Woohoo! It’s the first week of CSA!

On behalf of everyone at Applecrest, we welcome you! Your support is crucial to us and we sincerely hope that you enjoy the bounty you are about to receive for the next 20 weeks of our harvesting season.

Below are all the things you need to know for your first CSA pick up of the season. Be sure to look at the information specific to your pick-up day and location.  If you’re unsure as to which location you selected when enrolling, please refer to the confirmation email you received when you first signed up.  Additional questions?  Always feel free to email us at CSA@applecrest.com or call us at 603-926-3721 and ask to speak to a CSA crew member or manager.

The Ins & Outs

Weekly newsletters will inform you of ‘what’s in this week’s share’ in addition to any relevant farm news or important pickup information which is particularly helpful in planning meals and weekly shopping lists.  For your convenience, we’ve made our resources available anywhere, anytime on our online blog. Here you get all the good stuff you need to know about our produce, simply type in ‘Produce Storage’ in the search past articles tab in the News & Events page. Not only will this highlight each crop’s nutritional benefits, it describes how to handle and store your produce.

As a member, you are responsible for reading our communications and utilizing your CSA account to view your account summary, view your next pickup, switch your pickup day, make a payment, check balance, or to place an online order. Your account will look like this (EXAMPLE ONLY your info may be different)

First Day of Pickup

On your first day of pick-up you will receive a custom-made wooden box containing all your freshly picked fruits and veggies. Please DO NOT throw this box away! Each week members are required to bring the empty box back to pick-up and swap it for your new, freshly filled share.  If you forget to bring your box the following week, you will get your share in a cardboard box or plastic bag.

******If you have missed pickup and not made prior arrangements, your share will be donated to a local food bank****** 

We pick our produce in the cool of first morning light, so please plan ahead and DO NOT leave it in the car. We recommend coming prepared with a cooler and ice pack to ensure quality and freshness if you are not planning on returning home after pick-up. We also strongly encourage Workshare members that don’t have access to a refrigerator or a cool place for storage, to bring a cooler to keep your produce in the best state possible.

Don’t forget about our Webstore feature folks! We offer items for you to purchase online in advance from your account or by clicking the link here . You can order items like organic eggs, milk, honey, maple syrup, fresh baked bread, peanut butter, or some tasty cider donuts that’ll be ready and in your share when you arrive at pickup.

What’s in this week’s share?

Veggies:

Kale

Head Lettuce

Salad Mix

Radish

Rhubarb

Fruit:

Strawberries AND Apples!!!

Everyone will also receive a 6 Pack of our homemade Biscuits!

 Each and every week we do our absolute best to get to you the veggies we include in this newsletter so you can plan your week accordingly. Despite all our best plans and intentions, share contents are subject to last minute changes due to weather, field conditions and random acts of mischief by our beloved Mother Nature.  This means some weeks that half and full share compositions might not be identical and we will make up where applicable.

What you need to know….Pick Up Details & Locations

Applecrest Farm

Pick-ups at the farm will be in the old barn near the Creamery on Tuesday (3:30pm-6:30pm), Wednesday (12:00-3:00), & Friday (11:00am-3:00pm), you will see our CSA crew awaiting your arrival.  Options for parking are shown below and color coded for your convenience.  In the Creamery Lot you can park in the green or blue areas.  The main parking lot is highlighted in yellow, and the field parking for the able bodied is highlighted in orange.

We’ve moved our Portsmouth Pickup Location from Papa Wheelies Bike Shop to Mission Fitness Studios!!!

If you are picking up at MISSION FITNESS STUDIOS on Wednesday from 4:00pm-7:00pm, the pick up will be in their parking lot. Look for the large white box truck and a member of our crew! Ample parking between the highlighted areas.

Click Here For Directions

Memories Ice Cream

Click Here For Directions

Pick-ups at Memories Ice Cream in Kingston, NH are Fridays from 2pm to 6pm. The staff there will be handing out boxes at the ice cream window.

See you on the farm or on the road!

Cheers,

The FarmShare Team