JulBud Ranch CSA
What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It's a way for farmers and ranchers to cut out the middle man and get fresh, healthy food direct to you from your local farm.
What to expect
Our CSA follows a traditional way of doing farm shares. When you sign up for a share, you'll receive a bag of fresh, organically grown produce, harvested the very same week and many times, the very day, you pick up. There will be 6-8 items in your bag that we, the farmer, select for you based on what is ready to be harvested each week. Occasionally, one of your items may be a jar of pickles or jam, one of our all-natural skin-care items, a bouquet of flowers, or even a special treat we've cooked up in our kitchen!
Beyond the bag
We won't simply give you a bag of food and hope you'll know how to use it all. Each week you'll receive an email with recipes, ways to preserve your produce, and more. We also have our "Recipe Box" where you can find even more recipes. These recipes are categorized by the produce you want to use. So if you're looking for ways to use up some tomatoes, click on the tomatoes file and you'll see all the recipes we've collected that have tomatoes in them.
Extra perks
We don't want you to feel like you're just another customer. A CSA is all about community and that's exactly what we're trying to build. With that in mind, we have even more included with each share.
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Every September we hold a members only Farm to Table Dinner included in the price of your share. Come see the farm, pet the animals, and have fun getting to know your farmers and fellow CSA members!
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You get a discount to any events we hold at the ranch throughout the year. This doesn't just apply to the CSA season, either. It applies from the day you sign up for a share until December 31st of that same year.
The Cost
Each bag of 6-8 items, plus all the additional stuff mentioned above will cost you $35 per week that you pick up.
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The 2024 season will be 12 weeks long.
A full season, or weekly, share will be $420
A half season, or bi-weekly, share will be $210
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Do I have to pay in full upfront?
No. You can if you want to, but you can also choose to pay $35 weekly (full season only) or $70 monthly (bi-weekly only)
Ready to sign up?
We use a third-party website called Grownby for our farm share registration. If you're ready to sign up, click the link below and it will take you to our farm page on Grownby where you can select which farm share you want, the day you want to pick up, and how you want to pay.
FAQ's
What if I go on vacation and/or can't pick up my share?
You have a couple of options. We offer "vacation weeks" for each share plan. You can claim one of these and receive a credit that can be used to purchase other items such as skincare or eggs. This credit must be used on the Grownby website, not on this website.
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You can also offer your share to a friend, family member, or neighbor. They can pick up your share for you at the ranch.
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How do I know if a farm share is right for my family?
If you can answer yes to any of the following, a farm share is right for you and your family:
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Do you like knowing where your food comes from and how it's grown?
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Do you like eating clean and healthy meals?
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Do you enjoy trying new foods or recipes?
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Do you like supporting local businesses?
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Do you value taking care of our earth?
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Do you want guidance on making healthy meals?
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Can you travel to our ranch once a week?
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What exactly does my $35/week cover?
Your $35/week goes toward the following:
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First and foremost, the cost of the produce you receive.
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It helps us recover some of the cost of buying seeds, mulch, soil amendments, tools, shade cloth, and other things we need to grow the produce.
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A very small part goes toward any food items we have to buy (like meat) for the CSA dinner.
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And finally, the labor involved in growing the produce.
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What happens in the event of crop failure due to weather or pests outside of your control?
One factor in being part of a CSA is you take on some of the risk we have as farmers when it comes to crop failures. However, we do our best to mitigate this risk in several ways.
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We utilize indoor and greenhouse space for starting seedlings and keeping them safe until the weather lets us plant.
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Some items, like microgreens, are grown indoors all season.
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We do use natural and organic sprays to help keep bugs at bay.
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We plant an abundant variety of plants so that if there are crop failures we will still have other items we can put into your bags.
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Occasionally, if we are short an item or two we will make it up with a jar of our pickles, or jam, one of our all natural skincare products, a bouquet of flowers from our garden, or a baked good from our kitchen.
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If we are unable to put at least 6 items in your bag for whatever reason, we will offer you a $10 credit on Grownby to use toward an item of your choice.
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In the, hopefully, unlikely event of fire or other natural disaster, our loss would bring an end to the CSA season for that year. Any payments not received would be cancelled, but no refunds would be given.
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What is your refund policy?
We do not offer refunds.
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It is possible that we will offer you a credit, rather than a refund for the following circumstances:
If we are unable to provide at least 6 items in your bag.
If you miss your first pickup and reach out to us within 24 hours.
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We know life happens and we're always willing to work with our members. Our policy is that if you miss a pickup, the bag is repurposed the following day, however we typically give a 24 hour grace period to give you an opportunity to reach out and let us know you still want the bag and can pick it up within that 24 hour period.
Have more questions?
Feel free to contact us through the contact form on our website.
You can also email us at angela@julbudranch.com
Or give us a call at 801-870-2259