Farm CSA Pick-up

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Location

Harvest Valley Farms
125 Ida Lane
Valencia, PA 16059
Directions

Basic Information about the Farm Pick-up CSA

This CSA allows local members to come to the farm and pick thier choice of vegetables. This is more like a farmers' market setting. We display the vegetables on tables right in our washing/storage area (vegetable room) and members get to pick out their "choices". One "choice" depends on the products value. (Ex. 4 cucumbers is equal to one "choice", one bag of spring mix lettuce equals one "choice") It sounds complicated but it is very simple once you start. One of us farmers, Art, Larry, or Dave, are always there the first couple weeks to make sure everyone understands.
Each week there are two "manditory choices". These are vegetables that we have enough of for every member to have. "Manditory choices" are rarely repeated throughout the season unless it is a specailty that everyone enjoys, such as strawberries.

Photos of Home CSA Pick-up Display

Pick-up Time

24 weeks
May 27th or 28th- November 4th or 5th
NEW Every Tuesday 3pm - 6pm or Wednesday 4pm - 7pm (You must pick one of these two days and pick-up on the same day all year long. You will be able to sign-up for your day on the first day you pick up)

Extras

These are all included with your membership:

- We also, through e-mail, take orders for three other local farmers for organic free range whole chickens, grass-fed beef, and pastured pork.

- Weekly Newsletter (Weekly update on farm/crop/employee progress, "vegetable of the week" post-harvest handling info, recipe of the week) Example

- $30 off membership price if a member / member's family works the stand for one pick-up day. (4 hours, filling up produce, informing members about "manditory choices", talking to other members about the choices avalible that week)

- Annual CSA Farm Tour ( All members of our entire CSA program are invited to our farm once a year. We farm three different farms all within 4 miles of our home farm. The large group is split up into three different goups. Each group will then go to thier designated farms and take an educational hayride lead by one of us farmers. This is a very popular event and is organized soly by e-mail

Price

There are two types of memberships.
A standard membership will normally receive 8 items and an advanced membership will normally receive 9 items. An item might be: 6 ears of corn, 3 tomatoes, a lb. of green beans...ect.

Regular Membership is $480.00 ($20.00/ week) $80 deposit and 4 equal payments of $100 on the 1st of May, June, July, and August.

Advanced Membership is $540.00 ($22.50/ week) $140 deposit and 4 equal payments of $100 on the 1st of May, June, July, and August.

Half Share Membership is $240.00 (Members receive a full share Bi-Weekly from June 12th to Oct. 31) $140.00 Deposit and one payment of $100.00 on May 1st.

It sounds like alot of money, but it is considerably cheaper than the grocery store. Either way you are paying for quality of produce, knowing where your food came from, and keeping your money within your community to sustain it for the future.

Memberships can also be paid in full.
Payments are made online or by sending a check before the first pick-up day.
Make checks payable to Harvest Valley Farms 125 Ida Lane, Valencia, PA 16059

These are two examples of what a weekly pick-up might look like, it all depends on the season: