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| We grow. You choose! |
Have you ever wished for a CSA share where you could pick exactly what you get each week and take weeks off when you need to? Well, now you can with our new
Custom Share option!
We hope the option will
attract your interest and commitment whether you’re a former
member, current member, or someone who has always wanted to join a
CSA farm but eventually held back because of a few common concerns
shared by most CSA lovers. Chief among those concerns, we've learned, are food waste and food taste. This new option, we think, will address those worries! Let us explain...
What is a
“Traditional” share? What is a “Custom”
share? How do they differ?
A traditional share is a box of produce (containing 5-10 items)
pre-determined by your farmers. Each week, based on their projected
harvests, they select a collection of vegetables and fruits to give
to you. They harvest their selections, we pack them into a box for
you and quickly deliver them to your chosen host site.
Our new “custom” or “free-choice” option, on the other hand,
will give you the ability to choose, item-by-item, the vegetables
and/or fruit you want delivered in your share each week. While the
“traditional” box is chosen for you by the farmers each week, the
“custom” option gives you the final say on what produce you will
receive. You’ll be given access to our inventory each week; and YOU
get to build a box full of vegetables and fruit according to your
taste!
How do I “build
my box” each week?
After signing up for the Custom
share, we will help you create
an online account that will give you access to our online storefront
— or, in other words, our
online farm-stand. (A
snapshot of what the storefront looks like is included below.)
If you’re familiar with shopping online, navigating the storefront will be a piece of cake. Nevertheless, we
will share a “How To” video detailing all the steps between and
including the ‘log in’
and ‘checkout’ so you are all prepped and ready to go well before
the first CSA delivery (May 29th!).
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| Storefront Screenshot |
Do
I have to customize my
share each week?
Certainly not. That’s up to you!
All of our CSA members, by default, will be scheduled to receive the "Traditional" farmer’s choice each week. But as a Custom member, you
have three options available to you:
1. If you like what the farmers
selected and have no desire to change the share contents — great!,
nothing more will be asked of you, and you can expect that share to
be delivered as usual.
2. If the share doesn’t altogether suit your taste, then you’ll just need to log-in to our storefront, shop
through our inventory, and
build the share to your preference.
3. If you’d rather not receive
anything at all — that’s
OK, too; just log-in to our storefront and cancel the default weekly
order.
Are
my choices limited at all?
Far from it! With
full access to our entire product list, the choices (and
combinations of your choices)
are many! Build a box of individual items one
week (i.e. 1 head lettuce,
2lbs blue potatoes, 1lb carrots, 1lb candy onion, 2lb heirloom
tomatoes, etc.), order only
bulk another week (say, a case of 24 ears of sweet corn), or build a
box and order bulk in
the same week … the choice
is yours! All we’ll ask is
that you confirm an order for delivery that is at minimum
$22. There is, of course, no
maximum:)
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| A colorful and delicious variety |
Is there a
deadline for customizing the share each week? Will I be reminded in
case I forget?
Yes, and Yes. You can expect to receive a newsletter from us the
Thursday before the next delivery date letting you know what the
farmer’s have selected for that week’s share. After reading the
newsletter, if you’d prefer to alter the share (or cancel the order
altogether) you will have until Saturday morning to login to your
account and place your new order. If no custom order is placed, or no
cancellation is made, then we will assume your content with the
farmer’s choice and will deliver that accordingly.
OK — I somewhat
understand, but I’m still at little confused … I have more
questions!
Sorry about that! Please give us a call at 412-589-9276 — we’ll
be happy to clear up any confusion we’ve caused and answer the
questions we left unaddressed!
(or)
This sounds great!! How do I join?!
