2013 Extended Season Shares signup is on! Our farmers are planning, buying supplies and planting now for our late fall and winter meals. So let us know if you’d like a share! Sign up by May 15 to give them peace of mind and receive a significant discount on your share price.
Shared Harvest is an extended season CSA for late fall meals and winter storage. Shares are distributed once per month in October, November, and December. You can choose to sign up for either a 3-month share or a 2-month share (just Nov and Dec). This year, we are also offering a limited number of deep winter shares, with pickups in January and February at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester. Details on the Jan/Feb option will come soon.
Share Contents: We’ve planned to include a nice variety of cold-season veggies (+apples!) in the share. Here’s what we’ve got planned: apples, beets, broccoli, bok choi, Brussels sprouts, cabbage (green, red and napa varieties), cauliflower, carrots, celeriac, collard greens, dried beans, escarole, fennel, garlic, kale, lettuce, leeks, onions (red and yellow varieties), parsnips, pie pumpkins, peppers (green and red), potatoes, popcorn, radicchio, rutabagas, salad turnips, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, shallots, spinach, two kinds of winter radishes and winter squash including delicata, kabocha and butternut.
- 2008 share October share contents
You can read about what has been in past Shared Harvest shares by looking through the blog archives for the months of October, November and December. Here’s a link to summaries of contents of the winter share from recent years. The 2013 share will be similar, with a few adjustments that reflect shareholder feedback.
Share Options, Locations, Cost, Dates and Pick-Up Times
Arlington: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 929 Concord Turnpike, Arlington, MA
Arlington 3-month option, $270. Oct 26, Nov 16, Dec 7, 10AM to 1PM
Arlington 2-month option, $180. Nov 16 & Dec 7, 1-4 PM
Canton: Bradley Estate, 2468B Washington Street (Route 138), Canton, MA
Canton 3-month option, $270. Nov 2, Nov 23, Dec 14, 9AM to Noon
Canton 2-month option, $180. Nov 23 & Dec 14, 9AM to Noon
Sign up by May 15 to help the farmers plan and get a discount on your share price. “Farmers’ Peace of Mind” Discount: $240 for 3-month share, $160 for 2-month share.
Google Map of Shared Harvest 2013 pickup locations
Buying a share
To sign up for a share, either contact Jane directly (jane [at] sharedharvestcsa [dot] com) or go directly to our online signup form.
Payment options include check in the mail and online credit card (via Paypal). We also have an option to pay for your share in 2 installments (only available with payment by check in the mail). This option is provided so that folks can sign up early and help the farmers be more secure in their planning, while allowing the shareholder to pay the balance at a later date.
