CSA

Each box includes 8 – 10 items, rotating within the categories below depending on what’s in season:

1. Baby head lettuce (varieties vary)
2. A root crop (carrots, beets, turnips, radishes)
3. A bag of pre-washed baby greens (baby arugula, baby kale, spring salad mix, mesclun salad mix, or spinach)
4. A brassica (broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cabbage)
5. An allium (leeks, onions, shallots, spring onions, chives)
6. Fruit (strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, and from July-November apples from our 27-variety heirloom orchard, and pears when possible).
7. An herb (dill, cilantro, basil, thyme, oregano, sage, etc.)
8. PLUS another 1 – 3 seasonal items: bunching greens, summer squash, winter squash, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, tomatoes, baby artichokes, poblano or sweet peppers, green beans, cucumbers, and more…!
9. You will also receive a pound of our heirloom dry beans monthly (which you can swap out of the box if you choose)

We offer many pickup sites throughout the bay area, including Thursday (3-8pm) pickup at member-hosted sites and weekend pickup at our farmers’ market booths (9-1 or 2pm). An interactive map of our pickup sites is available on HARVIE. If you have any questions or if there isn’t a site in your neighborhood, please email [email protected] . Interested in hosting? We need a minimum of 8 – 10 people to add your site as a delivery/pick-up location, and site hosts receive $200 off their share.

$30/week for the 27 weeks from May-Nov.  Want more in a given week?  You can easily swap items and add on additional items to your box each week based on your needs.

In order to consistently grow the produce for our customers we have to plan months in advance. For this reason and the complicated logistics, we do not refund boxes if you decide to cancel. However, we offer options:

1. Find a neighbor or friend who will pick up your box in your stead (makes a great bonus for your house-sitter).

2. Give us a full week’s notice and you can cancel a box and schedule an extra box at a later date

3.  With a full week’s notice we will donate your box to a local non-profit.

4. If you know your vacation dates at the time of registration, you can give us those and we will prorate your invoice accordingly. We allow up to 8 weeks to be prorated for the May-Nov. season. We must know the dates at the time you register.  Fill out the registration and pay the minimum amount, then e-mail us with the dates and we will adjust the remaining balance.

Each pick-up site has specific hours for pick up. Farmers’ Market pick-ups happen during market hours; private site hours vary depending on the specific host but most pick-up hours are 3pm to 8pm.  The site hosts are volunteers and are not paid. Please respect the hosts and only pick up during specified times. They are not required to make special accommodations if you can’t pick up your box or forget. Boxes that are not picked up during pick-up hours will not be available or held for later.

A CSA can be a wonderful learning experience but, is it right for you? Before committing you should consider the following: Can I use 8 – 10 vegetable items a week? Can I commit to picking up my weekly share during pick-up hours?

If a CSA share isn’t right for you there are still ways to support a local farm. Come to the farmers’ market! Choose locally produced food over imported items at your grocery store. Support organizations that help out small farms like CAFF, OFRF, and Wild Farm Alliance and teach your kids about where their food comes from!

We encourage and welcome your visits to the farm. We hold an annual Open House which is a great time to meet us, see the farm and meet fellow CSA members and Fifth Crow eaters. That said you are always welcome to stop by and see where your food is coming from.  Bring good shoes and be prepared to walk yourself around- we’re pretty busy so we likely won’t be able to tour, but we want you to know this is your farm too.