Spring/Summer/Fall Lots of Food CSA 2013

Membership details: 2013 season

 Our Spring/Fall section runs from May through November (to Thanksgiving), 24 weeks of share distribution.

Anyone who is interested may have organically grown fresh local produce from Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. for most of the year. (Details Below)

Spring/Fall Section

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The growing season for the farm during the Spring/Fall section of Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A is 26 weeks. We leave 2 weeks wiggle room to make adjustments due to possible weather and any other of Mother Nature's issues that can possibly occur. The distribution of shares will consist of 24 weeks within the period of May through November.

Cost:

$660.00 = full share (approximately 12-20 lbs or $27.50 worth of produce every week) 24 weeks
$360.00 = half share (approximately 5-10 lbs or $15.00 worth of produce every week) 24 weeks

You may also opt to make convenient installments:

Full Share: Down payment: $330.00

Pay by May 1st: $110.00

Pay by June 1st: $110.00

Pay by July 1st: $110.00

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Half Share: Down payment: $180.00

Pay by May 1st: $60.00

Pay by June 1st: $60.00

Pay by July 1st: $60.00

If you decide to join, Please make checks payable to: Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. and mail to: Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A., C/O Steve Smith 3075 Nash Rd. Anna Illinois, 62906. Include your contact information: Name, address, email, phone number and specify half or whole share. Upon receipt of payment you will receive email conformation.

If you would like to contact us for more information or to schedule a visit to the farm please email: steve.hollowpumpkin@gmail.com

Membership Details: 2012 Season

Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A has two sections. Our

Summer/Fall section runs from June through November (to Thanksgiving), 24 weeks of share distribution.

Our Winter/Spring section runs from January through March and there will be distributed every other week over the three month period which means there will be 6 distribution days.

Anyone who is interested may purchase either section individually or both sections together and have organically grown fresh local produce from Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. for most of the year. (Details Below)

Summer/Fall Section

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The growing season for the farm during the Summer/Fall section of Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A is 26 weeks. We leave 2 weeks wiggle room to make adjustments due to possible weather and any other of Mother Nature's issues that can possibly occur. The distribution of shares will consist of 24 weeks within the period of June through November.

We have a chart available for those of you who would like to see the estimated produce expectations for this section of the 2012 season. It lists the vegetables and fruits Hollow Pumpkin Farm grows and tells you which months we will be distributing them. If you would like a copy please email us at: fran.hollowpumpkin@gmail.com. We will email a copy to you.

Cost:

$660.00 = full share (approximately 12-20 lbs or $27.50 worth of produce)
$360.00 = half share (approximately 5-10 lbs or $15.00 worth of produce)

Early Turnip Special: (Pay, in total, for your share before January 1st 2012 and receive a discount.)

You may also opt to make convenient installments: (Discounts not applicable)

Full Share: Down payment: $330.00

Pay by May 1st: $110.00

Pay by June 1st: $110.00

Pay by July 1st: $110.00

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Half Share: Down payment: $180.00

Pay by May 1st: $60.00

Pay by June 1st: $60.00

Pay by July 1st: $60.00

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Winter/Spring Section

The Winter/Spring section of Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. will work a bit differently than the longer Summer/Fall section. We will be distributing two weeks worth of seasonal vegetables every other week over a three month period, from December through February. This will mean there will be 6-7 distribution days. Many of the vegetables will be items that may be kept in your refrigerator for at least two weeks or more.

The estimated seasonal produce over this period of time may consist of: Storage vegetables like sweet potatoes, butternut squash and beets; Root vegetables like carrots and parsnips. Other vegetables we estimate we will have are: Cabbage (red and green), broccoli, leeks, kale, chard, spinach, oriental greens (like Bok choy and tat soi), salad greens (lettuces), green onions, parsley and dill. We will have a chart available soon. You may expect to see 5 to 6 varieties of produce in you bag. The cost for the Winter/Spring shares will be $180.00.

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If you decide to join, Please make checks payable to: Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. and mail to: Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A., C/O Steve Smith and Fran Jaffe, 3075 Nash Rd. Anna Illinois, 62906. Include your contact information: Name, address, email, phone number and specify half or whole share. Upon receipt of payment you will receive email conformation.

If you would like to contact us for more information or to schedule a visit to the farm please email: fran.hollowpumpkin@gmail.com.

Here's Lookin' At You!

We Honor Our Members

I have been wanting to make this site an inclusive and welcoming site for our members and anyone interested in good healthy organic and local food sources. I am not the worlds most up to date person nor am I good at creating fancy bells and whistles blog sites. I am most interested in making sure our members and future members know how important they are in this process and making sure the blog reflects that philosophy. Every time we receive a compliment from one of our members we always think about how much of a privilege it is to be able to provide our members with filled bags of healthy vegetables not "Dirty" ones. Yes, that is a word I am hearing these days for pesticide sprayed vegetables. Doctors are now advising on the most "Dirty" vegetables and the least "Dirty" vegetables and how often to consume them. I suppose, we will be saying these things about our genetically modified salmon soon, not that our fish supply isn't in peril already. The good news is that instead of training people how to eat dirty vegetables and limiting their fish consumption we can say: "Eat all of our vegetables you want and as much as you want!"

I have digressed. I have started taking photos and getting permission from some of our members to post their photos. I am always proud of our members and thankful for them. I am putting up the few photos I got on our last delivery. Each of our members will have a photo up on the blog, if they want, as soon as I can snap the photos.

Give The Gift of Health and Good Food

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. is proud to announce that gift certificates are available starting as low at $60.00. You may purchase a gift certificate for the special folks in your life in any increment(s) starting with a one month 1/2 share trial membership at $60.00 all the way up to a full membership for $660.00 per season. A Hollow Pumpkin C.S.A. gift certificate is a gift that says you care. You will be giving the gift of nutrition and good health, not to mention good taste! For more information or to purchase one call (618) 697-6154 or e-mail: iamabilene@hotmail.com.