EverGreen Farm

2008 CSA Memberships are Closed

All of our 2008 CSA season memberships are sold.

Membership Update

In about one month's time, our CSA memberships are nearly full.  Thank you for your support and excitement for another year of produce! 

Membership Availability Update:  There are only 6 openings available for paying members.  Please refer to my previous post for sign up information.

We are looking for folks who are interested in working on the farm in exchange for produce.  Our Workshare Program is a nice alternative for someone who likes to play in the dirt but lacks the time, knowledge or resources necessary to commit themselves to planning, planting, weeding, growing and harvesting a full garden on their own.   More information is available by clicking here.  Plus, it's a great way to meet new people, gain experience and knowledge, participate in engaging discussions, and otherwise just have a lot of fun. 

Spread the word!

Sign up for 2008

Edited on 3/13/08:  All of our 2008 CSA season memberships have been sold.

We are excited to start sign ups for our 2008 CSA Season.  We haven't changed our plans much from the way we operated in 2007 so a look through this website will give you an idea of what to expect.  Please contact us if you have any questions.

You can download the various forms you will need right here from the website.  Or contact me directly and I can send a hard copy in the mail.

This is the complete information packet, which includes:  an About Us page, Application Form, and a 2008 Season Produce Schedule.  Download 08CSAInformation.doc

If you are interested in joining our Workshare Program, please contact us directly, and the Workshare Contract can be downloaded here.  Download 08WorkshareContract.doc

I have set up a PayPal account for any who would like to pay for their membership over the internet, including those who wish to pay by credit card.  This link is only set up to accept payment for the entire membership ($525) + a fee ($15.50) PayPal charges to make this credit card transaction.  If you pay by PayPal, please email me with your contact information (name, mailing address, and phone #) and it will not be necessary for you to send a sign up form in the mail.

Edited on 3/13/08:  PayPal link has been deleted.

I urge those who are interested in a CSA membership to sign up ASAP.  We anticipate memberships to fill up quickly, especially for those wanting their shares delivered to Jackson.

More to come...  Tara

Farmers Pledge

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO USDA ORGANIC CERTIFICATION EVERGREEN FARM WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE NOFA (NORTH EAST ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION) FARMERS PLEDGE.

WE PLEDGE THAT IN OUR FARMING, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING WE WILL:

Serve the health of soil, people and nature by rejecting the use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers;

reject the use of GMOs, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic materials, irradiation, and sewage sludge in our farming, and all synthetic substances in post harvest handling;

treat livestock humanely by providing pasture for ruminants, access to outdoors and fresh air for all livestock, banning cruel alterations, and using no hormones, GMOs or antibiotics in feed;

support agricultural markets and infrastructures that enable small farms to thrive;

maintain and build healthy soils by farming practices that include rotating crops annually, using compost, cover crops, green manures, and reducing tillage;

conserve natural resources by reducing erosion and pollution of air, soil and water through responsible farming practices;

maximize the nutritional value of food and feed by practicing careful post harvest handling;

practice minimal processing for all food products to preserve the natural nutritional value of food: NO use of irradiation, ultra-pasteurization, excessive heat, synthetic preservatives, or GMO processing agents or additives and include all ingredients on labels;

reduce the ecological footprint of farms and homes by limiting energy use and converting to renewable sources of energy;

reduce food miles by selling produce locally and regionally;

create beneficial habitat for wildlife and encourage biodiversity;

help preserve farmland and farming know-how;

ensure food safety by using potable water for washing crops;

handle raw manure and soil amendments with care;

use ethical business practices;

pay a living wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining;

treat family members and farm workers with respect, and ensure their safety on the farm;

work in cooperation with other farmers and with the neighboring community to create a more sustainable way of life;

encourage the distribution of unsold but edible food to people who need it;

sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations.

EverGreen Farm CSA Memberships are SOLD OUT!

Thank you for spreading the good news about our farm.  I have received quite a few referral phone calls in the past month and I'm so happy to know people have good things to say about what we do here at EverGreen Farm.  THANK YOU! 

Please email me if you'd like to be notified when I start advertising for 2008.

Availability of Memberships

For any who may still be interested in joining our CSA for the 2007 season, please contact us directly before mailing in your paperwork or check.  At this point, we have filled all memberships being delivered to Jackson Hole.  There are approximately 5 memberships available for the Star Valley area.  Anyone interested in becoming a Workshare should also contact us directly.  Thank you for your support!

Community Supported Agriculture Information and 2007 Sign-up

Shain & Tara Saberon
P.O. Box 153 Smoot, WY  83126
(307) 884-6423
tara@svwy.net

About us: The Saberon family has been commercially growing produce in Star Valley for 4 years under the names Crow Creek Community Farm, EverGreen Farm, and most recently Fair Share Community Farm.  Although our farm has had much success supplying fresh produce to area restaurants, grocery stores, and the Jackson Hole Farmer’s Market, our true fulfillment comes from farming for our community.  With three exceptional community-farming seasons behind us, we have decided to continue our goals again under the name of EverGreen Farm and CSA. We are most proud of our CSA, building community through a local food network is our passion.  We love farming and look forward to expanding our operation and vision while serving the community in which we live.

What is a CSA? EverGreen Farm is proud to operate under the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model.  In its simplest form, this is an arrangement between a farmer and a consumer seeking fresh produce.  Members receive weekly shares of fresh natural produce at a reasonable cost, and we receive an income to cover farm expenses and labor. Whether you support our farm through CSA membership, the farmer’s market, a specialty grocer, or gormet restaurant, you receive our personal commitment to provide you with a season’s worth of chemical free, naturally grown, nutritious produce that is beyond organic.

When is Our Food Available for CSA Members? With the use of greenhouses and other means, we plan to offer fresh, seasonal produce from about June 1st through October 31st.  Our produce will be made available on a weekly basis at pick-up locations in the lower and upper ends of Star Valley and in Jackson Hole.

Why Should You Join our CSA? For most of us our taste buds can answer this one, but there are other important reasons to join a community farm.  Community Supported Agriculture connects the family to the farm where their food is grown.  Locally grown food tastes better, is healthier for you, better for the planet, and better for our communities.  For many families, it is more satisfying to join a CSA rather than purchase food from a supermarket that is weeks old and has been transported hundreds if not thousands of miles to the store from where it is to be purchased.  We encourage and welcome our community farm members to become involved with our farm by participating in work parties, taking a tour, coming to a harvest celebration, or bringing children out to see where their food is grown.

What are others saying?

• “Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity for good clean food.”
• We loved hearing the farm news through the weekly newsletter.”
• “Thank you for all your hard work.  The veggies were so clean, fresh and beautiful.”
• “I think everything is great.  The veggies are great.  Love the variety. 
• "I like belonging to your organization knowing that we can help support you in your slower season and help you get established.”
• “I wish you were closer so that I could help you on the farm.  I think it’d be great.”
• “Thank you, thank you, we eat so well when we have your produce and I love it.”
• “Overall I really think you are doing a wonderful service and I was glad I had an opportunity to share in the benefits.  I ate most of the full share by myself (and) I only gave away and froze a little.”
• “I see as the greatest benefit of belonging to your organization…  We get the freshest, tastiest, most nutritious veggies available.”
• “Your packaging is terrific, by the way.  It’s amazing to get the food already cleaned!  Wow.”
• “The variety you are able to provide boggles my mind.  I love it…”

More About EverGreen Farm and CSA: Thank you for your interest in our farm.  We are strongly committed to our business and look forward to providing you with a steady variety of high quality, chemical-free, naturally grown, nutritious produce.  We have chosen not to participate in the government’s organic certification program for ethical reasons; instead, we offer our personal pledge to practice farming methods we regard as beyond organic. EverGreen Farm operates under the Community Supported Agriculture model.  With a CSA patrons pay a membership fee up-front, during the winter. This allows the farmer to carefully plan, purchase seeds and supplies, and make needed farm improvements.  Membership fees, therefore, help the farm operate in the winter and spring before traditional farm income is available.  Then once the growing season is under way, members receive weekly allotments of the farmer’s harvest.  Both parties win.  Farmers receive funding during an otherwise lean time of the year, and customers receive the freshest, naturally grown produce at an affordable price.  Another CSA principle is that the farmer and the consumer share both the inherent bounty and/or risk associated with producing locally grown organic produce. We also are commited to providing the highest quality foods to the Jackson Hole Farmer’s Market, specialty grocers, and gourment restaurants.  Diverse markets provides us a more sure economic foundation and better insures our CSA will continue in the future.

2007 Season Specifics: Our 2007 CSA season will begin near June 1st and end near October 31st, approximately 22 weeks.  We are offering 40 memberships this season . Please sign up ASAP to guarantee your place in our CSA. Cost per share is $525.  Our intention is for a “share” to be what a medium sized family might consume, keeping outside vegetable purchases to a minimum.  A share might also be appropriate for two adults who eat a lot of vegetables.  A share may be split.  However, arrangements such as how to divide the cost and how to share the produce are to be made directly between interested parties.  A minimum payment of $125 will reserve your membership, if one of the first 40 received.  The remaining payment is due by May 1, 2007.  An initial payment for the full $525 is welcome.  After May 1, 2006, the membership fee will increase to $575.  Membership fees are non-refundable; however, with prior approval, they may be transferable. Pick-up dates, times, and locations are yet to be finalized; however, we plan on having pick-up locations in Smoot, Afton, the Lower end of Star Valley, and in Jackson Hole.  Members are responsible for picking up their produce from a designated pick-up location.  The handling of any “leftover” produce will be left to our discretion.   

As an alternative to paying for an EverGreen Farm CSA membership, please consider joining our Workshare Program.  A “Workshare” is someone who is willing to work for our CSA in exchange for produce.  If you are interested, please contact us directly for more information.   

EverGreen Farm and CSA 2007 Season Produce Schedule: (More than 30 varieties)

Basil (approximately 2 oz./week), July-August
Beans (fillet and wax-1/2-1#/week), July-AugustBeet
Greens Beets (two varieties-1 bunch/week), July-Octobe
Broccoli (2 heads/week), October
Cabbage (Napa Type-2 heads/week), June
Carrots (several varieties-1 bunch/week), July-October
Cauliflower (2 heads/week), October
Chard (8 oz./week), June
Cilantro (1 bunch/week, June-August)
Cucumbers (2/week), July-September)
Dill (1 bunch/week), June-August
Garlic (scapes, fresh, cured), Scapes in June, Fresh in July, 2# cured in August
Salad Greens (multiple varieties-6-8 oz./week), June-October
Kale (6-8 oz./week), June
Leeks (1 bunch/week), October
Onions (red and yellow-1#/week), August-September
Pac Choi (2/week), June
Parsley (1 bunch/week), June-September
Peas (snap, show, shell- 1/2-1#/week), July-August
Bell Peppers (green and red, 2-4/week), August-September
Hot Peppers (2-4/week), August-September
New Potatoes (1-2 # for 2 weeks) August
Potatoes (several varieties, about 2 #/week), September-October
Radishes (1 bunch/week), June
Scallions (1 bunch/week), July-September
Shallots (2-3#), August Spinach (8-10 oz./week), June
Patty Pan Squash (2-4/week), August-September
Summer Squash (2-4/week), August-September
Tomatoes (several varieties, 1-2 #/week), July-October
Japanese Turnips (1 bunch/week), June
Zucchini (two varieties, 2-4/week), August-September

Please understand that due to the nature of farming in a volatile climate like ours, the variety, quality and quantity of produce we offer may vary.  However, rest assured that we will do our best provide the highest quality of the varieties and quantities listed above.

2007 Trial Varieties:  Spearmint, Differen Tomato Varities, New Sweet Onion Varities, Pimento Pepper Varitey

Community Supported Agriculture 2007 WorkShare Program

These details are provided for informational purposes only.  If you are interested in joining our workshare program, please contact us directly.  Thank you.

EverGreen Farm 2007 Workshare Information: 

Fair Share Community Farm agrees to supply each workshare with a weekly share of produce throughout the 2007 season, approximately June 1st through October 31st. 

Workshare Contract:

• I am able to perform hard physical work for extended periods of time (lifting, bending, sitting, squatting, standing, carrying, pulling, etc.).
• I will participate in a variety of tasks, including, but not limited to:  composting, shoveling, weeding, hoeing, thinning crops, planting, harvesting, washing produce, dividing shares, packaging produce.
• There will be days when the weather is undesirable for working outside.  Your dedication, work ethic, and flexibility are essential to us at these times!  In the event of very inclement weather, work will be rescheduled as necessary.
• Work will be performed at EverGreen Farm in Smoot.
• Children are welcome and encouraged to visit the farms; however, please realize there are inherent risks associated with children playing unsupervised on a farm. For this reason, if you plan to bring your children with you to the farm while you are fulfilling your workshare commitment, please have an additional responsible person with you to watch your children. 

The standard of trade for a share of produce is 4 to 5 hours of labor per week throughout the farm season (approximately June 1st though October 31st), plus 8 hours of work prior to June 1st.  We also accept half-workshares (payment of $262.50 and 2 to 2.5 hours of work per week, plus 4 hours prior to June 1st).

You must accept full responsibility for yourself and anyone you bring to the farms and/or any of its functions. EverGreen Farm and CSA is not responsible for damages resulting from injuries sustained while you participate in our workshare program.  You are in no way considered an employee and are not eligible for any employee benefits.