CSA Membership Agreement

As a CSA member, you receive a guaranteed selection of fresh, locally grown produce each week, even when our farmstand sells out of popular items. Your CSA share is more than just a box of vegetables—it’s an investment in our farm’s entire growing season, and we’re committed to sharing the harvest with you.

Your CSA share represents the result of careful planning, seeding, planting, irrigating, weeding, harvesting, washing, and packing. We are dedicated to providing you with the freshest, highest-quality produce while treating our members with the utmost respect. While we anticipate a bountiful season, nature can be unpredictable, and some crops may thrive more than others. We grow a diverse selection of vegetables, but availability may vary seasonally.

By joining our CSA, you become part of a shared commitment. Your support helps sustain our farm through the challenges and successes of the season. In return, we promise to do everything we can to provide you with an abundant and fulfilling CSA experience.

CSA is more than just a transaction—it’s a relationship built on trust, dedication, and a shared love of nourishing our community.

Each weekly box includes at least 5-7 seasonal items, with extra produce added during especially bountiful weeks. Plus, you’ll get to enjoy budget-friendly meal recipes, and additional benefits.

To ensure that as many families as possible have the opportunity to participate in our CSA program, we limit memberships to one CSA share per household. Our CSA spots are limited and often fill quickly, so this policy helps us serve a greater number of community members.

If you would like to supplement your weekly produce, we encourage you to shop our farm stand, where you can find additional items available for purchase.

CSA Membership registration is done through our website. All sign-ups must be recorded through this process.

If you need assistance or do not have access to a computer please see the following options:

• Call our office for sign-up assistance: You may call our office at (906) 376-4171 and one of our staff can assist you through this process over the phone.

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• Sign-up at our office if you do not have computer access: You may stop by our office to sign-up in person please call ahead to schedule an appointment, (906) 376-4171.

While our CSA makes a great gift for local veggie lovers, the recipient must be the one to complete the enrollment process, including filling out the forms, committing to the full season, and agreeing to the terms. Please ensure that the person you’re gifting the CSA to is able to commit to weekly pickups for the entire 17-week season.

• Online Payment (Preferred): Pay in full through our website for a total of $350 per season (approximately $20 per week).

• Cash or Check Payment In Person: If paying with cash or check, you are required to make payment at the Partridge Creek Office. Our hours are (Monday–Thursday, 9 AM–4 PM) we are located at 112 S Main St, Ishpeming, MI.

• Cash or Check Payment By Mail: Mail payment to our mailing address, PO Box 4 Ishpeming MI 49849. Please make Checks out to Partridge Creek Farm.

• SNAP Customers: Pay $5.15 weekly at pickup, with mandatory commitment to the full season June 25th-October 15th. Please plan accordingly to ensure sufficient funds are available weekly.

• Refunds: No refunds will be issued” *please see refunds and cancellations link below

• Payment Plans: At this time we are unable to offer payment plan options.

If you are paying in person at our office please call ahead, (906) 376-4171, to ensure one of our staff members is in the office and can assist you.

Please note, a merchant processing fees of 3.5% will be applied to all online transactions.

While we are unable to accommodate missed pickups, we offer the following options:

• Have a friend or family member pick up your share if you’re unavailable—just have them provide your name at the pickup. 

• While we’re unable to hold or reschedule shares due to the complexities of our CSA logistics, we understand that life happens. On occasion, we may be able to accommodate a switch between pickup days (Thursday or Friday of the same week), but we kindly ask that these requests be kept to a minimum. If switching a pick up day please email csa@partridgecreekfarm.org as soon as possible.

• To ensure the freshness and quality of our produce, CSA boxes do not roll over to the following week if a pickup is missed. Instead, any unclaimed boxes are donated weekly to local food pantries, helping to support our community.

Due to the structure of our CSA, we are unable to cancel memberships mid-season. However, we recommend the following options:

• Gift the remainder of your CSA season to a veggie loving friend or community member.

• Have us donate your share to a local food pantry.

• Donate the unused portion of your payment (cost of your box minus weeks used) back to PCF.

• No refunds will be given after payment is received.

Our CSA is to be for personal or home use only—not for resale or business purposes, such as but not limited to– restaurant sales, grocery store sales, or resale.

If you’re interested in purchasing produce for a business, restaurant, grocery store, or corporate use, we invite you to become a wholesale partner with us. For more information please email orders@partridgecreekfarm.org. As a wholesale partner, you’ll receive discounted prices, larger quantities, and the possibility of delivery if you're within our delivery range.

SNAP/EBT members will be charged $5.15 per week upon pick-up.

• Please ensure you have sufficient funds weekly. In the case that you have insufficient funds you will be liable to pay $20.59 at pick-up (this is the price of the weekly box without SNAP/EBT)

• If you are unable to pick-up your CSA, please send someone else with payment (SNAP/EBT card, cash, or credit card).

• If no one can pick up your box ,please notify PCF staff no later than 5 PM on the Tuesday before pick-up. Contact us by email at csa@partridgecreekfarm.org or by phone at (906) 376-4171.

• Missing two pickups without notifying PCF staff will cancel your subscription, and your box will go to a community member on the waitlist.

• Missing three pickups, with or without notice, may result in a complete cancellation of your weekly subscription.