SEASONAL FARM SHARE MEMBERSHIPS
ENJOY OUR CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCE
Join our CSA Farm Share program to enjoy weekly deliveries of your favorite seasonal vegetables.
May thru September - 21 Deliveries
100% Certified Organic
Main Season CSA Farm Share
Enjoy all the seasonal variety of fruits and vegetables we grow during the peak of the season with a MAIN SEASON CSA FARM SHARE MEMBERSHIP. Each week we’ll curate a share based on your personal preferences and what crops are in harvest. You’ll then have the option to further customize your delivery to insure you get a share that fits your needs each week.
In EARLY SUMMER expect lettuce, spinach, strawberries, cucumbers, high-tunnel grown tomatoes, sugar snap peas, broccoli, kale, green cabbage, zucchini, radishes, yellow squash, dill, microgreens, salad turnips, arugula, braising greens mix, baby new potatoes, and more…
During LATE SUMMER shares will include heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini, red potatoes, sweet corn, watermelons, cantaloupes, green beans, potatoes, okra, lettuce, basil, sweet onions, sweet peppers, white potatoes, and more…
October and November
100% Certified Organic
Fall Season CSA Farm Share
Continue to enjoy all the fall flavors by adding the FALL SEASON to your CSA FARM SHARE MEMBERSHIP and you’ll enjoy deliveries continuing until Thanksgiving. These shares are also curated from your personal preferences and are also fully customizable each week from what is in season.
Fall Shares will include spinach, winter squash, cooking greens, sweet Japanese salad turnips, sweet potatoes, pie pumpkins, parsley, white and red potatoes, onions, green tomatoes, tatsoi, romaine and butterhead lettuces, beets, mesclun salad mix, braising greens, sweet and hot peppers, onions, microgreens, and more…
Farm Share Sizes & Prices
SMALL SHARE BOX
$27 / week
NICE FOR A SMALL HOUSEHOLD OR THE OCCASIONAL COOK
5-7 Items
MAIN SEASON MEMBERSHIP $567
ADD-ON FALL DELIVERIES FOR $135
SMALL SHARE CONTENTS
A small share will usually include smaller quantities or 2-3 items less than a REGULAR SHARE.
All shares are fully customizable and additional items are available for purchase and can be included with your delivery each week.
REGULAR SHARE BOX
$37 / week
OUR MOST POPULAR SHARE
7-10 Items
MAIN SEASON MEMBERSHIP $777
ADD-ON FALL DELIVERIES FOR $185
SAMPLE EARLY SUMMER SHARE
3 cucumbers, 1 head romaine lettuce, 1 head red butterhead lettuce, 2 pint cherry tomatoes, 1 bunch kale, green onions, 2 zucchini, 1 bunch broccoli
Sample Late Summer Share
1 head Summer Crisp lettuce, 1 pint lunchbox peppers, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 2 yellow squash, 1 cucumber, 1 bag basil, 1 quart potatoes, 1 lb. sweet onions, 4 ears sweet corn
EXTRA-LARGE SHARE BOX
$47 / week
GREAT CHOICE FOR THE VEGETARIAN LOCAVORE OR LARGE HOUSEHOLD
10-14 ITEMS
MAIN SEASON MEMBERSHIP $987
ADD-ON FALL DELIVERIES FOR $235
Extra Large Share Contents
A extra large share will usually include larger quantities or 3-5 items more than a REGULAR SHARE.
All shares are fully customizable and additional items are available for purchase and can be included with your delivery each week.
CSA Farm Share Pick-up location map
Visit our Harvie CSA Membership page to see our up-to-date pick-up locations.
Please contact us directly if you are interested in establishing a new delivery site or would like more information about Home Delivery.
Employee Health Benefit Voucher Holders
HOW TO APPLY YOUR HEALTH BENEFIT VOUCHER
We are thrilled that the University of Kentucky and Lexington Fayette Urban County Government continue to experience all the positive health outcomes and wellness benefits by offering employees a voucher to offset the cost of purchasing a CSA membership! There are some slight differences in the programs, and these differences are outlined below.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY – $100 & $200 vouchers
There are two voucher amounts available: $200 vouchers, which can be used to purchase a Regular or Extra-Large Main Season Membership, and a $100 voucher, which can be used to purchase a Small Main Season Membership. Please be sure to include your UK ID info and apply your corresponding discount code at checkout to insure you will receive the health benefit discount.
LEXINGTON FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT – $250 voucher
LFUCG employees can receive a $250 voucher, which can be used to reduce the cost of any of Main Season Memberships. You can also add on the Fall weeks, with the purchase of the Main Season Membership but the discount will only apply to the original purchase.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS HEALTH BENEFIT WITH YOUR EMPLOYEER?
We partner with the Kentucky Farm Share Coalition, which works with employers to establish health benefit voucher programs in the workplace. Learn more about how Kentucky Farm Share Coalition can help launch a program with your employer!
Research from a pilot program at the University of Kentucky demonstrates that those who participate in CSA:
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go to the doctor less
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spend less on prescription medications
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eat more fruits & vegetables
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and report feeling healthier
Additional research shows a significant cost savings for those CSA participants who start the season with a history of high diet-related medical claims expenditures. The November 2018 staff paper, “Diet-Related Medical Expenditure Impacts of a CSA Voucher Program”, highlights:
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CSA participants who start the season with a history of high diet-related medical claims expenditures showed a significant decrease in diet-related medical claims as well as a significant decrease in pharmacy expenditures over 12 months following the start of intervention = $1080 (2015) and $1,530 (2016)
How our CSA Farm Share works
1. Sign up online with Harvie Software
Visit our farm profile on the Harvie website. Decide which CSA Farm Share Box Size works best for your household. Need help deciding? Give us a call or check out our Sizes & Pricing info.
2. Choose your pick up location
Choose the pick up location that is most convenient for you! We offer pick up locations in Lexington, Richmond, Danville, and Berea. We also offer HOME DELIVERY for an additional fee!
3. Choose your Payment Plan
Pay in full at the start of the season to help us get things rolling on the farm, or choose a budget friendly payment plan. The payment plan asks for 25% upfront, 25% at the start of the season and the remaining half of each delivery charge to your card each week.
4. Set Your Veggie Preferences
Rate your preference on a scale of 1-5 for each crop we grow for our CSA Farm Share members. When the season starts, we will curate a box each week based on your taste and what is available for harvest. You can tweak your box contents each week during the review period to insure your share meets your needs, or purchase additional items to be included with your delivery.
5. Pick up your weekly share
Visit your delivery site each week and get your fresh veggies. Out of town on vacation? No problem, pause your deliveries using your CSA account in the HARVIE software and resume once you return to town. Switching between delivery sites and days is also easy, and allows you to tailor your schedule so it’s always convenient.
6. Enjoy!
Enjoy your favorite healthy, certified organic, locally grown veggies and connect with people that share these values while supporting a small family farm.
Common Questions
What is CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture engages farmers and community members in a mutually beneficial relationship, providing financial resources and security to the farmer, and nourishing food and relationships to the member. At the beginning of the growing season, individuals and families pay in advance for a share of the farm’s produce for the season. To arrive at the cost, we multiply the average value of the weekly share by the number of weeks in the season. Each week, members pick up their CSA basket at a designated time and location.
Why is CSA good for our farm?
Small family farms like ours not only survive, but thrive because of the CSA community. This has been our experience for the past ten years of having a CSA. Because of this support, we are able to do a better job of taking care of the land, and purchasing essentials like seeds, fixing equipment, and paying our employees, to name a few examples. Farming entails lots of risk because of weather, disease, pests, changes in market conditions, and more. When you buy into our farm for a season, you help us mitigate some of these risks and become an integral partner in our farm community
Why are CSA Farm Share Memberships good for our customers?
CSA gives members access to truly nourishing food: organically and locally grown, nutritious, delicious, and fresh. What’s more, CSA directly connects you with your farmer, with the land, and with a community full of neighbors who value vibrant and thriving small family farms. A CSA pick up is a great place to make friends and to learn new recipes. Finally, CSA is a great opportunity to financially support and put into practice some of the causes that you care about: stewardship of the land and the life it supports, a healthy local food economy, and the success of small farmers.
What if I go out of town?
You can easily “pause” your deliveries when you are away, and you can resume deliveries when you return. You can reschedule the missed share for a different week, or delivery day using your Harvie profile.
What size share should I purchase?
We always recommend starting with a SMALL share and moving to a larger size if you find you need more produce. It is also easy to purchase additional items to be included with your share each week. The advantage of getting a larger share is more of your favorite items are initially included when your share is planned for the week, giving you first dibs on the produce you enjoy most.
Can I visit the farm?
You are welcome on our farm. We love this place and enjoy sharing it with our community. We believe that seeing the farm can deepen the connection you have with your food. In 2021, we are planning several rain or shine events where you can come to the farm, get your hands dirty harvesting some veggies, and take home even more of the harvest!
