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Do you have questions, such as how the CSA works, when your delivery will be, how often you will get produce, when the deliveries will begin, how long you have to pick up your produce, what to expect in your box each week, etc? Visit our FAQs page! If you can't find your answer there, please send us an email.
 

CSA Share (Boxes of Veggies) 
Produce from Earth Spring Farm- this is what is included with your CSA payment.

The 2 boxes are mostly differentiated by quantity of produce and sometimes more items per box. The produce that arrives in the box each week is a diverse sampling of what we are producing on the farm at that time of year.

For example: 
Spring: lettuces, kales, collards, carrots, radish, beets, broccoli, peas
Summer: tomatoes, beans, squash, peppers, onions, garlic, eggplants, corn, potatoes, cucumbers
Fall: winter squash, sweet potatoes, spinach, carrots, greens, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, arugula, broccoli

Small Box (Medium from 2010)

The Small box will suit most people's needs. This box will be a great choice for a single vegetarian or very healthy eater - or a family of 3 or 4.  It is also a great choice for 2 people who want to share a box to see how much they will eat and give the CSA a test run.  The Small box will have  6-9 items.

Large Box 

The Large box is truly large.  It is great for people who cook almost daily and love lots of fresh food.  Typically there are 8-11 items per box and often there is more quantity of certain items. 

Below are a few examples of what was in a small vs large box in 2011. Note that large boxes often have larger quantities of a some of the items (though not specified below). If you would like more of this info, please feel free to visit our Newsletter Archives to see what was in the boxes each week! Don't know what something is (kohlrabi, anyone?)?... Don't worry! We are constantly updating our Recipe page to give you lots of ideas!

EXAMPLE 1: Boxes from week 3 of 2011 CSA, June 29
     Small: lettuce, kale, swiss chard, onions, leeks, basil
     Large: lettuce, kale swiss chard, onions, leeks, basil, cabbage, kohlrabi

EXAMPLE 2: Boxes from week 6 of 2011 CSA, July 20
     Small: basil, tomatoes, onions, kale, cucumbers, sweet corn, watermelon
     Large: lbasil, tomatoes, onions, kale, cucumbers, sweet corn, watermelon, eggplant zucchini

EXAMPLE 3: Boxes from week 12 of 2011 CSA, August 31
     Small: onions, carrots, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, kale, lettuce, basil
     Large: onions, carrots, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, kale, lettuce, basil, eggplant, swiss chard, dumpling (winter squash)

EXAMPLE 4: Boxes from week 15 of 2011 CSA, September 21
     Small: radishes, sweet potatoes, onions, arugula, lettuce, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, sweet peppers
     Large: radishes, sweet potatoes, onions, arugula, lettuce, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, potatoes, carrots

EXAMPLE 5: Boxes from week 19 of 2011 CSA, October 19
     Small: broccoli, sweet potatoes, rutabaga, arugula, broccoli raab, turnips, potatoes
     Large: broccoli, sweet potatoes, rutabaga, arugula, broccoli raab, radishes, carrots, lettuce

Fruit Share
Fruit from Beechwood Orchards & Rex Farms, both local PA orchards- not included with your CSA payment.  A fruit share is an extra $100 for the 20-week season. 

Fruit can be purchased as an extra option when you sign up for your CSA box (i.e., fruit must be purchased for the entire season, not on a weekly basis).  The fruit share price includes getting equivalent of approximately one quart of fruit (with the exception of blueberries which are in pints) per week. Each week the fruit share will be one type of fruit (i.e., it will not be a quart of mixed fruit). See the approximate schedule below for an idea of what you may be getting throughout the season. This year we will again be buying our fruit (except apples) from Beechwood Orchards here in PA. We will be buying our apples from our friend Troy at Rex Farms here in PA. Both orchards are within 10 miles of our farm, and both use IPM practices.   

New for 2012! Buy 2 Fruit Shares, get 25% off a 3rd Fruit Share! That's equivalent to 5 free weeks of fruit for that 3rd Fruit Share! See our Prices page for more info!


* Fruit Schedule (approximate)
NOTE THAT THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IN MARCH/EARLY APRIL 2012 CAUSED MANY FRUIT TREES TO BUD/FLOWER EARLY, AND WITH THE SUBSEQUENT FROSTS THERE WAS SOME CROP DAMAGE. WHILE NOT ALL SPECIES WERE AFFECTED, NOTE THAT SOME OF THE FRUIT MENTIONED BELOW MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 2012 (e.g., cherries), AND/OR THE TIMING MAY BE EARLIER THAN MENTIONED BELOW. Please have this understanding if you sign up for your 2012 Fruit Share.

   Strawberries: End of May - End of June/Early July

   Cherries:  Mid to late June - July 

   Apricots:  June - August 

   Plums/Pluots:  June - October 

   Peaches:  End June - September 

   Apples:  End of June - October

   Pears:  Early September - October 

   Nectarines:  July - September  

* Fruit Delivery

Your fruit will be set aside at your drop point with a group of fruit that other members have also ordered.  It will be separate from the CSA boxes with a sign that lets you know how much to take per fruit share. Be sure to take only what you have ordered.  This is all on the honor system.  Please see the page concerning drop points and how they work. 

Cheese
Cheese from Hillside Farm/Farmstead Fresh Creamery- not included with your CSA payment.  Cheese is extra and can be purchased weekly through our website. 

You can order cheese to be delivered with your weekly CSA box!
All the cheese comes from organic pasture raised, grass fed animals and is made with vegetable rennet. This is a raw milk cheese meaning that it has not been pasteurized and thus retaining all of the good enzymes and vitamins A & D.  The cheese has been aged 60 days minimum.  The cows milk cheese comes from an Amish-Mennonite family in Juniata County, PA... Christ and Lizzie Esh milk 30 Holstein-Jersey cows at Hillside Farm in Juniata County and the cheese is made at Farmstead Fresh Creamery.  The cheese comes in 1/2 lb (approx.) vacuum sealed blocks and is sold through our CSA by the block (not by weight) to make pre-ordering easy.  Prices range from $6.15-$7.90 per block (see our Prices page for more details). Options may include:

     Colby                                 Mozzarella

     Garlic'N Herb                       Ooh La La

     Goat Cheddar                     Pepper Jack

     Goat Garlic'N Herb               Sharp Cheddar

     Goat Harvarti                      Smoked Sharp Cheddar

     Havarti                               Yogurt

     Jack

* Cheese Delivery

Cheese will be delivered with your CSA share. Your cheese will be set aside in a cooler with cheese, meat, and eggs that other members have also ordered.  Be sure to take only what you have ordered.  This is all on the honor system.

Meat
Meat from North Mountain Pastures- not included with your CSA payment.  Meat is extra and can be purchased bi-weekly through our website. 

You can order meat to be delivered with your weekly CSA box!
All the pasture-raised meat will come from North Mountain Pastures in Perry County, PA. Brooks and Anna raise pastured pork, pastured chicken, pastured turkeys, and grassfed lamb and beef. Their chickens receive a grain supplement that is balanced with biologically-available minerals. Their cows are rotated frequently for optimal animal and soil health. Their animals never receive hormones or antibiotics, and their farms are free of harmful chemicals.

Organic Grass-fed Beef
Their beef cattle are Herefords raised at Coulter Family Farm. The cows are pastured and 100% grass-fed and certified organic. The grass for the cattle is grown without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or other chemicals. The cattle are raised without hormones or antibiotics. Grass-fed beef tends to be leaner and needs to be cooked a little differently than typical corn-fed beef. See their recipes page for more information.

Pastured Chicken
They raise Corish Cross chickens on pasture. For the first two weeks they are carefully protected in a brooder area in the barn. This allows North Mountain Pastures to give the young, fragile birds optimal temperature and moisture conditions. Then they move them to portable pasture houses. These houses protect them from predators, such as foxes and hawks, and provide shade and shelter from wind and rain. Twice daily, they move the chickens to a fresh spot on pasture. The chickens enjoy constant access to new weeds, seeds and insects, which make up about 30% of their diet. The pasture diet is a valuable source of vitamins and minerals necessary for strong immune systems, which is evidenced in their bright orange feet and red combs. The rest of the chickens' diet is custom-mixed grain from a local mill. It consists of organically-grown corn, oats, and soybeans (all locally-grown) plus a balanced combination of natural minerals from Fertrell. North Mountain Pasture's chickens thrive on a varied diet and a healthy environment.  Their meat is tender and flavorful, with yellow-tinted skin and fat due to the increased vitamin A content.A list of options coming soon!

Pastured Pork
North Mountain raises Tamworth and Tamworth-cross pigs on pasture.  The Tamworth hog is a heritage breed of pig that has been selected over centuries for its foraging abilities.  This means their pigs are constantly rooting and grazing, looking for their next meal. They feed their pigs whey from a local grass-fed cheese operation and supplement their diet with a ration of organically-grown grain from alocal feed mill. Raising pigs on pasture not only allows the animal to fully express its instincts to root and forage, but it also changes the fatty acid composition of the meat. 

North Mountain Pastures has started making nitrate-free cured meats from both their pork and beef.  They only use the meat, Himalayan sea salt, and spices to cure the meats.  They are salted for a week or two, then transferred to a drying room where they hang for one month up to a year.  This process creates new flavors, different for every locale where meats are cured.  Traditionally, these meats were cured in winter for consumption throughout the year, with no need for refrigeration.  

Options
As the season goes on we will adjust our ordering to try to meet the demand from our membership. Meat options may change, but this will give you an idea of what we plan to offer...

       Chicken                                   Pork                                      Beef                                
       Whole Broiler Chicken                  Chops                                     Delmonico Steak
       Boneless Breast                          Ham Steaks                             Porterhouse/T-bone Steak
       Legs                                         Ribs                                        Sirloin Steak
       Wings                                       Shoulder Roast                         Chuck/Arm Roast
                                                      Sausage- Sweet Italian              Round Roast
                                                      Sausage- Hot Italian                  Chip Steak
                                                      Sausage- Lincolnshire                 Stew Cubes
                                                      Sausage- Breakfast Links            Ground Beef

Check out our Prices page for more details.

 
* Meat Delivery

Meat will be delivered with your CSA share. Your meat will be set aside in a cooler with cheese, meat, and eggs that other members have also ordered.  Be sure to take only what you have ordered.   This is all on the honor system.

  
          Large boxes ready for delivery, spring 2010                           Small box being packed, summer 2011

2012 Drop Point Locations

When you sign up for a CSA share, you choose a Drop Point Location from the list below, and each week your CSA box is delivered there! You will receive an email when your box has arrived at your drop point each week! The location of the drop points depends on where the greatest concentration of members live or work.  

* Sweet discounts apply for those who host Drop Points! The more members at the drop point, the bigger the discount for the host!! Call (717-805-7778) or email (earthspringcsa@gmail.com) us for more information or if you are interested! *

Do you have questions, such as how the CSA works, when your delivery will be, how often you will get produce, when the deliveries will begin, how long you have to pick up your produce, what to expect in your box each week, etc? Visit our FAQs page! If you can't find your answer there, please send us an email.

View Earth Spring Farm 2012 CSA- Drop Points in a larger map

              

2012 Pennsylvania Drop Points

*  Earth Spring Farm Pick-up (Gardners, PA) Save $35 for the season by picking up your box at our farm!
9 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Carlisle (PA) - Pat Craig Studio - W. Pomfret St. 
8 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Boiling Springs (PA) - new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS! on Second St., near Cafe 101 & the Boiling Springs Tavern
14 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Dillsburg (PA) - new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS! Castle Creek Herb Farm - on Siddonsburg Rd.
16 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Mechanicsburg (PA) - W. Main St., near Rt 114/York St.
10 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Camp Hill (PA) - Elite Therapy & Massage - S. 17th St.
8 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Penbrook (East Harrisburg, PA) - N. 25th St., near Roberto’s Pizza at Walnut and Canby
17 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Uptown Harrisburg (PA) - new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS! on Peffer St., near Governor's Mansion
14 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Hummelstown (PA) - N. Railroad St.
18 memberships remaining for this drop point

2012 Washington DC Area Drop Points

*  Rockville (MD) - Aspen Hill, off Norbeck Rd.
18 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Riverdale/Hyattsville (MD) -near corner of 42nd & Kennedy
14 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Mt. Rainier (MD) - 29th St. off of Eastern Ave. between Shephard & Taylor, 4 blocks from downtown Mt. Rainier
14 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Takoma Park (MD) - 7300 block of Cedar Ave., near the 7-11 and the library
1 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Chevy Chase (MD)- new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS and a DROP POINT HOST (sweet discounts apply for host- call or email if interested!)
19 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  College Park (MD)- new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS just east of Rt. 1 on Guilford Rd. 
19 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Bloomingdale (DC) - on 2nd St., between Rhode Island Ave. & Florida Ave.
6 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Washington Post (DC) - for employees ONLY
9 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Mt. Pleasant #1 (DC) - a few blocks from Mt. Pleasant Farmer's Market, near intersection of Lamont & 19th Streets 
THIS DROP POINT IS FULL. 

*  Mt. Pleasant #2 (DC) -  a few blocks from Mt. Pleasant Farmer's Market, near intersection of Kenyon St. & Adams Mill Rd.  
1 membership remaining for this drop point

*  Petworth #1 (DC) - on Taylor between 7th and 8th between Georgia and New Hampshire
THIS DROP POINT IS FULL. 

*  Petworth #2 (DC) - on Jefferson between 4th and 5th, 1 block south of Kennedy
15 memberships remaining for this drop point

*  Columbia Heights (DC) -  new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS! Park Rd. at 11th St., near thedog park, Meridian Pint, & Red Rocks 
1 membership remaining for this drop point

*  Capital Hill (DC) -  new drop point for 2012! LOOKING FOR CSA MEMBERS!
19 membership remaining for this drop point

*  Crestwood (DC) -  upper 16th St., near Carter Baron Center 
NOW Accepting Members for the 2012 CSA Season!