NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION
TUESDAY, March 16th and TUESDAY, March 23rd between 6pm and 8pm
**We are already half full for the 2010 Summer Season!**
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WHERE SHOULD I GO TO SIGN UP?
The parish hall at the Church of the Redeemer on Crescent Street near 30th Avenue between 6pm-8pm.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING WITH ME?
Cash or personal check to cover your veggie share ($300), admin fee ($30) and fruit share (weekly/$240 or Bi-monthly/$130) and add-ons (priced individually) you may elect to receive. If you are unable to pay the full amount UP FRONT, we will accept THREE payments of no less than $100 each. You must pay a minimum of $100 at time of sign up and payment in full must be received by April 26th. Because we immediately transfer money to the farm, no refunds will be given. Please speak with a CORE member at sign-ups if you'd like to use this option.
If you have special circumstances or income constraints that would prevent you from paying the full amount, please contact community@harvestastoria.com. We are able to provide flexible payment options and assistance for financially disadvantaged families. Please click here for more information!
BE PREPARED TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SHIFTS!
Harvest Astoria is a volunteer-run organization. We cannot function without gracious time commitments from each of our share-members. We ask that every share contribute THREE shifts of 2.5 hours each. Each new share-member will be asked to schedule their volunteer shifts before payment will be accepted. *If you are sharing a share, it is the collective share's responsibility to cover the shifts, not each individual associated with the share.*
Available Volunteer Shifts EVERY WEDNESDAY for the Delivery Season:
- Delivery Shift: 10:30am - 1:00pm (timing may change based on delivery time still TBA from the farm)
- Distribution Shift 1: 4:00pm - 6:30pm (includes set-up)
- Distribution Shift 2: 6:00pm - 8:30pm (includes clean-up)
2010 SHARE INFORMATION
Weekly veggie share will include 6-9 different items each week like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, leaf greens, squash, beans and more (a sufficient supply for 2-3 people). Click here to view last season's weekly shares for a sense of the variety. The season will run approximately 22 weeks, from early- to mid-June through early November, depending on weather and growing conditions.
PRICING
- Vegetable Share: $330 (includes admin fee)
- Double Vegetable Share: $630 (includes admin fee)
- 20 week Fruit Share received weekly: $240 (no additional admin fee)
- 10 week Fruit Share received every two weeks: $130 (no additional admin fee)
- Weekly and Bi-Monthly Custom Order Add-Ons
*YOU MUST PURCHASE A VEGETABLE SHARE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE A FRUIT SHARE AND ADD-ONS*
ADMIN FEE: Our commitment to community is a bond each member of Harvest Astoria supports. To this end we include a $30 administration fee to each share. Of EACH $30 admin fee, $5 donation goes to The Church of the Redeemer who kindly offers their space to us at no charge. $10 goes to provide CSA shares to financially disadvantaged families at a discounted rate. $15 goes toward general CSA operations and functions.
SPLITTING A SHARE
The shares from Norwich Meadows Farm are closer to what would be considered a half share at other CSA's (such as Astoria CSA). Zaid recommends that if you are interested in splitting a share with someone you do not live with that you partner with someone who is willing to alternate weeks. Often when you divide a share each week you do not get enough of each item to really be able to cook with. Just a caveat, but you are free to split your share with your share partner however it works best for you. We will not be partnering or managing split shares, but at our membership sign up dates you may be able to meet up with someone else looking for a share partner.