Summer CSA Membership Agreement

Songbird Haven Farm 2025 Summer CSA Membership Agreement

CSA

The Songbird Haven Farm CSA uses a traditional CSA share model.

By making a commitment to purchase produce in the beginning of the season you enable our farm to cover the early season expenses needed to grow the delicious and diverse variety of vegetables you’ll receive throughout the summer and fall.

In turn, we commit to working hard to grow beautiful veggies using organic practices that improve soil health. We provide you with a twice a month vegetable share filled with 7-9 items that are in season and freshly harvested.

Sharing Risk and Rewards

There are many uncertainties inherent in producing food. Pests, weather, and seed variation can all impact our production. For example, hot weather in August might cause a bumper crop of tomatoes, but our lettuce might struggle.

As a CSA member, you’ll experience those highs and lows with us. When there is bounty, you’ll receive it in your boxes. However, if a crop doesn’t thrive, we won’t be able to provide it.

We grow a wide variety of crops to be as resilient as possible.

Pick Up Locations and Dates

Wallingford, Licton Springs, Ridgecrest, and Meridian Park

We have four Sunday evening pick up locations for the full season CSA:

* Wallingford (in Seattle near N 50th St and 1st Ave NE)

* Licton Springs (in Seattle near N 95th St and Wallingford Ave N)

* Ridgecrest (in Shoreline at the Drumlin)

* Meridian Park (in Shoreline near N 165th and Densmore Ave N)

The pick up window for these sites is Sunday evenings between 5pm-8pm.

Seattle/Shorline Pick Up Calendar: There are 10 CSA share deliveries June – October.

Week 1: June 8	Week 6: August 24
Week 2: June 22	Week 7: September 14
Week 3: July 13	Week 8: September 28
Week 4: July 27	Week 9: October 12
Week 5: August 10	Week 10: October 26

Olympia and Rochester

Our Olympia Wednesday evening pick up location is at Sofie’s Scoops at The 222 Market, 222 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501. The pick up window is 5pm-8pm.

Our Rochester Wednesday evening pick up location is at the farm: 9513 James Rd SW, Rochester, WA 98579. The pick up window is 4pm-8pm.

Olympia and Rochester Pick Up Calendar: There are 10 CSA share deliveries June – October.

Week 1: June 4	Week 6: August 20
Week 2: June 18	Week 7: September 10
Week 3: July 9	Week 8: September 24
Week 4: July 23	Week 9: October 8
Week 5: August 6	Week 10: October 22

Unavoidable situations such as weather, wildfire smoke, or farmer illness may require us to cancel or reschedule. a pick up date.

Splitting the CSA

We encourage those who are new to CSAs, who have their own garden, or aren’t sure they can use a full share to split the CSA with a friend or neighbor.

We’re happy to send the CSA newsletter to both households.

Missed Pick-ups

Our aim is to get farm fresh veggies to you. We keep your produce fresh by harvesting close to delivery and keeping them cool in the walk-in cooler at the farm. We don’t have cold storage once we leave the farm, so we cannot accommodate alternative pick up arrangements.

There are two options if you cannot pick up your CSA:

1. Give your CSA share to a friend

2. Let us know ahead of time and we can donate it to a local food bank

All bags not picked up during the pickup window will be donated.

Payment

The CSA costs $350 (by check or Venmo) or $360 (by credit card). We charge a higher price to pay by credit card to offset the 3% fees for credit card processing.

We rely on the commitment of CSA members to plan our production schedule. Once a share is purchased, there are no refunds, either full or partial, for CSA memberships. If you are unable to continue receiving your share for whatever reason, you are free to cancel your membership at any time, or transfer it to another person, but will not receive a refund.

Bags

We deliver each share in insulated bags that are reused throughout the season. Please return the prior bag at the next pick up so that we have enough bags to pack the next share.

We wash and sanitize bags before the next use. Please remove all produce from the bags before returning them.

Some CSA members have found it easiest to bring another reusable bag or backpack to the pick up location so that they can transfer the veggies to their own bags and leave the insulated bag behind.

Respecting Our CSA Hosts Time and Space

Please respect our CSA hosts’ time and space by picking up during the pick up window and contacting us with any questions at hello@songbirdhavenfarm.com or (505) 879 6979.

CSA Newsletter

Before each CSA pick up you’ll get an email with the expected produce, recipes, storage and preserving tips, and news from the farm. We welcome feedback. Let us know what other information would be helpful.