The “Handshake”
Signing up is an agreement between us as your farmers and you as a CSA member.
As your farmers, we pledge to:
- Grow high quality vegetables and/or flowers using organic & regenerative growing practices.
- Work hard to mitigate the risks inherent in farming posed by weather, pests, etc.
- Write a weekly newsletter with good stuff.
- Provide opportunities to connect with the farm and us farmers.
When you sign up and pay, you have secured your place in the CSA for the season and agree to:
- Sign up for the correct size (if purchasing a vegetable share). We are using the honor system that you have selected the size appropriate for who will regularly eat from your share.
- Share the risk. You will share in both the bounty and the risks of farming.
- Be added to CSA communications. You will be added to our email list and you need to add csa@arocha.ca to your email contacts (so we don’t end up in your spam or promo tab).
- Be responsible to pick up your share (or send a substitute) during pick up times. Otherwise, your share may be donated.
- Coordinate the splitting of a share yourselves (if applicable).
- Make payments (if choosing instalments). Instalment payments are still a commitment to pay for and complete the entire season. There are no refunds or cancellations once purchased (except for unforeseen circumstances & transfers can be arranged mid-season if needed).
- Understand the start date is flexible. However, we’ll continue for the total promised weeks.