OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
The Full Diet CSA is the CSA where you too can eat like a farmer: seasonally, locally, and with intention and integrity. When you join this unique CSA, we at Rainshadow are committing to help you and your family achieve wellness through food. We’ll provide the ingredients you need for a well-rounded, sustainable diet grown in Central Oregon by farmers you know. You get to eat local ingredients and your CSA commitment supports our farm and the Central Oregon economy, while our farming practices support the local ecosystem.
This CSA is a culinary adventure. Eating locally and seasonally can be challenging. It is a major shift away from conventional grocery stores. We strive to provide our Full Diet members with inspiration and recipes to achieve success in the kitchen with ingredients born and raised here at Rainshadow. We work to guide and teach you through your seasonal eating and cooking experience via recipes, weekly emails, aconversations while you shop and, always, quick responses to email inquiries. You are provided with the full story of everything in your diet and you know that you are making a positive impact on the planet.
Our Full Diet CSA involves a year long commitment to the farm, July-June, for your whole household. Payment is based on the number of people 3 years of age or older in your household.
WHAT DOES THE FULL DIET CSA INCLUDE?
Choice of meat shares: the OG or the Reduced Meat share (see below for the details)
½ gallon milk per person weekly (when we have cows in milk)
½ dozen eggs per person weekly (during egg season)
The veggies and grains you need for the week (we limit amounts sometimes when it is the first of the season peas or tomatoes, or something like that, but other times we let you know where there is excess so you can take produce home to preserve for the long winter months)
1 pint of honey per person per month
PRICING
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
The price of your share depends on the meat amount you sign up for:
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
OG Full Diet Share
1 adult/single person household: 4 lbs meat, $110/week
2 adults: 7 lbs meat, $210/week
3 adults: 9 lbs meat, $290/week
4 adults: 11 lbs meat, $370/week
5 adults: 13 lbs meat, $450/week
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Reduced Meat Share
1 adult/single person household: 3 lbs meat, $100/week
2 adults: 5 lbs meat, $180/week
3 adults: 7 lbs meat, $260/week
4 adults: 9 lbs meat, $340/week
5 adults: 11 lbs meat, $430/week
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Kid Shares: age 3 through 10
$30/week and includes: 2/3 lb meat, 1 pint milk, 2 eggs, 1/2 pint honey (monthly)
The average “kid” serving is roughly ⅓ of an adult serving, and we feel this share size honors kids as the eaters that they are for the length of time they are eaters of that size while still honoring the philosophy of our Full Diet CSA.
Kids eat for free until they turn 3 and at 11 they transition into adult shares.
If your kiddo is a big eater, you can always step up to a whole share.
PICK-UP & PAYMENT INFORMATION
PICK-UP & PAYMENT INFORMATION
CSA Pick-up is weekly at our Farm Store. Our store hours vary by season: June-October we are open Wednesday, 11-3; Thursday, 11-3; Friday, 11-5; Saturday, 11-3; November-May we are open Fridays, 10-5, and Saturdays, 10-3. You will decide which day works best for you to come out and shop at the Farm Store.
We can take SNAP benefits as well as cash, check, or credit card in payment for the Full Diet CSA. Payments will be made at the Farm Store at pick up.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Veggies & Herbs
Your weekly share of vegetables and herbs varies with the season and the needs of your family. You will also have access to extra vegetables for preservation when in season and surplus. Everything will be harvested in advance of your pick up at our Farm Store.
Meat
This includes a balance of whole chickens and various cuts of pork and beef. The allotted amount of meat per family per week varies by how many people are in your household. We encourage whole animal eating and will help you learn the different cuts of meat as well as make sure you try everything!
Raw Milk
Our Full Diet members have an exclusive share of our dairy cows. As members of the Full Diet CSA you will be required to sign our Herd Share Contract. Our raw milk is also great for making yogurt and cheese.
Whole Grains & Flours
Unlimited access to our soft white winter wheat and hard red spring wheat flours and wheat berries. We also have corn flour, buckwheat flour, Tibetan Black barley (rolled and whole), and beans. All our grains are grown on site and are Certified Organic. Our flour is milled on site approximately every 2 weeks for maximum freshness.
Eggs
We offer eggs to our Full Diet members first. 6 eggs per adult per week when eggs are in season.
Bonuses
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Extra herbs and other vegetables for preserving when they are in abundance
30% off the first pick up of the month if you come to each of the previous month’s pickups
Exclusive u-pick options when seasonally available
2-4 Full Diet meet-ups on the farm/year (these could be potlucks, educational evenings, or cooking classes)
Weekly summer and bi-weekly-ish winter emails with farm news, preservation tips, and recipes to keep the inspiration up and the pantry and freezer stocked.
25% off anything edible in the Farm Store (excluding alcohol). This includes anything preserved through our farm kitchen as well as the well stocked pantry section we have cultivated to further reduce your trips to the conventional grocery store.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO US
YOUR COMMITMENT TO US
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way for you to make an investment in our farm and in return be provided with the bounty we grow. Our Full Diet CSA is a 12 month weekly commitment to our farm.
Sign ups are happening now, and this CSA begins in mid-July.
Please visit our Community Supported Agriculture page to learn more about all of our CSA programs.