By joining us as a CSA member and purchasing a CSA share, you are sharing the abundance as well as the risk with us as farmers. We are incredibly grateful for your trust and hold ourselves accountable to the promise of feeding you. There is also much out of our control in farming — the weather, insects, birds, groundhogs, social & political circumstances, the health of our bodies and the overall health of our city at large (to name a few). As a CSA member, you understand that our growing season may not always go as planned. We may not be able to grow every single crop as well as we hope. We will be doing our very best to provide a bountiful share each week, but the share size and quality may fluctuate each week due to the unpredictable nature of farming.

Harvest

This fall we are excited to be growing: beans, collards, kale, chard, mustards, summer and winter squash, tomatoes, tomatillos, garlic, lettuce, arugula, onions, sweet and hot peppers, beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, and fennel as well as mint, tulsi, sage, thyme, parsley, cilantro, basil, and rosemary. Additionally, you may receive foraged items, or items consensually harvested from neighbors plots, which we consider to increase the nutritional diversity of your weekly share whilst supporting the bounty of our natural landscape. In the case that we do not have enough of a single item for each CSA share we will substitute with produce of equal value or provide members with a choice between two items.

Alongside the produce you will receive a newsletter that details what is in your share, information about the products, how they can be used, and cultural history about the plants.  We welcome communication, feedback, and recipe sharing throughout the duration of the CSA because that is what Community Supported Agriculture is all about!

Payment

Your payment is due at the time of purchase by May 31st. Our CSA program has limited inventory and is first come, first serve. For the HALF share, payment is $180 for 6 weeks.

OR

If you would like to purchase a share with SNAP Benefits please read our SNAP Addendum prior to completing the following intent form.

Pick-up

You are responsible for picking up your share each week (or coordinating with a friend to do so). We offer pick-up at Urban Movement Arts (2100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103) on Wednesdays between 4pm-8pm. Please select “Urban Movement Arts” under Pick-up options at checkout. At Pick-up, you are expected to bring your own bag / box / basket to carry your share home in. Your share will be pre-packed in coolers.

Our produce will be extremely fresh when you receive it; either harvested that day or just a couple days before. We do rinse most of our produce during harvest, but you may find some soil or an occasional bug. Please wash and store your produce properly once you take it home. Please pick-up, cook and prepare all of your produce with care: we cannot be responsible for any injury you may incur through your participation as a CSA member.

Missed Pickup

Please send a friend or family member to pick up your share if you cannot! If you do not pick up your share in the designated window, we will donate it to someone else in our community.

Delivery

Weekly deliveries can be made to the following zip codes on Wednesday evenings or Thursday mornings. Exact day and time of delivery will ultimately be at the discretion of Dirtbaby Members/delivery drivers.

19102, 19103, 19104, 19106, 19107, 19109, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19150, 19152

Delivery costs $80 for the whole season.

Please select “CSA Home Delivery” at checkout. It is our hope that your delivery is as fresh as possible, and it is ideal if you are home when delivery happens. We will coordinate with you via email regarding delivery details prior to the start of the season.

Cancellation

When you become a CSA member, you are making a commitment--a commitment we rely on. We cannot issue refunds, full or partial. If something unexpected happens, you may find someone to transfer your membership to, but payment and coordination would be your sole responsibility. Please let us know if there is a way we can help; for example, connecting you to someone on our waitlist.

Health and Safety / COVID-19 Protocol

We stand in accordance with the standard protocol set by the Urban Movement Arts for pickup.  

Dirtbaby Farm abides by standard health and safety recommendations and protocols set by the CDC and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in regards to food preparation, distribution, and COVID-19.

If you have any questions or concerns about what specifically this means at a given point in the season, please ask.  We are happy to go into detail about our expectations and procedures.

Communication

The best way to communicate with us is via email or phone. You can reach us at dirtbabyfarm@gmail.com or leave us a message at 215-315-7994.

We will communicate with you by email. Each week, we will email you a newsletter that gives you information about the items in your share that week, recipe ideas, stories and cultural context for the food we grow, thoughts about the world, and ways to be further involved with our farm.  

By purchasing a membership/CSA share of any size to Dirbaby Farm’s CSA, you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this document. Please keep a copy of this agreement for your records.