Prices and Share Descriptions
GroundWork Farms CSA
Share Description and Fees
Produce Shares
Receive a box of fresh produce for 22 weeks, June-October, to be delivered weekly. Includes a bimonthly newsletter with news and recipe suggestions.
Cost:
full shares–$22.72 per week, $500 per season (feeds a family of 4 or 5)
half shares–$13.63 per week, $300 per season (feeds 2 or 3 people)
Sign Up Before March 15th for a $25 Discount!
Our produce farmers grow a wide variety of vegetables and melons. Each growing season is a little bit different, depending on temperatures, rainfall, etc. but here is a brief description of what you might find in your share boxes during the course of the season. The first few boxes in the spring tend to feature our cool-season crops such as lettuce, kale, spinach, peas, spring onions, radishes, beets etc. A couple of weeks into our deliveries, a few more varieties kick in, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, early potatoes, and swiss chard. And in the height of summer, you can expect a bountiful array: cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplants, melons, sweet corn, string beans, swiss chard, onions…you get the idea. And in late fall, the summer vegetables hang on for a while, and things like winter squash (acorn, butternut, spaghetti), pumpkins, and leeks appear, joined at the end by the return of cool-season crops, such as broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, and kale.
Dairy Shares
Receive as many dairy product “units” as you like each week, starting immediately. Place weekly orders for specific products 3 days in advance of your delivery day.
How does the dairy CSA work?
As with any CSA, a customer signs up for 13 or more weeks of deliveries of dairy products. However, our dairy CSA differs from the traditional CSA arrangement in that the customer can order which product(s) he or she would like each week. The large and small “units” listed below represent a quantity, and your CSA share will be made up of any combination of these large or small units.
Here’s an example:
You decide your share will be 1 small unit and 1 large unit of dairy products. So a few weeks of orders might look like this:
Week 1: You order 1 half gallon of milk (for your small unit) and 1 20oz package of cheddar cheese (for your large unit).
Week 2: You order 1 quart strawberry yogurt (small unit) and 1 gallon of milk (large unit).
Week 3: You order 2 12oz Orange Smoothies (small unit) and 1 pound of butter (large unit).
And so on–you get the idea! Each week you’ll receive an email reminding you to send in the following week’s order. If you don’t send an order, you’ll receive the same items as the week before.
More about the dairy products…
Small Units
1/2 gallon raw milk, 1 quart yogurt, 2 12oz fruit yogurt smoothies, 1 package (approx. 10 oz) raw milk cheese, 1 pint raw cream, 8 oz. raw sour cream, 8 oz raw cottage cheese, 1/2 pound raw butter, 1/2 pound raw cultured butter, 1 quart raw buttermilk, 1 quart raw whey, 1 qt raw kefir, 1 pt kombucha tea, 1 pt beet kvass.
Large Units
1 gallon raw milk, 1/2 gallon yogurt, 4 12 oz fruit yogurt smoothies, 1 package (approx 20 oz) raw milk cheese, 1 quart raw cream, 1 pint raw sour cream, 1 pint raw cottage cheese, 1 pound raw butter, 1 pound raw cultured butter, 1 quart raw buttermilk, 1/2 gallon raw whey, 1/2 gallon kefir, 1 qt kombucha tea, 1 qt beet kvass.
Cheese Varieties: cheddar, sharp cheddar, tomato basil cheddar, woodsmoked cheddar, horseradish cheddar, jack, hot pepper jack, colby, garlic colby, feta
Yogurt Flavors: Sugar-free, gelatin-free: Plain, Maple, Vanilla Sweetened, with gelatin: Plain, Peach, Lemon, Vanilla, Raspbery, Strawberry, Blueberry
Smoothie Flavors: Orange, Grape, and Apple.
Cost per small unit:
$3.75 per week for 13 weeks
$3.60 per week for 22 or more weeks
Cost per large unit:
$6.50 per week for 13 weeks
$6.25 per week for 22 or more weeks
-Read more on the benefits of raw milk-
Egg Share
Receive as many dozen pasture-raised, organic eggs as you like each week, year round. Orders will be delivered weekly.
Cost: $3.00 per dozen
Herb Share
Receive a one-gallon bag full of fresh-cut herb bunches. A typical share will include five bunches of herbs, such as basil, cilantro, parsley, dill, thyme and rosemary, with the occasional substitution of edile flowers, fresh garlic bulbs or shallots. In autumn, one might find an ornamental (and edible) pepper and garlic spray, an herbal vinegar, or some pesto for the freezer. Delivered weekly, for 22 weeks, June through October.
Cost: $7.50 per week for 22 weeks, $165 per season.
Flower Share
Receive a beautiful flower arrangement for 22 weeks, June through October. Decide between two different options.
“Grower’s Bunch” — Over the season, one can expect to see dozens of different varieties and many colors and textures. The “Grower’s Bunch” is a casually arranged grouping of freshly-cut stems, enough to fill a medium sized vase.
Cost: $7.50 per week, $165 per season
“Florist Bouquet”–A large and more complex arrangement, artfully arranged “in the round,” making it more suitable for a certerpiece. The “Florist Bouquet” often contains our largest and most dramatic blooms.
Cost: $15 per week, $330 per season
Bread Share
Receive one or more loaves of soft, slightly sweet, fresh-baked, whole grain bread each week, year round. Made using organic ingredients. Delivered weekly.
Cost: $3 per loaf
Coordination and Delivery
Each person or family purchasing one or more CSA shares will receive a weekly delivery to their home, business, or other convenient location. The amount charged for the coordination and delivery fee will be based on the number of customers at each delivery site and its location relative to the rest of the delivery route. This fee covers the expenses of Groundwork’s coordinator, including organization, coordination of orders, and delivery expenses (such as fuel for the van).
Cost: The cost will be between $3 and $5 per week. Please contact Nell to determine the price for your delivery location.
***Please note–we provide Local Foods! We only deliver to areas in or around central Pennsylvania and we’re unable to ship products elsewhere throughout the country.