Red Shirt Farm CSA Member Agreement

This agreement explains how the CSA works, so you know what to expect.

1. How it works

You choose a share size: $400, $600, $800 or $1,000. You pay 10% less than that: $360, $540, $720 or $900. We set up an account in your name at the farm store, and the full value of your share goes on it.

When you shop, tell the register your name. Your balance comes off as you buy. There is no card.

2. What your account covers

Vegetables, herbs and flowers that Red Shirt Farm grows. Your account does not cover bread, eggs, dairy, meat, prepared food, plants, or produce we buy from other farms, such as corn and watermelon. Those items are labeled "Not available for CSA" in the store. Pay for them the usual way.

Members can also pick herbs and flowers in our garden, up the driveway from the store.

3. How we grow

We are not certified organic; however, we do not use synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. We do not use organic-approved pesticides either, because they can harm beneficial insects and pollinators. We rely on minimal tillage, cover crops, mulch and compost.

4. When your credit starts

There are two sign-up windows. The price is the same in both.

Early sign-up closes October 31. Your credit starts February 1, 2027. From February through April we have what grows with little heat and light: spinach, kale, chard, arugula, lettuce mix, collards, and some radishes and salad turnips, plus storage crops such as potatoes, beets, Asian radishes, winter turnips and winter squash while they last.

Late sign-up closes February 28. Your credit starts when the main harvest begins, between May 15 and May 30, depending on the weather. We will email you the date.

5. Payment

You can pay by check, by cash, or by card.

  • Check: make it payable to Red Shirt Farm and mail it to 60 Williamstown Road, Lanesborough, MA 01237, or bring it to the store.

  • Cash: bring it to the store during business hours.

  • Card: use the online payment link. Square adds a 3% card fee and shows you the exact total before you pay.

When we receive your payment in full, we email you a confirmation with your amount and your start date. Your credit is ready to use on your start date.

If cost is a barrier, ask about Share the Bounty, our reduced-cost membership offered with Berkshire Grown. Write to csa@redshirtfarm.com. We keep every inquiry private.

6. Your balance

Your balance expires on December 31, 2027. We do not refund or carry over what is left.

If you have a balance left, ask us before December 31, 2027 and we will convert it to a store gift card worth what you paid for it. You paid $90 for every $100 on your account, so $100 left becomes a $90 gift card. We email you the gift card.

You cannot add money to your account. Shares are sold only in the two sign-up windows.

7. Sharing the risk

Weather, pests and plant health change what we can grow. You share in that with us. We do not refund for crop failures. A bad year for tomatoes does not empty the store, because your account works on everything else we grow.

Memberships are not refundable and there is no trial period. Memberships are not transferable. Anyone you send to shop for you can use your account by giving your name. This is not a transfer. The account stays in your name, and you are responsible for what is spent on it. The account is for personal use, not for restaurants, resale or business purchases.

8. Visiting the farm

This is a working farm, so a few things to know.

  • Park in the farm store lot or up by the house. Drive slowly on the single-lane driveway and pull over to let others pass.

  • Watch your step. Ground is uneven and muddy in places.

  • Electric fences protect our animals. Assume they are on.

  • Please do not feed animals or enter their pens unless one of us is with you.

  • Please do not climb on or touch equipment or tools.

  • Children are welcome. Please keep them with you.

  • Dogs are not allowed in the store, under state health law. Service animals are welcome. At the herb and flower garden, please keep your dog in the car. We have two dogs of our own and other animals on the farm.

By visiting, you agree to follow these guidelines and you visit at your own risk.

9. Reaching us

csa@redshirtfarm.com or (413) 822-9250.

If we change these terms, we will email you first.

Thank you for joining.

Register for the CSA