SHORESH CSA NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

FARM-FRESH, LOCAL, ORGANIC PRODUCE DELIVERED WEEKLY TO YOUR

COMMUNITY! Put your Jewish values into practice by joining the growing number of individuals across North America who have committed their purchasing power behind our local farmers! Shoresh is thrilled to offer a network of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs, serving the Greater Toronto Area. A CSA is a mutually beneficial partnership in which individuals or families receive fresh, local, organically grown produce weekly, while supporting local farmers and sustainable growing practices. Joining a CSA means you and your family will enjoy the health, community and environmental benefits of eating fresh, local, organically grown produce!

TWO GREAT PICK UP LOCATIONS! HOLY SPROUTS CSA – Hosted by Holy Blossom Temple Season: April 1 to October 21, 2014 (27 weeks) CSA Day: Tuesdays Pickup Time: between 3:30pm and 6:00pm Location: Holy Blossom at 1950 Bathurst St. (south of Eglinton Avenue) Outdoor location – On plaza outside main sanctuary steps at Bathurst Street and Ava Road Indoor location – Downstairs via Ava Road KAVANAH CSA – Hosted by Shoresh’s Kavanah Garden Season: April 3 to October 23, 2014 (27 weeks) CSA Day: Thursdays Pickup Time: between 3:30pm and 6:00pm Location: Kavanah Garden, Lebovic Campus Drive (near Bathurst Street and Rutherford Road) Indoor location – Lebovic Jewish Community Campus (April 3 to June 19)

WHO WE ARE: Shoresh is thrilled to be partnering with Highmark Farm to develop a consortium of Jewish CSAs across the Greater Toronto Area! Since 2002, Shoresh has been building a more connected and ecologically sustainable Jewish community through educational programs and grassroots initiatives rooted in Jewish social and environmental values. In addition to Shoresh’s Kavanah Garden at the Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan, Shoresh hosts an annual Jewish Food Conference at the Miles Nadal JCC, hands-on workshops across the GTA, and is developing a rural centre for sustainable, land-based Judaism at Bela Farm in Hillsburgh, Ontario! For more information about Shoresh and our programs, visit our website www.shoresh.ca or call us at 416-805-8382.

Highmark Farm is a local, family-run, mixed farm operation where quality and integrity are our driving values. At 120 acres, Highmark Farm in the Cookstown area has been family-run for over 25 years (with generations of farming experience in Cyrpus!) The health of our livestock and lands are of paramount importance, and we strive to produce quality food products using all natural growing practices. We grow and produce a variety of garden market vegetables, as well as raise goats, sheep/lamb, and tend a small flock of laying hens. We are fortunate, happy, and proud to supply all that we produce to our valued customers at farmers markets (Wychwood Barns and Leslieville Farmers Markets) and through our CSA partnerships the Shoresh CSA Networl. For more information about Highmark Farm, visit our website www.highmarkfarms.com.

CSA PROGRAM DETAILS

Select the size that’s right for you! For your convenience, we offer three different sized shares: Small ($20/week) Approx. 5 items + 1 specialty item

Regular ($30/week) Approx. 10 items + 1 specialty item

Large ($40/week) Approx. 15 items + 1 specialty item

If at any point during the season you decide you want to change the size of your membership, you are free to do so, and you will either pay or be refunded the difference.

What can I expect in my weekly share?

1. Assembled Box – Vegetables and Eggs Each week, when you arrive at your CSA pickup location, you will receive a box containing your weekly CSA share (preassembled for your convenience!). In your box, you can expect a selection of farm fresh produce and one dozen free-range chicken eggs.

2. Bonus Specialty Item

In addition to farm fresh veg and eggs, each week you can choose one of a selection of bonus specialty items (including dried beans, organic honey, coffee, and seasonal fruit).

3. Trade and For-Purchase Table

Once you have picked up your vegetables, eggs, and selected your specialty item, head on over to the trade table where you can swap items to suit your family’s needs and tastes. As well, feel free to purchase additional items (if you are planning a large family gathering that week for example!)

Produce to expect by season:

Spring Summer Fall Arugula Bok Choy Carrots Cilantro Dill Garlic Scapes Green Onions

Head Lettuce Radishes Rhubarb Snow/Snap Peas Spinach Swish Chard

Basil Beans Beets Bell Peppers Carrots Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic

Head Lettuce Hot Peppers Kale Melon Onions Parsley Swiss Chard Tomatoes

Arugula Basil Beans Beets Carrots Cucumbers Garlic Kale Leeks

Onions Parsley Parsnips Potatoes Radishes Sweet Potato Swiss Chard Turnips Winter Squash

What happens if I miss one week? You have two options if you are unable to pick up your CSA share during the course of the season:

1. Have a friend or family member pick it up for you! Nothing says love like a share of fresh, local, organic veggies :)

2. All CSA shares that were not picked-up, will be donated to community members in need. Each CSA pick up site has arranged its own donation partners, making sure that the most vulnerable in our community have access to nourishing and delicious food.

3. If you know you will be away let us know in advance and you can double your order on a week of your choice.

Tzedakah Partnerships Holy Sprouts CSA – Holy Blossom volunteers use donated CSA shares (supplemented with fresh herbs from their own organic garden!) to lovingly prepare and deliver soups and meals for the elderly and unwell in the community, as well as for the hungry guests who visit Holy Blossom through their Out of the Cold program. Kavanah CSA – For the last five years, Shoresh has maintained a close partnership with Ve’Ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee. Each week, Ve’Ahavta volunteers pick up donated CSA shares from the Kavanah Garden (along with all the delicious veggies harvested from the Kavanah Garden that day!). Ve’Ahavta volunteers use the fresh veg to make delicious soups and stews distributed to community members in need through a downtown homeless shelter.

How much does it cost? When joining a CSA, you are committing to a full season of the freshest healthy local produce available! The full season CSA is 27 weeks, and payment can be made in one lump sum, or in installments through postdated cheques. All cheques should be made payable to Highmark Farm.

Share Size Cost/Week Total Cost for the Season Small $20/week $576.00

Regular $30/week $846.00 Large $40/week $1116.00

Please note that the total cost includes a once/season membership of $36.00. This fee allows us to provide the additional services that make our CSAs so special, such as weekly newsletters featuring farm updates, veggie to expect, recipes, and seasonal Jewish teachings; and on-site programming during pickup hours.

Sounds amazing! What are some more reasons for me to join? Taste: You know there is no taste like a fresh-picked, heirloom tomato! Your Health: Not just more delicious…organic foods are more nutritious! The Environment: Good for you and good for the earth! Your Community: Connect with your farmer! Connect with others who share your values! Kids: Kids who grow or choose their own veggies are more likely to LOVE their veggies! Food Donations: Support the most vulnerable in our community with the best of our harvest!

Opportunity to Get Involved: Shoresh and our CSA pick up sites offer gardening and service volunteer opportunities each week - an opportunity for people to grow veggies, and connect with nature, community members, and themselves.

REGISTRATION Ready to receive a full season of the freshest healthy local produce available? Register for a CSA membership in the Shoresh CSA Network in two easy steps!

1. Fill out our simple online registration form at www.shoresh.ca/CSA. There, you will select your pickup location and share size. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with payment details.

2. Bring your payment to your first CSA pickup! For your convenience, there are two payment options:

Pay one lump sum

Bring a cheque (made payable to Highmark Farm) for the total amount of your CSA membership

Share Size

Cost/Week Total Cost for the Season

Small $20/week $576.00 Regular $30/week $846.00 Large $40/week $1116.00

Please note that the total cost includes a once/season membership of $36.00. This fee allows us to provide the additional services that make our CSAs so special, such as weekly newsletters featuring farm updates, veggie to expect, recipes, and seasonal Jewish teachings; and on-site programming during pickup hours.

Pay in installments

Bring two cheques (made payable to Highmark Farm), totaling the full amount of your CSA membership.

Share Size

Cost/Week Total Cost for the Season

Cheque 1 Cheque 2 (postdated July

22) Small $20/week $576.00 $356.00 $220.00

Regular $30/week $846.00 $516.00 $330.00 Large $40/week $1116.00 $676.00 $440.00

Please note that the total cost includes a once/season membership of $36.00. This fee allows us to provide the additional services that make our CSAs so special, such as weekly newsletters featuring farm updates, recipes, and seasonal Jewish teachings; CSA members days; and on-site workshops during pickup hours.

For more information about payment (and payment alternatives), please contact Zach at zach@highmarkfarms.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHORESH CSA NETWORK,

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED, VISIT SHORESH’S WEBSITE WWW.SHORESH.CA OR CONTACT US AT