The CSA is an opportunity for you to purchase local, high-quality products from small businesses in our community, and to have a direct impact in a local farm. CSA membership is one of the most effective ways of keeping local farming viable. We are able to persist and flourish thanks to our CSA members.
Your investment in our farm is greatly appreciated. We have had an excellent season and we believe that CSA members should feel the benefits of that. A good investment gets you a good return, and that is what you have received this year through your support of Big Train Farm’s CSA.
Here are the details:
Full Share. $685 for 26 weeks = $26.35/week investment.
Three-Quarter Share. $530. $20.38/week investment.
Half-Share. $350. $13.46/week investment.
Weeks: Here is what the Full-Share members actually received in 2014. You can extrapolate down for Three-Quarter and Half-Shares.
Week 1: $36 Week 2: $22 Week 3: $27 Week 4: $28 Week 5: $29 Week 6: $27 Week 7: $32
Week 8: $30 Week 9: $28 Week 10: $31 Week 11: $34 Week 12: $36 Week 13: $34.25 Week 14: $36
Week 15: $37.50 Week 16: $36 Week 17: $34 Week 18: $34.50 Week 19: $36 Week 20: $30 Week 21: $32
Week 22: $28 Week 23: $28 Week 24: $28 Week 25: $24 Week 26: $26
Total Value Received = $804.25/Full Share member
Total Value of Return ($804.25 – $685) = $119.25/Full Share member
Calculated for our average of 69 Full Shares (all the shares added up into Full Shares), Total Amount of Return in Produce for BTF CSA in 2014 = $8,228.25
Although this was an exceptional year, we do always manage to get our CSA members at least a small monetary return on their investments. This helps bring the otherwise high retail costs of local, organic produce down Thank you for your support in 2014.
