2026 CSA Share Signups are Open!
Happy New Year, Everyone! Preparations for the 2026 CSA season are well underway and we are ready to start offering CSA shares to members. The CSA is the best deal we offer on our produce and spots will be limited again this year. Each year we aim to return 10% of the intial value of the share to our members in the form of farm fresh fruits, veggies, herbs, and flowers. PYO flowers, beans, peas, and herbs for CSA members are included as a part of the share.
The season this year will run for 18 weeks from Wednesday, July 1st to Saturday, October 31st. Full 18-week shares and “Flex” 9-week shares are available. Flex share members pick any nine weeks out of the eighteen week season to collect their share. We are adding a second pickup day for shares this year on Saturday mornings from 9:00am to noon. Members do not need to establish a pickup day for the entire season and can pickup on Wednesday or Saturday depending on what works best for your schedule each week. Both pickup days, Wednesdays from 1:00pm - 7:00pm and Saturday mornings from 9:00am - noon, are “Market Style Pickup” which means our members pick out exactly which veggies you want rather than the farmers packing a box for you (we’ve all got different taste!).
Each week we pick at least 15 unique varieties of vegetables and members choose 8 items to make up their share. We regularly offer bonus 9th and 10th items like herbs, garlic, or veggies we have an abundance of that do not count towards the 8 items in your share. Over the course of th season we grow more than 40 different veggies for our CSA shares! We prioritize vegetables that can be included in shares and enjoyed on a weekly basis. Our favorite share items are: Carrots, Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Salad Greens, Melons and Watermelons, Fresh Herbs, Summer Squash, Zucchini, Onions, Peppers, Corn, Garlic, Cabbage, and Radishes. Veggies are picked fresh, washed, and properly stored for best quality once they make it to your kitchen.
There will be a few changes to the CSA this year as we are always trying to improve shares for our members. The biggest change is that we are not offering delivery CSA shares any longer. If you received delivery last year you should have already gotten an email letting you know our reasoning, but if you have any questions please let me know. Another is that we will not have eggs and bread as an add on for CSA shares, however we will still have eggs and bread for sale in the farm store during pickup. We are also looking into inviting other bread and pastry vendors on Saturday morning pickups.
The last change is that we will no longer be accepting card payments for CSA shares this year. Unfortunately the processing fees for the CSA became too much for the farm to handle and we did not want to increase the price of shares to cover processing fees. Shares must be paid by check. We offer payment plans for members and only require a 20% down payment due upon signup, but the remainder of the checks must be filled out, postdated, and mailed to the farm with the down payment to be confirmed for your share. Please see the image below for information on how to pay for shares.
I can’t wait for CSA to start up again this year because I also can’t wait to sink my teeth into some of the fresh summer vegetables! It feels far away now but the days are getting longer and spring is on the horizon!
Market at Cheshire Med Tomorrow 1/8!
We’ll be in the cafeteria of Cheshire Med on Thursday 1/8 from 10am - 2pm. The cafeteria is downstairs and you can access it from the main entrance and go downstairs or by driving around to the back entrance (there is construction around the back entrance but you can still access it).
We’ve got a great array of fresh greens from our farm and storage veggies from our farm and other local farms, bread and cookies from orchard hill, and eggs and maple syrup from our neighbors in Fitzwilliam! Rachel and I were away for a couple weeks over the holidays and the first thing we did when we got home was head out to the greenhouse to pick some greens and make a salad. There’s nothing like our greens this time of year!! At the market this week we will have:
From Local Farms
Picadilly Farm, Organic, Winchester, NH
Beets
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Red Fire Farm, Organic, Montague, MA
Winter Squash
Orchard Hill Breadworks, Alstead, NH
Bread
Cookies
Elephant Rock Farm, Our Neighbors!
Maple Syrup
Eggs
From Our Farm
Baby Spinach
Last of our own Carrots!
Cabbage
Hakurei Turnip
Kale
Onions
Radishes
Garlic
