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How it Works Every week, members come to our pick up site in Fair Lawn, and receive their share of vegetables (and fruit/eggs/mushrooms/flowers if you sign up for those) for the week. Pick up is on Tuesdays from 2pm-8:30pm. The vegetable season runs for 24 weeks, from June 2nd to November 10th. About the vegetables: All of our vegetables are organic and come from Circle Brook Farm in Andover, NJ. There are several opportunities during the season to go and visit (and help out!) on the farm. Learn more about Farmer John. How big are the shares? The vegetable shares offer a wide variety from week to week depending on what is seasonally available. We've taken pictures of the shares and posted them on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/GlenRockFairLawnCSA/ The share includes about 9-10 different varieties of vegetables. This is a great amount for most people. Single people will typically find a friend to split the share with as it might be too much for one person. The farmer makes every effort to provide members with a variety throughout the season. Previous shares have included: arugula, asian greens such as bok choy and tatsoi, green and yellow beans (and purple, too!), beets, broccoli, broccoli rabe, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celery root, rainbow chard, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, melons, onions, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, salad greens, scallions, summer squash, spinach, tomatoes, tomatillos, turnips, winter squash as well as herbs such as basil, sage, dill, savory, chives, lemon balm, thyme and many more. Fruit Info: Fruit Share- 14 weeks (not consecutive) = $260 Two types of fruit each week, averaging 5-7 lbs./ week Locally sourced fruit to the greatest extent possible. Some local fruit may be organic, most will be eco-grown. This means organic methods are followed as much as possible, but some spray materials which are prohibited for organic production are used, primarily early in the season. It is very difficult to grow organic tree fruit on the east coast due to the high humidity (fungal diseases) and one particular pest (plum curculio). Eco-grown fruit is monitored and tested for pesticide residues. In the event of crop failures on local orchards we will source only organic fruit from non-local US sources (west coast- CA, WA) Fruit will likely include: blueberries, strawberries, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, pluots, hardy kiwi, apples and pears. There is no guarantee that all these items will be available in a given year. Shares which include higher value fruit- strawberries, blueberries, cherries and kiwi will have lower total weight. The fruit for the final 5 or 6 weeks of the season will be primarily different varieties of apples and pears. Eggs, too! We will again be offering an egg share for the 2025 season. In 2017 Farmer John built a “chicken tractor”- a mobile chicken coop used for raising birds on pasture. He acquired a flock of laying hens; Rhode Island Red crosses. The birds are outside all day (you can see them grazing on plenty of land when you go and visit the farm), where they feed on the grass and other plants and insects as well as the vegetable wastes which the farm generates. The birds spend the night on roosts inside the chicken tractor protected from predators. Their foraging diet is supplemented with milled grain (corn and soy) that is locally sourced and non GMO. The eggs are not certified organic. Mushrooms In 2023, we began an optional mushrooms add-on. Mushroom Share- weekly, 24 weeks @ $260 Joe Aochoa is the owner/operator of Innoculated LLC. His operation produces certified organic Exotic mushrooms in Fairfield, N.J. We are pleased to partner with Joe, to provide members with a weekly mushroom share. Each week you will receive a half lb. box with an assortment of different culinary mushrooms. Varieties will include Blue, Green, or Yellow Oysters, Lion’s mane, Black Trumpets, Pioppinos, and shitakes. Flower Share Add-on Flower Share-10 weeks @ $100 "Here at Circle Brook Farm we grow a large assortment of ornamental flowers. These are sold at our Farmer’s markets for $12-15/bouquet. We offer a flower share during a 3 month period, beginning in July and ending in October. The 10 flower shares will be delivered as availability allows- there will be some consecutive weeks and some pauses. Varieties will include: Snapdragons, Lisianthus, Sunflowers, and mixed bouquets featuring Zinnias, Cosmos, Celosias and other beautiful blooms. Brighten up your Day!" |
Membership Information and Cost:
Vegetable Share: $900 ($870 if paid by March 1st) (24 weeks) Fruit Share add-on: $260 (14 weeks) Egg Share add-on: 1 dozen/week =$160; 2 dozen/week = $300 3 dozen/week = $430, 4 dozen/week = $560 Mushroom Share add-on: $260 Flower Share add-on: $100 (for 10 weeks) *Please note that the costs are paid directly to the farmer. The CSA collects a $10 site fee per person at start of the season to cover CSA site costs. Some additional membership information:
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