Accepting members on a rolling basis!
If you feel inspired to support a pair of aspiring farmers, check out our CSA. If you have questions or need clarifications, please don't hesitate to reach out through our Contact Us page.
About our CSALake Divide Farm a family run farm in Stockbridge, Michigan. We are certified organic and deeply committed to environmental and community health. This includes creating wildlife habitat, reducing tillage, using environmentally friendly materials and more. It also means producing the healthiest and most affordable produce we can while fostering a relationship with our customers. The more connected we are, the healthier we are.
What is our Farm Membership? It is a program that allows customers to prepurchase a share of the farm’s harvest. Simply put, farm members commit money to the farm and the farmer (us!) uses it to grow food. The Farm Membership is based in the spirit of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) that creates a net of shared risk between the farmer and the customer. This risk sharing helps reduce the variables of farming, an enterprise ridden with unpredictability, making it a safer financial endeavor for the farmer. The money is used as it comes in, helping the farmer run a smoother operation by evening the farm’s cashflow out over the season. How it works: Farm members open an account by prepaying for vegetables. Members then come to market and choose their produce throughout the market season. Selections are deducted from the member’s account. We will enthusiastically help you choose produce at market if you are not sure what to get and help you track your account balance. You must use your balance by the last market of the current year. Benefits of Membership: You will receive a scaled bonus for signing up, giving you more money to spend on delicious vegetables. You won’t have to remember to bring cash to the farmers’ market. You can use your account to get whatever amount of produce you want each week (Not a box share!) You will gain an invaluable connection to your farmers and a window into how your food is grown. You will gain exposure to new vegetables and how to prepare them. You will support your local economy and strengthen your local foodshed. You will support your favorite (or soon to be favorite) farmers! Benefits to us: Farm memberships offer us committed funds so we know that if we grow it, it has a kitchen to go to. Farm memberships offer us a connection to our community. Farm memberships offer us cash flow during a time of year when we don’t have as much produce. |
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Information about opening an account
<>Choose an account size. There are five starting balance options:
[ ] $200 -- Receive a $12 Bonus – Opening Balance of $212
[ ] $250 -- Receive a $20 Bonus – Opening Balance of $270
[ ] $300 -- Receive a $30 Bonus – Opening Balance of $330
[ ] $350 -- Receive a $42 Bonus – Opening Balance of $392
[ ] $400 -- Receive a $56 Bonus – Opening Balance of $456
Unsure what size to choose? Send us an email & we will help pick the right size for your family.
<> Read and sign our market agreement. Use the button to find our Market Agreement for you to print and fill out or ask for one at any of our markets. Below you will find the crux of the agreement.
Membership Agreement:
I, ___________________________________, am making a commitment to support Lake Divide Farm, LLC, for the 2022 growing season. I understand the following:
We, Helen Chandler and James Neumann, on behalf of Lake Divide Farm, LLC, promise to use environmentally and socially responsible practices and to protect the harvest by using sustainable practices including but not limited to diverse variety selection, organic soil improvements, crop rotations, resource conservation, and wildlife protection. Lake Divide Farm LLC grows only by sustainable practices and has been organically certified through OEFFA since 2017.
[ ] $200 -- Receive a $12 Bonus – Opening Balance of $212
[ ] $250 -- Receive a $20 Bonus – Opening Balance of $270
[ ] $300 -- Receive a $30 Bonus – Opening Balance of $330
[ ] $350 -- Receive a $42 Bonus – Opening Balance of $392
[ ] $400 -- Receive a $56 Bonus – Opening Balance of $456
Unsure what size to choose? Send us an email & we will help pick the right size for your family.
<> Read and sign our market agreement. Use the button to find our Market Agreement for you to print and fill out or ask for one at any of our markets. Below you will find the crux of the agreement.
Membership Agreement:
I, ___________________________________, am making a commitment to support Lake Divide Farm, LLC, for the 2022 growing season. I understand the following:
- Seasonal growing conditions affect production and some crops will do better than others.
- I am choosing to share in the risks and benefits of farming with the other farm members and Lake Divide Farm.
- Farm Memberships are nonrefundable
- All balances added through September 2022 will expire on the last market of 2022.
- Any funds added after October 1st, 2022 will expire on the last market day of 2023.
- Members can add small amounts to their balance through the season with the understanding that it will expire if not used by the last market of the calendar year.
- This contract is binding only between me and Lake Divide Farm, LLC.
We, Helen Chandler and James Neumann, on behalf of Lake Divide Farm, LLC, promise to use environmentally and socially responsible practices and to protect the harvest by using sustainable practices including but not limited to diverse variety selection, organic soil improvements, crop rotations, resource conservation, and wildlife protection. Lake Divide Farm LLC grows only by sustainable practices and has been organically certified through OEFFA since 2017.
Questions?
If you are still unsure, or have any questions, Send them our way!
Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) connects the community to their farmer and a fresh local food source through a membership-based relationship. Members join the CSA by purchasing a share from the farmer. They then receive goods from the farm. To read more about CSAs in general visit Local Harvest's page on the topic by clicking here. Being a member in a CSA is a great way to get some of the freshest, tastiest food you will ever know, get involved with your community, and learn how your food is grown.
