CSA MEMBERSHIP
What Is A CSA?
When you join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, you enjoy the unique experience of eating fresh and local, connecting with your food source, supporting your community, and so much more.
Traditional Structure
Traditional farm CSA’s allow consumers to subscribe to the farm harvest by buying a portion of the harvest, prepaid in the season. The farm then gives a portion of that harvest back, based either on what is growing each week or a set interval as the season progresses.
The Ledge’s “You Decide” CSA
Our CSA is much different. Unlike traditional CSA’s, you can customize everything. We refer to it as a “You Decide” CSA. In our model, you get to decide:
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| How much your subscription will be | What produce you want | When you want to pick up | How often you want to pick up |
Why “You Decide”?
Why? Because you get better value for your dollar! While this custom approach to CSA is more time consuming on our end, we know it makes more sense for our customers. That’s important. With “You Decide,” your money goes further. You don’t take anything you can’t use or don’t need. Any product you’re not satisfied with gets a full refund or credit. You can’t go wrong with this CSA model.
Read on to learn more about – and sign up for – Ledge Top’s CSA.
Reasons to Join Our CSA
Quality
Receive the finest organic produce we can grow
Involvement
Become more involved in local, sustainable farming
Support
Help keep Ledge Top Farm running in the early season
Selection
Get the first, and best, choice of all available produce
Convinence
Never worry about bringing cash for your order
What You Need
To Know
How To Join
Use the form on this page to sign up for The Ledge’s newsletter and indicate your interest in joining our CSA. If you have questions, please ask!
Having trouble with the form? You can also email this information to tom.mitchell9@icloud.com.
How Our CSA Works
In our farm’s “You Decide” CSA model, farm supporters pay a sum up front at the beginning of the year.
Once the produce is ready, members can place orders at their convenience for the produce they want, selecting from what is available on the farm that week.
Did you know… We grow all year long!
While summer and fall provide the best choice of what we grow, our farm offers fresh produce year round.
The average CSA pre-buy at Ledge Top is $300, but can range from $100-$500 for the season. As you pick up your produce, the retail value is deducted from your pre-buy. More money can be added on at any point in the season if your initial pre-buy runs out.
No application necessary!
To sign up, simply submit the form on this page indicating your interest in joining the CSA, or send us an email.
How To Be Hands-On
If you are interested in further involvement, you can be a participating member on the farm and work here in exchange for produce.
There are also opportunities for contract style work for those interested in local sustainable farming.
How To Select Your CSA Produce
Each week, an email will be sent which will list all available produce for the week. Review the email and submit your order using the form found here. You can also find the Order Form by navigating to our “Available Produce” page, then click the “Place Your Order” button.
If you run into any trouble with the Order Form, you can email your order to tom.mitchell9@icloud.com.
What We Grow
At The Ledge, we grow 106 varieties of produce. Here are some examples:
arugula, basil, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, garlic, kale, lettuce, melons, onions, pears, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, snap peas, spinach, summer squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash, zucchini
Be aware that there is no guarantee that every crop planted will yield sufficient quantities for sale. There are many factors that influence yield such as temperature, rainfall, and sunlight, for example.
For a general overview of expected seasonal availabilty, visit our Produce page.