Payment Options:
The cost of producing CSA shares is $870 for a weekly share and $435 for an EOW (every other week) share.
*In order to accommodate all community members, we offer payment options on a sliding scale*
$870 for weekly, $435 for EOW
Please pay at least the full cost of your share of the weekly harvest unless serious financial hardship prevents you from doing so.
If your budget allows, please add 5% - 20%, or more
We are bowled over by the generosity of our community each year! It is truly remarkable how many members voluntarily subsidize shares for those in need by paying in a higher rate. If your financial situation allows, please pay at the rate that fits your budget. Every dollar above $870 will subsidize a share for someone else.
If you can add 5% to the baseline price, please pay $913 for a weekly share and $457 for an EOW share
If you can add 10% to the baseline price, please pay $957 for a weekly share and $478 for an EOW share.
If you can add 20% to the baseline price, please pay $1044 for a weekly share and $522 for an EOW share.
If you can add even more, every penny will be put to good use allowing CSA members of lower means to join.
Less than $870 for weekly, $435 for EOW
If you cannot afford to pay full price for a share, please still join the CSA! We'd love to have you, and we trust you to pay as close to the full price as you can. Keep in mind that this option is only for members without any disposable income. If you do find that you have resources to eat out at restaurants or to vacation, we assume that you will prioritize paying into the CSA at the full cost. If you have no wiggle room in your budget whatsoever, please lean into this option to pay the amount that your budget allows.
We know that sliding scales can be confusing and require a little more thought than most shopping experiences do. We use this pricing model because our goal is to make sure everyone in our community can eat healthy, local, fresh produce. Please do your best to ignore any embarrassment that pops up for you around wealth, no matter where you fall on the scale, and reflect thoughtfully when deciding what to pay.
If you would like to pay in installments rather than the full sum before the beginning of the season, please email Janna at [email protected]
If you have any questions about pricing or the sliding scale please get in touch!
*In order to accommodate all community members, we offer payment options on a sliding scale*
$870 for weekly, $435 for EOW
Please pay at least the full cost of your share of the weekly harvest unless serious financial hardship prevents you from doing so.
If your budget allows, please add 5% - 20%, or more
We are bowled over by the generosity of our community each year! It is truly remarkable how many members voluntarily subsidize shares for those in need by paying in a higher rate. If your financial situation allows, please pay at the rate that fits your budget. Every dollar above $870 will subsidize a share for someone else.
If you can add 5% to the baseline price, please pay $913 for a weekly share and $457 for an EOW share
If you can add 10% to the baseline price, please pay $957 for a weekly share and $478 for an EOW share.
If you can add 20% to the baseline price, please pay $1044 for a weekly share and $522 for an EOW share.
If you can add even more, every penny will be put to good use allowing CSA members of lower means to join.
Less than $870 for weekly, $435 for EOW
If you cannot afford to pay full price for a share, please still join the CSA! We'd love to have you, and we trust you to pay as close to the full price as you can. Keep in mind that this option is only for members without any disposable income. If you do find that you have resources to eat out at restaurants or to vacation, we assume that you will prioritize paying into the CSA at the full cost. If you have no wiggle room in your budget whatsoever, please lean into this option to pay the amount that your budget allows.
We know that sliding scales can be confusing and require a little more thought than most shopping experiences do. We use this pricing model because our goal is to make sure everyone in our community can eat healthy, local, fresh produce. Please do your best to ignore any embarrassment that pops up for you around wealth, no matter where you fall on the scale, and reflect thoughtfully when deciding what to pay.
If you would like to pay in installments rather than the full sum before the beginning of the season, please email Janna at [email protected]
If you have any questions about pricing or the sliding scale please get in touch!
Some Reflections on Pricing:
We know that the price of a CSA share can seem intimidating. This is often because we are used to thinking about our food bills on a weekly basis rather than seeing the cost of a six month season in one price.
The CSA ends up being an extremely high value compared to purchasing similar quantities of organic produce elsewhere. And, of course, our produce is of unparalleled freshness as we harvest it specially for you right before pickup. Each week's share value adds up to being worth more than the weekly cost were we to sell it as individual items at a farmer's market.
The up-front nature of CSA payments is what allows us to offer this significant value. It is like CSA members offer an operating loan to the farmers and we, in turn, pay you back in the form of vegetable interest.
As consumers, we are also used to the deceivingly low price of industrial food which do not account for its' true cost. In the past, people spent a much higher percentage of their monthly income on food than we do in America today, and that is still the case in most other countries. De-prioritizing good food in our personal budgets has had devastating consequences that are expensive to address including chronic diet related health problems, the food insecurity that results from disappearing local farm economies, loss of soil and bio-diversity, pollution, climate change, and the mistreatment of the farm workers who grow our very sustenance.
By purchasing a CSA share you invest in your health and the health of our community without the expensive cleanup costs that result from de-valuing food.
All of this said, some of us do struggle to afford the true cost of food due to economic factors beyond our control. That's where the sliding scale model comes in!
Please do reflect on your financial situation and pay whatever works for your budget.
We know that the price of a CSA share can seem intimidating. This is often because we are used to thinking about our food bills on a weekly basis rather than seeing the cost of a six month season in one price.
The CSA ends up being an extremely high value compared to purchasing similar quantities of organic produce elsewhere. And, of course, our produce is of unparalleled freshness as we harvest it specially for you right before pickup. Each week's share value adds up to being worth more than the weekly cost were we to sell it as individual items at a farmer's market.
The up-front nature of CSA payments is what allows us to offer this significant value. It is like CSA members offer an operating loan to the farmers and we, in turn, pay you back in the form of vegetable interest.
As consumers, we are also used to the deceivingly low price of industrial food which do not account for its' true cost. In the past, people spent a much higher percentage of their monthly income on food than we do in America today, and that is still the case in most other countries. De-prioritizing good food in our personal budgets has had devastating consequences that are expensive to address including chronic diet related health problems, the food insecurity that results from disappearing local farm economies, loss of soil and bio-diversity, pollution, climate change, and the mistreatment of the farm workers who grow our very sustenance.
By purchasing a CSA share you invest in your health and the health of our community without the expensive cleanup costs that result from de-valuing food.
All of this said, some of us do struggle to afford the true cost of food due to economic factors beyond our control. That's where the sliding scale model comes in!
Please do reflect on your financial situation and pay whatever works for your budget.
