Harvest
Valley Farms
"We Picked it Fresh For You
Today!"
What is HVF's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program?
Harvest Valley Farm's CSA program is a unique way of marketing seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables to local community members. We have two different types of CSA programs which are farm pick-up and city drop-off. Farm pick-up is when a member comes directly to the farm and is able to choose a certain amount of produce from a display which is set up like a farmers' market stand. City drop-off is when we choose the fruits and vegetables that are in season to put in the share. We then drop off 20 - 30 shares at a designated drop site in the community which is usually a volunteers members home.
Payment for the produce sold through these two different CSA programs is a set price for once a week for 23 weeks of the growing season (June - November).
There
are multiple reasons why one should join our CSA in place of just purchasing
our produce at the Farm Market or Farmers' Markets. Beside recieving the
most produce per dollar spent, the number one reason that our members
favor the CSA program is because it gets more fresh fruits and
vegetables into their home. Some other benifits to being a CSA member
are the farmer to consumer relationship, quality of the produce/longer
shelf life, variety of produce, and the education about local diversified
farming in general through our summer farm tours, and our weekly newsletter.
If you want more information about our CSA specific locations or procedures click here or contact us.