CSA Member Contract

Eat local. Eat small. Eat loved.

Welcome to the Circle! As a Shareholding Member of Circle M Market Farm, you are a very important part of the circle of nurture here at our 20-acre homestead. We look forward to a wonderful 2010 season together as we steward the land, shepherd the animals and care for the gardens—providing you with a fresh variety of high-quality, chemical-free, simply delicious, ultra-nutritious produce that is quite pretty, too!

In our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, Members pay a fee prior to the growing season, in exchange for boxes packed June through October. This provides the farm with cash to purchase seeds and supplies, and make needed farm improvements in the off-season. Once the growing season is under way, Members receive bi-weekly allotments of the farm harvest. Boxes are approximately 2.2 cubic feet – early season boxes are sometimes light, and late season boxes are full to overflowing, with pumpkins and squash a la carte! Herb and flower bouquets are included when we have blooms in the gardens. We always plan to have more than enough produce for our Member boxes, but should weather or pests destroy some of the crops, under CSA principles, both the farmer and the consumer agree to share the inherent bounty and/or risk associated with growing chemical-free crops.

2010 Season Specifics:
Farm pick-up is available on every other Saturday and Sunday at 8 am to 8 pm for $300 paid by April 30 or $325 until May 31. Delivery is available to 5 sites in Madison every other Wednesday evening for $350 until April 30 or $375 by May 31. Please see our Delivery Schedule for dates and time. Partial re-imbursement is available to participants in Dean Health Plan, Physicians’ Plus and Group Health Cooperative, through our farm membership in FRESH Food Connection.

As a Shareholding Member at Circle M, this farm is yours to enjoy – feel free to call and schedule visits, canoe outings or camping trips. We have two open houses to gather CSA Members and like-minded community folks for activities and potluck meals: June 5 is our Lambs and Lettuces Festival and October 23 is Homestead Harvest Day. We’ll send you event schedules. You’ll also get a discount on wellness and woolcraft workshops held at the farm. Meanwhile, keep up on what is happening here every day via the Farm Almanac Blog at circlemfarm.com. The website is also the best source of information about our growing practices, storage recommendations and recipes from past boxes.

At Circle M, animals are an integral part of our agricultural philosophy. We can’t imagine farming without them! They provide fertility for our soil, aeration and tilling of our garden plots and humor to our lives, in addition to delicious meats. If you’d like to have our pastured beef, pork, lamb, chicken, eggs or turkey come with your boxes, just place an email or phone order by the Tuesday before a delivery.

2010 CSA Member Contract

Please print a copy of this page for yourself then sign and mail this form with your payment to: Circle M Market Farm, 1784 County Rd H, Blanchardville, WI, 53516

Our commitment to you is that we will do our very best to keep boxes full and varied, come what may in the gardens. We’ll also supply you with storage tips and delicious recipes so you can make the most of those bounty crops!

____________________________________ Kristine Marion, owner/farmer _________Date

Your commitment to us, beyond your financial support, is that you will arrive at scheduled delivery or pick-up points on time. This is vital both for the freshness of the vegetables, which are often harvested the day of delivery, and also for their nutritional content. Should miss a pick up weekend, we cannot guarantee the availability or freshness of your box, and you will have to schedule a new pick up time. If you give us at least a week’s notice before a missed delivery, we can make alternate arrangements for a make-up box. Call us at 608-523-4341, 608-558-0501 or email maidmarion@circlemfarm.com.

___________________________________________ Member Signature ________Date

Contact Information

Name:__________________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Phone and Email:__________________________________________________________________
Delivery Site ____________________________________________________________
(List the site you are most likely to use. You can always call to meet us at another one on any given day.)

Farm Use Only – Date and Amount Paid: