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Think Spring
By Bridget Salmons
Farm: Honey Brook Organic Farm
Pickup: At farm, 260 Wargo Road, Pennington, and multiple sites in PA and NJ
Sign up at: Honeybrookorganicfarm.com
Share Length: 24 weeks
Cost: Family share (farm pickup) $604 ($25.17/week); individual share (farm pickup) $358 ($14.92/week); delivered share $600 ($25/week)
Sample Peak-Season Share: Family share: Garlic, peppers, summer squash, melon, watermelon, slicing and heirloom tomatoes, grape tomatoes, chard, eggplant, plus choice of cabbage, scallions, onions and beets, or cilantro, basil and parsley. Pick your own: Flowers and ornamental grasses, basil, raspberries, blackberries, okra
Farm: Kimberton CSA
Pick-up: At farm, 415 West Seven Stars Road, Phoenixville
Sign up at: Kimbertoncsa.org
Share Length: 28 weeks
Cost: $780 ($27.86/week)
Sample farm for more information: Contact farm for more information.
Farm: Lancaster Farm Fresh
Pickup: At multiple sites in Philadelphia and Lancaster
Sign up at: Lancasterfarmfresh.com
Share Length: 22 weeks
Cost: Full share (weekly) $575 ($26.14/week); split share (biweekly) $300 ($13.64/week)
Sample Peak-Season Share: Full share: 1 watermelon, 5 lbs. potatoes, 1 pt. grape tomatoes, 2 cubanelle peppers, 3 green bell peppers, 2 large candy onions, 3 yellow squash, 2 cucumbers, 4 heirloom tomatoes
Farm: Maysie’s Farm Conservation Center
Pickup: At farm, 15 St. Andrew’s Lane, Glenmoore, or at Jenkin’s Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon
Sign up at: Maysiesfarm.org
Share Length: 26 weeks
Cost: Family share $600 ($23.08/week); large family share $1,000 ($38.46/week)
Sample Peak-Season Share: Family share: 1 head lettuce, 1 head cabbage or bok choy, red and white onions, turnips, beets, zucchini and cucumbers (as needed), 1 pepper, 1 eggplant, 14-18 tomatoes, mesclun mix, arugula, basil, kale/collards/Swiss chard (as needed), 6 large potatoes. Pick your own: Cilantro, parsley, basil, flowers, beans, cherry tomatoes, black berries.
Farm: North Star Orchard
Pickup: At farm, 3226 Limestone Road, Cochranville, or at sites in West Chester, Phoenixville, West Grove and Eagle
Sign up at: Northstarorchard.com
Share Length: 12 weeks
Cost: Fruit share $225 ($18.75/week)
Sample Peak-Season Sale: Yellow peaches, white peaches, plums, European pears, Asian pears, apples
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