Plans for the 2021 Season are well underway! Crop plans have been made, most of our seeds and supplies have been ordered, and hiring has begun! We are also now accepting 2021 Barrett’s Bucks memberships and CSA Early Bird pricing continues to be available until January 21st, 2021. Barrett’s Bucks, CSA and PYO Flower CSA memberships may be purchased online via credit card or by mailing in a form and check. The online store and forms are both available on our website sign-up page: http://www.barrettsmillfarm.com/sign-up. Returning CSA members please refer to your recent renewal email for your links to your renewal form and online sign-up page.
Membership options available:
Main Season CSA (20 weeks): $765* ($795 after January 21, 2021)
Extended Season CSA (24 weeks): $900* ($930 after January 21, 2021)
Flex CSA (20 out of 24 weeks): $805* ($835 after January 21, 2021)
Barrett’s Bucks: Minimum purchase $250 (a 10% bonus credit will be added to purchases made before April 15, 2021).
PYO Flower CSA: $60 (6 bouquets)
*CSA prices listed are for new memberships.
While 2020 was a challenging year due to the pandemic and a serious drought, it had many bright spots, including a supportive customer base and great crew members. Memberships purchased over the winter of 2019/2020 gave us the financial resources to adapt quickly in the spring as pandemic conditions worsened. We were able to purchase a new canopy tent for CSA distribution, as well as many portable hand washing sinks, touchless soap dispensers, gloves and other supplies. Crucially, we were also able to hire more crew members to help before we even had a single vegetable for sale! Our field crew and shopkeepers rose to the challenge of the pandemic and kept everything clean and safe for each other and our customers throughout the season, while also working out in the field in all kinds of weather to plant, weed, and harvest.
In 2021 we will keep many of the changes made to store and CSA distribution in 2020 while also increasing flexibility whenever possible. The CSA will remain under the outdoor tent and we will continue member pick-up day selection with an hour reserved for seniors each day, but each time slot is a longer window to allow for more schedule flexibility. The handwashing stations outside the store, CSA and PYO fields will stay. Field capacity limits will also stay, but now that we have seen what we can handle under pandemic circumstances, we have added back in some popular PYO options like tomatillos and an extra succession of beans and sunflowers. We will keep the online farm store ordering system in place for contactless pick-ups, as well as to allow for ordering of popular items for later pick-up times. The inside of the farm stand will be reopened in order for customers to be able to select produce themselves, but of course with safety measures such as masks, handwashing, and capacity limits.
The farm store will open in early May and the CSA will begin June 8th! Farm store hours will remain the same, Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 9am-3pm with CSA pick-ups scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We are looking forward to seeing you all back on the farm then!