What Are CSA Shares, and How Does This Work?
 Families and households sign up at Tangerini's Farm to purchase a "SHARE" of the upcoming season's harvest. The commitment in advance supports the costs of running the CSA, including seeds, fertilizer, labor, equipment and insurances. Most of these cost are incurred during the spring planting season. Our 2010 shares include a Spring, Main Season (2 options), and a u-pick flower share.
We realize that flexibility is as important to our shareholder as it is to our farmers, and we appreciate our shareholder willingness to eat seasonally. In return, our CSA offers our shareholders many great options. CSAs don't have to be one size fits all item, and we hope that our choices offer something for everyone!
Main Season Share
The Main Season Share is a 20-week share. The share begins the week of June 14 ends October 25. Each shareholder arrives at the farm on their pick-up day-Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. Cost is $650 ($625 paid by check).
Every Other Week Share:
Every Other Week Share will begin on Monday, June 21, and runs every other week until Thursday, October 25 . This share size is most appropriate for those on the go, singles, couples, and small families. "Every Other Week" members can expect to get the same exact 10-12 items as the Full Share. An "Every Other Week Share" will cost $380 for the season ($365 paid by check).
Spring Shares
The Spring Share is a U-Pick Share. Over the course of six weeks, beginning the week of May 3rd, you can pick organic salad greens mixes, saute mixes, spinach, bok choy, arugula, turnips, radishes, lettuce. tatosi, scallions and garlic scapes. Because Spring Crops are so perishable, we encourage Spring shareholders to pick there own whenever needed. You must have a Main Season or Every Other Week Share to purchase a Spring Share. The cost is $104 ($100 if paid by check) in addition to your main share.
U-Pick Flower Share (20 stems)
This u-pick flower share is for 20 stems of annual flowers each week starting in Mid July and continuing until the frost. You must have a Main Season or Every Other Week Share to purchase a Spring Share. The cost is $78 ($75 if paid by check) in addition to your main share.
Food to Share
Purchasing a Food-To-Share helps lower income families eat healthy and enjoy the farm with you. Tangerini's Farm is partnering with the Franklin Food Pantry to help bring fresh produce to those in need. You do not need to buy a food share for yourself in order to help us with the Food to Share program: For those purchasing only a Food-To-Share, you are invited to participate in all farm events, a significant value itself.
These monies fund half the share cost, the other half is donated by the farm. We hope that in the years to come many shareholders will participate in this effort. Please join us and give $25, $50, $100 or..., making fresh and local produce accessible to everyone. Click here to make your gift online, or mail a check to us marked "Food to Share" program.
Pick Up Details
On your pickup day, starting the week of June 14, you will come to the farm once a week to pick up a share (or alternating weeks if you have an Every Other Week share). On pick-up day, the farm crew sets up a distribution center with all the produce coming out of the field. A set of distribution guidelines are posted in the pick-up area for your convenience. Take what your like, if you don't like something, put it on our "Share Table." Feel free to take something off the Share Table in exchange. During the first few pick-ups in June, some items may have a limit on them, It's a simple as that.
Examples of Distribution:
Week 2: Snap peas, shell peas, radishes, turnip greens, beet greens, lettuce. garlic scapes and mixed greens
Week 11: Corn, basil, watermelon, cukes, summer squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, green peppers, colored peppers cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, eggplant, shallots, onions, hot peppers, salad mix and beets. U-pick for the week: Basil, green beans, cherry tomatoes and tomatoes.
Week 20: Onions, carnival squash, butternut squash, carrots, turnips, beets, broccoli, red cabbage, rutabaga, daikon radish. U-pick for the week turnip and daikon radish greens and salad mix.
A CSA is about more than just fresh, local produce at a reasonable price.
 It supports the local farm economy, connecting shareholders directly with their food and the people who produce it. - Supports local, environmentally sustainable food production.
- It connects people to agricultural cycles. Encouraging people to eat what is in season. In the just two generations we have moved from a rural to an urban nation and in the process do not understand the ramifications of purchasing our food from half way around the world. Did you know that we export 1.1 million tons of potatoes while importing 1.4 million tons every year?
- The concept makes it convenient for people with busy lives to develop foodways that make for healthier and happier more connected families.
- Reduces the overall use of fossil fuels in packaging and transportation. The average food item at the grocery store travels further that most people go on their family vacation.
- Plenty of hands on experiences. Volunteering is always welcome but certainly not required.
- It’s about U-pick opportunities, Tomato Slicing, Pesto Making, Tomato Picking, Sauce Making, Fall Garlic Planting and Volunteer Days!
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