The Farmshare
Think of it like a subscription to the finest seedlings and vegetables as long as the season runs.
Our Farmshare program will run for ~20 weeks, starting late-May and ending late-October. We offer full share and half shares to best suit your household size. Full shares will enjoy produce deliveries every week of the season, about 20 deliveries, while half shares will receive deliveries every other week, around 10 deliveries. We also offer extra seedlings to our members who might like to grow along with us, available mid-May.
Some seasons run longer than others, and when that happens, we are happy to share the abundance with our farm family. When a season runs short, we offer members the choice of a partial refund or a sweet deal on next year’s farmshare.
Working for mother nature can be tricky, so dates may vary with the season. We’ll email you in May to let you know which way the boss is leaning, and again in October when it’s time to wind down the year.
Curious about the haul? Check out last year’s harvest here.
Yep! It’s a CSA
Beyond simply buying food, this model seeks to share the whole harvest. Community Supported Agriculture, better known as CSA, was first formalized by Dr. Booker T. Whatley as a way to share the burdens and joys of farming with a community. His philosophy valued the food as much as the shared experiences the farm atmosphere created. He saw these clubs as a way to connect with family, a form of entertainment and education, and a way to promote land access. We share this philosophy at Trail Head Croft and invite you to get involved with your food this season as a part of your farmshare.
Farmshare Deliveries and Pick-up
How it works
Produce will be delivered every Wednesday morning right to your door or available for farmer’s market pickup on Saturday mornings at Gateway Park in Slippery Rock. Please let us know your preference when you sign up.
Farmshares are delivered in a green bin each week. Please leave your bins out each week so we can swap them out with each delivery. This is our “green bin” policy
Deliveries will be every Wednesday usually between 6am and 9am.
Farmer’s Market pick-up 9am-12pm @ Gateway Park in Slippery Rock.
We reuse! Return gently used containers with your bin.
Communications Agreement
Smooth logistics are enabled by smooth communication. Let’s help each other out this year!
Over the course of the season, email updates will let you know, when deliveries start/end, what seedlings are available and what’s happening on the farm. Farmshare contents will be shared on our socials. Life happens - if you need to make special arrangements to get your share please don’t hesitate to reach out. Written comms are always preferred, for ease of reference, but calling, texting and emailing are all acceptable ways of reaching out.
If you need to cancel your delivery for the week, please reach out by the Monday before so we harvest the right amount.
Volunteer Opportunities
Working the land can be very rewarding and we hope to share the experience with you. We’ll send you an email in April with planned volunteer days. All weather pending. Bring the family if you like!
Pay what makes you happy
Our farm does value all manner of joy in our transactions and for this reason, the cost of a farmshare is flexible. Pay in a lump sum at sign up or pay in installments over the course of the year.
Our suggested donation is $500 for a full share and $300 for a half share. We invite you to adjust this donation up or down as is comfortable to your financial situation, no explanations necessary.
Work/trade opportunities available
Sign up here.