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in Southwest Florida! Members of Worden Farm receive a weekly harvest
As a member of Worden Farm, you also help to protect the environment,
preserve open space, foster alternative energy projects, support family
farming, promote training of future organic farmers and gardeners, and
create a strong local economy and community.
Membership benefits include:
- a guaranteed harvest share of fresh, local, organic produce, every
week, all season long - a weekly farm newsletter with recipes, ideas, farm updates and
photos - free farm tours during the season
- discounts on farm workshops and events
What is in a weekly harvest share?
Weekly harvest shares consist of a balanced array of 8 or more different
items, including salad greens, cooking greens, root crops, fruiting
vegetables, culinary herbs, and occasionally fruit crops.
A harvest share comfortably fulfills the weekly produce needs of 2 people
who like to eat plenty of vegetables. Households can enroll for more than
one share, or shares can be split between 2 or more families.
The harvests vary with the season. One week’s share might be: a head of
lettuce, a bunch of kale, a bunch of carrots, 2 tomatoes, a quart of
potatoes, 2 squash, 4 oranges, a quart of green beans, and a bunch of
basil.
Most all of the produce is grown at Worden Farm. On occasion, for more
variety, we include local organic or sustainable produce from neighboring
farmer friends.
Pick-up locations
Produce pick-up is either at the farm just west of Punta Gorda, or at one
of the farm's other pick-up sites in Southwest Florida, including Fort
Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Port Charlotte, Venice, Nokomis,
Sanibel, and Downtown Sarasota. General locations are listed on the
membership form. Location details are provided upon enrollment.
How are harvest shares picked up?
Pick up your produce either at the farm, or at a delivery site. Members
choose their option and delivery site location for the entire season.
Options and sites are not switched during the season.
Market-style harvest share at farm
This option offers flexibility of choice each week. You choose your
produce from an assortment displayed market-style, for members only, at
Worden Farm in Punta Gorda. You also get frequent bonus pick-your-own
crops, like cherry tomatoes or green beans.
Boxed harvest share at delivery site
Your produce arrives in a vegetable box, with the farm’s best harvest each
week. Boxes are not customizable. Choose the delivery site most
convenient for you. Each week, just go to your site at the pick-up time,
check your name off the list, grab your box, and go.
When is the season?
The distribution of harvest shares for the full season is for 20 weeks, from
the first week of December to the middle of April.
What is the cost?
Cost of farm membership for the full season is $600, which works out to
about $30 per week of produce received.
Delivery fee for boxed harvest shares at off-farm sites is $60 for the full
season.
There is no member work requirement, and there are no additional
membership fees or commitments.
Does the membership have to be paid all at once?
Full payment upon enrollment is customary. Members have the option of a
payment plan: a deposit upon enrollment of $150 reserves the
membership, and the remaining balance can be paid by October 1.
Payment by the start of the growing season is required because the
farmers plan for how much to plant and grow many months before it is
harvested, and pay for the significant expenses of production in the
months prior to the first harvests.
What happens if I have to miss a share pick-up?
If you need to miss a pick-up, you can have a friend pick up your share on
your behalf, or the share will be donated to a good home. There are no
make-ups or refunds for missed pick-ups.
What about getting larger quantities of produce?
Bulk discounts on certain produce items are available for purchase by
members periodically throughout the season. This is ideal for those who
enjoy preserving foods through canning, freezing, drying, and other
methods.
Institutional memberships are available for restaurants and other food
service businesses. Please call the farm for details.
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The Worden Farm Membership Program is based on the Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement.
Worden Farm is also an active founding member of Redland Organics,
which has a CSA program in Southeast Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward
Counties).
Arugula
Avocados
Basil
Beans
Beets
Bok choi
Boniato
Broccoli
Broccoli Raab
Cabbage
Carambola
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chives
Cilantro
Citrus
Collards
Corn
Cucumber
Daikon
Dandelion Greens
Dill
Eggplant
Fennel
Kale
Kina Savoy
Kohlrabi
Komatsuna
Lettuce
Melons
Mint
Mizuna
Nasturtiums
Onions
Parsley
Peppers
Potatoes
Radicchio
Radishes
Sage
Scallions
Shiitake Mushrooms
Strawberries
Summer Squash
Sunflowers
Swiss chard
Tarragon
Tatsoi
Tomato
Turnips
Watermelon
Winter squash
Yellow squash
Zucchini
pleased with our box
each week. The variety
and condition of the
vegetables have been
first rate. The taste
can't be beat, and your
recipes are so well
chosen and practical.”
~ Penny Adams,
Worden Farm Member
for next season will begin in April 2010.
The following form is for reference only.
Click here for a printable membership form.
If you can't print the PDF form above, click here, for a Word document format.
growing season. It was
like Christmas every
Thursday, opening the
box to see what
surprises were in there!
I even got my kids to
break out of their old
eating habits. Many
thanks for that!"
~ Kay Sauer-Coleman,
Worden Farm Member