CSA Memberships
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The members of the GLVFCSA will receive weekly shares of what is in season (over 100 varieties of herbs and vegetables round season) at a low cost for at least fifteen weeks and your farmer receives an initial investment to assist in financing their operation. We are Certified Naturally Grown, a grassroots certification process that abides by the same standards as UDSA Organic Certification.
Contact Us Today To Reserve Your GLVF CSA Membership!
Welcome to a new opportunity for you to become an active member in our isolated community!
A CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, is a growing phenomenon worldwide that brings farmers and consumers “to the growing table” where the benefits and risks of growing and eating quality food are SHARED within the community.
The small farmer gets peace of mind that their labor is already accounted for and you, the consumer, get safe, more nutritious, and local Naturally Grown vegetables! The “middle man” is eliminated in a CSA which conserves fuel and time
while also drastically enhancing the QUALITY and nutrient content of the food.
Food that’s grown organically is proven to provide more essential nutrients and DOES NOT include the hormones, pesticides, and preservatives used in mainstream market produce to maintain the illusion of freshness.
We’re located in Westfield at the beautiful Spring Brook Farm, a Certified Organic Dairy run by Lyle and Kitty Edwards!
Come see us anytime!
Membership Offerings:
*Please add 20% to share price for delivery.
We are developing BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS NOW!!
If you have a business that wants to add FRESH LOCAL veggies to your menu: give us a call and set up a CSA share for your business!! Put local Certified Naturally Grown food on your tables NOW!
A Full Membership ($449)*
offers enough food to feed colorful, healthy vegetable varieties each night! With a Full Membership, you can use any extra veggies towards your winter storage supply. We’ve had rave reviews from our members about the variety and inspiration to try new things! Kids love to help find recipes for veggies they may be encountering for the first time! The Full Membership breaks down to less than $30 a week, up to 40% cheaper than buying the Organic counterparts at a grocery store! Feed your family from our local garden!
A Half Membership ($280)*
is perfect for the person who loves vegetables but may not need enough to feed a whole family. The Half Membership has been useful, as well, to the home gardeners who have supplemented their own veggies with our more gourmet offerings! As these past few growing seasons have been difficult for the home gardener, a Half-Membership serves as your insurance policy, virtually guaranteeing a fridge of freshness! At $18/ week, you’ll be feeding yourself with Certified Naturally Grown Vegetables cheaper than the non-organic choices at the grocery store!
A Working Full Membership ($300)*
gives you the opportunity to come to the garden, be a part of the daily operations, and for a commitment of only 3 hours a week, you’ll get $150 off a Full Membership price! Working members harvest their own shares each week. Kristen Sulzman, a second year Working Member says, “I prefer the Working Membership because I get not only fresh vegetables, but I get FRESH AIR too!”
You, as members, and we, as farmers, will reap all of the benefits and risks together while saving money, enjoying high quality Certified Naturally Grown food, and once again, sustaining YOUR very community!!
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” -Gandhi
Pricing Incentives!
- $25 off membership when you refer a new member! This member must purchase a share in order for the discount to apply. (ie: get four members, get $100 off your membership).
- (**Online Payments & Registration Coming Soon**)
Contact Us Today To Reserve Your GLVF CSA Membership!
Act fast, we only have limited memberships available… there are only so many delicious veggies to go around, so get your spot secured today!
Working Membership Guidelines:
Being a working member of Good Life Valley Farm CSA can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience for both you and our farm. This letter establishes guidelines that are attached to this opportunity that are necessary for us all to get the most out of this awesome membership option.
By paying $300 for a working membership, you agree to the following:
*The working membership is an agreement between you, the community member, and us, the small farmers, that a three hour minimum weekly commitment of garden labor be met. These hours must be done weekly and will not carry over to other weeks. Although ALWAYS appreciated, any extra hours worked over three will not be counted towards the following week’s hours. There will be a binder in the greenhouse where schedules, job descriptions, and other aspects of GLVFCSA will be outlined.
*If the three hour weekly commitment is not made two weeks in a row without previous arrangements, your working membership is expired and we request that you pay $100 to continue your membership at a full member status. At this point you will receive a weekly supply of vegetables that will then be delivered to you.
*No workers in the garden under 16 years of age. Although we love the impact children have on the growing plants, please leave this influence to the workshops that are being designed specifically for them. We have learned in the past that when kids are present on working days, not only do they create more work for those who are already hard at work, whoever is supervising them is not able to work to their full potential either. We really want to make sure children being introduced into farming/gardening are actively engaged, not just doing busy work, and are properly supervised so their own gardening experience is inspiring thus encouraging further interest. Allow yourself some time away to connect with the earth and your future food. When we do, however, hold the Children’s Workshops, we would LOVE for your help and family’s participation.
*Hours for working members will be available during the school year during the evenings and weekends. These hours are to be scheduled in advance. During the summer (woo who!) most days and weekends are fair game. Just let us know what works for you.
*Now that that’s done, it is my extreme pleasure to welcome you into our garden. Working members not only get a price incentive and a hands-on fresh-air experience (there is NOTHING like slipping off dirty wet clothes at the end of a hard day and into warm, dry sweats just in time for the dusk bird calls and sunset views), but you’ll also get the opportunity to harvest you and your family’s weekly share. After we go through proper harvesting techniques, you’ll be off to explore the fruits of our labor and bring home a colorful array of seasonal vegetables and herbs.
We hope to organize monthly pot-lucks for working members (non-working are always welcome!) to discuss the past and future of GLVFCSA. It is always important to remember why we do this in the first place: community, good food, and healthy land. We are Good Life Valley Farm CSA!
Thank you from the bottom of the compost heap, where the traces of our culinary past become the foundations our delectable future.
