Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From? Support Local Farmers using a Nezinscot Farm Community Supported Agriculture Share Program!
How it works…
In exchange for a monetary contribution to Nezinscot Farm, you will be able to purchase any of our products throughout the year. Quarter, half, and full share amounts also receive a bonus over the purchase amount. Members are invited to the October Harvest Dinner potluck (meat, bread, and cheese supplied by Nezinscot Farm). The CSA program helps Gregg & Gloria plan projects at the farm and creamery. It also supports local agriculture, sustainable farming, and ensures you will have fresh food available throughout the year.
The Nezinscot Farm CSA program runs year-round: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Get involved today!
Now delivering to Portland once a month, plus there are more delivery options available for groups.
Call or email to make arrangements.
Shares are priced as follows:
Quarter Share: $400 + $15 Bonus
Half Share: $700 + $30 Bonus
Full Share: $1,000 + $55 Bonus
Email Gloria to sign up: Or if Paying through Pay Pal, type Name, Phone number and address in message to selller box.
Long Term Investments:
We are happy to work with those individuals who are interested in investing larger amounts to help us work towards a more sustainable farming system in Maine. Here at Nezinscot, we not only sell what we grow, but we are also involved with a hand full of other farms like us who do not have the means to market their products efficiently, but want to keep farming. Most of these farms are either certified organic, or produce using organic practices. They are paid by me what they need in order to keep farming, I give them an opportunity to store some of their products in a freezer and or root cellar to increase shelf life, and or I find a way to make a bit more profit on it by adding value and turning it into a canned product for re-sale at our store.
We work with two non-profits. RCAM (Rural Community Action Ministry), and The Good Shepard Food Bank.
This is where long term investors come in. People can invest in my Senior Citizens fresh food fund; a program set up at our farm over five years ago to help get fresh food to needy seniors while supporting local foods from local farms. Up to now, the funds that have been available are those collected in a jar at our store from incoming customers; a few dollars at a time.
The recipients are notified of the amount, and are able to access that account for prepared meals made with organic and local ingredients, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats, as well as canned goods. We would like to increase our freezer, canned goods, and rootcellars to accomodate a growth in this program and ask that interested investors consider a $5,000 to $10,000 donation towards this project. In exchange, the money, along with a 5% bonus, will go into the senior citizens fresh food fund. This will now allow more food to be made available to these organizations, allow me to make a more serious commitment to my growers and possibly pay them a percentage up front for seed purchases, and continue to help keep small to medium sized family farms viable in Maine.
