Farm Share
Farm Share is a membership program designed to increase health and happiness of members by providing hands-on opportunities to grow your own food while working with other people. Members participate in all aspects of raising organic produce on a regenerative farm and also get to take produce home. It is an opportunity to spend time in nature on a friendly and welcoming farm and to connect with old friends and make new ones.
When
Farm Share
Tuesdays: 9 to 11 am
Tuesdays: 5:15 to 7:00 pm
Sundays: 9 to 11 am
Family Farm Share (open to all)
Sundays: 2 to 4 pm
2nd and 4th Saturdays: 9 to 11 am
Please send us an email at themotherfarm@icloud.com if you're interested in signing up!
Membership Options
Full Membership*
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Attend once per week
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$450 for the season
Part-Time Membership*
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Attend up to two times per month
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$300 for the season
*Scholarships are available, please inquire if you would like to donate to this fund or if you would like to apply.
**A few work trades are available, please inquire if interested.
Family Farm Share!
Family Farm Share was a big hit in 2023 and will be back for 2024. Family Farm Share has everything great about Farm Share - working with wonderful people, learning about regenerative agriculture, and taking home fresh, organic produce - tailored to families with children. We will have varied tasks for different ages.
It will be held weekly on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 pm and 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings 9 to 11 am.
Please send us an email at themotherfarm@icloud.com if you're interested in signing up!
Testimonials
"Farm Share enables me to live the life I have dreamed of. Moving my body. Planting and gathering food (ok, a bit of weeding, too). Learning new skills, like making kombucha or carrot top pesto. All while chatting about topics big and small with friends who are growing dearer to me each season.”
Kim W.
FAQs
Who can join?
Individuals, couples, and families. It is one fee per household. Full members are allowed to bring one guest per month for free. Part-time members may bring a guest once per season.
Are children welcome?
Farm share is an opportunity for children 8 years of age or older to
work with the group on farm share tasks and learn about farming and nature. All children must be directly supervised by a parent or guardian
at all times. If there is enough interest, we will offer one session per
week for families with children of all ages, please let me know if you
are interested.
How often do I attend Farm Share?
Full members attend once per week and part-time members attend twice per month.
What if I am out of town or can’t come?
This is not a problem at all. You are welcome to come more before or after your trip or not. It is up to you—It is YOUR Farm Share. The more you come, the more you get to reap the benefits of being outside in nature, communing with others, growing and harvesting food.
How much produce will I get?
For a few months of the growing season, you will take home enough produce to feed your family for the week. During the shoulder seasons, you will take home greens and other cool weather crops. When in season, one pound of berries (strawberries and blackberries) is included per visit. Farm Share members have priority to purchase other fruit and pastured meats.
What will I do during Farm Share?
Farm Share members will start seeds indoors, make seed starting blocks, plant seeds and transplants in the ground, make and use compost and compost tea, weed, mulch, and harvest almost 100 different varieties of vegetables and fruits.
Can I buy produce if I do not join?
Farm Share is 100% participatory. Our mission is to support health and wellness of members by providing hands-on experience in nature with others, so we do not offer vegetables for purchase. If you are interested in organically-grown fruit for purchase, let us know and we will add you to the waiting list. As our orchards mature, Farm Share members will have first dibs to purchase additional fruit.
Why would I choose Farm Share @The Mother Farm?
• Farm Share is an opportunity to increase health, wellness, concentration, and even happiness, by working outside in nature near animals and water, growing your own food, and connecting with other people. Farm Share = Farm Therapy :-)
• Farm Share is similar to other healthy memberships like a gym or yoga classes with the added bonus that you get to take home organic produce!
• Member camaraderie and social connection is a key part of Farm Share @The Mother Farm.
• By joining you directly support and learn about local, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, which helps our community, combats climate change, and increases environmental health.
• The Mother Farm is only 10 minutes from Columbia—we are near the Pierpont Store!
Are there other reasons to join Farm Share?
Yes, we're glad you asked. You will also receive:
• Recipes to inspire new uses for your farm-fresh produce
• Access to member-only events
• Opportunity to purchase farm products (as available) e.g., fruit and meat from pastured animals raised with 100% organic practices.
• Full members can bring one guest per month for free. Part-time members can bring one guest per season.
What will we grow?
Basil, Beets, Blackberries, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Celery, Cilantro, Cucumbers, Dill, Eggplant, Flowers, Fennel, Garlic, Green Beans, Ground Cherries, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Melons, Mint, Onions, Okra, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Radishes, Rosemary, Sage, Spinach, Summer and Winter Squash, Swiss Chard, Sweet Potatoes, Strawberries, Turnips, Tomatoes, Tomatillos, and more!
