Winter Share
at the Farm
2022-23 Shares are still available!
A variety of delicious winter vegetables, with pick-ups
from December–April
Overview
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The winter vegetable share includes a wide variety of certified organic produce including fresh greens from the greenhouses, roots, winter squash, and more!
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Eggs are available as an optional add-on item.
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Plus lots of additional items available at our farm market during pick-up!
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Winter Share pick-ups take place on 8 Saturdays between December and April (bi-weekly, with changes around the holidays)
What's in a Winter Share?
A winter share is a wide variety of storage vegetables as well as fresh greens from our greenhouses. Some items are best used within the week after pickup, and other items will store well.
Over the course of the season, the share contents will vary, and you may see more storage crops in mid-winter, and then start seeing more greens as we get closer to spring. Items you will likely see in your shares include:
Best used fresh:
Spinach, Cooking Greens (kale, collards, asian greens), Salad Greens (lettuce mix, arugula, pea shoots)
Stores well in the fridge:
Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Green, Red and Napa Cabbage, Winter Radishes
Stores well at room temperature:
Winter Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Potatoes, Garlic
Most of the items in the share will be from our own fields and greenhouses here at Hearty Roots. A few items may be sourced from nearby certified organic or certified naturally grown farms run by friends we know and trust.
Egg Share
You can also add eggs to your share!
These eggs are from our pasture-raised hens. In the summer they are out on the pasture in mobile hen houses, moved weekly to fresh grass. In the winter they move to one of our greenhouses for shelter from the snow, but they still have open access to the large outdoor area surrounding the greenhouse all day long.
Pick-up Details
Location
All pick-ups will take place on the farm:
Hearty Roots Community Farm
1822 Route 9, Germantown, NY
10am–1pm
Dates
This year's Winter Share pick-ups will take place on 8 Saturdays between December and April (bi-weekly, with changes around the holidays):
December 10th
January 7th
January 21st
February 4th
February 18th
March 4th
March 18th
April 15th
Please remember that winter weather can be unpredictable! We will do our best to stick to this schedule, but if there is a major storm event and we decide it is not safe to have a CSA distribution on one of these dates, we will be sure to notify you and reschedule that share to another day. We will not offer refunds for rescheduled shares.
Flexibility
Late Pick-up
If you can't make it to your pick-up during the scheduled Saturday hours, we can hold your share for you in our Farm Market. You can stop by during the market's regular open hours (Saturday until 4pm; Sunday 10am – 4pm; Wednesday 11am – 6pm) and ask for your share at the register. Any shares not claimed by the end of the day Wednesday will be donated to a local community organization.
Take a "Vacation Week"
Winter Share members have the option to schedule up to two "vacation weeks" during the winter season. When you claim a vacation week, your pick-up for that week will be cancelled and you will receive a credit in your GrownBy account for the value of your skipped share (veggies and/or eggs), which will be automatically applied to your next CSA installment payment or CSA purchase.
You must process your vacation week claim at least 3 days before your scheduled pick-up so that we can adjust the week's harvest plan (i.e. by Wednesday night at 11:59pm). Detailed instructions on how to request your vacation week are available on our FAQ page.
Winter Share On the Farm Pricing
Prices are pro-rated after the season starts
Winter Share (vegetables)
$45 / pick-up
(8 pick-ups | $360/season)
Egg Share
$6.25 / dozen
(8 pick-ups | $50/season)
Payment Options
Pay in Full
We appreciate your full payment to help the farm cover all the costs of growing the vegetables at the beginning of the season!
Pay in Monthly Installments
A non-refundable deposit is due on sign-up. The remaining monthly payments will be processed on the first of each month during the season (December–April). A small $0.30 fee is added to each installment payment by the credit card processor.
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Vegetable shares: $60 deposit | 5 monthly installments of $60
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Egg shares: $7.50 deposit | 5 monthly installments of $8.50
Members who sign up with monthly payments after the season starts will have a different payment schedule, depending on the total price of their prorated share. Email us at csa@heartyroots.com if you have any questions.
Cancellation Policy
If you paid in full, you can cancel your share at any time with a week's notice. You can choose to have a credit issued for a future CSA or Farm Market purchase; or receive a refund for the value of the shares remaining in the season less 5% for processing fees.
If you pay with installments, you can cancel your payment plan at any time. The installment payments already made are non-refundable, and your cancellation will take effect at the beginning of the next month.
Ready to join?
Here's how you sign up!
You can sign up for your share here! We use GrownBy software for our CSA member management. We love GrownBy for two reasons: it gives you lots of options for reviewing and managing your own share details; and it is software designed by a farmer-owned cooperative that was founded by Hearty Roots’ own Lindsey Lusher Shute! It works great as an app from the Apple or Android app stores, or can be used in a web browser.
If you purchased a share from us last season, you will already have an account set up. If you are a new member (welcome!), you will need to create an account as part of your purchase. Once you are logged in, you will be able to make all of your selections before checkout. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact us at csa@heartyroots.com.
Do you want to give a CSA share as a gift? Place an order for a share under your own account and then email csa@heartyroots.com to notify us that you intend your purchase to be a gift. We will send you a gift certificate that you can give to your loved one (or a digital version that you can email them or print out at home). After the gift has been given, we will work with you to set up your gift recipient's member account and welcome them to our CSA.
We look forward to providing you and your family with our fresh, delicious produce this winter!
