Friends Select School CSA Partnership
With Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative
Purchase Your Farm Fresh Organic Vegetables, Eggs, and Cheese Today.
Deadline to join: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Friends Select
Schools community supported agriculture (CSA) partnership with Lancaster
Farm Fresh Cooperative is wonderful. Beginning in May FSS will host 6 weeks of Spring Vegetable Shares, Cage Free Organic Egg
deliveries, and for the first time Cheese!
Spring Share Price List (6 Weeks, May 2 – June 6, 2013):
Full Vegetable (7-12 Items): $175.00
Half Vegetable (4-9 Items): $110.00
One Dozen Eggs (3 bi-weekly deliveries): $15.50
eggs are pretty shelf stable so if your family eats a lot you can order two shares
Cheese(1 delivery mid-season 1.5 to 2 lbs.): $25
Membership fee: $25
Full Vegetable Share Spring- Suitable for families and culinary enthusiasts.
If you want to experience
the great diversity of vegetables available in the Mid-Atlantic region
this is the share type for you. We love growing and experimenting with
the more unique varieties and we hope that you are equally as
enthusiastic. But don’t be mistaken, the cooking staples like onions,
garlic, zucchini and tomatoes are just as exciting to us. Furthermore,
our produce is more delicious than you can find in the store for two
reasons – the Certified Organic methods we practice, and the quickness
in which we deliver the produce to you. Why is organic more flavorful?
Because when plants defend themselves from pests and climate (rather
than depend on chemicals) they develop strong immunities – which
translate into a robust array of vitamins and minerals. Those nutrients,
once a plant is harvested, slowly diminish. Since we deliver the
produce within a day or so of harvest, the nutrients will be at their
peak availability.
Half Vegetable Share Spring- Suitable for small households and students.
The Half Vegetable share
was created to strike a balance for those who typically cook two or
three times a week and those who prefer the traditional kitchen staples.
These items are the same size and quality as what is included in the
Full Share. There’s only one difference: the quantity. Each week brings 4
– 9 types of produce including lettuce, cabbage, onions, beets,
tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes.
FULL VEGETABLE SHARE EXAMPLES
A typical week in May might include:
1 Package Mixed Microgreens - certified organic
1 Package Cremini Mushrooms - certified organic
1 Head Red Leaf Lettuce - certified organic
1 Bunch Green or Lacinato Kale - certified organic
1 Head Flashy Troutsback Romaine Lettuce - certified organic
2 Bunches Scallions - certified organic (Pictured)
1 Bag Cress - certified organic
1 Bunch Radishes - certified organic
1 Bunch Hakurei Turnips - certified organic
2 Heads Castle Franco Radicchio
1 Bunch Asparagus