Frequently Asked Questions
Stoneledge Farm
145 Garcia Lane
Leeds, NY 12451
The email address is info@stoneledge.farm
The website is www.stoneledge.farm
The instagram account #stoneledge.farm and also #stoneledgefarmwool
Visiting Stoneledge Farm
When visiting Stoneledge Farm for a Farm Visit please use 145 Garcia Lane, Leeds, NY 12451 for GPS.
Stoneledge Farm is located in Greene County, the Great Northern Catskills, Hudson Valley region.
Our on farm store is open weekends from Mothers Day until Columbus Day from 9-4. If you are visiting the area, stop by.
The Spring Plant Sale is held the Farm Store opening weekend, Mothers day weekend in May. The farm is open for all to come and visit. A highlight is the Plant Sale of Certified Organic Transplants that we have grown just for the Plant Sale. CSA information and Marketplace items will be available as well as a wide variety of home grown Certified Organic transplants.
A CSA member Farm Work Visit will be scheduled during the season. You will meet your farmers, help with a variety of farm chores, enjoy your packed lunch and meet other CSA members. Kids really love this opportunity to walk the fields and help with farm work.
CSA MEMBERSHIP
CSA is an unique partnership between the CSA membership and the farm. The farm will grow, harvest, pack and deliver CSA shares each week for the 22 week CSA season. The CSA members order and purchases the CSA farm shares for the season. This direct connection between farm and CSA members offers the freshest, homegrown, quality produce on a weekly basis.
The Vegetable Share is the base mandatory share to be part of Stoneledge Farm CSA. The Vegetable Share is grown on Stoneledge Farm and is Certified Organic. Two size Vegetable Shares are available depending on the needs of the member: Vegetable Share: Full Size and Vegetable Share:Small Size. More information about the Vegetable Share and all of the optional shares can be found on the Our CSA page.
Optional shares that can be added to the base mandatory Vegetable Share:
Fruit Share: local conventionally grown fruit from neighboring orchards and farms
Mushroom Share: naturally raised mushrooms from Bulich Mushroom Farm, Catskill, NY.
Dry Bean Share: organically grown dry beans from farms in New York state.
Bread Share: locally baked sourdough breads from See and Be Kitchen, Cairo, NY.
Coffee Share: locally roasted coffee that is Organic, Kosher, Fair Trade.
To order your shares:
- Choose your Vegetable Share size & CSA pickup location.
- Add Optional Shares if you wish (fruit, mushrooms, bread, coffee, dry beans)
- Proceed to checkout
- A site fee (anywhere from $2-$20) may be added depending on your CSA location at checkout.
- Choose your payment option. Full Pay or 4 payment AfterPay
- If you would like to add an additional pickup person, enter their full name and email in the "Add Note to Seller" section.
- By placing your order you agree to the Stoneledge Farm Membership Agreement. click here for terms
The farm has a base price for all of the CSA shares. Each CSA site has the option to add a small administrative fee to help offset the costs of running the CSA and distribution so prices of shares will vary slightly CSA site to CSA site. The share prices for each CSA group can be found by selecting Our CSA on the farm website home page and then CSA Locations and Pricing.
VEGETABLE SHARE
The Full Vegetable Share is generally enough for a family of 4, but many single or two person households find that a Full Share is just right for them. It really depends on how many vegetables you eat in a week. Some members find they can extend the harvest by freezing or preserving some of the share each week. The are 8-12 different vegetables each week including an herb most weeks. The vegetables are Certified Organic and are harvested according to their season. The vegetable varieties will vary.
A Small Vegetable Share is a smaller share amount harvested for 1-2 member household. There will be 4-6 items per week, 22 week deliveries.
For a listing of shares from previous CSA seasons go to the Home Page and select "What's in a Typical Share?" Details box .
COFFEE SHARE
The coffee is full one pound bags and you will receive two one pound bags of coffee per distribution of the type and grind you select. The distribution for coffee is once a month, 6 total distributions, 12 pounds total. If you would like to order on a weekly basis, coffee is available from the Marketplace once the season begins.
FRUIT SHARE
The Fruit Share is an optional share of local, conventionally grown fruit. The farm offers the optional Fruit Share as an added benefit of locally, conventionally grown fruit to the members. The share quantity is less than the Vegetable Share. The Fruit Share is for 18 weeks starting the 5th delivery of the CSA season when fruit becomes available.
MUSHROOM SHARE
The mushroom share is naturally grown mushrooms from our neighbors the Bulich Mushroom Company, Catskill, NY. There will be five different varieties of mushrooms delivered over the course of the season. One variety each week. The share weight will vary depending on the variety of mushroom. The shiitake and oyster mushrooms are much more expensive than others and weight of the share will vary accordingly. The Mushroom Share will start week #1 and continue for the entire season, 22 weeks in all.
DRY BEAN SHARE
The Dry Bean Share is Certified Organic. There will be four, 1 pound bags of dry beans delivered at the start of each month for 6 total monthly deliveries.
BREAD SHARE
The Bread Share is sourdough bread baked locally by See and Be Kitchen. One loaf of bread will be delivered each week for a total of 22 deliveries.
A weekly member e-mail from the farm will have Information about what is going on at the farm and also a list of the CSA shares for the week along with helpful suggestions. Many CSA groups also have websites. Check under the CSA listing on the farm website for contact e-mails for coordinators and also website listings for the CSA site.
Payment
There are two options for payment: pay in full or total divided into four monthly payments with After Pay .
Delivery and Pick up of CSA Shares
The season is scheduled for 22 weeks from June into November.
The start up dates can be found on the Our CSA tab. Each CSA group has a CSA Core Group that organizes and coordinates the CSA. Before the season starts you will receive e-mail information from the CSA group.
Each week during the CSA season members receive an e-mail message from the farm with weekly news from the farm and the list of the upcoming weeks share.
At the bottom of the farm website "News "section will have updated coming events and important dates.
If you can't get to the CSA site to pick up your share you can have someone pick up the share in your place.
Pease notify the site coordinators so the name can be noted on the sign in roster. The shares are perishable and so shares that are not picked up are donated to a local community organization at the end of distribution and can not be held.
Picking up your share
Shares are delivered in reusable boxes. Please unpack your share at the site and leave the box so the farm can pick up the box the next week to re-use. A Stoneledge Farm tote bag will be included with your first CSA delivery to be used for your CSA share.
CSA ONLINE MARKETPLACE
The online CSA Marketplace offers products for CSA members to order on a weekly basis to be delivered with the CSA shares. Fair trade, Organic, Kosher Coffee, Mushrooms, local Maple Syrup and Honey, our own Merino Wool products, dry beans and much more is all available for online ordering. During the season vegetables and fruit in bulk are also available for order through the online Marketplace.
ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 12 PM FRIDAY BEFORE CSA DELIVERY DAY. Orders placed after that time will be delivered the next CSA delivery.
