The shares are planned out over the weekend, before harvesting, so that there is time to get the newsletter out.  About 95% of the time, what we say we will have is accurate, but occasionally there are last minute changes.  Sometimes this leads to disappointment and other times it is a pleasant surprise – it works both ways.  We realize this doesn’t help if you are planning on getting a specific item, but please consider the list in the Tuesday newsletter as tentative – a good indication of what the share will include, but there could be some changes in the final share.  If there are significant changes, we will post the final share for the week on our Facebook page on Wednesday morning.

It depends on the vegetable.  Washed produce will spoil more quickly because of the moisture that is left on it.  And, when it comes time for storage veggies in the fall, it is best that they be stored without any washing.

However, all loose salad greens are washed as are bunch carrots and beets. This means your kids can snack on baby carrots on your way home from pick-up.

We will provide more storage tips and information on washing veggies as the season unfolds.  If you have any questions about whether you need to wash a specific item, ask when you pick it up.

Sometimes the large shares get more of certain items and sometimes the large shares get items that the small shares do not get.  There are a few reasons for this:

• Sometimes the farmers only have enough of the item to provide them to the large shares.
• In other cases, the item may be valued at a price higher than the allowance for the small share.  For example, during one week last season, the large shares all received a watermelon.  Because of it’s relatively high value, it wasn’t practical to give the small shares a watermelon or the rest of the share would have seemed skimpy.  State regulations prevent us from cutting fruits and veggies so simply cutting melons in half isn’t the answer.
• People who get large shares pay 50% more than the price of a small share.

We try to give choices with some of the less popular veggies.  But, if you find yourself with something you don’t want, check out the Trade Box.  We “seed” this box with veggies at the beginning of the day and members can then trade out items they don’t want with something in the box they do want.