Wyllie Fox Farm is excited to be offering CSA shares for the upcoming 2008 growing season!

What is CSA?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.

A CSA is a partnership between growers and eaters. The grower is provided a market through prepaid sales which help finance the farm’s operations. The result is a leveling of the playing field in a food market that favors large-scale industrial agriculture. In return, the eater is provided with a variety of the freshest locally grown natural produce, direct from farm to table!

Joining a CSA is a great way to have a healthy, delicious diet and support your local farmers and economy.

What should I expect?

Items available in any given week will reflect the growing and harvesting season. The weekly CSA shares include:

  1. the "Foxy 4" weekly staple items
  2. personal selections from a variety of additional items

Typical shares might look like this:

Early Season

Mid-Season

Late Season

Foxy 4
weekly
staples:

lettuce, beets, chard, peas

Foxy 4
weekly
staples:

tomatoes, summer squash, potatoes, carrots

Foxy 4
weekly
staples:

kale, lettuce, winter squash, onions

Choose 2
from
among these:

kale, carrots, broccoli, spinach, radishes, flowers, mache, garlic scapes

Choose 6
from
among these:

celery, cucumber, lettuce, melon, onions, peppers, beans, corn, scallions, shallots, herb bundles, flowers

Choose 5
from
among these:

broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery root, pumpkin, beets, carrots, turnips, parsnips, spinach

We will also have 3 free "One for me, One for you" U-pick events:

peas

6/28/08

paste tomatoes

8/23/08

pumpkins

10/11/08

For these events, we invite you to come out, tour the farm, enjoy a picnic and pick the bounty of the season! Leave half of your pickings for us and take the other half home with you.

How does it work?

CSA shareholders receive fresh-off-the-farm products from Wyllie Fox Farm. The value of produce received will reflect at least 10% off retail cost. In addition, members are entitled to 10% off all purchases beyond what is provided in the weekly share.

CSA members pick up their produce shares - once a week for 20 weeks - at one of two locations according to the the following schedule:

  1. Thursday Market @ Natur-Tyme between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

  2. Saturday Morning Farm Stand - at Wyllie Fox Farm - between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon or by appointment

Details of membership are more fully described in the below tables and on the Wyllie Fox Farm CSA Brochure and Sign-Up Form.

To obtain the brochure and form, please either:

  1. Download it by clicking here.

    Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download the file. You can obtain a secure download of Acrobat Reader at Adobe's site at this link: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

  2. Request the brochure and form by contacting Jamie Edelstein, owner, at Wyllie Fox Farm by phone or email:

    Phone:          315.427.8266
     Email:            farmer@wylliefoxfarm.com

The 2008 farming season is fast approaching. As we plot our acreage, oil up the tractor, and order seeds for the 250 varieties we will be offering this year, we also look forward to seeing you - our wonderful customers - once again.

Until then, be well!

Jamie and Maggie Edelstein


CSA Share Pickups: 
When, Where and Contact Information

 

Thursday Market @ Natur-Tyme

Saturday Morning Farm Stand

When – Dates, Times and Hours For CSA Share Pickups

Days

Thursdays

Saturdays

Hours

3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
or by appointment

Drop Dates
for the
20-week Season

First:    June 12
Last:    October 23

First     June 14
Last:    October 25

Where – Locations and Contact Information

Location

Natur-Tyme
5898 Bridge St.
East Syracuse, NY13057-2941

Natur-Tyme has graciously offered this location to us but does not administer our CSA program. Please contact Wyllie Fox Farm directly with any questions using the telephone and email information on the following lines in the right-hand column.

Wyllie Fox Farm
3745 Allen Road
Cato, NY 13033-9749

Click here for directions

Wyllie Fox Farm Telephone

 

315.427.8266

Wyllie Fox Farm Email

 

farmer@wylliefoxfarm.com

Web Site

www.natur-tyme.com

www.wylliefoxfarm.com

CSA Membership Costs

Description

Amount

Notes

Standard CSA share

$500

 

Working CSA share

$300

Requires working eight (8) four-hour shifts during the season. For details, see sign-up form or call Jamie Edelstein at 315.427.8266.

Early Payment Discount

$50

Checks must be postmarked by
April 14.

Additional Discount for CSA Members

10% off all additional purchases from Thursday Market @ Natur-Tyme and Saturday Morning Farm Stand

How do you participate?
It’s easy!
Below are the steps – only 2 steps! - to become a member of our CSA and receive 20 weeks of
farm-fresh produce from the Wyllie Fox Farm.

1.

Mail sign-up form and payment by due dates indicated in the CSA Membership Costs table above.

2.

Pick up your produce weekly for 20 weeks at the location and time selected on your sign-up form.