Crown Hill Farm CSA - 2024 Shares

What the heck is a CSA?

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA is a mutually beneficial partnership between you and your farm (us), where you subscribe as a member of the Crown Hill Farm Community.  Together, we are nourishing your body, supporting our local community economy while also sharing some of the risk (weather or a failed crop) and reward (extra abundance!) of farming.

In exchange for supporting Crown Hill Farm with your membership, you receive a regular delivery of our farm’s harvest.  This means that you secure your good health by knowing exactly where your food comes from, how it is grown and what has gone into it. In essence, you get to know your farmer personally!

In alignment with the natural abundance of life, we are thrilled to once again offer both Spring and Summer/Fall CSA options.

What’s in the CSA Shares?

Our shares run bi-weekly and have a variety of options including: chicken eggs, duck eggs, and produce. In addition we have a variety of add-on options provided by other local farms and food-makers including mushrooms, artisan sausages and bakery items!

chicken Eggs

Our eggs are SOY-FREE from heritage hens mindfully raised on pasture. When you open your egg carton, you’ll see a rainbow array of pastel colored eggs from whites and blues to dark browns and pinks that come from our large variety of heritage breeds. We use herbs and essential oils to maintain health.
This year, we have a Spring Egg share and a Summer/Fall Egg Share option.

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of a 1 dozen eggs each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - October/November and includes 11 deliveries of 1 dozen eggs each

Duck Eggs

Our duck eggs are SOY-FREE from heritage ducks mindfully raised on pasture. Duck eggs are simply wonderful to eat in the same ways you’d use regular chicken eggs. Many (not all) people who have chicken egg allergies can often eat duck eggs without having an adverse reaction. Duck Eggs are especially wonderful for baking and cooking things such as homemade pasta, custards, sauces, mayo and anything you’d like added richness. We calculate that 1 duck egg = approx. 1 1/2 chicken eggs in recipes. We use herbs and essential oils to maintain duck health.
This year, we have a Spring Egg share and a Summer/Fall Egg Share option.

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of a 1/2 dozen eggs each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - October/November and includes 11 deliveries of 1/2 dozen eggs each

Fruits & Vegetables

Here at Crown Hill we are committed to nutritional diversity, delicious flavor and fun foods. With that in mind, our produce are all unique heirloom varieties, mindfully grown with no-till/low-till sustainable practices bringing that richness back to your dinner plate. Each week you’ll get a mix of vegetables that are in season at that time; the varieties and quantities changing throughout the season with what is available.

Some of the things you can expect are: lettuce, cucumbers, leeks, potatoes, tomatoes, herbs, radishes, turnips, beans, garlic & scapes, dried herbs, eggplants, peppers, apples, carrots, kale, and more. Along with each delivery, you’ll also get an email with recipes and information about your share.

The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - October/November and includes 11 deliveries of produce.

mushrooms

sausages

We are keeping the exciting (and delicious) collaboration with B.A.B.S. of Buffalo Artisan Meats and an add-on Artisan Sausage CSA!

With a strong commitment to sourcing from local WNY farms, these sausages are utilizing meats from Always Something Farm, Chestnut Hill Farm and Buttermeat Co., as well as local turkey, chicken & lamb. Some flavors will feature Crown Hill Farm herbs and produce as well. Each week, you’ll get 1lb of freshly made sausage, with flavors such as: Bratwurst, Kielbasa, Chorizo, Italian Sausage, Andouille, Breakfast, Pepperoni, and many more!

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of 1 lb sausage each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - October/November and includes 11 deliveries of 1 lb sausage each

Breads

This year, we have a new bread option, from Art’s Cafe, Springville as a contributor to our CSA options. Art’s Cafe is an exceptional co-op style organization committed to community, sustainability and the arts.

“What we bake is real bread. Our loaves require three days from build to bake giving wild yeasts (and natural fermentation) the time to develop flavor and digestibility. We use high quality and fresh local ingredients, including Farmer Ground Flours, plus high heat and steam to create a great crust, oven spring and a rich warm flavor – The simple wonders of flour, water and salt. 

Each week, you’ll get 1 loaf of bread, alternating between: Springville Sourdough, Toasted Sesame, Sunflower-Flax & 3-Seed

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of 1 loaf each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - October/November and includes 11 deliveries of one loaf each

CHEESE Share

I’m happy to welcome back Eden Valley Creamery as a contributor with their USDA Organic, local artisanal cheeses! I have to tell you that some of these dairy cows live across the street from Crown Hill, so this is extra special to include as an option.

Eden Valley raises their certified organic cattle on pasture in WNY all summer long and the dairy is less than a mile from the creamery where the cheese is hand-crafted. The families that run Eden Valley have long been involved in WNY farming and I’m honored to bring them to our CSA. Each week, you’ll get 1/2 lb of cheese, including a mix of curds and aged cheeses.

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of a 1/2 lb cheese each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - November and includes 11 deliveries of 1/2 lb cheese each

NEW!! local milk Share!!!

I’m so thrilled to add milk options to our CSA this year from our farmer friends at Burley Berries and Blooms Creamery. Once you drink real, farm fresh milk, it’s hard to go back and their milk is a testament to local farm milk.

Their milk is vat-pasteurized, which is a low-temperature method allowing the milk’s natural flavor and texture to be preserved. In addition, they do not homogenize their milk, which means the cream rises to the top- as it should. And speaking of cream, they never separate our milk’s cream, so it has a butterfat content higher than the store’s whole milk, and with that, a richer flavor and texture!

I’ve been loving their milk, which comes in plain white milk, chocolate and seasonally rotating flavors like strawberry, maple cinnamon, white chocolate peppermint and more. Each week, you’ll get 1/2 gallon of milk in whichever flavor option you chose.

The Spring share runs for 14-weeks from March -June and includes 7 deliveries of a 1/2 lb cheese each
The Summer/Fall share runs for 22 weeks from June - November and includes 11 deliveries of 1/2 lb cheese each

DATES & DETAILS

We have two pickup locations:

• FLAT #12 MUSHROOMS, 37 Chandler St., Buffalo THURSDAYS 4-6pm

• CROWN HILL FARM, 9411 Sandrock Rd., Eden SATURDAYS 12:30-2pm
  (you’ll choose your location during the checkout process)

The full schedule of 2024 dates will be determined in February, 2024.

@FLAT #12 MUSHROOMS: (THURSDAYS 4-6pm)
Spring: March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18, May 2, 16 & 30
Summer: June 13 & 27, July 11 & 25, August 8 & 22, September 5 & 19, October 3, 17 & 31

@CROWN HILL FARM: (SATURDAYS 12:30-2)
Spring: March 9 & 23, April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1
Summer: June 15 & 29, July 13 & 27, August 10 & 24, September 7 & 21, October 5 & 19, November 2

You’ll receive email reminders at the beginning of each pick up week with the latest farm news, what is included in the shares that week and helpful recipes using the week’s produce.

2024 CSA Sign Up Form

By filling out the CSA Signup form below, you agree to the following:

1. Crown Hill Farm makes no guarantees on the amounts or types of product in my shares. Joining a CSA means that I join in both the risks and rewards of the growing season with the farmers, purveyors and other share members.

2. I am responsible to pick up my shares at the scheduled times and places. Failure to do so means I forfeit that share and cannot be refunded for it.

3. I know that my share contains some unwashed products and should be cleaned before consuming.

4. I agree to pay designated amounts that I selected on this form. I know my payment is non-refundable. I acknowledge a processing fee for this transaction that includes Credit Card fees, processor fees and a small donation to children’s non-profit organization through Humanitix.

5. By submitting this form, I’m signing to these agreements.