Spring/Summer CSA Shares – Early Signup Now Open

A Shared Health: Certified Organic vegetables, fruit, flowers and medicinal herbs – good for the environment, good for you.

It might be hard to imagine but our famers are already gearing up for the upcoming year of growing.  Reserve your share in their harvest by selecting one or more of our delicious produce packages.  It’s easy to maintain your healthy diet with our remarkably fresh, organic vegetables, available in two sizes: full and half.  Berries, tree fruits and melons, if the weather is cooperative, will be plentiful and are planned as the tasty accents to weekly deliveries when you participate in the Fruit Share.   For the nose and eyes the Flower Share brings you a bouquet of captivating scents and colors.  With the Community Supported Medicine (CSM) share, LFFC member farm, Lancaster Farmacy will supplement your well being – from herbs and teas to salves and tinctures – this small share packs a wealth of health.

The bounty of the summer growing season lasts for 25 weeks.  During this time you will likely come across varieties of produce that are common and strange.  Some of the familiar items will taste like new because of the care with which they are raised.  Once a month a member farm (75 small family farms and growing!) will host a picnic open to all CSA shareholders.  These picnics are a core element of our mission, to maintain the bond between farm and consumer.

When you choose to eat locally and organically you choose to live mindfully – sharing the health.

 FULL VEGETABLE SHARE:

$700.00 for 25 weeks ($25.00 Early Sign-up Discount Before 2/3/2011)

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HALF VEGETABLE SHARE:

$425.00 for 25 weeks ($25.00 Early Sign-up Discount Before 2/3/2011)

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FRUIT SHARE:

$200.00 for 22 weeks

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FLOWER SHARE:

$260.00 for 20 weeks of:

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COMMUNITY SUPPORTED

MEDICINE (CSM) SHARE:

$180.00 for 12 weeks

Full Vegetable Share – Weekly

(May – October, 25 Deliveries)

 

If you want to experience the great diversity of vegetables available in the Mid-Atlantic region this is the share type for you.  We love growing and experimenting with the more unique varieties and we hope that you are equally as enthusiastic.  But don’t be mistaken, the cooking staples like onions, garlic, zucchini and tomatoes are just as exciting to us.  Furthermore, our produce is more delicious than you can find in the store for two reasons – the Certified Organic methods we practice, and the quickness in which we deliver the produce to you.  Why is organic more flavorful?  Because when plants defend themselves from pests and climate (rather than depend on chemicals) they develop strong immunities – which translate into a robust array of vitamins and minerals.  Those nutrients, once a plant is harvested, slowly diminish.  Since we deliver the produce within a day or so of harvest, the nutrients will be at their peak availability.

Suitable for families and culinary enthusiasts.

$700.00 ($25.00 Early Sign-up Discount Before 2/3/2011)

25 weeks, 7 – 12 items

(subject to seasonal availability)

Half Vegetable Share – Weekly

(May – October, 25 Deliveries)

The Half Vegetable share was created to strike a balance for those who typically cook two or three times a week and those who prefer the traditional kitchen staples.  These items are the same size and quality as what is included in the Full Share.  There’s only one difference: the quantity.  Each week brings 4 – 9 types of produce including Lettuce, Cabbage, Onions, Beets, Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Potatoes.

Suitable for small households and students

$425.00 ($25.00 Early Sign-up Discount Before 2/3/2011)

25 weeks, 4 – 9 items

(subject to seasonal availability)

Fruit Share – Weekly 

(June – October, 22 Deliveries)

Every month has its fruit and you will discover all the many varieties summer conjures.   Early season favorites include strawberries, blueberries and cherries.  As the summer turns hot and dry the climate is primed for watermelons and cantaloupes.  When we approach autumn, pears and apples will be coming in by the bushel.   We source the fruit from our member farms, as well as local and regional partners.  All fruit is either Certified Organic or raised using the environmentally sensitive IPM (Integrated Pest Management) standard.  Occasionally, when production is low, the fruit share includes jams, ciders and fruit butters – all crafted locally.

$200.00

22 weeks, 2 – 3 items

(subject to seasonal availability)

Flower Share – Weekly

(June – October, 20 deliveries)

The beauty of summer blooms in bright colors and delightful scents.  Bouquets are assembled at several of our member farms using fresh cut flowers.  Varieties include but are not limited to: Echinacea, Zinnia, Celosia, Mexican Sage and Golden Rod.  A perfect addition to your living environment.

$260.00

20 weeks, 1 Bouquet

(subject to seasonal availability)

Community Supported Medicine (CSM) – Bi-Weekly

(May – October, 12 Deliveries)

Each share will contain two to three fresh herbs and/or prepared products. Shares will also include information about the plants, along with medicinal usages and remedies for keeping you and your family healthy throughout the year. Items in shares will vary with the seasons. In the summer, shares will include several bunches of fresh herbs with recipes for making beneficial teas with herbs like chamomile for calming, lemon balm for energy, and hyssop for colds. Later in the fall when our harvest is slowing down, you will receive prepared medicinal products to expand your herbal medicine cabinet with things like tinctures for boosting immunity, tonics for aiding digestion, salves and oils for all purpose skin healing and herb infused bath salts for relaxing aching muscles.

$180.00

12 weeks, 2-3 items

(subject to seasonal availability)

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