CSA Style
CSA Share Pick-Up Times
Volunteering on the Farm: Working vs. Non-Working Shares
You have the opportunity to volunteer alongside the farm crew throughout the season. When you register, you may choose a "working share" indicating that you will volunteer in exchange for a reduced CSA rate. If you do not want to volunteer, sign up for a "non-working share." To learn more about CSA volunteer opportunities, visit this page.
Payment Plan Options
Most CSA members pay for the entire share in the spring when we have a lot of expenses (such as seeds, seed-starting soil, and labor) and no vegetables for sale. You can also choose an incremental payment plan throughout the season in two or more payments throughout the season. We also offer a limited number of free or significantly discounted shares for low-income individuals and families. Barter shares may be available as well. Email us at info@seedsongfarm.org to inquire.
You-Pick Vegetables and Herbs
You will have the opportunity to harvest you-pick vegetables and herbs as part of your CSA share. This year, some you-pick items will count as a "vegetable units" and other you-pick items will be a free, bonus addition to your share. Planned you-pick vegetables and herbs include peas, cherry tomatoes, husk cherries, green beans, tomatillos, okra, basil, dill, cilantro, and parsley.
You-Pick Flowers for Regular CSA Members for 2021
This year from mid-summer through the first frost, CSA members will have the opportunity to harvest a few varieties of standard farm flowers such as zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds and Mexican sunflowers. New this year, we are growing specialty flowers such as dried flowers, gladiolas, and other unique varieties will only be available through our specialty flower CSA share for 8 weeks or until the first hard frost. If you do not become a specialty flower CSA member and you would like to pick specialty flowers, you may pay for a you-pick specialty bouquet if you wish.
NEW: Specialty Flower CSA Share
New in 2021, Seed Song Farm is offering an 8-week Specialty Flower Bouquet Share of you-pick flowers. For more information on this new program, visit this page.
CSA Membership Opportunities and Benefits
Event Discounts: All CSA members will receive a 25% discount on admission to all Seed Song Farm and Seed Song Center-managed events such as Family Fun Weekends throughout the 2021 farm season. For example, this includes our Maple Moon Weekend programs, Pumpkin Picking weekends, and other new weekend events throughout the season This excludes events run by outside groups at the farm such as the Brassroots Festival.
Farm Store Discounts: All CSA members will receive a 5% discount on all farm store products.
- Choice of vegetables: A variety of vegetables will be available each week to choose from, so you choose which vegetables you would like to take home each week.
- Vegetable units: Each share size is associated with a number of "vegetable units." One vegetable unit could be one bunch of carrots, one watermelon, 6 ears of sweet corn, a bag of baby lettuce, a number of tomatoes, a bunch of kale, etc. The number of vegetable units you sign up for indicates the number of vegetable units you can pick each week. If you particularly love kale or some other vegetable, you can choose multiple units of that vegetable when they are not restricted. (Typically, a vegetable is restricted when it first becomes ripe for 1-2 weeks due to limited supply). If you do not like a particular vegetable, you do not need to choose that vegetable at all.
CSA Share Pick-Up Times
- Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:30 am
- Wednesday evenings from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
- Choose ONE primary pick-up day on your registration form
- If you can't pick up on your primary pick-up day for a particular week, you may email info@seedsongfarm.org and let us know that you would like to pick up on the other pick-up day that week.
- If you can't pick-up a particular week, you can send a friend in your place that week, or we will donate your share as part of our charitable produce distribution.
Volunteering on the Farm: Working vs. Non-Working Shares
You have the opportunity to volunteer alongside the farm crew throughout the season. When you register, you may choose a "working share" indicating that you will volunteer in exchange for a reduced CSA rate. If you do not want to volunteer, sign up for a "non-working share." To learn more about CSA volunteer opportunities, visit this page.
Payment Plan Options
Most CSA members pay for the entire share in the spring when we have a lot of expenses (such as seeds, seed-starting soil, and labor) and no vegetables for sale. You can also choose an incremental payment plan throughout the season in two or more payments throughout the season. We also offer a limited number of free or significantly discounted shares for low-income individuals and families. Barter shares may be available as well. Email us at info@seedsongfarm.org to inquire.
You-Pick Vegetables and Herbs
You will have the opportunity to harvest you-pick vegetables and herbs as part of your CSA share. This year, some you-pick items will count as a "vegetable units" and other you-pick items will be a free, bonus addition to your share. Planned you-pick vegetables and herbs include peas, cherry tomatoes, husk cherries, green beans, tomatillos, okra, basil, dill, cilantro, and parsley.
You-Pick Flowers for Regular CSA Members for 2021
This year from mid-summer through the first frost, CSA members will have the opportunity to harvest a few varieties of standard farm flowers such as zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds and Mexican sunflowers. New this year, we are growing specialty flowers such as dried flowers, gladiolas, and other unique varieties will only be available through our specialty flower CSA share for 8 weeks or until the first hard frost. If you do not become a specialty flower CSA member and you would like to pick specialty flowers, you may pay for a you-pick specialty bouquet if you wish.
NEW: Specialty Flower CSA Share
New in 2021, Seed Song Farm is offering an 8-week Specialty Flower Bouquet Share of you-pick flowers. For more information on this new program, visit this page.
CSA Membership Opportunities and Benefits
Event Discounts: All CSA members will receive a 25% discount on admission to all Seed Song Farm and Seed Song Center-managed events such as Family Fun Weekends throughout the 2021 farm season. For example, this includes our Maple Moon Weekend programs, Pumpkin Picking weekends, and other new weekend events throughout the season This excludes events run by outside groups at the farm such as the Brassroots Festival.
Farm Store Discounts: All CSA members will receive a 5% discount on all farm store products.