2024 FALL VEGETABLE SHARES

OVERVIEW

The new Mavourneen Vegetable Share program is our version of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).  This model establishes a direct relationship between our farm and consumers.  By signing up, you and your household become members of our farm.  In exchange, we will provide you with a weekly or biweekly box of vegetables through the growing season.  Simple and revolutionary!  

After nearly 10 years of selling at farmers’ markets and helping to build the Bloomington Farm Stop Collective, we are launching this Vegetable Share program in an effort to make our small farm business more viable for our young family.  We need people like you to invest in the important work we are doing to grow healthy food for our community and steward the land in this beautiful corner of Monroe County.

This is not like shopping at the grocery store.  Joining our Vegetable Share program is about growing the local food shed, creating a more life serving economy, building relationships with people, and sharing nutritious, delicious produce.

If these values appeal to you and you are looking for a deeper connection with food or looking for beautiful, high quality, certified organic vegetables, please join us today!  Sign up easily through our Grownby storefront or read below for more details.

SCHEDULE

Our 2024 Fall Vegetable Share runs from September 5 through December 19, with options for weekly or biweekly pickup and a full 16 week or shorter 8 week commitment.

  • Full 16 weeks: September 5-December 19 

  • First 8 Weeks: September 5-October 24 

  • Second 8 Weeks: October 31-December 19

  • Biweekly: September 12-December 19 with pick up every other week

Going on vacation?

Put your share on pause for a week or two, and either double up and get twice the vegetables at a future week, or if you are have an 8 week share, push back to a later pick up date (not beyond 12/19), or we can give you a credit toward your next Vegetable Share purchase in 2025. (Requires 7 days advance notice.)

Missed your pick-up?

We'll hold your share for you at the farm to pick up at your convenience, anytime the following Friday-Tuesday.

PICK-UP DAYS & LOCATIONS

  • Thursdays 4:30-6:30 pm in the Bloomington Farm Stop parking lot at 902 West Kirkwood Avenue

  • On Farm Friday -Tuesday at your convenience at 8652 South Rockport Road, approximately 12 miles from downtown Bloomington.

  • To allow everyone to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday, we will NOT have a distribution on November 28.  Instead, we will distribute a double holiday share the week before on Thursday, November 21st.

COST & PAYMENT OPTIONS

16 Weeks- $600

8 Weeks- $300

Biweekly - $300

Pay in full

Full payment up front is our preferred option, to help us cover the cost of getting the farm season started.  We accept cash, checks, and credit cards. Register online through our Grownby storefront and then select your payment method.

For offline payments, checks can be made out to Mavourneen LLC and mailed to 8652 South Rockport Road, Bloomington, IN 47403.

If you prefer to pay with a credit card, please consider the option to cover the cost of card processing fees– there should be a little box to select at check out.  This helps us to offset the extra expense of offering convenient online payment.

Pay in Monthly Installments

Members must pay online to utilize this option. A non-refundable deposit is due at sign-up. The remaining cost of the share is then spread out across monthly payments that are automatically processed on the first of each month during the share session.

  • 16 Weeks: $200 deposit, then auto-pay $100 monthly in September, October, November, and December 

  • First 8 Weeks: $100 deposit, then auto-pay $100 monthly for 2 months, starting September 1st

  • Second 8 weeks: $100 deposit, then auto-pay $66.67 monthly for three months, starting October 1st

  • Biweekly: $100 deposit, then auto-pay $50 monthly, in September, October, November, and December  


If you are interested in joining but full or monthly payment presents a barrier for your household, please email us at mavourneenfarm@gmail.com to discuss arranging other terms.  

Pay with SNAP/EBT

We are in process with setting up SNAP processing through our Grownby storefront and should have this option available by the beginning of distribution in September.  Please check back for more information in the coming weeks or send us an email to be added to the waiting list.

WHAT’S IN A SHARE

We strive to produce extremely high quality, beautiful, nutrient dense food.  Each week share members will receive 8-10 produce items, harvested the day of or day before distribution.  

Our weekly shares are designed for medium sized households that cook regularly and eat a veggie forward diet.  Our biweekly share option is for small households and individuals who want smaller quantities; it contains the same amount of produce as weekly shares, but pickups occur every other week instead of every week. Since our vegetables are harvested right before distribution, most items should have a shelf life of 10-14 days or more, if kept according to suggested storage directions.

Our goal is to include a well rounded mix of the following categories, for variety of flavors and meal options:

  • LEAFY GREENS: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, choi, collard greens, escarole, frisee, kale, komatsuna, lettuce, radicchio, radish, spinach, yukina savoy

  • HERBS: basil, celery, fennel, ginger, cilantro, parsley

  • ALLIUMS: Garlic, leeks, onions

  • SUMMER FRUIT: beans, cucumbers, eggplant, snow peas, sweet peppers, tomatoes, zucchini

  • ROOTS: beets, orange & rainbow carrots, red & white & yellow potatoes, butternut & buttercup & kabocha winter squash


Note that there will be variation across the season, with the most diversity and abundance in September and October and then a heavier focus on greens and storage crops in November and December as we move into cold weather.

WHAT COMES WITH MEMBERSHIP

In addition to fresh food weekly, CSA members will also:

  • Become members of a community that directly supports young farmers and ecological land stewardship in Monroe County.  We have been growing vegetables for 10 years here in Bloomington and have been deeply involved in building a vibrant, life serving local agricultural system that is sustainable for the land and the people of this region.

  • Have a direct connection to the people who grow their food. This relationship provides transparency in a food system that is increasingly difficult to navigate.  Our farm team will greet you at distribution each week and happily answer any questions you have about our production practices or how to use a particular ingredient.

  • Receive weekly newsletters with a harvest list, recipes, cooking tips, photos & stories from the farm, and more.

  • Get invites to on-farm tours and events.  For the 2024 season we will be hosting a Farm Share member tour and potluck in late September or early October.

  • Receive special access to sales and bonus crops. 

SIGN UP HERE

Ready to join?  Visit our Grownby storefront to select your share type, enter your contact information, and select your payment method.  

About Grownby

This platform was developed for farmers by farmers as part of the Farm Generations Cooperative, which we become members of through our first Farm Share sale.  This group is empowering local farmers, promoting transparency in the food supply chain, and leveraging modern technology and tradition to build a more just and sustainable future for food and the farmers who make it possible.

Grownby helps us to streamline member registration, scheduling, and communication.  It also enables us to accept a variety of payment & pick up options.  For more information visit: https://www.farmgenerations.coop/about