Rivendel Farms/Sharing the Harvest

WHAT
IS
A
C. S. A. ?
Keep reading to find out! Thousands of Kentuckians are enjoying a CSA every year. Here’s your chance to join them right here in your area. Find out why they are so popular in other parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and across the US and Canada.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY, RIVENDEL FARMS AND
“SHARING THE HARVEST, C.S.A.”
C. S. A.
CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture”. It’s simply an agreement in which you purchase a ‘share’ in a local harvest garden. Your share provides a portion of the farm expenses, including labor and the purchase of seeds and supplies (soil amendments, equipment, etc.). In return, as a “shareholder/member”, you receive a basket of whatever produce is harvested from our local fields each week. Think of it as owning a garden, but not having to water and pull the weeds!
General Share Information Customers who buy a share into “Sharing the Harvest, C.S.A.”, will receive a weekly basket of freshly harvested produce for our 20-week growing season, May – October, with 3 bonus baskets in the year.
1. One in April at our Earth Day celebrations to kick off the harvest season,
2. One the second week of November, in time for Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of harvest season.
3. One the first part of December, a “Sharing the Harvest”, Christmas gift to you from your growers.
There are 3 different size baskets for a total of 23 weeks.
1. A share is a half-bushel basket containing enough produce for approximately 4 people, depending on your eating and cooking habits. $400.00
2. Half-shares Is for 2 people $220.00
3. Single shares Is for a senior single or a very light eater $110.00
(payment plan options available)
Along with their basket of produce, shareholders will receive a weekly newsletter , listing the contents of their basket along with recipes, storage tips, farm news, etc.
We deliver CSA shares to Holiday Burger, in Hopkinsville on Wednesdays, we are also looking into a delivery point in northern Clarksville, TN and of course customers can pick up their shares right here at Rivendel Farms on Wednesdays and Saturdays just north of Cadiz.


Benefits
• You’ll receive a basket of fresh produce every week of the growing season.
• You will be buying fresh local produce from a family that you will learn to know and trust to grow your food the right way.
• Your veggies will be chemical–free and clean; no worries about salmonella-contaminated tomatoes!
• You will have a say in what your farmer grows.
• You will be helping to boost your local economy.
• You will have the fun and anticipation of seeing what new and different treats are in your basket each week.
• You will be motivated to try some new and different meals using your seasonal produce and the recipes we provide.
• Members are will also receive discounts when they shop at our farm store at Rivendel Farms Country Market, in Cadiz, KY.
• Be able to purchases other CSA contracts, such as Bakery, Eggs, Milk and Meat, delivered along with their weekly baskets.
• We will also offer Home and Garden classes, which members will receive first chance and a discount price.
Weather Risks -All farming endeavors are at the mercy of the weather. There might be an early frost that kills the strawberry blossoms, so we have to wait until next year to enjoy them. But because we are a multi-farm CSA our produce may be lost on one farm but saved on another.
Pests/Disease-There’s always a chance that pests or blight might do damage to a certain crop. What happens then? We just do as our grandparents would have done. For example, if Colorado Potato Beetles destroy our potato harvest, then we eat more sweet potatoes instead! If we lose some summer squash to powdery mildew, then we add more zucchini to the menu! But as with the weather, because of the multi-farm format we have a better chance of out witting the pests and disease that may damage one field but saved another from disaster. We also do multi plantings so the vegies will be just a little later than planned but you will not have to go without.
What We Grow We want our shareholders to experience the wonders and pleasures that our community has to offer. That’s why we carefully choose seed varieties from heirloom and open pollinated stock, and a few organic hybrids that are known to be the most flavorful! Of course, the contents of each weekly basket will vary according to the growing season. We strive to time our harvests so that we can provide at least 4 or 5 different items each week. That way, each and every basket is sure to be a wonderful feast of culinary delights.
Early season baskets will likely include, strawberries, spinach, lettuce, asparagus, radishes, scallions, kale, broccoli, sugar snap peas, bunched beets, salad greens, swiss chard, cauliflower, garlic and more…
Mid season baskets will likely include , blueberries, melons, zucchini, garlic, yellow squash, cucumbers, sweet onions, string beans, sweet corn, new potatoes, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, black berries, herbs, flowers and more...
Late season baskets will likely include, apples, salad greens, lettuce, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, pumpkins, turnips, and more…
Some of our suppliers are, but not inclusive to:
• Rivendel Farms Bakery Yeast breads, sweat breads and pastries.
• Womack Farms you can get local, grass feed, grain finished aged beef.
• Rivendel Farms offers, meat shares boxes or as the whole of lamb, pork, chicken and turkey and eggs, produce, bakery, flowers all for our deliveries.
• T and K Farm offers Maple Syrup and Sorghum Syrup. Some of the best in KY.
They also contribute to our produce baskets, small amounts of hay, straw and seed grains.
• Caledonia Growers of Trigg Co. Will be supplying produce for our baskets along with plants, jams and jellies and pickles.
• Along with several other local Amish Farms


If this sounds like something you would like to try, call 270-522-0383 (leave a message, someone will get back to you), or email, rivendelfarms@gmail.com
Check out our web page at www.rivendelfarms.com