Free Rein Farm CSA Membership Agreement
This Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) Agreement (“Agreement”) governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Free Rein Farm (“the Farmer”) and the CSAMember (“Member”.)
1. Terms of the Agreement:
The terms of the Agreement between Member and Farmer are contained within this agreement. The Member receives a Full Share or Shares of produce for a number of weeks specified by their purchase and payment receipt.
2. Definition: CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA is a direct partnership between a farm and its members/consumers. Typically, the consumer (or shareholder) pays the farm ahead of time in exchange for a ‘share’ or ‘shares’ in a weekly or bi-weekly box containing products from the farm. Prepayment to the farm, ensures that there is much needed incoming cash flow for seeds, equipment and labor throughout the off season. This gives the farmer the ability to spend time in the field raising your food and protecting crops. In exchange, the farm provides shareholders with a bi-weekly box of produce for a pre-determined number of weeks.
3. Farm Responsibility: The Farm works dutifully and in good faith to bring the Member the freshest produce possible.
4. Member Responsibilities: To receive the freshest produce possible from the Farm and with recognition that share(s) will be available as agreed upon, it is important that the Member pick up their share on their appointed day and time or meetup as agreed upon.
5. Abandoned Shares: If you do not pick up your share(s), within in the designated time period, even after date is extended and/or other arrangements made it will be considered forfeited by you.
6. Vacation Hold: We allow a one week vacation hold in each year. If a member will not be present to pick up a share, we will try to accommodate you. We require notice so that we will leave your produce in the ground or proper storage until you pick it up.
7. Refunds: Once the season begins, we do not offer refunds unless you are cancelled by the farm. (See # 9) Members in good standing may transfer their share(s) to a friend or family member. Cancelled members may not.
8. Risk: Members share in the inherent risks of agriculture (poor weather, drought,disease, early frost, crop failure and so on) and rewards (the bounty from a good season). Farmer purposefully plans for such contingencies by using growing techniques that protect the harvest, minimize risk to members and optimize the rewards: growing a wide variety of crops, cover copping, crop rotation and irrigation. In the extremely unlikely event that severe weather, disease/insect damage, or other natural disaster results in a level of crop destruction that prevents the farm from continuing its weekly distributions, Farmer will notify member immediately via e-mail and will communicate via e-mail frequently with the Member to ensure that the Member is apprised of any potential disruption to their service. Member assumes the risk should Farmer be unable to provide a portion of the Member’s shares due to any inherent risk of farming.
9. HOSTED PLANS: We reserve the right to cancel and refund on a prorated basis without notice. We reserve the right to substitute produce in lieu of cash refunds
10. Communication: If you need help or have questions, contact your farmer at 607-766-5243.
I have read and agree to the above terms
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