SIGN-UP FOR OUR 2012 SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS HAS STARTED!!!
The Good Food Collective offers CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) style memberships to individuals and families in the Rochester Area. The GFC works with a network of partnering farms and delivers to a range of workplace-based and community-based distribution locations.
Members sign-up and pay before the start of the season and then receive a weekly selection of local, fresh, organically grown vegetables and sustainable fruit each week for 18 weeks, mid June to mid October.
Each workplace or community-based location has a specific 2 hour window of time each week during the season in which members show up to our distribution machine The Green Bean, and receive their weekly “share”.
Members can pay in full using their credit card or Paypal account, OR can pay by check. Members paying by check can pay in full or opt for a payment plan by sending in a $100 nonrefundable deposit and paying the remainder by June 1st. For an extended payment plan option, please contact us to work out the details.
 | FULL SHARE7 to 14 different types of vegetables and fruit each week, mid June through mid October, 18 weeks. Full Share members will receive a “typically purchased amount” of each variety (ie. a quart of tomatoes, a bag full of lettuce, a pound of green beans, a bundle of chard, etc.) Usually members walk away with 2 to 3 overfilled grocery bags (a bit less in the beginning of the season) Price: $525 |
 | HALF SHARE6 to 12 different types of vegetables and fruit each week, mid June through mid October, 18 weeks. NOTE: Half Share members will receive less of each item available in the Full Share, and/or receive some items less frequently than Full Share members. Price: $325 |
 | FRUIT SHARE2 to 4 additional items of fruit to go with your share (Full and Half Shares include 1 to 3 items of fruit), early July through late September, 12 weeks Price: $135 |
 | BREAD SHAREA weekly loaf of fantastic, fresh baked bread from Flour City Bread Company, 18 weeks. The bread will be baker’s choice, and will rotate through a variety of different types of bread. Nothing too unusual, but Keith will keep it interesting! Price: $95 |
 | MEAT SHAREWe are excited to introduce our first summer Meat Share! The Meat Share will include beef from Sweet Grass Meats in Naples, NY and pork from a variety of local, sustainable farmers. Each member will receive a mix of meat and a range of cuts ONCE A MONTH totaling approximately 15-16 pounds per distribution. There will be 5 distributions, one each month, June through October. Sweet Grass Meats is an all grassed-based operation and a model of sustainable production, but is not Certified Organic. As of this moment, we are working with a few possible sources for our pork. These farmers will undoubtedly represent the best locally sourced, sustainable and humanely raised meat that Rochester has to offer. All the farms to eventually supply our pork will be clearly identified and profiled as soon as all the information is in! Price: $480.00 |
 | PASTA SHARE1 bag (12 ounces each) of local, artisanal pasta from Flour City Pasta each distribution (18 weeks). The variety of pasta will be the producer’s choice, will represent a range of wonderful flavors and varieties, and will work to compliment the produce you are receiving in your GFC share. Learn more about this quality product, their commitment to excellent pasta, and their use of local ingredients at their website: Flour City Pasta. Price: $150.00 |
 | EGG SHARE1 dozen farm fresh, large brown eggs each distribution (18 weeks). We are working with a few possible farms towards this season to secure the best available, sustainable and humanly raised eggs we can gather. All the farms to eventually supply these eggs will be clearly identified and profiled when all the information is in! Price: $75.00 |
Each week members will receive an email newsletter letting them know what will be in that week’s share, updates from the farms, and recipes to help in this seasonal adventure. Still don’t know which share is right for you? Take a peek at our blog post “What’s in a Share?”