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Above are the images of each CSA share from last year’s 2016 season!
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Happy New Years Friends & Farm-ily!
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2017 CSA Sign Ups begin TODAY for our Spring, Summer & Fall Season! We hope the winter is treating everyone well! Your farmers are feeling extra inspired and excited for Spring and another year of farming ahead! Thank you for all of your support this last year – we couldn’t be more excited for what is in store for 2017. By being a CSA member and investing in our farm it continues to thrive and get better and better with every passing year. As we head into our 8th season the learning curve is becoming less steep, and we are feeling more confident no matter what ol’ mother nature throws at us.
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A great many thanks for all your appreciation, support and encouragement through the most productive & the most delicious CSA season we’ve experienced to date! Over the course of our 28-week Spring, Summer & Fall CSA season Brian & I harvested and distributed 89,880lbs of freshly picked, organic, thoughtfully grown produce to our CSA members. From Spring to Fall, the shares averaged 28lbs (with lighter shares in the Spring and heavier shares in the late summer and Fall) and included 12-20 items with a great variety of crops and delicious tasting veggies that have inspired many fantastic home cooked meals. That’s 778lbs of produce per weekly share which means our members paid $1.49/lb for all their fresh, local, organic produce during the 2016 CSA season. <high fives to that!>
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By investing in the CSA we are able to invest in you! Every year we perform a cost comparison by adding up the cost of the produce in each weeks CSA share and comparing it to our local organic markets and in a typical year our members save in excess of $400-500+ on their produce. Not that we think our produce can be compared to that of the super market as ours is harvested by either farmer Jess or farmer Brian and given to you the very same day – you can’t beat the freshness of our produce! Also, a store can’t give you the sense of adventure and community that a local farm can. With that being said…
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Spring, Summer & Fall CSA Sign-Up Starts TODAY!
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A few changes this year… In order to better accommodate our CSA members needs we’ve extended our pick up hours from 3:00pm – 6:30pm on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s. You’ll also notice that for the first time in 3 years we’ve raised our prices by 2.9% (in order to account for inflation) which translates into only a $1.22 adjustment per week. And last but certainly not least… the Return of the goats! We will also be establishing a permanent fence and setup for the goats this Spring so all our farm-ily members can see them again on a weekly basis! Hurray for goats!
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3 Steps to Signing Up:
- Read all about the 2017 CSA season (the Who, What, Where, Why, When & How Much)
- Fill out the CSA Sign Up Form & Member Agreement
- Mail or drop off a Check or Make Payment Online to reserve your share
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Pay by Check: Make checks out to ‘Working Hands Farm’ and send it to 7705 SW River Rd. Hillsboro, OR 97123. If you would like to drop off your payment in form of a check on the farm, there is clearly marked white CSA lockbox located to the right of the greenhouse. We check it daily. Checks only! Please make sure to put the shareholders name & type of share in the memo.
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Pay Online: Visit the WHF Farmstore to pay for your share online. Please note that the online payment option includes the 3% + .30 online processing fee. If you wish to avoid this online fee you can pay by check.
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*In order to reserve your share we require a $250 deposit that is non-refundable and is applied to the total cost of the CSA. The deposit is due within two weeks of submitting our online CSA form. Once your deposit of $250 is received we will send you a confirmation email welcoming you to our CSA program. We encourage those members who can, to pay more than the deposit upon signing up as this helps your farmers absorb the initial expenses that happen at the beginning of the season. Remember that our CSA operates on a first come, first serve basis so sign up ASAP!
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Thank you all for your support! Word of mouth is the best way to help us grow and sustain our small farm. Please encourage interested friends, family, neighbors & community etc… in signing up for their WHF CSA share. Many thanks for your help from all of us at Working Hands.
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We look forward to seeing you all at the start of the season! Here’s to good food and the amazing community it brings together! #dirtyhandscleanhearts #endlesspossibilities
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p.s. Check out this link to our favorite photos from our 2016 season: it’s amazing how much can happen in a year and there’s so much to be thankful for! Enjoy this compilation of our best shots of the year.
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Happiest of days to you all!
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Your Farmers
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Jess, Brian & the rest of the farm-ily…
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dirty hands, clean hearts
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