2012 Midsummer Farm CSA


Our 2012 CSA is now open for registration! And we have made some exciting changes this season!

2012 CSA Program Changes:

First, we're adding two extra weeks to the end of the harvest season for the Traditional Vegetable share. These last two weeks of the season can be quite volatile with early cold and wet spells, but we've gotten quite confident in our greenhouse growing abilities, and we look forward to offering two weeks more of fall harvest! (And note, we have have not raised the price from last year.)

We also have decided to add fruit to our traditional vegetable share. It won't be fruit that we grow ourselves - we only grow berries, figs, and melons as far as fruit goes. But the fruit portion will be certified organic and local whenever possible. Many people have requested fruit, and we know of some great sources for fresh and delicious organic fruit. Plus, fruit does really sweeten up the basket! We grow all the vegetables in the share baskets ourselves - we are certified organic and certified animal welfare approved.

We have a new Add-on to the CSA share this year - a Mushroom Share - Certified organic mushrooms with your basket each week - Shitake, Maitake, Portabella, Crimini, White Button, and more!

Our Egg Shares will be arranged a bit differently this year. Egg season doesn't really correspond with Vegetable season very well. So we're offering a Winter Egg Share of 12 weeks of eggs starting in February and going until mid-May, and then a Summer Egg Share that is an add-on to the first 8 weeks of the Summer Vegetable Share. Pick up for the Winter Egg Share can be any time of day on Wednesdays and you can pick up 2 dozen every other week for convenience. For the Summer Egg Share, your dozen eggs will be in your vegetable basket each week for the first 8 weeks of the summer shares season.

And finally, we are offering a "Heart of the Season" Share this year. This is basically a half share - it is 8 weeks in the middle of the growing season. It works two ways:

~If you do a lot of canning/preserving or have a big family, you can add this extra 8 weeks of produce to your Traditional Vegetable Share for $325.00.

~Or if you just want to do a half share, you can join as a Heart of the Season shareholder for $458.00

(We may also be able to do a Bread Share Add-on or possibly a Meat/Dairy or Sweet Share Add-on ...we're still trying to organize these so please stay tuned!)


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Winter Egg Share (1 doz per week)

Traditional Vegetable Share Price Options

Please send in your form anyway or send me an email so I know which pick up day you want!

Add-on options:
CSA Add-on shares:


Total Taste of the Farm CSA Share

Registration Form can be downloaded here!

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What is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Program?

In the words of The Robyn Van En Center, CSA brings together community members, farmers, and agricultural land in a relationship of mutual support based on an annual commitment to one another - a commitment that ensures the survival of local farms today and for future generations.

If you are new to the concept of a CSA, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture where a household subscribes to a local farm for the growing season and picks up a weekly basket of fresh, organic produce at the farm. The basic idea of CSA farming is a cooperative relationship between the small farmer and his/her customers. With a preseason payment, you purchase a share of the season's harvest. You then receive a weekly basket of fresh produce during the course of the harvest season, from June to September. By subscribing to a CSA, you are providing a farmer with a very welcome measure of certainty, and in turn the farm is dedicated to providing you with varied, nutritious vegetables. The arrangement guarantees the farmer financial support and enables many small-to moderate-scale organic family farms to remain in business.

Ultimately, CSA creates agriculture-supported communities where members receive a wide variety of foods harvested at the peak of ripeness, flavor, and vitamin and mineral content.

Members of a CSA are called "shareholders" or "subscribers". The portion of the harvest each shareholder takes home is referred to as a "share."

The methods of operating a CSA vary considerably. Each CSA is designed specifically for its community and farmer, yet all CSAs strive for a truly sustainable operation, both economically and environmentally. Crops are planted in succession to provide a continuous weekly supply of mixed vegetables chosen for flavor and nutritional value, and to support biodiversity. The farmer frequently grows a large assortment of seasonal vegetables so shareholders can expect a wide variety. This greatly diminishes the risk of crop failure while enhancing soil fertility without the use of synthetic chemicals. Organic growing techniques such as crop rotation, companion planting, green manuring, and composting are often standard practice.

Each week the farmer harvests fresh, ripe crops that are divided equally among shareholders. Usually, shareholders receive their food within 24 hours of picking. A share is generally enough for a family of four or a couple on a vegetarian diet. The price of a share for a season varies widely depending on each farm's costs of operation, total months of distribution, variety of crops available, and soil productivity.

I see the #1 most important reason to join a CSA is to dedicate and commit yourself to receiving, and thus using and eating, a whole basket of super-fresh, seasonal, organic, local, vegetables, greens, and herbs each week!

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How the Midsummer Farm CSA Program Works

We are accepting registrations now for the CSA ; all you need to do is download the registration form, fill it out, choose the options that work best for you and your household, enclose your check, and send to Midsummer Farm at 156 East Ridge Road, Warwick, NY 10990.

Registration form can be downloaded here.

Then starting in June, we will harvest and pack a bushel basket of produce for you each week. Pick up is at the farm - just stop by and get a big basket of delicious vegetables, along with recipes and ideas for using and storing. We also send out a weekly newsletter with more recipes and information on the week's harvest. We have two pick up times - Wednesdays between 6:30 and 7 pm and Fridays between 10 and 10:30 am.

Traditional Vegetable Share:

18 weeks, $695.00: Wednesday, May 30th - Sept. 12th or Friday June 1st - Sept. 14th

Add-ons:

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