Roots Farm Summer 2024 Farmshare

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Looking for a great selection of delicious and nutritious organic vegetables year round? Check out our flexible and affordable farmshare program designed with your choice and convenience in mind. By signing up for a farmshare, you receive a set dollar amount of vegetables that you can use on whatever vegetables you choose, whenever they are available, at the pickup time & location of your choice. Read on to learn about our Summer and Winter Farmshares.

BENEFITS TO OUR FLEXIBLE Summer FARMSHARE

• You have full choice of veggies and pickups, and are not tied to a weekly pickup -- order or shop only when you want!
• Fresh veggies available for our extended summer season of 7 months!
• Whether you are single, a couple, or a family, the flexibility makes it work for you
• We the farmers enjoy reduced pressure of marketing during the growing season
• As a member, you'll get to know us as "your farmers" and get to see how we grow your food
• Local, fresh, organic, nutritious and tasty veggies for everyone
• Support your local economy, and meet your locavore neighbors


Summer SHARE SEASON

The summer farm share season at Roots Farm will run approximately 28 weeks, from early May to mid-November. Veggie pick-ups will be offered each week through the season.

Summer FARMSHARE OPTIONS 

Small share:  $300

Large share:  $600 

Community costshare: $300 value, for $100**

**For households that find the full cost of the share prohibitive, Roots Farm and current farmshare members donate $200 towards your share, and you contribute $100. (Payments can be made in installments.)

For all share options, you decide how much and when to use your farm share account, and you can add to your account at any time during the season.

Summer VEGGIES

Crops planned for the summer share include: tomatoes, eggplants, sweet peppers, hot peppers, onions, garlic, beets, sugar snap peas, green beans, lettuce, chard, kale, collard greens, broccoli, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, salad mix, carrots, arugula, basil, cilantro, parsley, scallions, radishes, salad turnips, kohlrabi, celery, celeriac, bok choi, fennel, potatoes, spinach, ginger, and turmeric.

PICK-UP TIMES & LOCATIONS        

You may pick up your vegetables at our farm or a farmers market we are at. You can select your pickup location each week. 

The pick-up options will be:

  • Tuesdays 3-7 pm at Roots Farm

  • Wednesdays 2-6 pm at Aquidneck Growers Market, Newport RI

  • Fridays 3-7 pm at Roots Farm

  • Saturdays 9am-12:30 pm at Mount Hope Farmers Market, Bristol RI

  • -Saturdays 9am-12 pm at Aquidneck Growers Market, Middletown RI