Lake Superior CSA
Membership Agreement
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Section 1. Introduction
A. Lake Superior CSA Overview – Becoming a Part of Our
Farm Family
B. Important Share Information
C. Our Growing Practices
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Section 2. Sharing in the Risks and Rewards of Farming
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Section 3. Picking Up Your Shares
A. Substitutions
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Section 4 Payments
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Section 4. Cancellation Policy
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Section 4. Communicating with Us
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Lake Superior CSA Membership Agreement
Welcome to the Lake Superior CSA! This Membership Agreement was prepared to provide
clarity on the expectations and responsibilities of both farmers and members when joining our
CSA. There is a lot of information contained in this little packet so please carefully read all
enclosed policies and procedures.
Section 1: Introduction to Membership
A. Lake Superior CSA Overview – Becoming a Part of Our Farm Family
The Lake Superior CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a unique food
distribution system that weaves the farmer and community of eaters together in an intricate
seasonal food web. By joining our CSA, you, the eater, essentially buy an annual share in our
farm(s) and, in return, receive a selection of local and seasonal products from us, your family
farmer(s). Your investment is returned to you in your weekly or monthly share deliveries. Each
of your share deliveries is given a weekly or monthly box value and we strive to always deliver
your box value regardless of any particular crop’s success.
When you become a Lake Superior CSA member, you are choosing to feed yourself
and your family better; you are choosing to invest in a stronger local economy; you are
choosing cleaner water, healthier soils, cleaner air, and fewer toxins in the environment!
Joining a CSA is also a bit of a leap of faith, and is definitely a seasonal cooking and
eating adventure! With the Lake Superior CSA, you'll find an amazing selection of vegetables,
fruit, meat and value added products. This CSA is unique because when you purchase a share,
you are forming a relationship with not just one farmer, but all the producers of the Bayfield
Regional Food Producers Cooperative. We like to think of it as a Community Supported
Cooperative.
B. Important Share Information
The Lake Superior CSA offers a wide variety of share options designed to allow
members to customize their shares based on time of the year, personal dietary preferences, and
household size.
Generally speaking, SUMMER shares are delivered weekly or every other week from
May – October, and WINTER shares are delivered monthly from November to April. HALF
shares are delivered every other week during the summer and monthly during the winter, while
FULL shares are delivered weekly during the summer and monthly during the winter. The
FULL shares are designed to provide a good selection of locally and seasonally available food
for a family of four, while DUO shares provide an option for smaller households or those who
prefer a less frequent delivery. If you are looking to get a share that will offer the widest variety
of local and seasonal food products our Whole Diet shares are designed for just that!
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City or
Neighborhood
Location or
business
Address
Phone #
Day
Time
C. Our Growing Practices
As farmers, our families and children eat the same food that we provide for you in the
CSA shares. Needless to say, we care deeply about how our food is produced! Many of the
family farms in our Cooperative are either USDA Certified Organic or follow organic production
practices but are not certified due to certification fees. Whether certified organic or not, our
livestock are always treated with respect, have access to pasture as long as the weather permits,
and are never given sub-therapeutic antibiotics or hormones. The beef and lamb are always
100% grass fed, and never receive any grain. Grain fed to poultry is USDA Certified Organic.
Our value-added producers work hard to source as many locally-produced ingredients as
possible. Two of our producers are even integrating carbon-neutral draft horse power into their
production. We are proud of how we raise and produce the food we eat, and want to extend a
personal invitation to each of you to contact us at any time if you would like more information
on our growing and production practices and philosophies.
Section 2. Sharing in the Risks and Rewards of Farming
By purchasing a share in a farm, the customer accepts the risk of crop failure. By sharing in the
risks associated with farming, you are insuring the ability of the farmer to overcome those risks
and continue providing quality products in subsequent years. The fact that Lake Superior CSA is
a Cooperative of producers minimizes the risks by reducing the chances that any one crop failure
would negatively affect your share. Individual weekly share contents, weights, and values
will vary based on seasonal variability. It is our goal and intention to see that you have
received the total share value that you paid for, ensuring a tasty return on your investment!
A. Substitutions- In the event of crop failure, the CSA reserves the right to substitute with
other products. Such products will be sourced from other BRFPC Members first and then
outside the BRFPC second. Widespread crop failure may result in less product provided
in the shares as originally planned or implied.
Section 3. Picking up Shares
You are responsible for tracking your share schedule and picking up your weekly or monthly
boxes from your drop site!
Again, SUMMER shares are delivered weekly or every other week from May – October, and
WINTER shares are delivered monthly from November to April. HALF shares are delivered
every other week during the summer and monthly during the winter, while FULL shares are
delivered weekly during the summer and monthly during the winter.
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Ashland, WI
TBA
Iron River, WI
White Winter
Winery
Superior, WI
United
Presbyterian
Church
Duluth, MN
Trinity Lutheran
Church
Wednesdays
68323 Lea St
229 N 28th St
1108 East 8th St.
4:00pm 6:00 pm
2:00pm 5:00 pm
(800) 697-2006
Wednesdays
(715) 392-4751
Wednesdays
4:00pm 6:00 pm
(218) 724-9369
Wednesdays
4:00pm 6:00 pm
Each time you arrive to pick up your share, please:
1. Return your box(es) from the previous delivery
2. Check in with the CSA Manager to pick up your new box(es). She will check your name
off the list
3. Pick up your share within the timeframe stated - We cannot hold missed boxes nor will
we redeliver missed boxes!
4. Follow additional rules posted at your drop site regarding (parking, use of certain
entrances, etc.)
5. Be respectful of our drop site hosts’ property and time, and let them know you appreciate
their support of the Lake Superior CSA!
If you cannot pick-up your share, you must arrange for someone else to pick it up for you.
You are responsible for explaining the pick-up location and procedures to your substitute.
Chronic failure to pick up or consistent late pickups may result in termination of membership. If
you wish to change your drop site, please contact the CSA Manager Stefanie Korpela via the
information provided under ‘communication’. Shares that are not retrieved within the pickup time will be donated.
In the case of inclement weather, we will alert you in the morning if we cannot make it to
any drop site. This will be communicated via email and Facebook so please check these if
the weather looks bad.
Section 4. Payments- Failure to keep current on payments may result in withholding of
delivered product or cancellation of the share and loss of the downpayment. Whole Diet Shares,
Vegetable Shares, and Meat Shares can be paid for with monthly payments as specified for each
particular share. A non-refundable two-month downpayment is required at ordering, and covers
the first and last payments.
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Section 5. Cancelation Policy
Before you purchase a share, it is important for you to consider the commitment of a season-long
share. As farmers, however, we do understand that unforeseen events can happen and you may
need to cancel your share. Cancellations due to extenuating circumstances (death in the family,
loss of job, etc.) will be reviewed on a case by case basis. However, the LSCSA makes no
guarantee of a full refund. We would encourage you to reallocate your remaining share to
another household. If a new customer is willing to take over that share, the two-month
downpayment will be refunded in full upon receipt of the downpayment from the new
customer. Cancellation made prior to the first delivery will result in a refund in full minus an
amount equal to the two-month downpayment for that share. If you must cancel your share midseason, we ask that you send a written letter of cancelation to the CSA coordinator two weeks
prior to last delivery.
For Monthly Payments- For customers making monthly payments, cancellation any time after
the first delivery will result in loss of the two-month downpayment regardless of whether a new
customer is able to take over your share. Payment in full is required for the month which the
cancelation took place.
For Payments in Full- For customers paying in full, cancellation after the first delivery for the
share will result in a refund pro-rated to the deliveries remaining for that share minus an amount
equal to the two-month downpayment for that share. Payment in full is required for the month
which the cancelation took place. *Payment in full at ordering is required for the Bread Shares,
Fruit Shares, and A La Carte Boxes.
Cancellation of Special Order Box prior to delivery will result in refund of 50% of the
payment made for that Box. In the event the Lake Superior CSA is unable to fill an order
for a Special Order Box after receiving payment from the customer, 100% of the payment
made for that Box will be refunded
Section 5. Communicating with Us
If you have any questions, changes to your postal or email address, changes to your drop-site
location, problems with your drop-site, questions about your balance, or dissatisfaction with your
share, please let us know! Our CSA Manager, Stefanie Korpela is available weekdays Monday –
Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will respond within 24 hours of your inquiry.
Email csamanager@bayfieldfoodproducers.org Phone 715- 209-0362
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Checks can be made payable to the
Bayfield Regional Food Producer’s Cooperative (BRFPC)
P.O. Box 412
Washburn, WI 54891
We will communicate with you primarily by email. When we receive your membership
agreement, you will be added to our distribution list, so please read your email from us! We
depend on being able to communicate important information such as necessary changes to your
distribution schedule or to our farm events. Every week we will also email our newsletter giving
you information about the share that week as well as recipe ideas and farm related news.
Once again, we would like to thank you for your commitment to local, sustainable, and seasonal
eating, and we look forward to providing you and your family with some of the finest food our
region has to offer!
Please take a moment to sign and return the last page of your CSA Membership
Agreement. This confirms that you have read and understand the expectations
and responsibilities of becoming a member of the Lake Superior CSA.
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Membership Agreement
signature page:
Please take a moment to sign our CSA Membership Agreement.
This confirms that you have read and understand the expectations and
responsibilities, outlined in your member agreement packet, of becoming a
member of the Lake Superior CSA.
Name (printed): ____________________________________
Signature:_________________________________________Date:___________
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