Treasured Haven Farm CSA Drop Site Host Info |
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CSA Drop Site Requirements Many of our CSA Drop Sites come from suggestions from our members. If you know of a business, store, or someone in your area that would be a good match for a CSA Drop Site with Treasured Haven Farm, please contact us. If there is an area where we currently do not have a locations listed, contact us and we can review if we can service a location in your area. How do Treasured Haven Farm's CSA Drop Sites work? Treasured Haven Farm operates on a self-serve pick up system at their drop sites. The share boxes are dropped at the site locations within a general time frame, and are available after that time for pick up. Each Member's Share Box is labeled with the Member's Name. Member's unload their veggies from their boxes and usually load them into their reusable tote and unfold the box carefully and leave it at the site to be reused for their next delivery. In this system, members do not have to be present at delivery time and have a greater window to pick up their share. Certain weeks there is additional produce available at the site, and also an exchange box for produce. Instructions are on these specially labeled containers. What is required to be a Treasured Haven Farm CSA Drop Site? What we look for in our CSA Drop Site locations are: Convenient and Accessible Parking: We prefer locations with convenient access for our delivery vehicles, either our small van, or larger van or truck. We like to have a convenient, suitable, and secure area to park, unload and cart in the boxes. Since we have many deliveries to make each run, we need each drop to be very time efficient, and certain locations with elevators, or a long carting distance may require more members to be considered. We also need adequate close parking for members to park for picking up their shares. Adequate Space and Location for Delivery Boxes: Our sites vary in the number of members picking up at each site. We prefer to have a minimum accessible floor space area of 2 by 6 feet for the boxes to be stacked for our smallest sites, and a larger square footage for our larger sites. Generally speaking, our sites work best that have an area to stack the boxes at about one square foot per member share. The area should also be out of the weather and sun, air conditioned if possible, and easily accessible with minimum need for handling by the host site. In a business or office setting, a location near the front desk or lobby, or a accessible service area works well. Time Available for Pick Up: The best sites are those available from early to mid afternoon to evening hours, allowing members to pick up on their way home from work. We like to have sites available minimally from 3-6 pm, but prefer until at least 6:30 or 7pm, if possible for members to pick up after work. Times needed will vary according to the scheduled order of our deliveries to the sites. There can be no accommodations for late pick-ups at most sites in order to be considerate to our generous and hospitable hosts. Members are to contact Treasured Haven Farm with any potential conflicts for that weeks pick up two days prior to their scheduled delivery. Compatibility of Business: Treasured Haven Farm likes to partner with businesses where we can each promote the others business. We have sites at health food stores and health clubs, bakeries, chiropractic offices and health clinics, independently owned small businesses, and similar. The location must be clean and compatible with produce and not have any toxic products, fumes, or odors. We also deliver to churches, offices, and home drop sites. Member interest: We prefer a minimum number of members at each site to guarantee delivery and make each site energy efficient and economically feasible. An average of at least 10 Basic Shares delivered each week is a good guideline. Each site does have limits on the number of each share size and total number of shares available. Requirements of Site Hosts: We ask our site hosts to commit to having the site available for the agreed upon time for the entire delivery season, unless prior arrangements or site partnerships are made. We ask that the site be reasonably clean, and any business personnel act appropriately with our mutual customers. We ask that any concerns or problems be forwarded to Treasured Haven Farm immediately. If necessary, we ask that the empty or folded boxes be held in clean area until the next delivery day. The folded boxes can be held on edge in an area about one by two and a half feet in a closet or storeroom. Responsibility of Treasured Haven Farm: We, at Treasured Haven Farm, agree to be respectful and courteous of your customers, and enhance and promote your business. With certain extra large sites, we can arrange a return visit by someone from Treasured Haven Farm to clean up the drop site at the end of the delivery day when our delivery route and schedule permits, or will enlist the help of a member volunteer to do so, if necessary. We agree to respond to any concerns and comments in a timely fashion, and address any necessary issues immediately. |
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Contact Us or fill out the form below to make a site suggestion or to talk about becoming a host site. Businesses, homes, or offices... Welcome! Call Peg at 320-358-3581 |