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What is CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)?
CSA is a partnership of mutual commitment between a farm and a community of supporters. Becoming a CSA member
creates a responsible relationship between people and the food they eat. As well as a commitment to an environmentally
sound, local food production system.
Being a farm member means becoming a "farming partner", sharing the risks as well as the bounty of the season.
We at Smith Gardens Community Farm incorporate several growing techniques to protect members from weather-related
shortfalls. CSA members receive top priority throughout the season as they receive weekly shares of delicious, freshly
harvested produce picked at its prime.
If you love to eat, appreciate freshness and flavor, value local farming, and are willing to explore a different way
to think about your food, join Smith Gardens Community Farm for a CSA subscription season!
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| Peak Summer 2007: Weekly Full-Size CSA Share |
CSA Member Benefits
- Weekly shares vary in size and variety depending on the time of year, providing an assortment of the season's
best vegetables for your eating pleasure.
- CSA season begins May 28th thru October 22nd offering 22 weeks of local, Certified
Naturally Grown farm produce.
- Weekly newsletters provide tasty recipes, farm news, nutritional facts, and sustainable agriculture information.
- Pick-up sites for the weekly shares include Winona, Alma, and our farm...Ftn City may be an option if
there's a demand.
- Members are invited to come out and enjoy the farm. We encourage member feedback to help guide
seed selection and share sizing.
- A limited number of work shares are available for an exchange of labor and vegetables during the CSA
season.
CHANGES FOR 2008...
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WE ARE OFFERING WEEKLY AND BIWEEKLY (EVERY OTHER WEEK) SHARE OPTIONS IN FULL OR HALF SHARE SIZES. SEE
CHART BELOW FOR DETAILS. STILL CONFUSED? CALL OR EMAIL US.
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WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE ONLY DAY FOR DELIVERIES TO TOWN...ALL BOXES WILL BE PACKED ON TUESDAY TO ENSURE
UTMOST FRESHNESS.
- WE ARE OFFERING "STRAWBERRY SHARES" FROM ANOTHER LOCAL FARM, THOUGH NOT ORGANIC.
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A LIMITED AMOUNT OF EGG SHARES WILL AGAIN BE AVAILABLE FOR A WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY DOZEN OF EGGS...SOLD OUT!
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HERB SHARES ARE OPTIONAL FOR ~12 WEEKS. INFO ON USING AND PRESERVING HERBS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
HERB SHARE.
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A CSA BLOG HAS BEEN CREATED FOR CSA MEMBER COMMUNICATION AND EASIER UPLOADING OF OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER INFORMATION.
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WORK SHARE OPTION IS AVAILABLE IN EITHER A FULL SEASON COMMITMENT OR BY PRESCHEDULED INDIVIDUAL DATES.
Click Here for "Smith Gardens CSA Blog"
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Frequency
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Sized to feed a family of 4, or 2 veggie-lovers. |
Weekly
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Sized to feed a family of 2, or 1 veggie-lover. |
Weekly
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BIWEEKLY FULL SHARE
Same amount of food as half share but in larger every other week deliveries
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Biweekly
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$275
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BIWEEKLY HALF SHARE
Used to be quarter share. Same amount of veggies over the season just in a larger portion every other week.
This is for 1 person households and those that do not eat many vegetables.
Sized to feed 1 small portion eater. |
Biweekly
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EXTRA SALAD SHARE
1/2# of salad per week.
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Weekly
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WORK SHARE
We can schedule people to work 4 hour shifts. Individual shifts worked by an adult would receive a $20
rebate.
Click Here for WORKING MEMBER INFO
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Varies
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STRAWBERRY SHARE 2 flats of locally grown, non-organic strawberries from The Berry
Patch in Centerville, WI, delivered in the month of June to your pick-up site. They use low-spray techniques and
spray before any berries form.
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1 flat delivered twice
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$24
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HERB SHARE
Seasonal herb bunches including: parsley, dill, basil, cilantro,
chives, fennel, mint, sage, oregano, rosemary, lemongrass, tarragon, and thyme. Grown by Yaeger Valley Herb Farm down
the road from us.
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~12 weeks
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$20
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EGG SHARE
1 dozen of eggs added weekly or biweekly, "our girls” are
raised in the barn with free access to fresh grass and sunshine, fed unmedicated ration of grain and lots of garden veggies,
limited supply...SOLD OUT
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Wkly or Biwkly
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$42/$22
SOLD OUT
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CHICKEN SHARE
4 naturally grown chickens averaging 4-5#s, available end of July,
limited
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late July
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$50
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GOAT MEAT SHARE
½ grassfed goat, includes processing & wrapping, available
end of August, ~20+#
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late August
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$100
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Smith Gardens Farm-Cochrane Yaeger Vly Rd, near Waumandee |
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Kerr Home Winona, MN
1215 W 5th Street
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WE ARE FULL FOR THE 2008 CSA SEASON!
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST FOR NEXT YEAR, OR IN
CASE SOMETHING OPENS UP! THANK YOU!
REMINDER: PAYMENT IN FULL IS REQUESTED BY MAY 1ST FOR YOUR 2008 SHARES. IF YOU
NEED TO KNOW YOUR BALANCE, CONTACT US.
Still have questions, call or email us and we'll be glad to help you!
Click on the following links to download .pdf files...
CSA Sign-up Form-Complete & Send Back to Smith Gardens Farm
2008 CSA Membership Details
Working CSA Member Information
Sample of Shares and Member Comments
CSA Newsletters
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Smith Gardens Community Farm, Jeremy & Heather Smith, S2257 Yaeger Valley Road, Cochrane, WI 54622
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