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How We Will Grow Your Food: At Devon Point Farm, all of our vegetables and flowers are naturally field grown using only OMRI® listed products and only when absolutely necessary. OMRI® is the “Organic Materials Review Institute” that manages the list of products that comply with USDA organic standards. We do not use synthetic fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. We fertilize with organically-rich compost made from manure from our grassfed cows. We are not “certified organic” simply because we personally don’t agree with how the Federal Government has hijacked the use of the word “organic.” In case you didn’t know, it has become a bureaucratic mess for a small farm to be able to use the word “organic” for marketing purposes and its an unneccessary expense that we just can’t justify. What You Agree To Do For Us: As a Farm Share Member, you must fully understand and be comfortable with the fact that farming is an imperfect science: there will be crop failures due to weather challenges, pest invasions, and bouts with disease. You must anticipate that you will receive a variety of crops, but you may not get every crop that is on our list due to crop failures or low yields. Not all the crops we plant will mature into harvestable share-worthy crops. Those crops will become compost. Members must please respect that our farm is also our home. Members may visit during share pickup days and hours or are welcome to visit by appointment, or when we are open for special events which are advertised as being open to the public. Delivery Times & Locations: STONINGTON: Thursdays, 9 a.m. at the Coastal Masonic Lodge , 637 Pequot Trail. You must pick up your Farm Share on your chosen delivery day and time, or send someone else to pick up your share for you. All farm shares not picked up by on your share pickup day become the property of Devon Point Farm to do with as we see fit. There are no refunds or repeats for missed shares. Shareholders may pick up their shares individually or coordinate with another shareholder to pick up and deliver their share. Shareholders that are unable to pick up their share may send a friend, family member, or neighbor to pick up their share for them (We suggest you pay that friend in vegetables for their help!) We have a strict policy of not letting anyone switch days, with no exceptions. Why? Because an enormous amount of effort goes into growing and
harvesting exactly what we need for each pickup day. Everything is planned in advance, then harvested, washed, bundled or bagged, and specifically counted for the number of shareholders we have on each designated share day. We often have to adjust the share contents while in the field once we see the quantity and quality of what we are able to harvest. For example, if we dig up a crop of potatoes, only to find that they are too bugdamaged to share, we will go after another crop in the field. Our job becomes almost impossible if we have a moving target of how much we need to harvest on any given day. Determining What Share Size Is Right For You: The share size that is right for you and your family is a very individual decision. It entirely depends on how many vegetables you consume in any given week. You could use the dollar value as your guide, or you could follow the theory that a ‘half’ share would be more appropriate for a couple with moderate vegetable consumption, or a single vegetarian, while a ‘full’ share would be more appropriate for a family with moderate vegetable consumption, or a vegetarian couple. Keep in mind, that your share contents will be determined by what is maturing in the field, and that if you are a vegetarian, you will likely want to supplement your farm share with other nonseasonal vegetables to round out your eating experience. What Will I Get For My Money? Each week, from Mid-June to Mid-October, you’ll get a selection of healthy, in-season produce. Early season and late season shares are smaller and lighter than mid-season shares. There are a limited amount of coolseason vegetables we can grow for the early season, and they are mostly “greens.” Many vegetables take most of the summer season to mature, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, potatoes, among many others, and of course, winter squash and pie pumpkins. We continue to replant “greens” throughout the season, as well as replant some traditional Spring cool season crops again in the Fall. We use grocery store ‘organic’ vegetable pricing as the yardstick to which our vegetable’s dollar values are measured when we calculate each week’s share value. If for any reason we are unable to fulfill our obligation to grow your vegetables and produce your shares, we will refund you on a pro-rated basis for any unfulfilled share weeks. This does not include crop failures or natural disasters.
2018
from Devon Point Farm for STONINGTON-WESTERLYNEW LONDON Sign Up Today!
2018 SUMMER
VEGETABLE & FLOWER CSA FARM SHARES What is a Farm Share Program?: A “Farm Share” is a simple idea (very much like buying a magazine subscription) in which a “Member” buys a “Share” of a farmer’s harvest at the beginning of the growing season, and then comes to the farm each week to pick up their “Share” of the farm’s vegetable harvest. Many farm share programs are called “CSA” which stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” About Devon Point Farm: Devon Point Farm is a 93-acre local, family-run farm, owned by Erick and Patty Taylor located in Woodstock, CT. Our Farm Share Program is all about eating in-season, locally grown vegetables that we grow naturally with ecologically-sustainable methods. Our flower share program features beautiful flowers that are pesticide- and chemical-free and fashioned into fabulous bouquets. We also have one of the largest herds of the critically endangered American Milking Devon cattle in America which we sell for breedstock and as grassfed beef, grown with no hormones, no antibiotics, and fed no grain whatsoever so they are truly 100% grass fed natural heart-healthy beef! What We At Devon Point Farm Will Do For You: • Each week, we’ll provide an email newsletter with recipes and cooking tips. The idea is to have fun with your food, enjoy the experience of tasting something new, and be a willing and adventurous cook! • We will plant at least 35 different vegetables plus herbs: • 4 different kinds of salad greens: salad mixes (4 varieties), head lettuce (10 varieties), spinach & arugula • 7 different kinds of ‘cooking’ greens: collards, kale, broccoli raab, dandelion, mustard greens, pac choi & swiss chard • 6 kinds of ‘root’ vegetables: radish, carrots, beets, summer turnips, potatoes (3 varieties), & onions (2 varieties) • 5 kinds of other ‘cool season’ vegetables: peas (3 varieties), broccoli, cabbage, leeks & kohlrabi • 6 kinds of ‘hot summer season’ vegetables: tomatoes (13 varieties), eggplant (4 varieties), cucumbers (4 varieties), melons (4 varieties), summer squash (6 varieties) & peppers (6 varieties), • 6 kinds of ‘Fall’ vegetables: Brussel sprouts, more broccoli, more cabbage, cauliflower, winter squash (6 varieties) & pie pumpkins • 9 different kinds of herbs: basil (5 varieties), parsley, chives, cilantro, sage, oregano, thyme, mint & dill • Along with the traditional summer favorites, we like to plant heirloom and uncommon varieties of vegetables that you just can’t find at the grocery store. This means you will likely get to try some new things; some you might like, some you may not. • We will provide you with a clean, inviting, enthusiastic, healthy experience each week. Note: Our membership space is limited. We sell out every year, so don’t wait. Sign up today!
www.devonpointfarm.com
Devon Point Farm
Vegetable & Flower CSA Farm Shares
You Should Fully Understand What A Farm Share Program Is About: A Farm Share Program is both an investment and a risk for the farmer and the family who joins. Together we are sharing in the risks and rewards of farming. We have to understand that we are growing in New England, with unpredictable weather, using only natural growing methods for fertility, and against insects, fungi and bacteria – methods that meet or exceed the federal government’s standards. By choosing this approach we understand that it inherently decreases our potential yield and chance for success. We take this approach because we believe the potential risks associated with chemicals, fungicides and commercial fertilizers outweigh the benefits. There are significant differences between joining a local CSA and purchasing from a Whole Foods, Price Chopper or even a Farmers Market. What joining a CSA means is that you share in the risks and rewards of farming, with one farmer, not selecting from 17 farmer vendors who will bring only those crops that were successful that week to the Farmers Market. It does not mean that you select from hundreds of international farmer vendors that a grocery store has brought together for you under one roof. When purchasing from a grocery store or a Farmers Market, at the end of the day, you don’t truly know how those vegetables have been grown, where they’ve been grown or how they’ve been handled. When you join our CSA, you gain the ability to walk through the fields of crops and see your food being grown and you get to know your farmers on a first name basis. When you share in our farm’s harvest, you are sharing in seasonal crops... some crops like it hot and some like it cool. Our tomatoes for example, are field grown, not hot-house grown. You will see tomatoes at farm stands long before ours are ripe. But a little patience and understanding on your part will result in amazing field-grown, vineripened tomatoes in your share (provided mother nature cooperates)!
Reasons families invest in a share of our harvest: • Many folks just want to experience truly fresh food and have an appetite for a variety not available at the supermarket • Many join for their health. Simply visiting the farm can be a stress reliever, eating food that is natural and clean has to be right. • The concept of supporting local farms is important to the community’s rural character • To some families it’s about interacting with nature, visiting the farm and experiencing life on the farm and helping children learn how their food is grown • For some it’s about reducing the amount of food miles your food travels, and the amount of fossil fuels that is used to transport your food, (your average vegetable travels over 1500 miles before it’s consumed). • Many of our families enjoy the community environment where like-minded people share recipes, ideas and experiences, as well as sharing the vegetables! Reasons why someone might not want to join our farm share program: • If you want every type of vegetable, each and every week, a CSA might not be right for you. Eating seasonally means that you eat the crops that are at the peak of ripeness at that point in the season. Early in the year, that could mean most of the ingredients for a salad, but not Summer vegetables or Fall vegetables. We grow seasonally as nature intended it. • If you want tomatoes or vegetables that are so perfect that they look like they were raised in a laboratory, our CSA might not be right for you. Our veggies are healthy, natural, and sometimes are not perfect. • We love members who are happy and positive, with can-do type of personalities... our farm is meant to be a great, positive experience for you, your family, your fellow members, and for us! We welcome constructive feedback, but please remember, work our tails off in blazing sun and pouring rain to bring you delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers! Please be sure you fully understand what a CSA Farm Share is truly about before you join!
Devon Point Farm
2018 Stonington SUMMER CSA Join or Renew by OCTOBER 10th and SAVE $50!!
Name(s): Address: Home Phone:
Email:
Cell Phone:
Please Select Your Share Size:
q Half Share • $510 $460 Discounted Renewal Price by cash/check, or $528 $476 by paypal/credit card (credit card price includes 3% service fee) for 18 weeks: mid-June to mid-Oct. Payment plans are available: (half now, half due March 15th)
q Full Share • $795 $745 Discounted Renewal Price by cash/check, or $823 $771 by paypal/credit card (credit card price includes 3% service fee) for 18 weeks: mid-June to mid-Oct. Payment plans are available: (half now, half due March 15th)
Pickup Location: Stonington Thursdays, 9 a.m. at the Coastal Masonic Lodge Parking Lot, 637 Pequot Trail, Stonington, CT.
How did you hear about us? _______________ Please initial each of the following: ____ I understand I am committing to become a member of Devon Point Farm’s 2018 SUMMER Farm Share Program, that my deposit is non-refundable, and I shall share in the risks and rewards of the Share program. I am comfortable with the fact that I will receive a variety of crops, but I may not get every crop that is on the farm’s production list due to crop failures or low yields. ____ I agree that it is my responsibility to pick up my share each week at Devon Point Farm in Woodstock on my designated pickup day, and that any share not picked up during that time will automatically become the property of Devon Point Farm, and that there are no refunds or repeats for missed shares.
ining!
jo Thank you for
Please sign this contract here:
Signature:__________________________ Date: ________ Please return this contract with your check, (made payable to Devon Point Farm) or enter your credit card information below. NOTE: You can now also renew online at: www.devonpointfarm.com M/C or VISA (circle one) Name on Card: _________________________________ Card #: _______________________________________ Expiration Date: ____________
3 Digit Code on Back: _____
Billing Zipcode: _____________
Amount I’d like charged now: ________
We send enrollment confirmations, payment & pickup reminders & recipes by email. Share slots are sold on a first-come-first-served rolling basis until the program is full for the season.
Devon Point Farm • 54 Joy Road, Woodstock, CT 06281 www.devonpointfarm.com • 860-974-9004 • [email protected]
harvesting exactly what we need for each pickup day. Everything is planned in advance, then harvested, washed, bundled or bagged, and specifically counted for the number of shareholders we have on each designated share day. We often have to adjust the share contents while in the field once we see the quantity and quality of what we are able to harvest. For example, if we dig up a crop of potatoes, only to find that they are too bugdamaged to share, we will go after another crop in the field. Our job becomes almost impossible if we have a moving target of how much we need to harvest on any given day. Determining What Share Size Is Right For You: The share size that is right for you and your family is a very individual decision. It entirely depends on how many vegetables you consume in any given week. You could use the dollar value as your guide, or you could follow the theory that a ‘half’ share would be more appropriate for a couple with moderate vegetable consumption, or a single vegetarian, while a ‘full’ share would be more appropriate for a family with moderate vegetable consumption, or a vegetarian couple. Keep in mind, that your share contents will be determined by what is maturing in the field, and that if you are a vegetarian, you will likely want to supplement your farm share with other nonseasonal vegetables to round out your eating experience. What Will I Get For My Money? Each week, from Mid-June to Mid-October, you’ll get a selection of healthy, in-season produce. Early season and late season shares are smaller and lighter than mid-season shares. There are a limited amount of coolseason vegetables we can grow for the early season, and they are mostly “greens.” Many vegetables take most of the summer season to mature, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, potatoes, among many others, and of course, winter squash and pie pumpkins. We continue to replant “greens” throughout the season, as well as replant some traditional Spring cool season crops again in the Fall. We use grocery store ‘organic’ vegetable pricing as the yardstick to which our vegetable’s dollar values are measured when we calculate each week’s share value. If for any reason we are unable to fulfill our obligation to grow your vegetables and produce your shares, we will refund you on a pro-rated basis for any unfulfilled share weeks. This does not include crop failures or natural disasters.
2018
from Devon Point Farm for STONINGTON-WESTERLYNEW LONDON Sign Up Today!
2018 SUMMER
VEGETABLE & FLOWER CSA FARM SHARES What is a Farm Share Program?: A “Farm Share” is a simple idea (very much like buying a magazine subscription) in which a “Member” buys a “Share” of a farmer’s harvest at the beginning of the growing season, and then comes to the farm each week to pick up their “Share” of the farm’s vegetable harvest. Many farm share programs are called “CSA” which stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” About Devon Point Farm: Devon Point Farm is a 93-acre local, family-run farm, owned by Erick and Patty Taylor located in Woodstock, CT. Our Farm Share Program is all about eating in-season, locally grown vegetables that we grow naturally with ecologically-sustainable methods. Our flower share program features beautiful flowers that are pesticide- and chemical-free and fashioned into fabulous bouquets. We also have one of the largest herds of the critically endangered American Milking Devon cattle in America which we sell for breedstock and as grassfed beef, grown with no hormones, no antibiotics, and fed no grain whatsoever so they are truly 100% grass fed natural heart-healthy beef! What We At Devon Point Farm Will Do For You: • Each week, we’ll provide an email newsletter with recipes and cooking tips. The idea is to have fun with your food, enjoy the experience of tasting something new, and be a willing and adventurous cook! • We will plant at least 35 different vegetables plus herbs: • 4 different kinds of salad greens: salad mixes (4 varieties), head lettuce (10 varieties), spinach & arugula • 7 different kinds of ‘cooking’ greens: collards, kale, broccoli raab, dandelion, mustard greens, pac choi & swiss chard • 6 kinds of ‘root’ vegetables: radish, carrots, beets, summer turnips, potatoes (3 varieties), & onions (2 varieties) • 5 kinds of other ‘cool season’ vegetables: peas (3 varieties), broccoli, cabbage, leeks & kohlrabi • 6 kinds of ‘hot summer season’ vegetables: tomatoes (13 varieties), eggplant (4 varieties), cucumbers (4 varieties), melons (4 varieties), summer squash (6 varieties) & peppers (6 varieties), • 6 kinds of ‘Fall’ vegetables: Brussel sprouts, more broccoli, more cabbage, cauliflower, winter squash (6 varieties) & pie pumpkins • 9 different kinds of herbs: basil (5 varieties), parsley, chives, cilantro, sage, oregano, thyme, mint & dill • Along with the traditional summer favorites, we like to plant heirloom and uncommon varieties of vegetables that you just can’t find at the grocery store. This means you will likely get to try some new things; some you might like, some you may not. • We will provide you with a clean, inviting, enthusiastic, healthy experience each week. Note: Our membership space is limited. We sell out every year, so don’t wait. Sign up today!
www.devonpointfarm.com
Devon Point Farm
Vegetable & Flower CSA Farm Shares
You Should Fully Understand What A Farm Share Program Is About: A Farm Share Program is both an investment and a risk for the farmer and the family who joins. Together we are sharing in the risks and rewards of farming. We have to understand that we are growing in New England, with unpredictable weather, using only natural growing methods for fertility, and against insects, fungi and bacteria – methods that meet or exceed the federal government’s standards. By choosing this approach we understand that it inherently decreases our potential yield and chance for success. We take this approach because we believe the potential risks associated with chemicals, fungicides and commercial fertilizers outweigh the benefits. There are significant differences between joining a local CSA and purchasing from a Whole Foods, Price Chopper or even a Farmers Market. What joining a CSA means is that you share in the risks and rewards of farming, with one farmer, not selecting from 17 farmer vendors who will bring only those crops that were successful that week to the Farmers Market. It does not mean that you select from hundreds of international farmer vendors that a grocery store has brought together for you under one roof. When purchasing from a grocery store or a Farmers Market, at the end of the day, you don’t truly know how those vegetables have been grown, where they’ve been grown or how they’ve been handled. When you join our CSA, you gain the ability to walk through the fields of crops and see your food being grown and you get to know your farmers on a first name basis. When you share in our farm’s harvest, you are sharing in seasonal crops... some crops like it hot and some like it cool. Our tomatoes for example, are field grown, not hot-house grown. You will see tomatoes at farm stands long before ours are ripe. But a little patience and understanding on your part will result in amazing field-grown, vineripened tomatoes in your share (provided mother nature cooperates)!
Reasons families invest in a share of our harvest: • Many folks just want to experience truly fresh food and have an appetite for a variety not available at the supermarket • Many join for their health. Simply visiting the farm can be a stress reliever, eating food that is natural and clean has to be right. • The concept of supporting local farms is important to the community’s rural character • To some families it’s about interacting with nature, visiting the farm and experiencing life on the farm and helping children learn how their food is grown • For some it’s about reducing the amount of food miles your food travels, and the amount of fossil fuels that is used to transport your food, (your average vegetable travels over 1500 miles before it’s consumed). • Many of our families enjoy the community environment where like-minded people share recipes, ideas and experiences, as well as sharing the vegetables! Reasons why someone might not want to join our farm share program: • If you want every type of vegetable, each and every week, a CSA might not be right for you. Eating seasonally means that you eat the crops that are at the peak of ripeness at that point in the season. Early in the year, that could mean most of the ingredients for a salad, but not Summer vegetables or Fall vegetables. We grow seasonally as nature intended it. • If you want tomatoes or vegetables that are so perfect that they look like they were raised in a laboratory, our CSA might not be right for you. Our veggies are healthy, natural, and sometimes are not perfect. • We love members who are happy and positive, with can-do type of personalities... our farm is meant to be a great, positive experience for you, your family, your fellow members, and for us! We welcome constructive feedback, but please remember, work our tails off in blazing sun and pouring rain to bring you delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers! Please be sure you fully understand what a CSA Farm Share is truly about before you join!
Devon Point Farm
2018 Stonington SUMMER CSA Join or Renew by OCTOBER 10th and SAVE $50!!
Name(s): Address: Home Phone:
Email:
Cell Phone:
Please Select Your Share Size:
q Half Share • $510 $460 Discounted Renewal Price by cash/check, or $528 $476 by paypal/credit card (credit card price includes 3% service fee) for 18 weeks: mid-June to mid-Oct. Payment plans are available: (half now, half due March 15th)
q Full Share • $795 $745 Discounted Renewal Price by cash/check, or $823 $771 by paypal/credit card (credit card price includes 3% service fee) for 18 weeks: mid-June to mid-Oct. Payment plans are available: (half now, half due March 15th)
Pickup Location: Stonington Thursdays, 9 a.m. at the Coastal Masonic Lodge Parking Lot, 637 Pequot Trail, Stonington, CT.
How did you hear about us? _______________ Please initial each of the following: ____ I understand I am committing to become a member of Devon Point Farm’s 2018 SUMMER Farm Share Program, that my deposit is non-refundable, and I shall share in the risks and rewards of the Share program. I am comfortable with the fact that I will receive a variety of crops, but I may not get every crop that is on the farm’s production list due to crop failures or low yields. ____ I agree that it is my responsibility to pick up my share each week at Devon Point Farm in Woodstock on my designated pickup day, and that any share not picked up during that time will automatically become the property of Devon Point Farm, and that there are no refunds or repeats for missed shares.
ining!
jo Thank you for
Please sign this contract here:
Signature:__________________________ Date: ________ Please return this contract with your check, (made payable to Devon Point Farm) or enter your credit card information below. NOTE: You can now also renew online at: www.devonpointfarm.com M/C or VISA (circle one) Name on Card: _________________________________ Card #: _______________________________________ Expiration Date: ____________
3 Digit Code on Back: _____
Billing Zipcode: _____________
Amount I’d like charged now: ________
We send enrollment confirmations, payment & pickup reminders & recipes by email. Share slots are sold on a first-come-first-served rolling basis until the program is full for the season.
Devon Point Farm • 54 Joy Road, Woodstock, CT 06281 www.devonpointfarm.com • 860-974-9004 • [email protected]
