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 2024 CSA harvest season will open Saturday, June 15th! This means that the first Saturday pickup is on June 15th and the first Tuesday pick-up is June 18th.
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 this harvest season: We’ll give you your farm tote bag, show you the ropes in the flower and herb garden and the strawberry patch, and go over farm safety and etiquette.
Please join us promptly for one of the tour times below:
WEEK 1:
Saturday, June 15: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, June 18: 1 pm. 3 pm, 5:30 pm
WEEK 2:
Saturday, June 22: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, June 25: 1 pm. 3 pm, 5:30 pm
WEEK 3:
Saturday, June 29: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, July 2: 1 pm. 3 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 CSA 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.
2023 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.
2024 CSA program dates: Our harvest season will run this year from Saturday, June 15th through Tuesday, December 10th.
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 to the side of the road going down towards the field.
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 on the ride home.
Clippers or secateurs to cut flowers (if you have some — there will be a limited number of clippers available in the barn)
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, so make sure to add it to your address book. All newsletters and important updates are also posted on the Newsletters page of our website weekly.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING THIS YEAR?
This year we’re hoping to rekindle an old tradition with more regular volunteer mornings on the farm! If you’re interested in receiving We’ll then reach out to you to let you know about volunteering opportunities such as an ongoing carrot harvest or special weeding project.
BAKED GOODS Galore!
This season we are so delighted to be hosting two incredible bakeries at CSA pickups!
Sonoma Mountain Breads will be offering their incredible croissants for purchase at the Saturday pickups for the first time.
Zweibel’s will be back with their delicious bagels and pastries for purchase at the Tuesday pickups.
The amazing crew who’s making it all possible: (L-R) Char, Ava, David (whose idea it was to pose like the Backstreet Boys), Brent, Tristan, Asa, Aisling and Henry in a sea of just-planted onions.
We are so excited to see you on the farm and share this harvest season with you! It’s going to be delicious in so many ways.
See you in the fields,
David & Kayta
