HilltopFarms.org - Sustainable Membership Farm

	HilltopFarms.org	Certified Organic Produce Farm in Willow Springs, NC
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	2010 CSA Posted 12/31/2009
We are still accepting new members and renewals for our 2010 CSA produce season. CSA stands for community supported agriculture and by joining our farm you are supporting a local, certified organic produce farm. Members pay in advance for a weekly share of produce to be delivered throughout the NC growing season. The subscription price for next year is $475 for regular members and $410 for working-share members. We have five dropsite locations to choose from in the Raleigh, Cary and the local Willow Springs (southern Wake Co.) area. This includes the Downtown Raleigh Farmers Market in its new location at City Plaza. The season will be for 25 weeks, starting April 19th and running through November 6th with deliveries Monday through Thursday and on Saturdays at the farm. If you would like to join or just get more information please email us from the "contact us" page at the top and request the 2010 membership form which has all the details (please do not use the old 2006 form still stuck on the website). This is our 12th year operating a CSA and ours differs from a traditional model in that we do not offer a pre-packaged bag or box of produce for you each week. Instead we give our members the luxury of choosing which vegetables they want to feed their families and how much of it they need. Everything is laid out in a farmers market setting and priced accordingly. We keep up with your expenditures and deduct your weekly amount from your pre-paid balance. There are no minimum or maxium amounts to spend. If you spend all of your pre-paid balance before the end of the season you can keep on picking up each week and settle up at the end of the year. That way one size fits all and therefore we don't offer different size shares. A working share has the same amount to spend as a regular share, except at a lower subscription price in excange for 10 hours work on the farm. So you can get your hands dirty while learning about organic growing methods and actually participate in growing your own food! We are Wake County's first and only Certified Organic produce farm and are happy to offer you the freshest, healthiest food available with a guarantee. We renew our certification with the USDA annually and undergo an extensive review and inspection every year. This gives you, the consumer, the peace of mind that you are protecting the environment and feeding you family with the safest food possible. We welcome you to visit the farm anytime for yourself and we even host farm tours for the public and invite our members out twice a year for member-only socials with food and music. Please let us know if we can answer any questions. We look forward to having you join us this year and letting us feed your family. We thank you for supporting our farm and local sustainable agriculture! Thanks! Hilltop Farms