What is a CSA?

How it Works

Share Prices

Share Sizes

Pickup Sites

Sample Share

Farm Share
Agreement

Pickup Day

Contact Info

Sign up Form

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Earn a discount

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Our standard share is only $315 picked up at the farm, and we have a small share for only $180. That’s one of the best CSA values around. It amounts to a 10-20% discount over retail prices.
Nutritious
Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is key to good health. Most CSA members find they eat more vegetables because they have a CSA.
Convenient
Our off-farm pickup sites allow you to pick up your CSA share closer to home or work, for only an
additional $50. And it’s still a great value!
Delicious
We grow over 50 different vegetables, and you’ll enjoy most of them in your CSA. Among the favorites: Sweet corn, tomatoes, strawberries and watermelon.
Local
Buying locally helps keep farmland open, and is an integral part of Vermont’s resilient economy.

How it works:

Sign up and pay
In the spring, you sign up and pay for, a full season of fresh vegetables. The sooner you
sign up, and pay in full, the less it costs. See price list below.

Weekly vegetable pickup
Each week, from mid June through the end of October(20 weeks), you get a share of the harvest. We will provide you with a selection from the over 50 varieties of vegetables that we grow, including strawberries in June and melons in August. Pickup days and times vary by pickup site.

Two Share sizes
To accommodate different family sizes and eating habits, we offer two share sizes.

The Standard Share is suitable for a family of four eating a serving of vegetables every night.
Basic Price (before April 1) Picked up at the farm: $315.00

The Small Share is suitable for a couple eating a serving of vegetables every night.
Basic Price (before April 1) Picked up at the farm: $180.00

These are only rough guides. For example: we have plenty of couples who are very happy with the standard share.

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"It's like having your own Garden...
just a whole lot easier."

Share Prices and Sign up Dates
The earlier you pay in full, the lower the price.

Pickup at
Off Farm Pickup
Lewis Creek Farm
Bristol. Middlebury
South Burlington
Pay in Full by:
Standard
Small
Standard
Small
Share
Share
Share
Share
Before
April 1, 2010
$315
$180
$365
$230
April 1-
April 30, 2010
$325
$185
$375
$235
May 1-
May 31, 2010
$335
$190
$385
$240
June 1-
June 16, 2010
$345
$195
$395
$245
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Convenient Pickup Sites

Starksboro -Wednesdays, at the farm 3-7PM
Bristol* - Wednesdays, on the Green 4-6PM
Middlebury*- Wednesdays at MNFC 4:30-5:30PM
So. Burlington* - Tuesday, at Healthy Living 4-6 PM

*We charge an additional $50 for off-farm pickup sites, to cover our cost of trucking the shares to the sites. However, $2.50 per pickup
is less than it would cost you to drive to the farm. Even with this added cost, you’ll find it is still one of the best CSA values around.
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Sample Shares

Sample Standard Share, early summer:
1 head greenleaf lettuce 1 bch dill
1head redleaf lettuce 1 bch scallions
1lb sugarsnap peas 1 lb. spinach 1 qt. strawberries

Sample Standard Share, late summer:
2 lbs tomatoes 6 ears sweet corn
1 lb zucchini 3 cucumbers
2 lbs new potatoes 1 bch cilantro
1 lb green beans 1 bch basil

Sample Standard Share, fall:
1 hd broccoli 1 hd cauliflower
1 bch kale 1 lb brussels sprouts
3 lbs winter squash 2 lbs carrots
2 lbs potatoes 1 lb spinach

Plus pick-your-own and canning specials
Farm Share Agreement
I understand that I am buying a share of the harvest at Lewis Creek Farm for the 2010 growing season, subject to availability and weather conditions. I understand that I am sharing the risks inherent to agriculture which include but are not limited to drought, flooding, hail and frost. In a normal year participants in the program will receive 20 weekly installments of vegetables. The vegetables available will be chosen by Lewis Creek Farm and not all vegetables listed or grown on the farm will necessarily be available through this program. I understand that each week’s share is seasonal and perishable and that it has no value that can be credited towards a future date should I miss a week for any reason. 		Gpotat

What is a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Suppported Agriculture, and it is an arrangement whereby consumers become a member of a farm for one season. The consumer becomes a member of the farm by paying the farm up front for a whole season's worth of vegetables (or other farm products). Then as the season progresses, that member gets part of the harvest in the form of a weekly share pickup. It's a great way to get in touch with seasonal eating and form a bond with a particular farm. Most CSA members find they eat more vegetables as a result of having a CSA share.

HankStraw4 Contact Information

Telephone: (802) 453-4591
Email: lcfarm@gmavt.net

Postal Address:
Lewis Creek Farm
PO Box 123
Starksbor VT 05487