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Cost of Membership in Our Farm

Becoming a member in our farm is a great way to save money on fresh organic vegetables. You also get to eat healthy food, support local labor, help the local economy, keep the land green and farm land in production, and reduce the amount of pesticides and chemicals used to grow food thereby protecting our local waterways from toxic runoff. You get to have your philosophy and values and eat them too! Please take advantage of our farm visit opportunities this year to come see how we grow food for you on YOUR farm!

The cost of a full membership for the season is $500 before April 20, 2010 and $550 after April 20th, 2010 for the 22 week season. It is very helpful to get applications as soon as possible as expenses are born by us as early as January of the planting season. We have already planted the first sowing of the season as transplants. We already have a crew working to get our field ready for the season so money is already going out to grow the food we will distribute to you. By getting your membership application in early, you help us plan better, help with expenses at a critical time and insure your chances of obtaining a membership before we get full. 

Each full share represents an amount of produce that might be used for a small family. The US government researchers at the FDA and UDSA recommend 5 servings a day of fruits and vegetables. Based on this 5-A-day Program recommendation a weekly portion total would be 35 servings a week for one person. Our full shares provide the member with about 12 items each distribution and each item provides for about 2 and 4 servings. For example, a head of lettuce, bunch of kale or head of cabbage are all considered an item and each can provide for 4 servings. Therefore a full share of 12 items per week represent up to 48 portions a week.

Feel free to split shares with others if you don’t need as much. Our season is 22 weeks of produce with distributions starting in late June and going until late November to early December.

There are several options to pay:

Full Share Program

  • $500 for 22 week share with payment received by April 20th, 2010*
  • $525 for 22 week share with payment received after April 20th, 2010
  • $150 initial payment received by April 20th, 2010 plus 4 postdated checks for $100 each to be deposited monthly over the subsequent months
  • $175 initial payment received after April 20th, 2010 plus 4 postdated checks for $100 each to be deposited monthly over the subsequent months.
  • Prorated shares available after share distributions commence in mid to late June. Pay for the number of weeks you will buy at a rate of $25.00 per week

* Please deduct 5% for each renewing membership. Also deduct 5% of a recruited member’s full price membership from your membership fee. This is an incentive to our members to bring in more members.    

Half Share Program

  • $250 for 22 week share with payment received by April 20th, 2010*
  • $275 for 22 week share with payment received by April 20th, 2010
  • $75 initial payment received by April 20th, 2010 plus 2 postdated checks for $100 each to be deposited monthly over subsequent months.
  • $100 initial payment received after April 20th, 2010 plus 2 postdated checks for $100 each to be deposited monthly over the subsequent months.
  • Prorated shares available after share distributions commence in mid to late June. Pay for the number of weeks you will buy at a rate of $13.50 per week.

* Please deduct 5% for each renewing membership. Also deduct 5% of a recruited member’s full price membership from your membership fee. This is an incentive to our members to bring in more members.