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 16 oz 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. 8 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, 1 dozen eggs.
Large Units
1 gallon raw milk, 1/2 gallon yogurt, 4 12 oz fruit yogurt smoothies, 1 package (approx 16 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, 2 dozen eggs.
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 and grape.
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: $3.50 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, etc. In autumn, one might find jars of dried herbs or perhaps some pesto for the freezer. Delivered weekly, for 22 weeks, June through October.
Cost: $7.00 per week for 22 weeks, $154 per season.
Bread Share
Receive one or more loaves of soft, slightly sweet, fresh-baked, whole grain bread, year round. Delivered weekly.
Cost: $3.75 per loaf
Chicken Share
Amy Taylor and Jim Baughman will be coordinating an every other week delivery of their high quality, pasture-raised chickens this season. Sign up for 3-month intervals, from May through October, and receive bi-weekly deliveries of one or more whole or split birds, fresh or frozen. Amy and Jim will be handling your questions, orders, and other communications themselves, so please contact them for more details at: TastesLikeChickenAcres@gmail.com or 814-574-5782. Or download the Chicken Share Order Form
Organic Fair-Trade Coffee Share
Sign up for a weekly delivery of organic, fair trade coffee beans, roasted by the folks at Webster’s Bookstore and Café in downtown State College.
OPTION 1
A box of eight 2oz. bags of coffee grounds for a perfect 10-12 cup pot. Individual bags will stay fresh for weeks. Keep them for home or take to the office! You’ll have one for each day of the week and 2 for Sunday or whatever other day you wish! Choose from these varieties:
–8 bags House Blend: Our exclusive House coffee (our blend of Peruvian, Sumatran, Nicaraguan, and Chiapas FT organic beans.)
–8 bags Decaf: The best we’ve ever tasted–a rich, full-bodied blend of Peruvian and Sumatran FT organic beans.
–8 bags Weekly Medley: an assortment of our favorite coffees, (including one bag of decaf.) Varieties will vary weekly, or you can get into a groove that you like and we’ll accommodate.
Cost: Coffee by the box: $12.00/week
OPTION 2
12oz bags of whole bean coffee ready for you to grind for your favorite maker.
Choose from these varieties:
–House Blend
–Italian Dark: FT organic Peruvian beans dark roasted to a rich and satisfying taste.
–DECAF: Swiss Water Process
–Mystery Bag: We’ll send any one of our favorite coffees each week, but we promise to never send decaf unless you’ve asked for it!
Cost: 12 oz. bag: $9.25/week OR $9.75/week for decaf coffee beans
OPTION 3
16oz bags of whole bean coffee in a larger bag for the family or serious coffee drinker.
Choose from these varieties:
–House Blend
–Italian Dark: FT organic Peruvian beans dark roasted to a rich and satisfying taste.
–DECAF: Swiss Water Process
–Mystery Bag: We’ll send any one of our favorite coffees each week, but we promise to never send decaf unless you’ve asked for it!
Cost: 16 oz. bag: $11.00/week OR $12.00/week for decaf coffee beans
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You can choose the size of your coffee share-order as many bags and/or boxes per week as you’d like for 22 weeks. Coffee deliveries will begin the first week in June and will accompany your other GroundWork Farms shares.
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 $3.25 and $4 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.
