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Full Payment - Enclose a check for the total due. Payment Plan - Enclose a deposit to secure your share. Please send the amounts listed below 30 days and 60 days after the date of your deposit.
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Small Share $250 ____ Our Small Share is the same size as the Regular Share but distributed every 2 weeks instead of every week. Regular Share $400 ____ Our Regular Share is a suitable amount of produce for a small household of 1 to 3 people, or 1 well-eating vegetarian, to eat for a week. Large Share $600 ____ Our Large Share is a suitable amount of produce for a large household of 4+ people, or a couple of well-eating vegetarians, to eat for a week.
Make checks payable to: Ben’s Produce 1000 McLemore Rd. Clayton NC 27520
Due Date Deposit 30 days 60 days
Small Share $100 $100 $50
Regular Share $160 $160 $80
Large Share $240 $240 $120
SUMMER 2011
CSA
Choose a pick up site: Five Points CSA _______ 4 to 7 pm, Tuesdays 1911 Bernard St. Raleigh 27608 The Farm ______ 4 to 7 pm, Wednesdays 1000 McLemore Rd, Clayton 27520
“Good Food, Good Farming”
Western Wake Farmers Market ______ 8 am to 12 pm, Saturdays 1225 Morrisvile Carpenter Pkwy, Cary 27519
1000 McLemore Rd. Clayton NC 27520 (919) 800-8898
[email protected] www.bensproduce.blogspot.com
Ben’s Produce
CSA Season
Ben's Produce offers vegetables, strawberries & flowers of the highest quality and taste in the Triangle. Our mission is to strive for healthier people, community, agriculture and planet by growing and sharing the best tasting food we can. Our farming practices may surpass organic guidelines but we choose not to be certified because we are confident the quality and taste of our produce as well as our direct relationship with you speak to our commitment to healthy food and holistic agriculture. 2011 will be our second year farming independently as Ben's Produce, though we have been farming with family and friends for many years.
Our Summer CSA harvest season runs for 20 weeks. We start in late April and end in late September
Community Supported Agriculture
We are finalizing agreements and details to bring you the best food from farms and producers who attend Western Wake Farmer’s Market with us. We strongly urge patronizing these folks if you pick up at market instead of using this service.
CSA is a mutually beneficial relationship between us. By making an investment in our farm with a CSA share, you become a seasonal farm member who shares the rewards and risks of the harvest season with us, your farmers. Your investment allows us to afford annual start-up costs, to pay ourselves fair wages, and to share the risks of growing food. In return, we provide you and your family with fresh, healthy, local vegetables and fruits. Our food not only tastes better and lasts longer, it's also helps us all nourish local agriculture, economy and environment.
Sharing with others: If you choose to split a share with family or friends, please let us know at the beginning of the season so we may avoid confusion. Communication: Our main mode of communication is email. We will send you weekly emails usually a day or two before pickup. Also, keep up with us on our blog, www.bensproduce.blogspot.com.
Farmer’s Market CSA
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Fickle Creek Farm – Pork, Chicken, Lamb Smith Angus Farm – Angus Beef Singing Turtle Farm – Eggs, Bread made with their grains Hillsborough Cheese Co – Cheese Muddy Dog Coffee – Coffee, Tea, Grits
VEGETABLE AVAILABILITY APRIL: Arugula, Asian Greens, Green Onions, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Peas, Radish, Salad Greens, Spinach, Strawberries, Swiss chard, Turnips. MAY/JUNE: Arugula, Asian Greens, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Flowers, Green Onions, Herbs, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Peas, Radish, Salad Greens, Spinach, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Swiss Chard, Turnips. JULY/AUGUST: Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Field Peas, Flowers, Herbs, Okra, Onions, Potatoes, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Tomatillo, Assorted Melons, Hot Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Special Hot Weather Greens. SEPTEMBER: Arugula, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Field Peas, Flowers, Green Onions, Herbs, Lettuce, Okra, Potatoes, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Tomatillo, Assorted Melons, Hot Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Radish, Salad Greens, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash. Ben’s Produce determines the contents of each weeks share. We will try to include all the veggies listed to the best of our abilities.
