Dear members,
Dust off your harvest baskets, sharpen your clippers, and put that picnic blanket in the car because we’re about to embark on 6-month adventure of harvest abundance!
We are excited to announce that our 2023 CSA harvest season opens next Saturday, June 24th: The first Saturday pickup is on June 24th and the first Tuesday pick-up is June 27th.
Read on below — especially new members — for all the details!
ORIENTATION FOR NEW MEMBERS
All new members are asked to attend a brief orientation tour their first time picking up their harvest share. This tour will help you make the most of your harvest season: We’ll give you your farm tote bags, show you ropes in the flower and herb garden and the strawberry patch, and go over farm safety and common questions.
Please join us promptly for one of the tour times below:
WEEK 1:
Saturday, June 24: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
Tuesday, June 27: 1:00 pm. 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm
WEEK 2:
Saturday, July 1: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
Tuesday, July 4: 1:00 pm. 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm
WEEK 3:
Saturday, July 8: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11: 1:00 pm. 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm
You can come get oriented and pick up your first share on either day (Saturday or Tuesday), whichever day and time works best for your schedule. Tours last for about 30 minutes. We ask that all adult members of your share who will be regularly enjoying the farm attend an orientation. If you are sharing-a-share (alternating weeks) with another household, one household should attend an orientation Week 1 and the other an orientation on Week 2.
If you can’t attend a tour time above, please reach out to us to schedule a time that works for you.
2022 CSA members do not need to attend an orientation tour.
IMPORTANT LOGISTICS:
What time is harvest pick-up?:
Saturday harvest pick-ups run from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday harvest pick-ups will run from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Oriented members can come to the farm any time, 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset, to enjoy the farm, u-pick crops and garden.
2023 CSA program dates: Our harvest season will run this year from June 24th - December 19th
Where is the farm? The member parking lot is located at 1720 Cooper Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472.
Where should I park?: Follow our sign on Cooper Rd. down a short gravel driveway. Please find a parking spot under the solar panels to your left, or up against the straw bales further down.
Where is the food?: The produce pick-up barn is just to the right of the solar panels and above our big greenhouse, you can’t miss it!
What should I bring?:
Pint baskets or small containers for strawberries and herbs (if you have some)
A vase or water bottle to keep your flowers happy
Clippers or secateurs to cut flowers (if you have some)
Water / sun hat / picnic supplies if you plan to stay awhile!
Newsletters & email communication: You will receive a newsletter in your inbox from this email address every Friday evening outlining the harvest and u-pick options for the week ahead. All our important CSA communications are through this email address, which seems to be getting spam blocked a lot. Please make sure this email address is in your address book so you get important CSA communications. All newsletters and important updates are also posted on the Newsletters page of our website weekly.
Kayta, Anna, Tristan, Paige, Asa, Ashlynn, baby Alice and I are so excited to see you on the farm and share this harvest season of abundance with you!
See you in the fields,
David
