What is Community Supported Agriculture? Community Supported Agriculture, Agriculture or CSA, CSA is a way for community members to have a direct relationship with the people who grow their food. The benefits of your enrollment in our CSA program are numerous. With your membership, you are not only supporting our farm and helping to promote local agriculture, but you are also making a commitment to eating healthily and locally. As a member of our CSA, you are fostering a more direct relationship between yourself and the people producing your food. We welcome our CSA members to get involved in the program. We are always in need of volunteers to help coordinate drop-sites and advertise our CSA to new members. If you are interested in getting more involved, contact us at 802-897-2777 or e-mail katy@champlainorchards.com
About Us Champlain Orchards is located in Shoreham, VT overlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. We are a diversified farm employing over 50 staff members in our busiest season. In addition to our CSA program, we also operate a wholesale delivery route, summer and fall pick-your-own crops, a mail order business, and an on-farm market that is open yearround.
If you are looking for a variety of organic vegetables as well as fresh apples and other fruit that only an orchard can provide, this CSA is for you! Our shares includes valuevalue-added farmfarm-made products as well as products from other local producers.
Share Sizes, Dates and Prices We recommend a half share for 1-2 people and a full share for 3-4 people, depending on your appetite and cooking habits
2 bunches Bright Lights Swiss chard
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3 pounds Nantes carrots
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3 pounds sweet and red onion mix
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5 sweet Peacework peppers
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2 pints Juliet plum tomatoes
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2 pounds cucumbers
What does a “Localvore Share” mean?
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2 pounds broccoli
Our CSA Share is unique in that the total price includes products other than fresh fruits and vegetables from our farm. We augment your weekly share with our own farm-produced value-added items such as cider and apple butter and we also partner with other regional producers to include in your shares items such as bread, cheese and eggs.
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2 Swallow eggplants
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1 5-pound bag Zesta apples
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Potato bread from Red Hen Baking Co.
What you can expect:
If you choose to visit the farm during the growing season, we offer special pick-your-own discounts for CSA members. These items are not included in the share price so if you never get to visit you will not be losing any money, but they are simply an additional benefit of your enrollment in our CSA!
Sample Late Summer Large Share
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* Fresh apples (we grow over 40 varieties!) * Organic Vegetables including: Carrots Celery Beets Salad Greens Chard Kale Potatoes Radishes Tomatoes Peppers Onions Garlic Eggplant Beans Peas Squash Herbs Cabbage Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cucumbers Zucchini * Organic fruit including: Strawberries Raspberries Peaches Plums Cherries * Farm-made and produced items, including: Cider Apple Pie Beef Jam Apple Butter Pork Pesto Salsa Sauerkraut * Products from other local producers including: Red Hen Baking Company — artisan bread Vermont Ayr Cheese — cow’s milk cheese Maple Wind Farm — summer sausage VT Cranberry Company — cranberries Flew the Coop Farm — cage-free eggs Pete’s Greens — organic produce
Every week you will receive an ee-mail newsletter before you pick up your share with information about the week’s box, news from the farm, and relevant recipes.
SUMMER SHARE
WINTER SHARE
Week of May 30th Week of October 10th
Week of October 17 Week of December 19
*20 weeks*
*10 weeks*
Small Localvore Share $400 ($20/week) Large Localvore Share $600 ($30/week)
Small Localvore Share $200 ($20/week) Large Localvore Share $300 ($30/week)
We will also be offering a share starting halfway through the season from the week of July 18th to the Week of October 10th *13 13 weeks* Small Localvore Share: $260 ($20/week) Large Localvore Share: $390 ($30/week)
“I’m recommending this CSA to all my friends. I love the fresh, organic food and the ability to assist a local farm. With your specialty items and informative newsletter, you made it fun!” - 2010 Winter CSA Member
Sample Winter Small Share 1/2 dozen local eggs
3-pound bag Empire apples
8 oz. home-made pesto
1 quart-size bag frozen peppers
1/2 gallon cider
5 pounds Butternut squash
1 bunch kale
3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes