Olden Produce CSA Information

We offer share options that provide you with a wide array of locally grown and produced items. Our produce shares give you a nice supply of vegetables during the 20 week season. If you were to purchase these same items thru grocery stores and bought all of these items individually it would on average cost 22% more through the entire season. This is based on 2011 prices and your savings are likely to grow as prices rise. You not only save, but are getting locally grown, chemical free produce. In exchange for the savings all we ask is that you be advocates for our farm. Educate your friends & neighbors, direct them to where they can find our produce and help us grow and be able to make a living doing what we love.
To be better partners, we want you to understand what sets us apart from store bought and standard chemical based produce production. This will be accomplished by e-mailed newsletters, inserts with yoru produce and family event/work days on the farm. We do not require members to work, but hands-on experience is one of the best ways to learn. We welcome your questions throughout the season as something comes to mind. We also want your feedback to improve and satisfy you, our customers. We can't always promise to implement all your input, but we will always do our best to implement as many ideas and suggestions as we can. Factors such as our current equipment, irrigation, growing conditions, costs, etc.... all factor into every decision. We will encourage you to try new things and at the same time give you the favorites that everyone looks forward to each year. That's the basis behind our CSA philosphy.

Member Expectations: We ask that all of our CSA members are willing to look at each season as a new endeavor and that no 2 growing seasons are exactly the same. We ask that you have an open mind to try new items that you may have never seen before. We ask that you read our weekly newsletter as there are a lot of interesting articles and wonderful recipes in it each week. We ask that you pick up your share each week from your designated pick-up location (all boxes not picked up without prior arrangements will be donated to families in need. No refunds or new boxes will be given). We ask that you try to attend our on the farm activities. We ask that you try to understand that a lot of our produce does not look like what you purchase in a grocery store. We do not wash a lot of our produce before it is put in your boxes. This is to help ensure it's freshness. We do not only harvest our zucchini and squash when it is 6-8 inches long. Large zucchini make great bread. And last but not least, you enjoy all the produce that our farm & our partner farms have provided you. That is it!

What you can expect from us: We promise to do everything we can to ensure a bountiful harvest from our fields. We promise to farm without using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and to not purchase GMO seeds. You can expect a quick response to your questions and concerns. We also will be more than happy to show you our farm and how we grow the products.

Full Produce Share – $500 - is share is designed to provide a good amount of produce (vegetables w/sampling of fruit – estimated 6 weeks) for a family of 3-4 a week. This share could be split between two smaller households, realizing that some items may not be easily split equally among the two households. You will receive 20 boxes of produce starting early/mid-June and ending mid/late-October.

½ Produce Share – $300 - This share is designed to provide a good amount of produce (vegetables w/sampling of fruit – estimated 6 weeks) for 1 or 2 people or a produce light household for a week. You will receive 20 boxes of produce starting mid-June and ending late-October.

Every Other Week (EOW) Produce Share – $300 - This share is the same as the Full Produce Share, except that you receive a box every other week for 10 weeks starting mid-June and ending late-October.

Market/Stand Share – $225 - We received a lot of requests from people who want to become CSA members, however due to their busy schedules are not able to make the pick-up times on a regular basis. With this share you receive $250 worth of vouchers in $10 increments to purchase items that we sell at our stands and markets. We ask that you shop in $10 increments (to keep it simple). If you purchase $7 we will not give you change, however if you purchase $18 you will either need to pay the difference or use 2 of your $10 vouchers. The Market/Stand share is good for any and all items that we sell at our stands and markets that we attend, however what we have when you arrive is what we have available that day.

Fruit Share – $290 - This share is designed to provide enough fruits for 1 or 2 people for a week if you are a serious fruit lover. You can expect to receive 18 weeks (starting mid-June and ending mid-October) of fruit from farms that we have developed a relationship with and trust. This year will begin our first year of our own apples and pears. Other fruit that you can expect to receive are strawberries, blueberries, cherries and peaches. We have personally visited each farm/orchard that we are getting these items from. All farms are family run and practice integrated pest management, in some cases this involves no pesticide use and in other cases it requires minimal usage to ensure a crop. You can trust that we would not offer these items if we did not trust where and how they were grown. Any specific questions, please contact us for a more detailed explanation of growing practices. This share needs to be purchased in addition to one of our 3 produce shares. It cannot be purchased separately. If you want larger quantities, additional shares can be added.

Egg Share – $70 - This share provides you a dozen free ranged eggs per week provided by our resident hens. You will receive them with your box each week during the regular share season. If you egg needs are greater or a little less please contact us for pricing and options.

Pork Share - $100 - With this share you will receive approximately 20 lbs of pasture raised pork from Carlena Farm. This share consists of 2 lbs of Shaved Ham, 2 lbs of Ham Steak, 3 lbs of Bacon, 4lbs of Chops, 2 lbs of Pizza Sausage, 2 lbs of a Roast, 3 lbs of Breakfast Sausage Patties, and 2 lbs of Ground Pork.

Bread Share - $75 - Ensure that you are going to receive a freshly baked loaf of bread each week from our friends at Renard's European Bakeshop ( www.renardseuropeanbakeshop. com ). This share consists of 10 weeks of Ciabatta and 10 weeks of a variety of different loaves (one loaf per week). Varieties could be 9-grain, Roasted Potato, Sour Dough, Pumpernickel Rye, Wheat Walnut, Onion Caraway Rye, Fougasse, or new varieties that Renard's creates.

Maple Syrup Share - $45 - This share comes to you from Uncle Mike's Homestead. Mike Taylor slaves away each spring to ensure a bountiful supply of PURE Maple Syrup. With this share, you will receive 16oz of WI Maple Syrup monthly (June, July, August, Sept & October)

Pasta Share - $130 - We have partnered with Dalla Terra from Appleton. This share consists of 3 of their best-selling flavors (Spinach Garlic, Tomato Basil, and Mushroom Sage) and then a different Seasonal flavor each month. Each flavor will be their trenette cut. One flavor will be in your box each week. We will rotate through each flavor and then start over each month. Learn more about them at www.dallaterrapasta.com

Cheese Share - $65 for 10 weeks - We have partnered with Red Barn Farms to bring your their award winning cheeses. We will rotate every other week between their Heritage White which is a wonderful mild cheddar and their Aged White Heritage. Every other week you will receive 1 lb. Learn more about Red Barn Farms and the wonderful things they do at www.redbarnfamilyfarms.com

Late Season Produce Share – $40 - This share is designed to extend your CSA season by giving you a ONE TIME delivery of late season vegetables in mid-November. This share consists of all the storage type late season crops such as potatoes, winter squash, apples, garlic, onions and what ever else we have left. With all shares we are dependent on Mother Nature but this one especially due to the fact that some items we grow just for this crop and November in WI the weather can be very unpredictable.

Work Share – We are offering a limited number of work shares for the 2012 season. This share is a significant commitment of your time throughout the growing season each week, however it can be very rewarding. If you are interested in a work share, please contact Tracy @ (920) 379-9004 or send an email to oldenproduce@yahoo.com