ABOUT US
We are a 17 year and counting Organic Farm, certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers (a certifying agency under the authority of the USDA). Our Summer product is primarily grown right here at Heavens Harvest Farm in New Braintree, Massachusetts. To continue to offer the substantial variety that our share holders have asked for and become accustomed to, we have established a reciprocal buying relationship with a number of Western Massachusetts certified organic farms and local IPM orchards.
Each week, as part of our weekly newsletter, we will tell you what is in each share and where it is grown. Our continuing collaborative relationship with these other farms only strengthens our ability to provide for you, the consumer, the best quality, variety, and nutritious organic vegetables and fruit.
FARMERS NETWORK
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The following farms are part of our growing network of partners
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Happy Valley (South Deerfield, MA) |
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Riverland Farm (Sunderland, MA) |
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Warner Farms (Sunderland, MA) |
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Plainville Farm (Hadley, MA) |
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Czajkowski Farm (Hadley, MA) |
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Atlas Farm (Deerfield, MA) |
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Howe's Farm (New Braintree, MA) |
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Honey Bee Orchards (West Brookfield, MA) |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is CSA? |
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The concept of CSA membership began more than thirty years ago as organic family-run farms realized that a new local delivery system was necessary. This new system of operation would greatly enhance the consumer understanding and appreciation for the process of growing and harvesting high quality organic foods. The immediate concern was always price, which was hard to overcome when marketed through other distributors. As a result, some courageous and bright farmers decided to eliminate the costly middle-man and bring the savings direct to the consumer. This Community Supported Agriculture concept has enabled many locally operated farms throughout the U.S. to stay in operation in order to provide the highest quality local, sustainable, and certified organic produce for the discriminating consumer. The model that we have embraced involves a set fee for the growing season in exchange for a weekly delivery of organic vegetables and small fruit |
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What are the benefits? |
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For You:Eating high nutritional density Organic food fuels your body best Reduces stress and helps to detoxify all those competing poisons from our air, water, & our general environment A healthy body wards off the normal ailments common to our high paced culture resulting in more productivity and a heightened sense of well-being Exchanges poor food choices & lifestyle habits for life long great behavioral choices regarding caring for our most important asset: our health. Physical, emotional, psycho-spiritualFor us:Enables conscientious producers of food to continue to grow excellent quality produce of all kinds in a manner that is in harmony with the cycles of natural intent; pure & driven by quality and what is best Provides for local and sustainable work for residents who need not only a job but a purpose in providing good towards their fellow man Discourages factory-like production of food driven only by price and expediency which leads to long term ill-health of body, mind, soul and the earth created for our benefit. |
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What size shares are there? |
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Large Share -Medium Share-Small Share (please, no sharing) |
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How many people does each share feed? |
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Large share serves three or more adults/older children-Medium share serves two or fewer adults and small children-Small share serves one individual |
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Can I split a share? |
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Shares are designed to be used normally for people within the same household. That is why we have a large, medium and small share (which is designed for one person use). |
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What do I get in a share? |
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Large share – bushel box containing 10-14 seasonal items.Medium share – ½ bushel box containing 8-11 seasonal items.Small share - same # of items as a half share but less amounts. Please check out our Newsletter to see what is in each week's share. |