quantity and selection of your share. The pick up day will be
Saturdays at the farm from
EATING WITH THE SEASONS. Below is a list of when
produce has been available in the past. Do not expect to have tomatoes in May or
lettuce during the hottest days of August. You may have a tremendous amount of
something or another…perhaps more than you could possibly need or want. You may
not get as much of some things as you wish. The farm has finite resources and
sometimes certain crops just don’t do well while others do fantastic…and you
share will reflect this. If you don’t want part of your share that is picked by
the farm you may leave it behind and it will be used, but it can’t be
substituted for something else.
CREDITING YOUR SHARE. If you will be unable to
pick up your share you may credit your share up to three times or a maximum
value of $50.00. You may then choose additional produce to make up the credit at
another time. To credit your share you must write it on our “credit your share”
clipboard in our store with the date you’ll be away. You must do so before we
pick your share. If you have any
questions about our CSA please e-mail or call. If you are a past share holder we
thank you for your continued support.
If you are signing up for the first time we thank you for choosing our
farm to help feed your family… Thank you for your
interest and for supporting local agriculture. When and What… The calendar of food. March and April. We are picking from the high tunnel. Over wintered crops of kale, collards and Swiss chard as well as Asian vegetables such as bok choi and tatsoi are a big part of your share. Salad mix of lettuce, arugula and other greens make their appearance around the first week of April. Share from March 29, 2008 Turnip Greens + Kale or Swiss chard + Choose two of the following Bok Choi or Mustard or Baby Head Lettuce or Tatsoi. Share from April 26, 2008 Lettuce
+ choose 2 of the following Kale or
Swiss Chard or turnip greens + choice of one of the following asparagus or
tatsoi or broccoli raab or turnips + bok choi. May. The first or second week of May sees asparagus, rhubarb and the first perennial herbs in your share. During May we continue to pick greens and a wider variety of Asian greens and turnips and beets grown in the high tunnel are added to your share. Salad mix continues from the high tunnel. The last frost of the year is usually the second or third week of the month. Share from May 24, 2008 Kale + Lettuce + Perennial Herbs + choose either Swiss chard or Collards or turnip greens + choose 2 of the following arugula or happy rich or rhubarb or broccoli raab or spinach or cabbage. June. More perennial herbs and spring varieties of head lettuce such as Romaine and butter head are available as well as the first new potatoes around the second week of June. Strawberries, snap peas and cucumbers from the high tunnel are on about the same schedule. Cooking greens and salad greens continue as well as escarole and spinach. Fava beans should be available this year around the end of June. Broccoli and Cabbage should also be picked around the third week of June. The first taste of garlic is here with the addition of garlic scapes and basil and parsley are available at the end of the month. We continue with beets and turnips. The high tunnel is empty by now except for tomatoes. Share from July. The first week of July sees the first tomatoes from the high tunnel. The spring varieties of head lettuce change over to summer crisp head varieties as the heat is turned on high. Spring vegetables continue but start to fade by the end of the month. The snap peas and favas are gone, the spinach is history. The broccoli becomes smaller. Early July also means the first onions and leek and the first string beans. The garlic is pulled. The first yellow squash and zucchini are coming in in earnest and we pick the first cucumbers from the field. The first husk cherries, celery and peppers arrive the end of July. Share from July 5, 2008 3 heads of Lettuce + Choice of two of the following Kale or Swiss Chard or Collards or Broccoli Raab + Cabbage + escarole + onions + choice of 3 of the following beets or new potatoes or kohlrabi or tomatoes or broccoli or leek or turnips August. Eggplants as well as the first tomatoes from the field ripen the first week of August. We continue to pick summer squash and cucumbers but they start to fade by the end of the month. We usually run out of lettuce around the second week of month. String beans and husk cherries continue on strong throughout the month. Onions, garlic and potatoes are plentiful. Early August also means you may see peaches in your share. The winter squash are ready at the very end of the month. The greens are looking sad with the heat and the leeks are finished. Share from August 23, 2008 Tomatoes 5 pounds + Husk Cherries pint + Potatoes Yukon Gold or Red Norlands quart + String Beans pound + 6 Zucchini + choose 5 Broccoli or Celery or Cherry Tomatoes pint or Delicata Squash or Garlic or Kale or Leek or Onions or Pepper Sweet pint or Peppers Hot pint or Fingerling potatoes pint or Swiss Chard. September. The cooler temperatures mean the greens are returning to form. Lettuce is back in the first week of the month. The Swiss chard, collards and kale make a return to your share by the middle of the month. Cabbage and Apples come into your share the second to third week of the month. We continue to harvest tomatoes, husk cherries, peppers, eggplants, string beans until the first frost around the third week of the month. The quantity and quality are less as the days shorten and the temperatures cool. Potatoes, onions and garlic are still plentiful. The sweet potatoes and cooking pumpkins are harvested around the time of the first frost. Share from 9/6/2008 Tomatoes 3 pounds + Husk Cherries quart + String Beans pound + Lettuce 2 heads + choose 4 of the following Acorn Squash or Bon Bon Squash or Celeriac or Cherry Tomatoes pint or Garlic or Kale or Mangel Beets or Onions or Pepper Sweet pint or Potatoes Red Norlands, Yukon Gold or Fingerlings or Swiss chard or Zucchini/Yellow Squash October,
November and December. Asian greens
return and greens such as kale, Swiss
chard and collards
are doing splendidly in the high tunnel. A
salad mix of lettuce, arugula and
other greens is a feature of the fall share until we end up the CSA in
December. Celeriac, parsnips
and sunchokes are added after
the first few frosts. We continue to have available
potatoes, onions, garlic, and
sweet potatoes from the root
cellar. Frozen tomatoes, pumpkin
puree and peppers and
sauerkraut and pesto
as well as some canned goods round out your share. Share from October 6, 2007, Bok Choi + Tatsoi + choice of one of the following Swiss Chard or turnip greens or kale + 5 of the following Celery or apples or broccoli or potatoes or sweet onions or garlic or peppers or husk cherries. Share from November 3, 2007 Bok Choi + Choice of one of the following Swiss Chard or Collards or Kale or Turnip Greens + choices of 5 of the following arugula or autumn poem or broccoli or celeriac or Chinese cabbage or daikon radish or escarole or garlic or happy rich or lettuce or mustard or onions or parsley or tatsoi or vitamin green + frozen vegetables + sauerkraut + pesto. Share from December 1, 2007 choice of 6 of the following… arugula or autumn poem or frozen broccoli or celeriac or Chinese cabbage or daikon radish or garlic or horseradish or mustard or bok choi or potatoes or sunchokes or tatsoi or vitamin green or frozen vegetables or pesto or sauerkraut. Thanks as always for your support… Dana and Ray
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