We didn’t stay very long at the Farm Share Fair on Monday, because, well, we have a farm share and the space was in high, high demand. Literally hundreds of people poured into the library to meet with farmers and learn about their CSA options for the 2010 season. Props to Dave Madan, Groundworks Somerville and Somerville Climate Action for organizing. Who’s gonna host the next one?

What follows is a round up of the farmers that were there, and what they had to offer.

Keown Orchards
Full share $450
Every other week share $225
Flower share $95 ($50 with every other week share)
Winter Share (extra four weeks of deliveries) $120
Pickup Boston City Hall; Keown Orchards, Sutton, ; Central Square, Cambridge; South Station Farmers Market

Waltham Fields Community Farm
Full share $575
Apple share $80
Winter share (two additional distributions in November + December) $150
On farm pick-up only

Picadilly Farm
Full share $545
Pickup Belmont (two locations) Arlington (two locations) and Bedford

Shared Harvest Winter CSA
Three month share (October - December) $240
Two month share (November + December) $160
Pickup at Busa Farm, Lexington

Heaven’s Harvest Farm
Full share $600
Half share $400
Single share $240
Multiple pickups throughout city and suburbs

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Large share $695
Small share $450
Extended season (three distributions in October, November + December) $120
Pickup Concord, Lexington, Winchester, Porter Square Cambridge, Somerville (Tufts campus), East Boston, Chinatown

Farmer Dave’s
Full share $450
Small share $300
Super Family share $800
Fruit share $200
Winter share (November - December) $200
Pickup Somerville

The Food Project
Full share $500
Pick-up Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and at two sites in Jamaica Plain

Drumlin Farm
Full share $575
Pick-Your-Own share $75
Fruit share $50
On farm pick-up only (Lincoln)

Red Fire Farm
Full share $520
Extended full share (extra four distributions) $640
Egg shares$65 for a half dozen per week for full share, $78 for extended full share
Flower share $100
Pickup Somerville, Cambridge, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Newton and Brighton

Meat and Fish CSAs

Austin Brothers Valley Farm Meat CSA
5 lbs per month for 3 months for $ 135.00 (Unit price $ 9.00 per pound
10 lbs per month for 3 months for $247.50 (Unit price $8.25 per pound)
20 lbs per month for 3 months for $465.00 (Unit price $7.75 per pound)
Pickup Cambridge

Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery
They don’t have next groundfish season’s prices posted, but last year, it was this:
Full share (12 weeks) $360
Half share (12 weeks) $180
Pickup Cambridge and Jamaica Plain (but again, this is last year’s information)

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