COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE

HOW IT WORKS

Produce is distributed every Tuesday (Tuscaloosa) and Thursday (Birmingham) mid-April until after Thanksgiving. Options include the full season, spring, fall, or spring and fall.

PICK A SHARE SIZE AND SEASON
* a note on credit card processing fees:
If you choose to pay with a credit card, the fees (2.19%) are worked into the cost of a share.

If you choose to pay with an Automatic Check Draft, there will be a 1.19% discount and you will only pay the 1% processing fee. 

If you choose to pay by check through the mail, there will be a 2.19% discount.  No extra fees.

This way, if you want the convenience of paying by credit card, it is there for you, but if you do not want to pay the extra fees, there is an option for you as well. 
At the point where you choose a payment plan, all of these options will be available.  I hope it is not overly confusing.

Full Year (34 weeks) Mid April through Thanksgiving: $25.55/week regular, $19.42/week small
Spring (12 weeks) Mid April through end of June: $28.61/week regular, $21.46/week small
Fall (12 weeks) Mid September through Thanksgiving: $28.61/week, $21.46/week small

The CSA begins in mid-April. We have chosen not to assign a specific date at this time due to the unpredictability of the weather, but will let you know 2 weeks in advance of the first delivery. The number one determining factor will be the ripening of the strawberries! The CSA will go at least until Thanksgiving and possibly into December.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

* Extra Salad (only during peak salad production – about 12 weeks in spring and 12 in the fall): $4.09/week

* Flowers (approx. 20 weeks): $100

* Home Delivery (Birmingham):
$12.26/week

* Home Delivery (Tuscaloosa):
$10.22/week

CHOOSE A PICKUP LOCATION
(unless you are opting for home delivery):

Birmingham
1. Red Cat Coffee House – Pepper Place
2. Continental Bakery – English Village
3. Classic Wine Company – Homewood
4. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - Cahaba Hieghts


Tuscaloosa
1. Manna Grocery and Deli- Meadowbrook Shopping Center
2. Mary’s Cakes and Pastries -
Downtown Northport
3. Spirits Wine Cellar -
Shops of Lake Tuscaloosa
4. The Alcove Tavern -
Downtown Tuscaloosa
5. The Capitol School

If you are unable to pick-up your produce one week, first please try to find a friend to pick it up for you. If you are unable to do so, we will credit a payment plan or reimburse a paid in full account. We will only be able to do this if we are notified well in advance.

Members are asked to find the box with their name, retireve the plastic bag with their share, and then break down the produce box so that it can be returned to the farm and reused. Click here for instructions on breaking down your CSA box.

An email will be sent the evening prior to
pick-up with a list of what you will be receiving, descriptions, happenings on the farm, and recipes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How much produce is in each week’s share?
A full weekly share contains 6 to 8 items, and a small share contains 4 to 6 items. In the spring and fall you will receive a bag of salad, a cooking green, and at least one root vegetable each week. Other vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and fresh herbs. In the spring, you will receive strawberries every week that they are available, sometimes multiple pints. In the fall, you will receive sweet potatoes or winter squash in alternating weeks. We try to distribute reasonable portion amounts (a bunch, pint, pound, etc.) The summer shares also contain 6 to 8 items and will vary from month to month. It will be a mix of tomatoes, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, melons, potatoes, eggplant, okra, peppers, basil, and more.

What kinds of produce will be in my box?
According to our planting plan, this is some of what we anticipate the harvest schedule to be:

Spring: strawberries, spring onions, salad mix, head lettuce, arugula, kale, rainbow chard, bok choy, collards, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, fennel, kohlrabi, dill, cilantro, parsley, fava beans, potatoes, early tomatoes, snap peas.

Summer: heirloom tomatoes, red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, snap beans, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupe, squash, zucchini, cucumber, garlic, peppers, eggplant, okra, bsil

Fall: carry over from summer, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, butternut squash, other winter squash, leeks, salad mix, head lettuce, arugula, kale, rainbow chard, collards, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, fennel, kohlrabi, dill cilantro

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