Now Accepting 2012 Monitor Barns Farm CSA members! Sign up Today!
There are a variety of ways of partnering with us in the fight against hunger. Purchasing a Summer Share, Fall Share, or Holiday Harvest Basket at the Farm will not only provide you with fresh, local produce, it also supports the Farm’s mission to produce healthy food for local families, area schools, and food shelves. You may also support our Youth Development and Food Assistance initiatives by becoming a Cultivating Shareholder, purchasing a Holiday Harvest Basket for a family in need, or by getting involved with our Health Care Share.
You are going to love the changes we’ve made to our Summer CSA! This year our Summer Members you will not only receive a weekly share of vegetables during the peak of the growing season, you will also be able to buy organic produce and pastured poultry at our Monitor Barns Farm Stand and at our Farmer’s Markets anytime throughout the 2012 season!
Here is how it works:
A Summer Share is only $450 for the entire 2012 season. $250 of that will pay for a “Base Share” of your favorite summer vegetables for a 12 week season (July –September). The remaining $200 will be credited to your personal “Flexible Farm Bucks” account which you get to spend any way you choose! Flexible farm Bucks can be used at our Farm Stand and Farmers Markets to buy more of the summertime favorites you’ll find in your weekly share and other unique and diverse varieties to expand you’re your culinary palette!
Each week, as you enjoy your delicious produce, you will also benefit from the satisfaction of eating local, while partnering in our youth development and food security endeavors.
Pick Your Own Garden (PYO)
In addition to your weekly share of the harvest, we carefully plant and cultivate a pick-your-own garden with flowers, herbs, beans, peas, cherry tomatoes, exotic veggies, and more. We encourage you to explore with your family, taste new things, and take home flowers and herbs to complement your produce.
Updates and Recipes
Enjoy a weekly newsletter with recipes to help you make the most of your vegetables, farm updates, and information about special events and learning opportunities!
Pick-up Details for Summer CSA Share:
Every Thursday from July through September at the following locations:
- West Monitor Barn, Richmond: 3 - 6 pm
- Location to be announced , South Burlington: 4 - 6 pm
- Waterbury Farmers Market, Waterbury: 3 - 6:30 pm
- Jericho Farmers Market, Jericho: 3 – 7 pm
Available for Pick-up at Monitor Barns Farm only
A fall share will provide you with a onetime pick-up of storage crops. These are the hearty vegetables treasured for making wholesome dishes perfect for those crisp autumn days, and holiday meals.
Typical vegetables found in your Fall Share include: winter squash, garlic pie pumpkin, carrots, beet, leeks, rutabaga, potato, celeriac, brussels sprouts and onions.
Available for Pick-up at Monitor Barns Farm only (See pick –up dates below)
The verdant pastures at Monitor Barns farm are the perfect setting for pasture raised poultry. Food and farm interns tend to our chickens with care as part of an agriculture curriculum.
Secure any number of birds with a $5 / bird deposit. No minimum order!
This year we are feeding Vermont milled Certified Organic grain to our birds in an effort to bring a healthier, more sustainable product to your table.
Harvest / Pick up dates at Monitor Barns Farm:
Last two weeks in June and First two weeks in October.
This year get the wholesome ingredients to your holiday meal directly from the farm at VYCC. The Holiday Harvest basket overflows with more than ten pounds of vegetables and an Organic Pastured Chicken.
Celebrate healthy families in our community and help us make this holiday season a nutritious one for all by purchasing a Holiday Harvest Basket for someone in need.
Monitor Barns Farm is committed to food security efforts in our community. We aim to supply our harvest to those in need of sufficient, safe, nutritious food. Your support enables us to provide families with fresh healthy food.
We are also excited to offer educational programs to empower recipients and increase self reliance as they participate in food and nutrition instruction and workshops.
Working together, we can feed families and increase knowledge on healthful eating and local food systems.
The Health Care Share is a season of freshly harvested vegetables provided weekly to families in need of food assistance. Our primary goal is to produce a consistent mix of veggies that are nutritious, familiar to most people, and easy to use. The season is 12 weeks long starting in July and lasting through September.
Recipients of the Health Care Share are considered to be Summer CSA Members and will receive all member benefits including: weekly newsletter with farm updates and recipes; access to our Pick Your Own Garden (PYO); and the option to purchase Flexible Farm Bucks that can be used at our Farm Stand or Farmer’s Market. Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards will also be accepted at these locations at a 10% discount.
The farm at VYCC will partner with local food shelves and Health Care Professionals to publicize the program and identify potential recipient families. Food shelves can also play a role in distribution, as they may be likely become convenient pick up locations.
Terms of CSA Membership
Part of the benefit of CSA membership is sharing in the bounty of a plentiful harvest year and early crops that great weather can produce. We will do our best to make sure each share is provided its full value in vegetables and poultry. On the other side of the coin, CSA members must also understand that despite the best planning, crop failure and bad weather does happen. By purchasing a CSA Membership you agree to share in this risk with the farmer.
