Becoming a Member

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We are currently taking renewals and accepting new shareholders for 2012. We are only offering a maximum of 80 shares this season. These are available on a first come, first serve basis so please submit your commitment form ASAP to reserve your share. The season typically runs 24 weeks from the beginning of June through the middle of November.

In exchange for your share fee you will receive your share in one of two forms: an on-farm pick-up or boxed and delivered to a specified delivery location.

Early Bird Special
This year we are offering an Early Bird Special for those who wish to pay in full by December 31, 2011. Early Bird Special prices are marked as EBS.
Share Options

Full Family Share

A full bushel basket of produce weekly - $660.00 (EBS $640)

You will receive approximately a bushel box of vegetables in season for that particular week. You can decide between a mix and match box at the farm or a pre-packed box delivered to your desired location. Early in the season boxes will be filled mostly with greens and lighter produce items and will increase in weight and variety as the season progresses. The box contents depend upon crop maturity and seasonal availability. They typically include: salad greens, cooking greens (kale/chard/spinach), cabbage, root crops (beets, carrots, potatoes, garlic, culinary herbs and fruiting crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, etc).

Split Share

A full bushel basket split with your partner - $330.00 (EBS $320)

If a full/couples share offers too much, please find someone to split your share with. You can split your box with whomever you choose by either dividing each weeks share or alternating weeks. This can be applied to either the mix and match or the boxed deliveries. You work out the details with your splitting partner. If you are having a difficult time finding a splitting partner, send in your commitment form and deposit, and we will find a partner for you.

Couples Share

Three quarters of a bushel of produce weekly - $535.00 (EBS $515)

You will receive approximately 3⁄4 bushel box of produce each week. As with the other share options, you choose between a mix and match at the farm, or a pre-packed box delivered to your location.

Work Share

This option applies only to Full Share and Couples Share members. This does not apply to any split shares. The work share involves a commitment to a certain number of hours worked at the farm per season. Fifty hours of work is required for Full shareholders and forty hours of work is required for Couples shareholders. Shareholders will receive a reimbursement at the end of the season after all required hours of work are completed. Full shareholders will receive $100.00 and Couples shareholders will receive $80.00. You must complete ALL hours to receive your reimbursement. No partial hours for partial reimbursement! We will do our best to match your abilities with appropriate tasks.

Regardless of share type, our intention is to have only one person per share sign on and fulfill the work hour requirement. The reason for this is to make the process efficient for us and to ensure proficiency in the work being done. Since the workers need to be trained for our needs and the way we do things, we feel it is necessary to have one person for the duration of the work requirement, not several people.

Jobs may iinclude the following:

  • weeding
  • harvesting, washing and packing vegetables
  • planting
  • seed bed preparation
  • greenhouse tomato trellising work
  • garlic and onion racking, trimming and cleaning
  • other skills shareholders are able to offer that will be beneficial to the farm operation

Pick-up and Delivery Options

Pick-up on our Farm

Lebanon - Mix and Match
Saturday 10am - 3pm or Tuesday 3pm - 7pm

With this option, you will be able to fill your own box from a variety of produce available that particular week. You will have some ability to choose, from the options offered, within some guidelines. This option works well for families who have their own gardens and/or those who wish to experience the farm and have a more intimate relationship with their farmer and their food. Some vegetables will not be washed.

Delivery Options

A pre-packed box of vegetables in season that week, delivered to a predetermined location. Some of the items in the boxed shares will not be washed. A $40 boxing/trucking fee will apply for deliveries in Hamilton and Morrisville, and a $60 boxing/trucking fee will apply for deliveries in Norwich. Delivery fees may be reduced as more members sign-up in each delivery location. Please contact us if you would like to create a delivery location in your town/city.

Hamilton (we need a minimum of 10 share holders for this location)
Tuesday afternoon/evening

Cazenovia/Morrisville Area (Copper Turret)
Thursday 3pm - 7pm