Big Ass Fans
Workplace CSA Program
Big Ass Fans (BAF) is offering a workplace CSA pick-up to employees interested in signing up for a weekly share of vegetables during the 2023 growing season. Each participant will be able to select the BAF worksite CSA pickup and easily access local, organic produce with Elmwood Stock Farm.
To learn more about CSA, the benefits, offerings, and sign-up details read below. If you are already familiar with the BAF workplace CSA program select the "sign up for a CSA share" button to go directly to Elmwood Stock Farm's website.
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
A local produce subscription where members receive weekly deliveries of seasonal vegetables and some fruits for 20 weeks during the main growing season (May - October).
A model of buying food that is focused on community where a participant pays in advance for a share and then becomes a important member of the farm for the whole season.
A weekly box or basket of fresh, KY Proud, and certified organic vegetables. The items in a share are harvested at their peak ripeness to maximize their flavor and quality.
What are the Benefits of CSA?
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Easy access to healthy fresh food and the opportunity to try new foods.
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Convenience--pick up your share at work or on the way home.
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Know your farmer that grows your food. Receive regular newsletters, updates, and useful recipes.
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Enjoy health benefits of increasing vegetable consumption and eating out less frequently.
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Keep more food dollars local.
CSA Share Size, Pricing, & Customization
Choose a CSA share that works for your household!
Sizes:
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Mini Share: 5-9 items per week. Good for households with 1-2 people who enjoy cooking a few times a week. Best for first time CSA members.
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Regular Share: 6-12 items per week. Good for households with 2-4 people who enjoy cooking several times a week.
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Robust Share: 10- 14 items or more per week. Good for larger households with 4 or more people who enjoy cooking most nights a week.
Customization:
Each week members can swap out vegetable items and swap in other vegetable items, add on additional farm items, and pause share on vacation and use credit in future weeks.
Pricing & Payment Details:
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View the chart below for cost of each CSA share for the 20-week main CSA season.
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Members can choose to pay in full at sign-up or pay a $200 deposit at sign up and make arrangements with the farm to split up the remaining balance into installments using check or card.
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All members are asked to pay balance by the start of the season in mid to late May. A All
Regular Share
Mini Share
Robust Share
What to expect in a CSA?
Members can look forward to a delicious diversity of produce throughout the season. Items change from week to week. The farm grows over 40 crops for their CSA and often varieties you can't access in the grocery store. Being a CSA member is a great way to try news foods and recipes. Look at the shares below to get an idea of what is harvested in different months of the CSA season.
Spring Share
Summer Share
Fall Share
CSA Pick-up Location
Pick up your share each week on Tuesdays from 3-5pm at Big Ass Fans at 2348 Innovation Drive in Lexington, KY or choose a nearby community pick-up or home delivery for additional fee.
How to Participate?
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Learn more about the Elmwood Stock Farm CSA program on the farm's website. Contact the farm if you have any questions about the program at hello@elmwoodstockfarm.com.
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Sign up for a CSA share: Secure your spot in the Elmwood Stock Farm CSA and choose the BAF CSA pick-up this season to receive your share at work.
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Questions about the BAF CSA pick-up? Contact Cassie Johnson at cassie.johnson@bigassfans.com.
Partner Farm
Big Ass Fans will be partnering with Elmwood Stock Farm to bring
participants weekly vegetable shares for the 2023 growing season.
Elmwood Stock Farm is a sixth-generation family farm situated on 550 acres just outside Georgetown, Kentucky. USDA certified organic since 2000, Elmwood Stock Farm produces wholesome vegetables, fruits, pantry items, pasture-raised eggs, poultry and pork, and grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb.
Mac and Ann Stone, Ann’s brother, John Bell, and a great support team produce healthy and delicious weekly CSA Farm Shares. CSA shareholders benefit from Elmwood Stock Farm’s many years of growing for CSA, from a well-planned weekly share to the opportunity to swap and add items and the ability to skip a week for vacation from your secure online account. Have your vegetable, meat or egg share delivered to your home, or choose to pick up from more than a dozen community locations.