Member Handbook
Please read this handbook carefully and keep it for future reference. Also refer to your email newsletters for important updates and information about your share.
About Us
We are a farming family with two young kids. We have been growing vegetables and animals since 2009. As first generation farmers, we grow both on land where we live as well as on leased land down the road in East Taunton, MA.
Mission
We are committed to growing food that is nutrient-dense, and restorative for our community, using growing practices that regenerate and heal the land. Our goal is to produce food that deserves to be called sustenance and truly nourishing.
Growing Practices
We are deeply committed to growing practices that align with and often exceed USDA organic standards. Since we are on leased land with a short term lease at the moment, we chose not to undertake organic certification for now.
We are also committed to the following sustainable farming practices:
How the Market Share Works
1. Sign up and pay for your share before the harvest season begins. This helps us with our operating budget ahead of the season.
2. We give you a Market Share gift card loaded with your share amount.
3. Visit our pickup locations to use your market share gift card balance to purchase vegetables at 10%-15% off our retail prices.
Share Sizes
$100 ($110 value) = *Shop at the market 7 times and enjoy 4 different vegetables each time.
$200 ($220 value) =*Shop at the market 11 times and enjoy 5 different vegetables each time.
$300 ($336 value) = *Shop at the market 15 times and enjoy 6 different vegetables each time.
$400 ($460 value) = *Shop at the market 16 times and enjoy 7 different vegetables each time.
$500 ($575 value) = *Shop at the market 18 times and enjoy 8 different vegetables each time.
*approximate idea of what you can expect from your share. This will vary depending on how often you shop and how much you purchase each time. Formulated with an approximate $4.00 price per item. Our market season is approximately 21 weeks long, from June through October. We usually have veggies available to pick up at the farm before and after the market season.
Member Benefits & Risks
Order ahead to reserve your veggies
Since there are times when vegetables are available to harvest in limited quantities, members are given priority by having the option to place an order ahead of time. We will update the web site regularly to reflect products that are available. We will respond promptly if an item is out of stock to give members an alternative option. Members can place their order and choose from different pick-up times and locations.
Shop at your convenience
Members can shop at the market at their convenience. If you are out of town or cannot make it, your card balance remains available until the end of the calendar year.
Partner Farms
If there are times in the season when we do not have enough of certain vegetables we may source them from other local farms with the same growing practices. This may also include certified organic vegetables from Brookford Farm (brookfordfarm.com) in Canterbury, NH. We worked on this farm, with this farm family and have an ongoing relationship with them.
Risks
Depending on conditions that are out of our hands, such as weather and pest pressure, there are sometimes crops that do not perform as well as others. As a result, we cannot guarantee any specific vegetables each season. This is a risk we all share.
Balance availability
Your card balance will be available for you to use at any location where we are selling vegetables. You can begin using your balance as soon as veggies are available in the late spring. The balance will remain available until the end of the calendar year unless special arrangements are made with Toria or Shaun.
Market Pickup Locations
We will update market start dates, locations and times as they are available to us. The following are the days and times they ran in seasons past.
*Schoolyard Farmers Market @ Hope & Main, in Warren, RI: Wednesdays 4:00pm-7:00pm (this day and time may change)
*Southcoast Open Air Market, Somerset MA: Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm
*Church Green Farmers Market, Taunton MA: Sundays 9:00am-12:00pm
*Humble Hands Farm, East Taunton: flexible days and times available by ordering through the web site.
Payment
**Cash: Fill out the online registration form and pay cash in person.
**Check: Fill out the online registration form and mail a check to:
Humble Hands Farm LLC.
629 Caswell St. East Taunton, MA 02718.
Credit card: Fill out the online registration for and then visit our online store to pay with a credit card.
**Preferred methods of payment
The sooner in the year you can sign up and pay for your share the better. We offer members special pricing and benefits because they are paying for their veggies when our operating expenses are highest.
Member Agreement
I agree to the terms and guides of conduct within the Member Handbook. I understand that this is where to find answers to questions about my CSA Market Share.
I agree to add 'humblhandsfarmers@gmail.com' to my email contacts and understand that additional updates can be found on the farm's social media accounts. I agree to keep track of market times/dates/locations.
I understand that there is no guarantee on the exact type/amount of produce available at markets, and that all produce availability is first come, first served unless otherwise reserved in accordance with procedures outlined in the Member Handbook.
I understand that the membership fee is an investment in local farming and that the best way to personally capitalize on it is to use the share balance at the farmer's markets. I understand that the share balance cannot be refunded.
CSA members share in the inherent risks of growing local food on a sustainable scale (i.e. poor weather, pest damage, etc.) and the rewards (fresh, local and organically grown vegetables, being a part of a caring community). Humble Hands Farm plans for these challenges by growing crops efficiently and by working with the weather and the land for optimal production. I understand that the produce available will vary depending on the weather and how nature humbles us throughout each season.
With my CSA membership, I am supporting local farmers and my local food system in the most direct and effective way possible. I am supporting my own health as well as that of the local economy and the environment.
By purchasing a share from Humble Hands Farm, I agree to the terms of this membership agreement.
Contact Information
Toria Harr and Shaun O’Brien
629 Caswell St
East Taunton, MA 02718
215-208-8838
humblehandsfarmers@gmail.com
Resources
Coming soon!!!!
About Us
We are a farming family with two young kids. We have been growing vegetables and animals since 2009. As first generation farmers, we grow both on land where we live as well as on leased land down the road in East Taunton, MA.
Mission
We are committed to growing food that is nutrient-dense, and restorative for our community, using growing practices that regenerate and heal the land. Our goal is to produce food that deserves to be called sustenance and truly nourishing.
Growing Practices
We are deeply committed to growing practices that align with and often exceed USDA organic standards. Since we are on leased land with a short term lease at the moment, we chose not to undertake organic certification for now.
We are also committed to the following sustainable farming practices:
- Crop rotation
- Rotational livestock grazing
- Amending soil with compost, animal manure and trace minerals as needed
- Low till (disturbing the soil as little as possible)
- No tractor used for regular production
- No synthetic pesticides or fertilizers used
- Vegetables washed with water. No use of chlorine in wash!
How the Market Share Works
1. Sign up and pay for your share before the harvest season begins. This helps us with our operating budget ahead of the season.
2. We give you a Market Share gift card loaded with your share amount.
3. Visit our pickup locations to use your market share gift card balance to purchase vegetables at 10%-15% off our retail prices.
Share Sizes
$100 ($110 value) = *Shop at the market 7 times and enjoy 4 different vegetables each time.
$200 ($220 value) =*Shop at the market 11 times and enjoy 5 different vegetables each time.
$300 ($336 value) = *Shop at the market 15 times and enjoy 6 different vegetables each time.
$400 ($460 value) = *Shop at the market 16 times and enjoy 7 different vegetables each time.
$500 ($575 value) = *Shop at the market 18 times and enjoy 8 different vegetables each time.
*approximate idea of what you can expect from your share. This will vary depending on how often you shop and how much you purchase each time. Formulated with an approximate $4.00 price per item. Our market season is approximately 21 weeks long, from June through October. We usually have veggies available to pick up at the farm before and after the market season.
Member Benefits & Risks
Order ahead to reserve your veggies
Since there are times when vegetables are available to harvest in limited quantities, members are given priority by having the option to place an order ahead of time. We will update the web site regularly to reflect products that are available. We will respond promptly if an item is out of stock to give members an alternative option. Members can place their order and choose from different pick-up times and locations.
Shop at your convenience
Members can shop at the market at their convenience. If you are out of town or cannot make it, your card balance remains available until the end of the calendar year.
Partner Farms
If there are times in the season when we do not have enough of certain vegetables we may source them from other local farms with the same growing practices. This may also include certified organic vegetables from Brookford Farm (brookfordfarm.com) in Canterbury, NH. We worked on this farm, with this farm family and have an ongoing relationship with them.
Risks
Depending on conditions that are out of our hands, such as weather and pest pressure, there are sometimes crops that do not perform as well as others. As a result, we cannot guarantee any specific vegetables each season. This is a risk we all share.
Balance availability
Your card balance will be available for you to use at any location where we are selling vegetables. You can begin using your balance as soon as veggies are available in the late spring. The balance will remain available until the end of the calendar year unless special arrangements are made with Toria or Shaun.
Market Pickup Locations
We will update market start dates, locations and times as they are available to us. The following are the days and times they ran in seasons past.
*Schoolyard Farmers Market @ Hope & Main, in Warren, RI: Wednesdays 4:00pm-7:00pm (this day and time may change)
*Southcoast Open Air Market, Somerset MA: Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm
*Church Green Farmers Market, Taunton MA: Sundays 9:00am-12:00pm
*Humble Hands Farm, East Taunton: flexible days and times available by ordering through the web site.
Payment
**Cash: Fill out the online registration form and pay cash in person.
**Check: Fill out the online registration form and mail a check to:
Humble Hands Farm LLC.
629 Caswell St. East Taunton, MA 02718.
Credit card: Fill out the online registration for and then visit our online store to pay with a credit card.
**Preferred methods of payment
The sooner in the year you can sign up and pay for your share the better. We offer members special pricing and benefits because they are paying for their veggies when our operating expenses are highest.
Member Agreement
I agree to the terms and guides of conduct within the Member Handbook. I understand that this is where to find answers to questions about my CSA Market Share.
I agree to add 'humblhandsfarmers@gmail.com' to my email contacts and understand that additional updates can be found on the farm's social media accounts. I agree to keep track of market times/dates/locations.
I understand that there is no guarantee on the exact type/amount of produce available at markets, and that all produce availability is first come, first served unless otherwise reserved in accordance with procedures outlined in the Member Handbook.
I understand that the membership fee is an investment in local farming and that the best way to personally capitalize on it is to use the share balance at the farmer's markets. I understand that the share balance cannot be refunded.
CSA members share in the inherent risks of growing local food on a sustainable scale (i.e. poor weather, pest damage, etc.) and the rewards (fresh, local and organically grown vegetables, being a part of a caring community). Humble Hands Farm plans for these challenges by growing crops efficiently and by working with the weather and the land for optimal production. I understand that the produce available will vary depending on the weather and how nature humbles us throughout each season.
With my CSA membership, I am supporting local farmers and my local food system in the most direct and effective way possible. I am supporting my own health as well as that of the local economy and the environment.
By purchasing a share from Humble Hands Farm, I agree to the terms of this membership agreement.
Contact Information
Toria Harr and Shaun O’Brien
629 Caswell St
East Taunton, MA 02718
215-208-8838
humblehandsfarmers@gmail.com
Resources
Coming soon!!!!