The Extended Fall CSA is open for registration for 2024!
The Extended Fall CSA is a 4-week CSA starting the week of September 29 and ending the week of October 20 for $160. If you are not able to start right away, this will be a prorated share, so you just sign up the week before you would like to receive your produce box. Each week we will try to have 10-12 items, which may include a variety of Cooking Greens (kale, collards, spinach), Salad Greens (lettuce, spicy greens mix, arugula), Brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage), Roots (potatoes, turnips, carrots, radishes, beets, sweet potatoes), Fruiting Veggies (peppers, winter squash, pie pumpkins, mushrooms), Alliums (garlic, onions, leeks), and possibly a few other unexpected items. You will receive a weekly newsletter by email at the beginning of each week describing your share items, cooking and storage tips, important dates, helpful hints, recipes, and feature articles from the farmers. Sometimes we also are able to offer a Fall cooking or preserving class for our Fall members. Please feel free to join us in this celebration of the bounty of the fall harvest!
SIGN UP HERE: https://tantrefarm.csaware.com/store/extended-fall-csa-2024-C28275?ul
You will find more specific information listed below:
Create an Account with CSAWare
Please note, if you have not signed up for any of our CSA programs since May 2021, you will need to create a new account. Instructions to do so can be found here:
Sign up for a Split Share
If you think it may be too much produce for you, consider splitting a share or alternating weeks with someone. The first buyer will be charged for half of the share, and the second buyer, invited by the first one through an email link, will be asked to pay the difference. If you are planning to sign up for a split share, please follow these directions, or contact us for assistance in signing up.
Payment Methods:
Once again we are offering online registrations, so please refer to the following payment options.
1. Credit card payments (online transaction, so you pay a small 3% fee)–If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can still use your credit card as a guest. Make a payment without a Paypal account.
2. Check payments (no online fee)– If you would like to use a check, you will receive a Confirmation/Invoice email after registering. Then you can send a check (or checks, if you are splitting a share) written out to “Tantre Farm” to our mailing address for the balance due listed on the invoice. IF YOU ARE SPLITTING A SHARE, PLEASE INCLUDE BOTH CHECKS IN THE SAME ENVELOPE.
3. VENMO (no additional fees)– Please send payments to @Deb-Lentz. Please make sure that your full name or at least the Primary Contact’s name is somewhere on your payment. Some folks need the last four digits of the cell number to send for the first time, so that is 6748.
What Do I Do When I Pick Up My Share? When Do I Pick Up My Share?
At each of the Distribution Sites, there will be a Tantré Farm worker or a white board to remind you of Pick-Up procedures, and a clipboard with a Pickup List to be checked off. Here is a general overview of Distribution Days, Times, and Locations:
*Ann Arbor Farmers´ Market (LOCATION–315 Detroit Street, Ann Arbor)
We will try to be in the same location every week at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market (www.a2farmersmarket.org), but are not always able. There is a map on the outside wall of the market office, where our stall is listed. Please always look for the Tantré Farm sign as you walk around the market. Then follow instructions on the sign in sheet, and especially remember to check off contact person’s name. It can get very crowded at the market, so for those of you who split shares, it might work better if you split your share at one of your houses, instead of at the stall where a lot of people are coming and going.
Advantages for pick up at Ann Arbor Farmers Market: You can buy extra items from our stall and other vendors’ stalls and enjoy exploring the variety of Kerrytown stores and restaurants in downtown Ann Arbor.
DISTRIBUTION at Ann Arbor Farmers Market: Wed. and Sat. 7 AM until 12 PM
*Tantré Farm (LOCATION–2510 Hayes Rd., Chelsea)
Please park on the North side of Hayes Road or in the driveway for those who are physically challenged. Go behind Main House to the “Distribution Shed” in the backyard. Please remember to check off contact person´s name and take a newsletter from the check-in table. Follow the instructions on the white boards inside. Get share box from walk-in cooler and choose the rest of the listed “share add-ons” that are bulk items inside and outside of Distribution Shed. Also, please feel free to ask a farm worker (in the herb garden or U-pick Flower Garden) or knock on house door, if you have any questions.
Advantages for pick up at the farm: Walking paths around the fields, visiting the animals, playing, exploring, and picnicking, free u-pick flower bouquets, u-pick opportunities for other produce, extra produce in Grab Box, free-range eggs, and sometimes honey or other extra items for sale.
DISTRIBUTION for Farm: Wed. 10 AM-7 PM, Fri. 2 PM-7 PM
*Washtenaw Food Hub (LOCATION–4175 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor)
This location is about 8 minutes directly north of downtown Ann Arbor. There are many buildings at this site, so look for the one that has the “sun window” on the building. Wednesday distribution is right on the front porch with shares in a reach-in cooler with possibility of the Sunflower Farm Market being open during distribution times. Please check off your name on the clipboard, follow the instructions on the white board, and take a newsletter, if needed. Saturday distribution will be INSIDE the Sunflower Farm Market, so please come inside to get directions for your share.
Advantages for pick up at the Hub: plenty of free parking, picnicking areas, and food artisan/farm market items for sale on Saturdays at a market stand.
DISTRIBUTION for Hub: Wed. 4-7 PM and Sat. 9 AM – 12 PM.
NOT A PICK UP LOCATION FOR EXTENDED FALL CSA – MOVE Fitness and Wellness Studio (LOCATION–3780 Jackson Road, Suite K, Ann Arbor). Please choose another location. HoneyBee U-pick (5700 Scio Church Rd) is not far away.
*Pure Pastures (LOCATION–1102 Ann Arbor ROAD, Plymouth)
*The former Plymouth store has moved to a new building just a few hundred yards away (behind Lee’s Chicken). Pure Pastures (www.purepasturesmi.com) is a specialty grocery store in Plymouth that offers grass-fed meat, eggs, dairy products, and organic, gluten-free, non GMO products. You will find your share on the covered patio in the front or ask staff if they have moved it inside due to weather. Pure Pastures staff can answer limited questions. Shares will not be refrigerated, so please pick up shares promptly (especially on hot days!) to enjoy your produce at its freshest. Pure Pastures is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, unless prior arrangements have been made. Contact Deb at 734-385-6748 if any questions.
Advantages for pick up at Pure Pastures: You have a wider range of pick up time. There are opportunities for extra purchases from “a healthy alternative to the big chain supermarkets”.
DISTRIBUTION at Pure Pastures: Wed. 9 AM until 11 AM
*Argus Farm Stop-Packard (LOCATION-1200 Packard, Ann Arbor)
Argus (www.argusfarmstop.com) is a year-round, every day farmers market featuring over 100 local producers in all categories including produce, meat, eggs, dairy. Every purchase you make supports local farms and producers! They also have a cafe for delicious coffee and baked goods. Shares will be inside building in the back room. Simply ask a friendly Argus staff member and they will show you where your box is. Then you can check your name on the clipboard. Argus staff can answer limited questions. Please pick up shares promptly to enjoy your produce at its freshest! Argus is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, so shares left there after 3 PM will be donated or brought back to the farm, unless prior arrangements have been made.
Advantages for pick up at ARGUS: You have a wider range of pick up time. You have opportunities to additionally purchase a wide array local products to complete your local shopping experience. As well, there’s a great cafe and seasonal pop-up brunches are offered sometimes during drop off times.
DISTRIBUTION at Argus-Packard: Sat. 10:30 AM until 3 PM.
RoosRoast Coffee-Rosewood (LOCATION-1155 Rosewood St, Ann Arbor)
RoosRoast Coffee (https://www.roosroast.com) is a year-round, funky coffee shop in Ann Arbor creating an atmosphere among employees and customers centered on quality coffee. It comes in from all over the world, and John Roos roasts it in a back shop where he’s also putting together orders, making silkscreen art for coffee bags and embracing a “let’s give it a try” philosophy. Shares will be outside the building on the front Rosewood Lawn by the mail box. Pull up to the curb and please stay in your car until a volunteer checks you off. You may unpack your box into your own carry containers or you may return the box the following week. Please ask for help if you need help loading your vehicle. Please wear a mask and gloves, as we will be. RoosRoast is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, so please contact Deb at 734-385-6748, if alternate last minute pick up arrangements need to be made.
Advantages for pick up at ROOSROAST: You have opportunities to additionally purchase a wide array of coffee and tea products to complete your local shopping experience. As well, there’s great people and good vibes!
DISTRIBUTION at RoosRoast : Sat. 9 AM until 11 AM (Volunteer will check members off.)
*Chelsea Farmers’ Market (LOCATION: The Palmer Commons on Main St. next to the old Palmer Auto lot on the west side of M-52)
At the Chelsea Farmers Market (www.chelseafarmersmkt.org) just look for the Tantré Farm sign. Introduce yourself to us at the market stall, and you will be helped. Please remember to check off your name on the Pick up List.
Advantages for pick up at Chelsea Farmers Market: You can buy extra items from our stall and other vendors’ stalls along with enjoying local live musicians, food demos, vendor basket giveaways, and other market events.
DISTRIBUTION at Chelsea: Sat. 8 AM until 12PM. (Staff will check members off–Just ask for help, if needed.)
Honey Bee U-Pick (Location- 5700 Scio Church Rd., Ann Arbor)
Honey Bee U-pick is a seasonal, u-pick farm on the southwest side of Ann Arbor. We offered strawberry and raspberry u-pick last year and plan to continue offering u-pick opportunities. This ancestral farm is part of a land preservation plan, so home to a variety of local wildlife and plants making it a destination for families and individuals alike. Just go to the timber frame barn and our staff will get you your share. If you can’t make it to the site at the last minute for some reason, please text or call Deb at 734-385-6748, so we don’t have to track you down.
Advantages for pick up at Honey Bee U-Pick: u-pick opportunities available from May until October, especially good for members when u-pick produce are included in your share, plenty of free parking.
DISTRIBUTION at Honey Bee: Saturday 8 AM – 12 PM (Tantre staff will check members off)
How to use your Member Dashboard
If you signed up for the Summer CSA, the directions to use your account to make changes to your CSA are the same. Please refer to these directions to:
–put a share on hold
–change your pick up location for a week or to change your pick up location permanently
–view your pick up schedule
–change your personal information