CSA Season is here!
Renaissance Farm
CSA Program and Supplemental Offerings
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Started in Massachusetts in the 1980’s, the program encouraged local populations to aid in sustaining and preserving the vanishing farms and farming communities within the Commonwealth. Today, it is estimated that there are over 13,000 CSA farms! With the increased awareness of food safety, more and more people want to know where their food is grown, how is has been handled and distributed. The shear beauty of the CSA is the produce goes directly from the farm to you!
How our CSA program works
When you become a member in Renaissance Farm’s CSA program, you are pledging your support to the farm. You will share the benefits of the fresh produce we will have available to you and you are also sharing in the risks of farming. That’s right you are sharing the risk right along side of us. If we suffer crops losses, you as a member also suffer losses. We cannot make up a lost crop nor offer any refunds. You must understand and be willing to commit to accept both the good and the bad before you become a member.
You will receive a box of fresh produce every week (if you have signed up for the supplemental programs, the extra items will also be in you weekly box). Your first box pick up will be July 7th and the last box pick up will be September 29th. Please note there will be no pick up Labor Day weekend. Boxes are to be picked up Monday’s between the hours of 2pm-6pm at our Retail/Harvest Barn, 278 Spielman Highway, Burlington. Any box not picked up will be donated to the Food Pantry.
How to become a CSA Member
Becoming a CSA member is easy. Send payment along with the application and you are a member! To maintain quality and to serve you the best we can, we have a limit of 20 CSA members. The first 20 members to sign up and pay in full will be guaranteed a spot in our program(s).
Supplemental Programs
For your convince, we offer supplemental programs . You may choose to have fresh milk, eggs, fruit, bread, herbs and new this year a SURPRISE! Ready for you to pick up each week with your CSA box. Sign up for as many supplements as you like.
A-la-Carte Program
For those who are not sure the CSA program will fit your needs, we offer our A-la-Carte program. This program is extremely flexible, in that you can purchase everything the farm has to offer whenever and as much or as little as you like. From hanging baskets in the spring to corn in the summer and apples in the fall, you have complete control of your purchasing. Sign up for the A-la-Carte program is revolving, therefore sign up when you like! Refresh your account when it is depleted and keep reaping the fruits of the farm!!
Renaissance Farm’s CSA Supplemental Programs
CSA Program and Supplemental Offerings
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Started in Massachusetts in the 1980’s, the program encouraged local populations to aid in sustaining and preserving the vanishing farms and farming communities within the Commonwealth. Today, it is estimated that there are over 13,000 CSA farms! With the increased awareness of food safety, more and more people want to know where their food is grown, how is has been handled and distributed. The shear beauty of the CSA is the produce goes directly from the farm to you!
How our CSA program works
When you become a member in Renaissance Farm’s CSA program, you are pledging your support to the farm. You will share the benefits of the fresh produce we will have available to you and you are also sharing in the risks of farming. That’s right you are sharing the risk right along side of us. If we suffer crops losses, you as a member also suffer losses. We cannot make up a lost crop nor offer any refunds. You must understand and be willing to commit to accept both the good and the bad before you become a member.
You will receive a box of fresh produce every week (if you have signed up for the supplemental programs, the extra items will also be in you weekly box). Your first box pick up will be July 7th and the last box pick up will be September 29th. Please note there will be no pick up Labor Day weekend. Boxes are to be picked up Monday’s between the hours of 2pm-6pm at our Retail/Harvest Barn, 278 Spielman Highway, Burlington. Any box not picked up will be donated to the Food Pantry.
How to become a CSA Member
Becoming a CSA member is easy. Send payment along with the application and you are a member! To maintain quality and to serve you the best we can, we have a limit of 20 CSA members. The first 20 members to sign up and pay in full will be guaranteed a spot in our program(s).
Supplemental Programs
For your convince, we offer supplemental programs . You may choose to have fresh milk, eggs, fruit, bread, herbs and new this year a SURPRISE! Ready for you to pick up each week with your CSA box. Sign up for as many supplements as you like.
A-la-Carte Program
For those who are not sure the CSA program will fit your needs, we offer our A-la-Carte program. This program is extremely flexible, in that you can purchase everything the farm has to offer whenever and as much or as little as you like. From hanging baskets in the spring to corn in the summer and apples in the fall, you have complete control of your purchasing. Sign up for the A-la-Carte program is revolving, therefore sign up when you like! Refresh your account when it is depleted and keep reaping the fruits of the farm!!
Renaissance Farm’s CSA Supplemental Programs
- Fresh Eggs: One dozen fresh eggs in your box each week!
- Milk: Choose ½ gallon of Whole, 1%, 2%, Skim or a quart of Chocolate in your box each week!
- Bread: Choose from White, Wheat, Garlic, Rosemary or Tuscan loaf, one loaf baked fresh that morning and in your box!
- Herbs: A beautiful array of herbs included in your box!
- Fruit: The best Connecticut has to offer in fruit. A sampler bag included each week in your box!
- Surprise!!: Baked goods varying from week to week. This is like a little Christmas every time you get your box!!
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The Farmer’s Pledge is a commitment to farming, marketing and farm management in accordance with sound ecological and economic principles. It is separate and distinct from “Certified Organic.” There is no inspection process for the Farmer’s Pledge, but the farmers have signed the Pledge to show their commitment to its principles. CT NOFA administers the Farmer’s Pledge program in Connecticut. However, we do not investigate or make any guarantee that the individual farmer is complying with the Farmer’s Pledge.
We are proud to be apart of this great growing tradition. |