We are very proud to announce that Massaro Community Farm is now officially Certified Organic!  For those of you who have been coming to Massaro Community Farm over the past two years to get local produce harvested that very day, you already know about the care that goes in to growing our crops, and our commitment to using sustainable, organic practices.  For those of you who haven’t yet been to the farm or participated in Massaro Farm CSA, you can still sign up for this season’s summer and fall offerings.  Join us this growing season and enjoy fresh, local produce, now officially Certified Organic.

When you come here for your vegetable CSA, you now have the option to get fruit from High Hill Orchard in Meriden.  Here are the details:

Fruit Option:

Number of Weeks: 12 weeks; mid July to mid October

Cost: $72

Pick up: along with your vegetables on your pick up day

Send payment to: 41 Ford Rd., Woodbridge, CT 06525

Please make checks payable to Massaro Farm CSA and add ‘Fruit Option’ to the memo line.

What is in the fruit CSA and what quantities can be expected?

Each week you will get one type of fruit from High Hill Orchard.  For example:

July: blueberries (1 pint), or peaches (2-2.5 lbs);

August: cantaloupe or watermelon (3-4 pounds), or apples (3-4 pounds)

September and October: apples or pears (3-4 pounds)

Massaro Farm CSA,  2012 Offerings:

Summer CSA: Beginning early/mid June; finishing late September/early October (season depending; 18 weeks). 150 subscriptions available.  Price: $550

Fall CSA: Beginning early/mid October; finishing early/mid November (season depending; 4 weeks). 100 subscriptions available.  Price: $100

To Sign Up: Please print and fill out this Registration Form, then return it along with  your payment to the farm address.

Payment: Please make checks payable to Massaro Farm CSA; send checks along with the registration form to the farm address.

Pick up location: Massaro Farm, 41 Ford Rd., Woodbridge, CT 06525

Pick up days: Choose either Tuesday or Friday; this will be your pick up day throughout the season.

Pick up times: Pick up your produce from the farm anytime between 2:30pm – 6:30 pm.

Contact: csa@massarofarmcsa.org

Note: We do not offer “half shares”, however, you are welcome to split the subscription with another person or family. If you plan to split a subscription, please send in only one check for your group.  Only one name will be on our distribution list (though we can send our email newsletter to multiple people) as only one person/family will serve as the main contact. Who picks up the produce and how you divide the produce will be up to you.

In this week’s distribution: Carrots, Baby Beets, Turnips, Radishes, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Kale, Braising Mix, Bok Choi, Tat Soi, Curly Leaf Parsley

In this week’s distribution: Kohlrabi, Braising Mix: Cabbage, Collards, Kale; Hakurei Turnips, Lettuce, Bok Choi, Tat Soi, Red Torpedo Onions/Baby Leeks