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Community Supported Agriculture
Participating in our 2022 CSA
Thank you for your interest in East Brook Community Farm’s 2022 CSA! Our CSA members are the foundation of our farm. Member support ensures our viability from season to season, and creates lasting relationships that strengthen our community. In return, we provide our members with weekly or every-other-week shares of abundant vegetables, herbs, and flowers, which we grow with practices that go beyond organic standards.
CSA membership also comes with the benefit of being in community with your farmers! We will host potlucks, tours, workshops and other events on the farm for our CSA members that you will be welcome to attend. Please let us know what you are interested in participating in, and we will see what we can set up!
Our CSA is based on a sliding scale. When signing up for the CSA, each member must select:
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Their sliding scale tier
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Their pickup location
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Their type of share
Please read on below to see options for each!
We recommend reading information about our sliding scale prior to signing up
(1) - Determine where you fall on our sliding scale
Our CSA is based on a sliding scale - please read on to determine your appropriate price!
A sliding scale is a payment model that asks CSA members to pay a price for their share that reflects their access to resources. Those who can are asked to pay a bit more for their share, so that members with fewer financial resources can pay a price that is more within their means. It's a form of mutual support between CSA members and farmers to ensure that affordable, fresh, and nourishing food is accessible to everyone in our community!
We ask each CSA member to reflect on their access to financial resources to determine which of the following price tiers is appropriate for them. We provide some resources below to help guide CSA members toward their appropriate location on the sliding scale, but ultimately, each CSA member determines what price they are wholeheartedly willing and able to pay.
Any CSA member who is unsure what to pay, or who would prefer not to participate in our sliding scale is invited to pay the market rate of $30/week. If you have any questions about our sliding scale not answered on the website, you may email us!
Our sliding scale is outlined in the table below. If you need additional guidance in finding your appropriate location on the sliding scale, we suggest referring to these living wage calculations from MIT.
If you would like to contribute more than $40/week, or if $20/week is still not accessible to you, please contact us, and we will be happy to work with you!
However, income alone does not completely reflect one’s financial status. Please also consider the following when deciding what you will pay on the sliding scale.
Consider paying a bit more for your share if you:
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own the home you live in
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own a second home
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have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money
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travel recreationally
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have access to family money and resources in times of need
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work part time by choice
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have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.) even if you are not currently exercising it
Consider paying a bit less for your share if you:
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are supporting children or have other dependents
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have significant debt
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have medical expenses not covered by insurance
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receive public assistance (such as SNAP, TANF or medicaid)
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have immigration-related expenses
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are an elder with limited financial support
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are an unpaid community organizer
Once you have determined the appropriate rate to pay for your CSA on our sliding scale, continue scrolling down to choose the pickup location and season for your share!
This sliding scale is intended to be a guide and it invites each of us to take inventory of our financial resources and a deeper look at the privileges we carry. Please use the above guidelines when determining the appropriate price to pay for your share, but in the end, pay what you are wholeheartedly willing and able to pay. Feel free to email us at eastbrookcommunityfarm@gmail.com if you would like help navigating our sliding scale.
*We would like to express gratitude for all those who have implemented the sliding-scale model before us and inspired others to do so - these include but are not limited to Underground Alchemy, Soul Fire Farm, Little Red Bird Botanicals, and Rock Steady Farm*
(2) - Choose your pickup location
East Brook Community Farm
Pickup on Fridays, 12pm - dark
2253 County Highway 22, Walton, NY 13856
8-12 pre-boxed seasonal items. Farm pickup also includes pick your own herbs and flowers when available!
Farm pickup is a good option for folks who like to visit the farm and take the time to do some of their own harvesting.
Wild Common Wine in Andes
Pickup on Thursdays, 12pm - 6pm
49 Main St, Andes, NY 13731
8-12 pre-boxed seasonal items ready for pickup from Wild Common Wine in downtown Andes!
This is a good option for folks who might like to pick up a bottle of wine with their share.
Franklin Farmers Market
Pickup on Sundays, 10am - 2pm
15 Institute St, Franklin, NY 13775
Select any 10 items plus one herb from our abundant display at the Franklin Farmers Market! We recommend arriving early for the best selection.
This is a good option for folks who who prefer to pick their own items, as opposed to having them pre-boxed.
Full-season shares are not available for market pickup.
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Walton Farmers Market
Pickup on Fridays, 11am - 4pm
Liberty St. and Delaware St, Walton, NY 13856
Select any 10 items plus one herb from our abundant display at the Walton Farmers Market! We recommend arriving early for the best selection.
This is a good option for folks who prefer to pick their own items, as opposed to having them pre boxed.
Full-season shares are not available for market pickup.
(3) - Choose what season you would like your share
All options are available as weekly shares, or every-other-week shares
Full Season Share
(Farm/Andes Pickup)
24 weeks
June 2nd/3rd - November 10th/11th 2022
(12 weeks for bi-weekly shares)
An entire growing season of veggies for folks who have produce at the center of their diet! The sliding scale price for this share runs $480-$960 (or $240-$480 for a bi-weekly share).
Summer Share
(Farm/Andes/Market Pickup)
9 weeks
July - August 2022
(4 weeks for bi-weekly shares)
For folks who spend just the summer in Delaware County, we offer a summer share! The sliding scale price for this share ranges $180-$360 (or $80-$160 for a bi-weekly share).
Bounty Share
(Farm/Andes/Market Pickup)
9 weeks
August - September 2022
(4 weeks for bi-weekly shares)
For folks excited about the late summer vegetables we likely have in excess during August and September, like tomatoes, cucumbers and squash! The sliding scale price for this share ranges $180-$360 (or $80-160 for a bi-weekly share).
Full Franklin Market Share
(Franklin Farmers Market pickup)
20 weeks
May 29th - October 9th 2022
(10 weeks for bi-weekly shares)
A market share for the entire Franklin Farmers Market season! The sliding scale price for this share ranges from $420-$840 (or $200-$400 for a bi-weekly share).
Full Walton Market Share
(Walton Farmers Market pickup)
14 weeks
July - September 2022
(7 weeks for bi-weekly shares)
A market share for the entire Walton Farmers Market season! The sliding scale price for this share ranges from $280-$560 (or $140-$280 for a bi-weekly share).
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Sign up for the 2022 CSA is open!
Ready to sign up for a weekly share of wholesome and sustainably grown veggies? Click below to sign up, and we will contact you to confirm your share!
CSA Add-Ons
Add pastured whole chickens, beautiful cut flowers or fresh-baked breads to your share, or purchase add-ons a la carte! Click below to learn more about add-on options ...
Flexible Payment Options:
We accept SNAP/EBT and the FVRx Vegetable Prescription Program
In addition to pricing our CSA on a sliding scale, we also accept payment plans, work-trade, SNAP payments and FVRx Market Bucks as ways to make what we grow more accessible. We are committed to growing for everyone in the local community who wants to become a member, and feel that a CSA share cost shouldn’t be prohibitive to anyone who desires healthy, sustainable, local foods. If you are interested in work trade, payment plans, or if there are other ways we can make a share more accessible to you, please contact us!
Our Invitation for your Non-Financial Contribution
We invite all our CSA members to be involved in the farm beyond just picking up their CSA share! We want to offer CSA members opportunities to connect more deeply with the farm in ways that go beyond their financial support. Your involvement puts the Community in Community Supported Agriculture!
Ways of getting involved in the farm could include attending monthly work parties, or helping organize events like potlucks and workshops for CSA members (if you have a skill to share with other CSA members, we can offer teaching space!) We would love to see you at one of our monthly farm tours, or to say hello when you pick up your share.
There are plenty of ways to get involved! Let us know how you would like to be in community, what skills you have to share, and what forms of involvement are most exciting to you.
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