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Share
Size
At
Natures’ Way Farms we strive
to provide a flexible approach
to CSA.
As such, we provide two
different CSA programs; an On-farm
pick-up program provides
you the ability to choose your
produce,
and drop-site
pick-up you have a
convenient place to receive your
produce.
With either program you
get the same fresh and
delicious, locally-grown
nutritionally packed healthy
food.
Drop-site
Pick-up
Our
drop-site program utilizes a
standard 1/2 bushel box.
We’ve found it holds
approximately the equivalent of
two on-farm pick-up shares, or
enough for two to three people
depending on your particular
eating habits.
To understand how much
food this is please refer to the
on-farm pick-up section below.
On-farm Pick-up
With
on-farm pick-up we sell the
produce by individual shares.
A single person buys one
share.
A couple would purchase
two shares.
A family of four gets
four shares.
Each week you will have a
variety of produce to choose
from.
Generally there will be
several different
items.
From these items each half-share or full-share will take home between 6 to 12 items.
Some items will be
matched with others – e.g. 1
head of broccoli or 2 kohlrabi
– so for each share you will
have to choose which one to
take.
The
following are a couple examples
from averages a few years
ago. Last year the share
sizes were double in size,
however, only the year before
they were a little
smaller.
The new section I have added to
the website " WHAT'S In The
Bag ? " indicates what you can expect for
the upcoming week or weeks in
your shares. To help you
plan your meals.
Here
are a couple examples to
illustrate how this works:
Example
1: Spring (still early,
fewer choices)
This
week’s choices are:
1 head Lettuce
1 head Broccoli or 2 Kohlrabi
1 bunch Green Onions
2 baby Bok Choi
0.5 lbs Sugar Snap Peas
1 bunch Radishes or 6 Baby Beets
-
With one share you could choose:
1 head lettuce, 1 head broccoli,
1 bunch green onions, 2 baby bok
choi, 0.5 lbs peas and 6 baby
beets.
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With
two shares you could choose: 2
heads lettuce, 1 head broccoli,
2 kohlrabi, 2 bunch green
onions, 4 baby bok choi, 1 lbs
peas, 1 bunch radishes and 6
baby beets.
-
-
A
drop-site box would receive: 2-3
heads of lettuce (depending on
size), 2 heads of broccoli, 2
kohlrabi, 3 bunches green
onions, 6 baby bok choi, 1.5 lbs
sugar snap peas, 1 bunch
radishes and 12 baby beets –
as long as all this fits into a
1/2 bushel box.
Example
2: Summer (the peak of the
season!)
This
week’s choices are:
0.5 lbs Green Beans
0.5 lbs Carrots
3 ears Sweet Corn
1 Cucumber or 3 Summer Squash
1 large Eggplant or 1 Bell
Pepper
1 large Onion
1 Melon or 1 Watermelon
1 lb Tomatoes or 0.5 lbs Cherry
Tomatoes
-
With
one share you could choose: 0.5
lbs Green Beans, 0.5 lbs
Carrots, 3 ears Sweet Corn, 1
Cucumber, 1 Bell Pepper, 1 large
Onion, 1 Watermelon and 1 lb
Tomatoes
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With
four shares you could choose: 2
lbs Green Beans, 2 lbs Carrots,
12 ears Sweet Corn, 2 Cucumbers,
6 Summer Squash, 1 large
Eggplant, 3 Bell Peppers, 4
large Onions, 3 Melons, 1
Watermelon, 3 lbs Tomatoes, and
0.5 lbs Cherry Tomatoes
-
-
A
drop-site box would receive: 1.5
lbs green beans, 1.5 lbs
carrots, 9 ears corn, 1
cucumber, 6 summer squash, 1
large eggplant, 2 bell peppers,
3 large onions, 2 melons, 1
watermelon, 2 lbs tomatoes and
0.5 lbs cherry tomatoes – as
long as all this fits into a ˝
bushel box.
If it doesn't fit you will get
the overflow in a bag.
To
understand how much of each item
you will typically receive when
in season please refer to the
following table of vegetables:
These are averaged
examples. Quantities vary
throughout the season and year
to year.
|
Vegetable
|
Amount/
Share
|
Unit
|
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Arugula
|
1
|
bunch
|
|
Beans
- Green
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Beans
- Wax
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Beets
- baby
|
6
|
each
|
|
Beets
- medium
|
3
|
each
|
|
Beets
- large
|
1
|
each
|
|
Broccoli
|
1
|
head
|
|
Brussels
Sprouts
|
1
|
stalk
|
|
Cabbage
|
1
|
head
|
|
Carrots
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Cauliflower
|
1
|
head
|
|
Celery
|
1
|
stalk
|
|
Corn
- Popcorn
|
6
|
ears
|
|
Corn
- Sweet
|
3
|
ears
|
|
Cucumbers
|
1
|
each
|
|
Diakon
Radishes
|
1
|
each
|
|
Eggplant
- small
|
3
|
each
|
|
Eggplant
- large
|
1
|
each
|
|
Fennel
|
1
|
head
|
|
Garlic
|
1
|
bulb
|
|
Ground
Cherries
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Kohlrabi
|
1-2
|
head
|
|
Leeks
|
1
|
each
|
|
Lettuce
|
1
|
head
|
|
Melons
|
1
|
each
|
|
Onions
- large
|
1
|
each
|
|
Onions
- small/green
|
3
|
each
|
|
Onions
- Scallions
|
1
|
bunch
|
|
Pac
Choi - baby
|
2
|
head
|
|
Pac
Choi - large
|
1
|
head
|
|
Parsnips
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Peas
- Garden
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Peas
- Snap
|
0.5
|
lb
|
|
Peas
- Snow
|
0.25
|
lb
|
|
Peppers
- large
|
1
|
each
|
|
Peppers
- small
|
2
|
each
|
|
Potatoes
|
1
|
lb
|
|
Pumpkins
- Baking
|
1
|
each
|
|
Radicchio
|
1
|
head
|
|
Radishes
|
1
|
bunch
|
|
Rutabagas
|
1
|
each
|
|
Shallots
|
3
|
each
|
|
Spinach
|
1
|
bunch
|
|
Squash
- Summer
|
2-3
|
each
|
|
Squash
- Winter
|
1
|
each
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