Dear Kimberton CSA community,
We are pleased to announce that we have opened up KCSA membership share sales for the 2021 season! To encourage early sign ups, all members who sign up before Thanksgiving (11/26) will have access to our online store through the month of December.
The store will include fresh greens, plus a few other treats that can be purchased online and picked up at the farm on Tuesday’s between 4pm-7pm. The store’s official pick-up dates are:
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
Orders will need to be submitted via our online store by midnight the Sunday before your intended pick up date, so we have time to process the order.
There will be a limit on what we can harvest and this will be reflected in the store inventory. The store will operate on a first come first serve basis. We feel the online store is the easiest way for us to extend our season, meaning you as members have access to fresh, wholesome produce through the month of December whilst encouraging early sign ups - true to the CSA model!
A few things to note about 2021 shares.
All shares will continue to be harvested and pre-boxed, except for u-pick items, obviously! The configuration of the pick-up shed will probably change in 2021 but the pre-boxed shares will remain.
As all the shares will be boxed in 2021, we have rechristened the box share the half share. So, our 2021 shares are:
As you know, the full share runs for 26 weeks, the partial share is essentially the full share picked up 50% of the time (13 weeks) and the half share is approximately half of the items in the full share picked up every week (26 weeks). In 2021 half shares will have access to our u-pick herbs and flowers only. The 2021 season will start the week beginning on 5/23 and finish the week ending on 11/20.
Our current farm hours will also remain in place. The farm is open to all members on Tuesday 1pm-7pm, Friday 1pm-7pm and Saturday 9am-12pm during the season. This means members can come and u-pick their weekly share during these hours even when it is not their pick-up day.
Members will note there is also a modest increase in the full and partial share prices. I’m not sure when the last price increase was at KCSA, but there has not been one for at least 5 years. As we try and maintain the integrity of the CSA model, we also have to maintain the operation of our farming business. Not only do we want to be able to offer a living wage to our crew (and selves) but production costs also increase year after year. Please remember, sustainability is the cross section of social, environment and economic considerations.
We hope you take the opportunity to sign up early for the 2021 season and take advantage of our online store through December. And as always: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Cheers,
Andrew
