CSA PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS
We deliver to different CSA site locations on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Please check our list of CSA Locations to determine your particular pick-up day and time.
Please note that many of our CSA sites are at private residences. We ask that you respect the privacy of the site hosts by quietly picking up your share during the pick-up window. Any shares not claimed during the pick-up window will be forfeited. (Some site hosts allow their members to pick up the morning after the pick-up day. While that is certainly allowed on a case-by-case basis, we cannot guarantee the freshness of the vegetables or fruit beyond the pick-up window.)
VEGETABLE SHARE Pick-up Instructions
Our pick-up locations on Long Island are at private residences and are self serve on the honor system. Please share the following instructions with anyone who will be picking up the share under your name for the season.
1. ARRIVE at your pick-up site during the open hours with your own re-usable bags.
2. Find and initial next to your name on the CHECK-IN sheet, attached to a clipboard.
3. READ all notices posted on the check-in sheet or cork board at the site.
4. Carefully OPEN* your vegetable share box and transfer the contents of the box into the bags you have brought.
5. Carefully FLATTEN* the box and leave it in the pile at the site. We re-use clean boxes from week to week!
6. Wondering what that funny looking vegetable is? READ the weekly Newsletter! (see below)
7. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PRODUCE IN A HOT CAR for any length of time. It will diminish the quality of the produce very quickly!
*Visual instructions for opening and flatting the boxes can be found here on our website: http://www.goldenearthworm.com/csa-box-instructions/
FRUIT SHARE Pick-up Instructions (Fruit Shares will begin late June/early July)
Once the Fruit Shares begin, you'll notice red crates at the pick-up site. Unlike the vegetable shares which are pre-packed per share, the fruit share is packaged all together in the crates. If it says "FRUIT" next to your name, then you are entitled to take the share for that week. More detailed instructions to come as we get closer to the start date.
Just a reminder...
Please do not rummage through more than one box at your pick-up site. We send one share for each person on the check-in list and no extras, so it is very important that everyone is careful to take just their share and no more. EVERY BOX IS THE SAME. We thank you in advance for your cooperation! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your pick-up site or the contents of your share.
Newsletter & Recipes!
We publish a newsletter every single week that is full of farm news, recipes and cooking tips, as well as a list of the week's share of produce. You can find the newsletter posted on our website every Tuesday morning.
Learn how to store your veggies
Maximize the life of your veggies by storing them properly when you get them home. Check out our Veg Info & Storage Guide here.
Please read our FAQ's
Answers to practically all of your burning questions about the farm and CSA can be found in the FAQ's section of our website. While we love to hear from you, we are very busy growing your food, so please check our FAQ section first to see if your question has already been answered. http://www.goldenearthworm.com/faq/
Resources for Members
Since this is a Community Supported Agriculture program, we encourage our members to become active members of our farm community! Please read our weekly newsletter, our blog updates from the fields and our farm kitchen, share your recipes with us, join our Member Forum and even follow us on Twitter! Links to all our social media sites can be found at the bottom of this page.
We Farm, You Eat
For many of you, the CSA relationship between you and your farm (that's us!) is a new experience. Unlike shopping at the grocery store for produce each week, you receive the bounty from the weekly harvest on our small family farm. Everything in the weekly CSA share is grown with great care on our Certified Organic fields, and delivered to your neighborhood drop-off point just hours after picking. It doesn't get any fresher or more local than that! While we strive to grow a wide variety of produce for you each week, there are no guarantees in farming, and the weather can affect the outcome of our harvests. We encourage you to read our weekly newsletters and to come visit us at the farm throughout the season so you can feel part of the farm community. We thank you for joining into this partnership with us and we look forward to a bountiful season!
As always, you may contact us at any time with questions or concerns about the program. E-mail info@goldenearthworm.com or call 631-722-3302.
STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FARMERS!
Our FARMER BLOG contains photos and news from the fields! For up-to-the-minute news, you can also follow us on TWITTER! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
CALENDAR
See all our events and a full pick-up schedule on our new Farm Calendar!
JOIN THE COMMUNITY! - On FACEBOOK!
Chat with other members, share cooking tips & recipes and more!
