Thursday, February 7, 2013

Eener's Farm 2013 CSA Info

Gosh I've been enjoying my winter... 

 
We’re getting ready for our fifth season of CSA farming here at Eener’s Farm! The seed orders are all in and we're dreaming of spring and tractors and dirt. If you are shopping for a CSA for the upcoming season here are all the details:

Where Eener’s Farm Delivers: River Market Co-op in Stillwater, Fresh and Natural Foods in Hudson, Hampden Park Co-op in St. Paul, Aveda in Blaine (for Aveda employees).

More drop sites may be in the works…stay tuned! Also, if you are interested in being a drop site host let us know!

What Types of Shares Eener’s Farm Offers and How Much They Cost:

The Full Share – $515 - This share is delivered weekly for 18 weeks and includes a nice variety of fresh produce, some herbs and occasionally flowers. It is packed in a 1 1/9 bushel box (the boxes are 18”X12”X12” in case you were wondering). These weigh about five pounds early in the season and then get up to about 30 pounds later in the season. I estimate (this is just an estimate now, I don’t know how you really eat) that this share could feed two serious vegetarians or a family of four.

Special note to alumni members: We will no longer be including eggs in the full share boxes. Feed costs are simply too high to swing that anymore. We do now offer an egg share and will have them A La Carte.

The Half Share - $275 – This share is also delivered weekly for 18 weeks and also includes a nice variety of fresh produce, some herbs and occasionally flowers. It is packed in a 5/9 bushel box (these boxes are 15”X12”X8”). These weigh perhaps 3-4 pounds early on and get up to maybe 20 pounds at their absolute heaviest later on in the season. I estimate (remember now…just an estimate) that these could feed two adults or one serious vegetarian.

The Monthly - $300 – This is a new type of share that we are offering for the first time, there is limited availability. These will be delivered monthly (hence the name). They will include a selection of grass-fed beef cuts (ground beef, steaks and roasts) and fresh produce, some herbs and occasional flowers packed in a 1 1/9 bushel box. If you live in Stillwater or Hudson they will be delivered to your home. If you live in St. Paul or elsewhere, we will meet you at Hampden Park. The deliveries will happen the second Saturday of each month May through October.

The Egg Share - $63 – This also a new type of share that we are offering for the first time, there is extremely limited availability. One dozen eggs will be packed into your CSA box (this is only for folks who buy either The Full Share or The Half Share) each week of the CSA season.

A La Carte – Each month all year round we deliver grass-fed meats (beef, goat, sheep) to many areas in the metro. We also sell our delicious eggs laid by our free-range and organically fed chicken ladies. Folks who are interested in this simply e-mail their orders to me and we drop off what they ordered. This happens the second Saturday of each month. You can find out prices and availability by getting on the e-mail list (e-mails are sent out once per month about a week before the delivery, e-mail me if you want to be on this list eenermachine@gmail.com).

 

What’s in a Share:

The Full Share and The Half Share:

Generally about 40 varieties of vegetables including:

Standard Garden Classics: Green Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Spinach, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Tomatoes (big red ones, cherries, romas and some heirlooms),

The Somewhat Lesser Known/Less Popular (but still good!): Beets (red ones and yellow ones), Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Radishes, Cauliflower, Celery, Swiss Chard, Edamame, Eggplant, Hot Peppers, Rutabaga, Turnips

The Pretty Weird But Fun To Try: Yard Long Beans, Shelling Beans, Kohlrabi, Tomatillo.

Fruit: Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Rhubarb. Full shares may or may not receive strawberries and raspberries on a small scale.

Herbs: Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Fennel, Garlic and Parsley is what I’m shooting for but others may happen too.

Flowers: Zinnias for sure, others possible.

Kits: These are really fun! I pack up in one bag enough ingredients to make a specific thing (recipe included). Stir Fry Kit (enough carrots, kale, green onions and garlic to make a batch of stir fry). Pickle Kit (enough cucumbers, garlic and dill to make a batch of refrigerator pickles). Salsa Kit (enough tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and garlic to make a batch of salsa). Stew Kit (enough spuds and root veggies to make a batch of vegetable stew).

The Monthly – Each month you’ll get an amount of produce similar to what The Full Share receives in one week. On the beef side of things you will get two to four pounds of ground beef each month. Additionally, during the grilling season (May to July) we’ll run two to four steaks each month. Later in the season we’ll deliver one or two roasts probably a soup bone and some stew meat (August to October).

The Egg Share – One dozen eggs straight from our chicken ladies to your CSA box for the 18 week season. Our ladies lay white, brown and green eggs of varying sizes.

 

How To Sign Up/Payment Information:

Either print out the membership form below and send it to the farm: Eener’s Farm N12449 220th St. Boyceville, WI 54725. Or just e-mail me the information at eenermachine@gmail.com. Or you can sign up by phone too by calling the farm at (715) 643-2803. No money is actually due until June 1.

Payment for Alumni Members: The same as always, either pay the whole works in one shot by June 1. Or pay half by June 1 and the other half by October 1.

Payment for Brand New Members: There are two options:

1.       Pay the whole works by June 1.

2.       Pay in two shots but if you decided to do that you must write two checks and send them both to the farm by June 1. So one check would be dated June 1 and the second one would be dated October 1. I’ll carefully hold your second check until at least October 1.

 

Eener’s Farm C.S.A. Sign-Up Form for 2013

 

Your Name:____________________________________________________

 

Which Share:   The Full Share ($515)  The Half Share ($275)  The Monthly ($300) The Egg Share ($63)

 

Where will you pick up at:  River Market, Hampden Park, Fresh & Natural  Other

 

Your Address:________________________________________________________

 

Your Phone Number:_________________________________________

 

Your E-mail Address:_____________________________________