Waverley Brook Community Shared Agriculture (CSA)
Interested in Signing Up? Send us a message! | Mission Statement: Waverley Brook Farm CSA is to share the bounty of the land, and encourage health and wellbeing within our community by providing fresh, fair priced quality vegetables and fruits raised sustainably in harmony with nature. What is CSA?
- “Community Shared Agriculture”
- Farmers grow a wide variety of crops for a predetermined group of consumers
- These consumers have become shareholders by purchasing a “share” through a pre-season payment to the farm
- Shareholders receive a fresh “food box” weekly for 16 + weeks
 What Are the Benefits of Joining?
- Receive quality whole foods that taste great and are high in nutrients
- Save money
- Ensure your health and the health of the planet
- Know your farmer and have an active role in the food you eat
- Provide you and your family with safe, locally grown food all season long
- Support the local economy by purchasing within our region
- Guarantee a holistic, sustainable farming approach by using biodynamic methods
What To Expect:
- What you see is what you get. Meet your farmer, see the gardens, ask questions
- Real variety. In-season foods, 60 field ripened crops
- True freshness. Same day harvest
- Share the crop risk. Learn the effects of weather and pests
- WFB CSA chooses to be "certified organic“ by you the customer
- No line-ups, no elevator music, no trashy snacks, tabloids or ads
How Does It Work?
- Purchase a share by Feb. 28th for the summer growing season with $30 deposit
- Give farmers the time to plan the gardens and provides money for seed
- Pay for your food box choice by June 1st
- Come to the farm mid June to pick-up your first “food box”
- Pick-up your box weekly Tuesday or Friday until Thanksgiving weekend
Shareholder Food Box Options:
I. Garden Box:
- Receive 16 + weeks of farm fresh produce
- $300 - deposit pickup at farm Fri./ Tues.
Work Share:
- $250 + 10 hrs work deposit
- Ask about match-ups, ideal for singles and seniors
II. Cottage Box:
- Receive one weeks worth of pre-ordered farm fresh produce
- $30 weekly paid upon farm pick-up
III. Storage Box:
- Receive four fall storage boxes, farm pickup every-other week, four times
- $60
IV. Gift Box:
- Donate to give the gift of healthy food to our community
All shares require a $30 deposit (subtracted from share price) by Feb. 28th. Interested in signing up? Send us a message!
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