What you can expect in your Summer CSA Share?
Go to www.tantrefarm.com for complete details and to sign up! $675 for full season, giant share.
SUMMER CSA SHARE:
You will receive your produce each week in a 3/4 bushel box that will have been stored in a cooler as soon as it is packed in the mornings on Packing Days (Tuesdays and Fridays). As the season progresses there may some extra items on the side, because they don’t fit in the box, or they were harvested after the box was put together, or they don’t need refrigeration. You will be measuring or loading these items into bags yourself, so you can choose to take the maximum or less, if your family can’t use so much.
You will receive 8-10 items in your share during the first few weeks depending on what is seasonally available. You’ll continue to receive more items as the season progresses, ranging from 8 to 16 items. Each week our goal is to provide 1 to 4 salad greens (lettuce, arugula, etc.), 1 to 4 cooking greens (collards, Swiss chard, kale, etc.), 1 to 4 root vegetables (carrots, potatoes, etc.), 1 to 4 fruiting vegetables (tomatoes, corn, squash, green beans etc.), 1 or 2 alliums (onions, garlic, etc.), 1 to 3 brassicas (broccoli/cabbage family), and 1 or 2 herbs (basil, parsley, etc.).
Keep in mind, that being part of a CSA means sharing in the risks and bounties of farming. If we suffer crop failure due to weather or insects, then there may be less of some items. If it’s a bumper year, then there may be more.
Also, we don’t intentionally put worms or insects in your produce. Sometimes though these evasive creatures may slip by our volunteer’s or intern’s discerning eye. Please don´t throw the produce away! There are many good parts to an ear of corn, even if you have to break off the tip to remove a corn earworm. You may need to soak something like broccoli in salt water to encourage the caterpillars to float to the top, and remove them. Cut off offensive parts, if needed, and keep in mind this produce has been completely grown with organic practices, since we don’t use chemical pesticides. It is still edible, tasty, and nutritious even if sometimes it is not aesthetically appealing.
Benefits to receiving the Summer CSA
When you become a Summer CSA member, you will receive weekly distributions of fresh, nutritious produce for 18 weeks beginning the week of May 26-June 1 and ending the week of September 22-28.
You will receive weekly newsletters, which list produce, recipes, and other farm information, will be available too.
As part of the Summer CSA you are invited to participate in you-pick opportunities for berries, flowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, beans, and other produce which members may want to buy in bulk and/or preserve. Learn about farm events, family hikes, kid days, cooking classes, and volunteer days by checking out our website calendar. Early registration to our CSA program is encouraged for purchasing seeds, farm supplies, and repairing equipment, but ALL payments are due before the season starts in June, which also helps us formulate our farm plan and financial commitment to our upcoming farm crew. Please let us know if there are any questions.