Rocky Ridge RANCH

CSA Memberships: Winter - Extended Season Programs

CSA means Community Supported Agriculture. The ever increasing interest in eating sustainable grown local food has supported the recent exponential growth of CSAs worldwide. The benefits of buying locally grown produce are undisputed. The produce is fresher and thereby maintains much more of the vitamins and minerals inherent in fruit and vegetables than those that have been grown miles away and shipped to local supermarkets. More importantly, we don't use pesticides, so you eat the produce as nature made it to be. It may not be as shiny or pretty as the produce you see in the supermarket, but it tastes much better.

CSAs also support your local economy. Re-discover the value of knowing where your food comes from and develop a relationship that will nurture you and and your community for generations.

These two separate programs are designed to be more of a late Fall and Early Spring programs to extend the seasons for winter sustenance.

Sign up to be a member with an initial fee. (Order form in PDF format)

The Schedule:

• November - December : 8 weeks including during the week before Thanksgiving and Christmas
• January - February : No normal deliveries. The 20 weeks do not include optional deliveries in Winter Months of Jan-Feb which will be by special arrangement only.
• March - April - May : 12 weeks from Mar 7 till May 31. This is actually a 13 week period. We will announce a one week break during this period around "Mother's Day"

Grand Total Available is 20 weeks. 16 weeks of delivery is the minimum required with the remaining 4 being optional. This allows for emergencies, business travel, illnesses, etc., Prior notice of a missed delivery is required except for severe emergency events.

Cost

Produce and Eggs Program:

Membership Fee - $125 (not refundable) and weekly charge of $35 per delivery for 16 weeks Totaling - $ 685. The remaining 4 weeks are optional. This allows for skips to accommodate illnesses, vacations, etc. Members who chose to pay in advance will receive the last 4 optional deliveries at no cost and receive a Holiday Gift Meat item of a Goose or Ham. Weekly Pay Members will recieve a Holiday gift item of a Ham for the week of Easter.

Variety Meats Program:

Membership Fee - $250 (not refundable) and a weekly charge of $65 per delivery for 16 weeks Totaling - $ 1,290. The remaining 4 weeks are optional. This allows the flexibility to allow for illnesses, vacation, etc. Members who choose to pay in advance will receive the optional four delivers at no cost along with a free holiday gift item of a Goose or Ham. Weekly pay members will recieve a Holiday gift Ham for the week of Easter.

Special Orders:
Members may special order to purchase additional items when available at retail price less 10% discount plus discounts for pre-order of volume purchases such as canning/freezing quantities and freezer meats and poultry.

Deliveries

Deliveries will be made at Winter Farmer's Markets at Millwood (Wed - 3-7 PM) and Perry St (Thursdays 3-7pm).

Example of a Weekly Delivery

Meat
Chicken or Roast (beef or pork or lamb.)
Beef Steaks or Pork or Lamb Chops or Beef or Pork Cutlets
Sausage, Bacon or Links
Ground Beef or Beef Stew Meat or Ground Pork or Ribs
Soup Bones, etc. as available
(Substitutes of comparable value may have to be made from time to time.)

Produce
Salad Mix or Spring Mix or Spinach
Salad onions or radishes
Lettuce, or Winter Greens
Beets,or Carrots or Potatoes (Stored or fresh)
Squash or Cabbage ( Brassicas we succeed with.)
Herbs (dried or Fresh.)

Note
Delivery will contain the above and possibly other crops that are successful in the green house and hoop houses. We strive to provide enough quantity and variety to provide a full value to the Members.

Sign up to be a member with an initial fee. (Order form in PDF format)