PAID
SANTA CRUZ CA
PERMIT #124
NON PROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
FRESH
2015
CSA Options and Prices
• Pick-up: $650*
Community Supported Agriculture
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Feeds approximately 4 adults and is harvested by
the trainees, staff and volunteers and picked-up by you
every Friday from 2:30 until 6:00pm.
• You-pick: $440*
Feeds an individual or a small family and is harvested
by you. Harvesting is available Fridays noon to 6pm
and Saturdays 10am until 3pm.
*Discounts available for early sign-up.
How do I sign up?
Fill out the enclosed form and send it in with your
payment or sign up online at:
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P.O. Box 617
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-0617
shop.homelessgardenproject.org
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Fresh, Local, Organic Produce.
Sign up for your share today.
Choose One:
Come to the farm and pick up vegetables,
strawberries and flowers grown by program trainees, staff
and volunteers at the Homeless Garden Project, your
neighborhood farm.
Each CSA share is a portion of the farm’s harvest during
the 23-week harvest season, May 29—October 30.
Pick-up CSA members: Homeless Garden
Project Farm
You-pick CSA members:
CSA creates a direct relationship between
Every Friday from noon – 6pm or Saturday 10am-3 pm
come to the farm and harvest your share. Please bring
your own bags or baskets (and clippers, if you have
them) to collect your harvest. Lists of available produce
and instructions on how to harvest your share will be
available at the farm each week.
you and the farmer— see where your food is grown,
invest locally and obtain the freshest food possible.
Your commitment allows the Homeless Garden Project
to grow with confidence, knowing that our crops have
been purchased by someone who cares about the
community: YOU!
How does purchasing a CSA share support
the Homeless Garden Project?
CSA income helps to employ, train and transition
people who are homeless into meaningful productive
roles in our community. CSA income also helps to
provide the materials needed to run the program and
the farm.
shop.homelessgardenproject.org
Every Friday from 2:30pm – 6pm, bring your own
bags, baskets or saddle bags to carry home your
freshly harvested, organic produce and flowers.
What is a CSA share? A share is a portion of
our weekly harvest— whatever is in season and
ripe. Each week, you will come to our farm (see map) to
receive a variety of Certified Organic Produce:
• vegetables
• herbs and edible flowers
• strawberries and
• bouquet of fresh flowers
With your share, you’ll receive:
•a weekly newsletter with recipes and suggestions for
using the produce
•updates on what is happening on the farm
•stories related to our trainees and the farm
LOCAL
Donate to the CSA Scholarship Fund:
Feed Two Birds
Partner with us to provide fresh organic fruits and
vegetables to low-income residents facing challenges
such as domestic violence, terminal illness, AIDS,
incarceration, and foster youth transitioning to
adulthood.
Here’s how it works:
1)We all contribute to the Scholarship Fund
2)Volunteers, Homeless Garden trainees, and
community partners pick the fruits and vegetables
3)Boxes of produce are shared with vulnerable children, families, and seniors via eight local nonprofits
4)Our community is stronger, healthier, and more
connected!
AFFORDABLE