Here you will find the guidelines for participating in the CSA and what you, as a member, can expect Granor Farm to offer during the season. For additional questions, please contact [email protected]
Pick-up Location: Granor Farm: 3480 Warren Woods Rd, Three Oaks, MI.
You may pick up your CSA share anytime during our Farm Store hours on Fridays & Saturdays 9 AM-4 PM ET.
If you cannot pick up your share:
If you are unable to pick up your share at the designated place and time, there are two options. First, you may ask someone else to pick up the share on your behalf. Often this is the easiest option for you and us. Second, you may choose to donate your share. We have a partnership with Harris Family Farm, who picks up any surplus produce or donated shares each week and disperses them to local food pantries. Please notify Johannah via email to select this option ahead of time, otherwise all shares not picked up will be automatically donated.
We do not make up any missed weeks and cannot accommodate pickups outside of our normal business hours.
Communications:
In addition to your vegetables and grains, you will receive our weekly farm newsletter via email. Newsletters will include farm updates, a sneak peak at our weekly CSA and store offerings, and seasonal recipes straight from the Granor kitchen. We hope that in addition to receiving fresh produce, you will learn a bit about the farm, the process of farming organically, and develop culinary skills in your own kitchen. You can also find regular updates and pictures on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
Recipes:
The recipe portion of our website contains many recipes to help you prepare your vegetables and grains.
Cleanliness & Food Safety:
Hygiene and cleanliness are very important as we grow and handle our products. Our employees receive training about on-farm food safety and are regularly reminded to follow recommended practices. All crops grown at Granor Farm will go through some degree of washing, trimming, and sorting so that only the best produce is extended to our customers. Following harvest, we wash produce to cool it and to remove excess soil. However, we do not sell our vegetables as washed, ready to eat products. Please be prepared to wash your Granor Farm vegetables when you get home and before preparing them.
An Open Mind:
An open mind is important in many aspects of life, and CSA membership is definitely one of them. Eating seasonally and locally has it's challenges, but we hope that your CSA experience will be an educational, fun, and delicious experience. Depending on the fickleness of weather and pests, it’s possible that your favorite crops will be in short supply. However, on a diversified vegetable farm, when some crops struggle, there are always other crops doing well. We ask that you embrace new vegetables and understand both the joys and risks of farming.
We have three seasonal CSA sessions that cumulatively run from May 10 to November 16. Please see our CSA page for more details on this year's offerings.
Sign up for the 2024 CSA opens on Monday, March 11th at 9:00 AM ET. A that time, a registration link will be live on our CSA page and emailed to everyone subscribed to the Granor Farm newsletter. We've been experiencing an overwhelmingly wonderful response to our programming here at Granor Farm. We recommend signing up for your share early to reserve a spot.
Our Vegetable CSA is a "market-style" program where members choose what they want each week based on the seasonal availability at our Farm Store.
The add-ons supplement our Vegetable CSA share and are not available for purchase individually.
Our Vegetable CSA offers a great variety of vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers. We let you build your own share of 6 different items each week based on availability in the store when you come in to shop. The quantity of each item will vary per week, but you will always have 6 different crops to bring home.
Please Note: Spring CSA members will average five items each week with the addition of five seedlings (your choice from vegetables, herbs, or flowers) during our Annual Seedling Sale on May 24-25.
Spring example: 1 butterhead lettuce, 1 bunch of red radishes, 1 bag of arugula, 2 baby choys, 1 pint of snap peas, and 1 clamshell of microgreens
Summer example: 1 bag of lettuce mix, 2 cucumbers, 1 pound of heirloom tomatoes, 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, 1 quart of lunchbox peppers, and 1 bunch of dahlias
Fall example: 6 garlic cloves, 2 pounds of potatoes, 1 bag of spinach, 1 bunch of watermelon radishes, 1 cabbage, and 1 winter squash
If you are unable to pick up your share at the designated place and time, there are two options. First, you may ask someone else to pick up the share on your behalf. Often this is the easiest option for you and us. Second, you may choose to donate your share. We have a partnership with Harris Family Farm, who picks up any surplus produce or donated shares each week and disperses them to local food pantries. Please notify Johannah via email to select this option ahead of time, otherwise all shares not picked up will be automatically donated.
We do not make up any missed weeks and cannot accommodate pickups outside of our normal business hours.
Included in your CSA share is a weekly newsletter which includes information about what to expect in your share and recipes from our chef. We cannot guarantee any specific vegetable ahead of time for the share.
Absolutely! We have a carefully curated selection of local and sustainable items that pair perfectly with your Granor CSA. Please visit our retail store on Fridays & Saturdays 9AM-4PM ET throughout the spring, summer, and fall subscriptions.
CSA shares are not refundable once the first week is completed. If you have questions about adjusting your CSA membership, please email [email protected].
Our fields are open to the public during Farm Store hours. We just ask that you stay on the walking path and do not enter the fields, hoophouses, greenhouses, or chicken coops.