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This is a marketing approach used by smaller farms that allows farmers to directly market their products to customers. There are many bene\ufb01ts to this arrangement<\/p>\n
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– By removing all the middlemen (sales, marketing, aggregation, distribution), <\/span><\/p>\n – The customer gets to \u201cknow their farmer\u201d which gives them comfort of knowing how their food is grown and where it comes from.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n – By paying for the share up front, the customer provides the farmer with the necessary funding to get started each season. The bulk of a farms expenses occur in early spring before any product is available for sale, so this arrangement provides much needed cash \ufb02ow.<\/span><\/p>\n – The term CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. You as the customer are becoming part of the agricultural process. The big bene\ufb01t is you are gaining access to fresh and healthy food that is grown right in your community. As part of the process, you are also willing to assume some of the risk associated with farming. If a weather event affects production, you are agreeing to roll with the punches until everything is back online. While in some years this may require some sacri\ufb01ce, it also strengthens your relationship with the farmer and connects you to the process of growing food. As Wendell Berry says \u201cEating is an agricultural act\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We try not to overload you with one type of vegetable, so you\u2019ll typically \ufb01nd anywhere from 5 to 9 different crops in each box. Being Montana, these shares are very seasonal in nature. In early spring, they are heavy on cold tolerant greens such as spinach, baby lettuce greens, radishes, and kale. As the weather warms and summer progresses, we will work through the full gamut of vegetables<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will keep you updated as to the progress and activities on the farm via our Farm updates\/CSA newsletter blog here,\u00a0<\/a> and will alert you as to the of\ufb01cial start day for distribution. We do not do door to door delivery of shares to your home, so we\u2019ve arranged various places for you to pick up your share. You can get them on the farm, at farmer\u2019s markets, or at drop off locations in your town. These locations can vary from year to year, but you will be able to see the available locations during the signup process.\u00a0<\/p>\n Our Drop locations as of 2024 are as follows<\/b>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 Wednesday\u00a0<\/b> at The Farmers’ Stand market in Whitefish from 4pm to 6pm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday \u00a0<\/b>at the Discovery Center in West Glacier. 11-6<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Friday<\/b> pick up at Two Bear Farm (west of Whitefish) from 4:00-6:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday<\/b> \u00a0at Kalispell Farmers Market at FVCC from 9-12:30.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you have any questions, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page<\/a><\/strong>, as\u00a0 I\u2019ve tried to address many of the most common CSA questions there. If those don\u2019t get the job done, please feel free to contact us via email at 2bearfarm@gmail.com.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_sidebar orientation=”right” area=”sidebar-1″ admin_label=”Sidebar” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ header_font_size=”15″ remove_border=”off”] \u00a0What is a CSA? This is a marketing approach used by smaller farms that allows farmers to directly market their products to customers. There are many bene\ufb01ts to this arrangement – By removing all the middlemen (sales, marketing, aggregation, distribution), – The customer gets to \u201cknow their farmer\u201d which gives them comfort […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" This is a marketing approach used by smaller farms that allows farmers to directly market their products to customers. There are many bene\ufb01ts to this arrangement<\/p> [box borderradius=\"5px\" padding=\"30px 0 10px 0\"]<\/p> - By removing all the middlemen (sales, marketing, aggregation, distribution), more money stays where it<\/span>should, in the pockets of farmers and customers.<\/span><\/p> - The customer gets to \u201cknow their farmer\u201d which gives them comfort of knowing how their food is grown and where it comes from.<\/span><\/p> - By paying for the share up front, the customer provides the farmer with the necessary funding to get started each season. The bulk of a farms expenses occur in early spring before any product is available for sale, so this arrangement provides much needed cash \ufb02ow.<\/span><\/p> - The term CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. You as the customer are becoming part of the agricultural process. The big bene\ufb01t is you are gaining access to fresh and healthy food that is grown right in your community. As part of the process, you are also willing to assume some of the risk associated with farming. If a weather event affects production, you are agreeing to roll with the punches until everything is back online. While in some years this may require some sacri\ufb01ce, it also strengthens your relationship with the farmer and connects you to the process of growing food. As Wendell Berry says \u201cEating is an agricultural act\u201d.<\/span><\/p> You sign up for a CSA Farm Share on our website (click here<\/strong>)<\/a>. The enrollment period begins on January 1st each year, and usually closes by the start of the CSA (around mid-May). Two types of shares are available....the half share ($350) and the full share ($525). We, the farmers, then go out and do our best to grow you nutritious food. Typically by mid-May,\u00a0 we will begin weekly distributions of our food boxes, called \u201cshares\u201d. Your share will contain a variety of whatever crops are available at that time of year, and you will receive 21 weeks of produce.<\/p> We try not to overload you with one type of vegetable, so you\u2019ll typically \ufb01nd anywhere from 5 to 9 different crops in each box. Being Montana, these shares are very seasonal in nature. In early spring, they are heavy on cold tolerant greens such as spinach, baby lettuce greens, radishes, and kale. As the weather warms and summer progresses, we will work through the full gamut of vegetables (click here to see the schedule<\/strong>).<\/a><\/p>\u00a0How does it work?<\/h1>\n
You sign up for a CSA Farm Share by\u00a0clicking the link on the homepage of our website. \u00a0The enrollment period begins on January 1st each year, and fills up faster every year…in 2021 it was full by March. Two types of shares are available….the half share ($400) and the full share ($575). We, the farmers, then go out and do our best to grow you nutritious food. Typically by late-May,\u00a0 we will begin weekly distributions of our food boxes, called \u201cshares\u201d. Your share will contain a variety of whatever crops are available at that time of year, and you will receive 18 weeks of produce.<\/span><\/h1>\n
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