Fresh organic food for your family!
Sign up for a 2012 CSA! Early bird by 3/1/12

Summer, Fall, & Bouquet CSA shares . . . Farmstand Dollars . . . & NEW DHMC Share!

Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between community members and farmers, who agree to share in the bounty and the risks of farming.

To join a CSA Program, members invest in the spring — when farming output costs are high — in exchange for a weekly share of the season’s harvest at a reduced price. It’s like a subscription to fresh food!

How do I sign up?

1. Our first choice is that you fill out the form on our brochure and mail it with your payment to the farm. Brochures are also available at the farmstand which opens May 5, 2012.
2. For your convenience you can register online.
3. New! DHMC Summer CSA Share Subscription
   DHMC employee or volunteer? This year we’ll offer a Summer CSA Share delivery on Fridays to DHMC! Details and signup here.
4. Give a Farm Share as a gift? Nice! Do that here.

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CSA Membership at Cedar Circle Farm
CSA Member Benefits
Sample Weekly CSA Shares
Early Bird Special 2012
Choices for 2012
Summer CSA Share
New! DHMC Share
Fall CSA Share
Bouquet Share
CSA Farmstand Dollars Account
Subsidized Shares for Low-Income Vermonters
Summer CSA Pick-Up Day Details
Split Shares
Frequently Asked CSA Questions

CSA Membership at Cedar Circle Farm

There are two main types of CSA membership at Cedar Circle Farm, both offering a farm discount in exchange for early payment. Farm Shares are generally enough to provide 2-3 adults with fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables for a week at a time. Members can save 18-20% off retail farmstand or market prices with a CSA Farm Share and 10% off with a CSA Farmstand Dollars Account.

A Cedar Circle Farm CSA share:

• is a great economic value.
• reduces your ecological footprint by cutting down on the number of miles your food travels from the farm to your plate.
• supports farmers who take care of their land by growing food in ways that nurture the soil.
• strengthens the health of our community.
• connects you with the food you eat by knowing your farmers and exploring our farm.
• provides an experience to explore new foods and learn to cook with them.
• provides great way to share healthy eating habits with your kids by exposing them early to a variety of local produce.
• is harvested fresh daily, providing your family with the healthiest food containing the maximum flavor and vitamin benefits.
• is certified organic so you don’t have to worry about toxic chemical residues.

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CSA Member Benefits

Before the season begins, all CSA members are mailed a welcome packet confirming registration and pick-up arrangements, along with what to expect from your CSA Share. Summer and Package CSA members also receive 10% off all farmstand purchases plus classes and events. Throughout the season you receive e-newsletters with weekly share item lists, tips on how to use the veggies in your share, updates on farm events, and news from the field. Be sure to sign up for our e-news on your CSA registration form.

What’s in a share?

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Special for 2012

• Early Bird Discount Package Deals and Early Bird Payment Plan Option to those who sign up before 3/1/12.

SPECIALS! Early Bird Offers

Must Sign Up by March 1 for Discounts, New Package Deals & Payment Plan Option  Early Birds are very helpful to the farm. To show you just how much we appreciate early payment, those who sign up for CSA Summer Shares before March 1 receive a discount. Also new this year, buy more than one type of CSA Share by March 1 and receive an additional discount. Payments can be divided into three installments at no extra charge when you sign up on or before March 1. (See payment plan details on sign up form.)

Summer & Fall CSA Share Package

Early Bird $675 - a $20 savings
Get fresh, organic veggies May-December. Includes a 10% CSA member discount on all farmstand purchases, classes and events.

Full Season Package! Summer, Fall & Bouquet CSA Share

Early Bird $770 – a $25 savings
Get fresh, organic veggies from May through December, plus 8 weeks of summer flower bouquets, and a 10% CSA member discount on all farmstand purchases, classes and events.
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Cedar Circle Farm 2012 CSA Membership Choices

Summer CSA Share

$500/Early Bird $485

Sign up now online.

20 weeks, May 29–Oct 9, first pickup May 29

The classic CSA choice. Throughout the growing season we provide you with a weekly list of certified organic crops that are available for your share. On your pre-arranged pick-up day, you come to the farm with your bag or basket and use the CSA share item list to select freshly harvested produce from the farmstand displays. This self-service CSA includes plenty of choices and some pick-your-own crops such as berries, flowers and pumpkins.

Pre-Packed Summer CSA Share – $575

In a hurry? No problem. Let us pack your basket for you! The cost is an additional $3.75/week or $75 for the season. Pre-packed baskets are available between 1-6 pm on your pick-up day.

NEW! Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) Summer CSA Share

$600/Early Bird $585
20 weeks (May 29–Oct 9)
First delivery June 1
Friday Pick-up at DHMC between 3:00-5:30pm

Special sign up form!

For the convenience of DHMC employees and volunteers, Pre-Packed Summer CSA Shares will be delivered to the hospital on Fridays, on the sidewalk between the East Mall Norris Cotton Cancer Center entrance and Lot 20 Friday afternoons between 3pm and 5:30pm. (Pre-packed Summer Share $575 + $25 delivery fee)

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Fall CSA Share – $195

5 Saturday pick-ups: Oct 20-Dec 15
Oct 20, Nov 3 & 17, and Dec 1 & 15

Extend your season and eat more locally grown, organic foods through the holidays with our Fall CSA Share. It provides enough seasonal, storage and cold-hardy crops to take 2-3 adults through December—with a bit extra to store into the winter. Every other Saturday members come to the farm to select storage crops from the item list provided. Other items will be available for sale on these special Farmstand Saturdays. Due to storage limitations there are a limited number of Fall Shares available. Sign up early!

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Bouquet CSA Share

$120 value! Your price: $100
8 weeks, July 16-September 3

Come to the farm once a week at your convenience and cut twenty flowers of your choice from our spectacular cut-flower garden. Our Bouquet Share is a beautiful way to support the farm using the traditional CSA model, and is a great companion to our other CSA options. This option is perfect for people who might not have time or space to garden but love to have fresh flowers around all the time. Give the gift of flowers to your family, friend or neighbor—popular for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day!

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CSA Farmstand Dollars Account

Two sizes: $450 or $225

Our CSA Farmstand Dollars Account allows you to shop, any day, all season at your convenience. It is truly a full choice CSA. This debit card option represents a 10% discount at the farmstand and greenhouses. This year it can also be used for farm classes and events such as Dinners in the Field. An investment of $450 buys a $500 debit card, or $225 buys a $250 debit card—while supporting Cedar Circle Farm in the same manner as our Summer or Fall CSA Shares. Replenishment Dollars, in increments of $250, can be purchased at any time throughout the season.

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Subsidized Shares for Low-Income Vermonters

Cedar Circle is a member of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont’s Farmshare Program. CSA shares are available to low-income Vermonters from participating farms at half the cost. Eligible Vermonters pay 50%, and the farm and NOFA each pay 25%. Your contributions to NOFA’s Farmshare Program enable CCF to grow wholesome, fresh, organic food for local CSA families in need. Thank you! Let’s see if we can do even better in 2011.

To find out if you are eligible for a subsidized share, contact the NOFA-VT office at 802-434-4122 or visit their website for more information.

Anyone can support the Farmshare Program! To make a contribution to Farmshare:

• Make a donation with your CSA order. Download our CSA brochure  and mail it with your payment to the farm.
• Make a donation by check of any amount, no order necessary, payable to Cedar Circle Farm and write Farmshare in the memo portion of the check; you can mail your check to Cedar Circle Farm, 225 Pavillion Road, East Thetford, Vermont, 05043, or drop it by the farmstand after we open on May 5, 2012. For a tax deductible contribution you must donate directly to NOFA- VT Farmshare.
• Visit NOFA-VT Farmshare  to make a tax-deductible contribution online. Be sure to list Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center on your donation and NOFA-VT will apply it to our account.

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Summer CSA Pick-Up Day Details

Weekly shares can be picked up at the farm on your pre-selected pick-up day of Tuesday-Friday between 11 am-6 pm. Pre-packed CSA Shares are ready after 1 pm. There is a limited number of pick-ups per day. Pick-up days are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up early in order to get the day you want!

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Split Shares

We welcome you to split a share with friends or neighbors and recommend that you alternate pick-up weeks rather than try to split the contents of each week’s share.

Frequently Asked CSA Questions

For information about changing your pick-up day or any other questions about your CSA membership, see our CSA FAQ’s available online.

Photos by Cedar Circle Farm Crew