FAQ for Farm to Institution Options. For more info please contact hannahrleighton@gmail.com.

Becoming a CSA Site

What is a CSA?
- CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA is a system by which consumers become shareholders of a local farm to share its risks and rewards. Participants agree to pay farmers a lump sum at the beginning of the season and in exchange receive weekly or bi-weekly boxes of beautiful local produce at a pick up location of their choice. In addition to our four collaborating vegetable farms, we offer season-long additions of pastured meat, eggs, dairy, and more, as well as add-ons from more than 35 additional neighboring farms and food businesses, allowing participants to customize their shares weekly. Each share purchased is an investment in our farm season and our farming community.

Why set up a pick site at a school, college, or hospital?
- Establishing a pick up site at your institution allows busy staff, faculty, and students/parents to access fresh, local food without having to make an extra stop at the grocery store or farmers market. Pick up times can be aligned with school schedules or shift turnovers so participants can grab their local food bag at a time that is convenient to them. Being a CSA pickup site is a great addition to healthy food initiatives that your institution engages in.

What is required to participate?
- If you decide to be a pick-up site, we ask that you help get the word out to your network and guide them towards the 607 website to sign up for shares. We will share some promotional materials with you to help promote the opportunity.
- You will be responsible for assigning someone to accept the shares each week on Tuesdays, and someone to distribute them at an agreed upon time (typically a 2 hour window later that day or the following day). The point person could be in dining/cafeteria services, student affairs, a wellness committee, a student-run club or association, a parent/parent organization, or anyone else interested in facilitating!
- For schools and colleges, this is a great opportunity to engage students in local food activities. We are happy to provide bulk items instead of pre-bagged shares so students can organize the shares themselves and get to know their local farms and produce
- For hospitals, we are happy to work with you on incorporating the CSA share into your Community Benefits programs!

Who can pick up a share at my location?
- This is up to you! We can limit sign-ups to teachers, faculty, and students, or we can open it up to other community members to choose your site.

When will shares be available?
- Summer: May 31 - August 30
- Fall: September 6 - November 26
- Summer and Fall: May 31 - November 26

How much do shares cost?
- Sliding scale pricing: approximately $26 to $36 per week.
- Summer:
  - Weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $369 to $499
  - Bi-weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $184.50 to $249.50
- Fall:
  - Weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $316 to $428
  - Bi-weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $158 to $214
- Summer and Fall:
  - Weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $685 to $927
  - Bi-weekly shares available on a sliding scale of $342.50 to $463.50

Getting the word out!
- Download flyers and postcards here to print and post.

“Supporting The 607 CSA is the obvious choice. For spending only $31 a week, you get fresh, local, and sustainably grown food right from your regional neighborhood. Not only do you get the opportunity to make connections in your community when you pick up your hefty bag of food, you support your neighboring farms and their families. Pay it forward to yourself and invest in this thoughtful organization and the multiple farms they work with. Sidney CSD is a proud drop-off location for this CSA program!”

Maryssa Schlough (she/her)
Farm to School Coordinator

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