The Extended Fall CSA is closed for 2023

The Extended Fall CSA is a 4 week CSA starting the week of October 1 and ending the week of October 22. Each week we will try to have 8-12 items, which may include a variety of Cooking Greens (kale, collards, spinach, amaranth, rapini), Salad Greens (lettuce, spicy greens mix, arugula), Brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts), Roots (potatoes, turnips, carrots, daikons, beets), Fruiting Veggies (peppers, winter squash, pie pumpkins, mushrooms), Alliums (garlic, onions).  You will receive a weekly newsletter by email at the beginning of each week describing your share items, cooking and storage tips, important dates, helpful hints, recipes, and feature articles from the farmers. Sometimes we also are able to offer a Fall cooking or preserving class for our Fall members.

Sign up here: https://tantrefarm.csaware.com/extended-fall-csa-C22385

You will find more specific information listed below:

Create an Account with CSAWare

Please note, we are using a new CSA management platform.  If you have not signed up for our Summer CSA or the Immune Booster CSA since May 2021, you will need to create a new account.  Instructions to do so can be found here:

Sign up for a Split Share

If you think it may be too much produce for you, consider splitting a share or alternating weeks with someone. The first buyer will be charged for half of the share, and the second buyer, invited by the first one through an email link, will be asked to pay the difference. If you are planning to sign up for a split share, please follow these directions, or contact us for assistance in signing up.

Payment Methods:

Once again we are offering online registrations, so please refer to the following payment options.

1. Credit card payments (online transaction, so you pay a small 3% fee)–If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can still use your credit card as a guest. Make a payment without a Paypal account.
2. Check payments (no online fee)– If you would like to use a check, you will receive a Confirmation/Invoice email after registering. Then you can send a check (or checks, if you are splitting a share) written out to “Tantre Farm” to our mailing address for the balance due listed on the invoice. IF YOU ARE SPLITTING A SHARE, PLEASE INCLUDE BOTH CHECKS IN THE SAME ENVELOPE.
3. VENMO (no additional fees)– We now have the Venmo app, which is free, so for those of you with that, please send payments to @Deb-Lentz. Please make sure that your full name or at least the Primary Contact’s name is somewhere on your payment. Some folks need the last four digits of the cell number to send for the first time, so that is 6748.

What Do I Do When I Pick Up My Share? When Do I Pick Up My Share?

At each of the Distribution Sites, there will be a Tantré Farm worker or a white board to remind you of Pick-Up procedures, and a clipboard with a Pickup List to be checked off. Here is a general overview of Distribution Days, Times, and Locations:

*Ann Arbor Farmers´ Market (LOCATION–315 Detroit Street, Ann Arbor)
We will try to be in the same location every week at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market (www.a2farmersmarket.org), but are not always able. There is a map on the outside wall of the market office, where our stall is listed. Please always look for the large, canvas Tantré Farm sign as you walk around the market. Then follow instructions on the white board, and especially remember to check off contact person’s name and take a newsletter, if you need it. It can get very crowded at the market, so for those of you who split shares, it might work better if you split your share at one of your houses, instead of at the stall where a lot of people are coming and going.

Due to construction, Community has been re-routed to Ann Arbor Market on Saturdays.
Advantages for pick up at Ann Arbor Farmers Market: You can buy extra items from our stall and other vendors’ stalls and enjoy exploring the variety of Kerrytown stores and restaurants in downtown Ann Arbor.
DISTRIBUTION at Ann Arbor Farmers Market: Wed. and Sat. 7 AM until 12 PM

*Tantré Farm (LOCATION–2510 Hayes Rd., Chelsea)
Please park on the North side of Hayes Road or in the driveway for those who are physically challenged. Go behind Main House to the “Distribution Shed” in the backyard. Please remember to check off contact person´s name and take a newsletter from the check-in table. Follow the instructions on the white boards inside. Get share box from walk-in cooler and choose the rest of the listed “share add-ons” that are bulk items inside and outside of Distribution Shed. Also, please feel free to ask a farm worker (in the herb garden or U-pick Flower Garden) or knock on house door, if you have any questions.

Advantages for pick up at the farm: Walking paths around the fields, visiting the animals, playing, exploring, and picnicking, free u-pick flower bouquets, u-pick opportunities for other produce, extra produce in Grab Box, free-range eggs, and sometimes honey or other extra items for sale.
DISTRIBUTION for Farm: Wed. 10 AM-7 PM, Fri. 2 PM-7 PM

*Washtenaw Food Hub (LOCATION–4175 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor)
This location is about 8 minutes directly north of downtown Ann Arbor. There are many buildings at this site, so look for the one that has the “sun window” on the building. Wednesday distribution is right on the front porch with shares in a reach-in cooler. Please check off your name on the clipboard, follow the instructions on the white board, and take a newsletter, if needed. There will usually be someone there to help you, if you have any questions. Saturday distribution will be a curbside pickup, so follow the signs to the back of the building and follow the directions.

Advantages for pick up at the Hub: plenty of free parking, picnicking areas, and food artisan/farm market items for sale on Saturdays at a market stand.
DISTRIBUTION for Hub: Wed. 6 -8 PM and Sat. 9 AM – 12 PM.

NOT A PICK UP LOCATION FOR EXTENDED FALL CSA – MOVE Fitness and Wellness Studio (LOCATION–3780 Jackson Road, Suite K, Ann Arbor). Please choose another location.  HoneyBee U-pick (5700 Scio Church Rd) is not far away.

*Pure Pastures (LOCATION–1192 Ann Arbor ROAD, Plymouth)
Pure Pastures (www.purepasturesmi.com) is a specialty grocery store offering grass-fed meat, eggs, dairy products, and organic, gluten-free, nonGMO products. Shares may be outside on the north side of the building, unless it gets too cold, and then they will be brought inside to the cooler. This will be a “self-serve” pickup spot, so please check off your name on the clipboard, follow the instructions on the white board, and take a paper newsletter if needed. Pure Pastures staff can answer limited questions. They are not responsible for shares left unclaimed, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Advantages for pick up at Pure Pastures: You have a wider range of pick up time.  There are opportunities for extra purchases from “a healthy alternative to the big chain supermarkets”.
DISTRIBUTION at Pure Pastures: Wed. 9 AM until 11 AM

*Argus Farm Stop-Packard (LOCATION-1200 Packard, Ann Arbor)
Argus (www.argusfarmstop.com) is a year-round, every day farmers market featuring over 100 local producers in all categories including produce, meat, eggs, dairy. Every purchase you make supports local farms and producers! They also have a cafe for delicious coffee and baked goods. Shares will be inside building in the back room. Simply ask a friendly Argus staff member and they will show you where your box is. Then you can check your name on the clipboard, and take a newsletter if needed. Argus staff can answer limited questions. Please pick shares up promptly to enjoy your produce at its freshest! Argus is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, so shares left there after noon will be donated or brought back to the farm, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Advantages for pick up at ARGUS: You have a wider range of pick up time. You have opportunities to additionally purchase a wide array local products to complete your local shopping experience. As well, there’s a great cafe and seasonal pop-up brunches are offered sometimes during drop off times.
DISTRIBUTION at Argus-Packard:  Sat. 10:30 AM until 3 PM.

RoosRoast Coffee-Rosewood (LOCATION-1155 Rosewood St, Ann Arbor)
RoosRoast Coffee (https://www.roosroast.com) is a year-round, funky coffee shop in Ann Arbor creating an atmosphere among employees and customers centered on quality coffee.  It comes in from all over the world, and John Roos roasts it in a back shop where he’s also putting together orders, making silkscreen art for coffee bags and embracing a “let’s give it a try” philosophy. Shares will be outside the building on the front Rosewood Lawn by the mail box. Pull up to the curb and please stay in your car until a volunteer checks you off.  You may unpack your box into your own carry containers or you may return the box the following week.  Please ask for help if you need help loading your vehicle. Please wear a mask and gloves, as we will be.   RoosRoast is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, so please contact Deb at 734-385-6748, if alternate last minute pick up arrangements need to be made.

Advantages for pick up at ROOSROAST: You have opportunities to additionally purchase a wide array of coffee and tea products to complete your local shopping experience. As well, there’s great people and good vibes!
DISTRIBUTION at RoosRoast :  Sat. 9 AM until 11 AM (Volunteer will check members off.)

*Chelsea Farmers’ Market (LOCATION: The Palmer Commons on Main St. next to the old Palmer Auto lot on the west side of M-52)
At the Chelsea Farmers Market (www.chelseafarmersmkt.org) just look for the Tantré Farm sign. Introduce yourself to us at the market stall, and you will be helped. Please remember to check off your name on the Pick up List.

Advantages for pick up at Chelsea Farmers Market: You can buy extra items from our stall and other vendors’ stalls along with enjoying local live musicians, food demos, vendor basket giveaways, and other market events.
DISTRIBUTION at Chelsea: Sat. 8 AM until 12PM. (Staff will check members off–Just ask for help, if needed.)

*NEW LOCATION: Honey Bee U-Pick (Location- 5700 Scio Church Rd., Ann Arbor)
Honey Bee U-pick is a seasonal, u-pick farm on the southwest side of Ann Arbor. We offered strawberry and raspberry u-pick last year and plan to continue offering u-pick again this year with possibilities of u-pick asparagus and pumpkins. This ancestral farm is part of a land preservation plan, so home to a variety of local wildlife and plants making it a destination for families and individuals alike. Just go to the timber frame barn and our staff will get you your share. If you can’t make it to the site at the last minute for some reason, please text or call Deb at 734-385-6748, so we don’t have to track you down.

Advantages for pick up at Honey Bee U-Pick: u-pick opportunities available from May until October, especially good for members when u-pick produce are included in your share, plenty of free parking.
DISTRIBUTION at Honey Bee: Saturday 8 AM – 12 PM (Tantre staff will check members off)

How to use your Member Dashboard

If you signed up for the Summer CSA, the directions to use your account to make changes to your CSA are the same. Please refer to these directions to put a share on hold, change your pick up location for a week or to change your pick up location permanently. You may also use your account to view your pick up schedule and change your personal information.

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