Our Sliding Scale Model

The Bean Patch is, as stated in other locations on our website, an experiment. One of the experimental variables is economic. We do not wish for monetary resources to inhibit people from accessing good healthy food. So we offer our CSA on a sliding scale. The belief is that those who have the ability will pay a little more, which will cover the cost of those on the other end of the sliding scale, and in the end it all evens out so that everyone has essentially paid the suggested “median price.” (See payment scale below)

Monthly Plan:

We would like to recognize that not everyone (ourselves included) has expendable income in such a way that they can afford large (or small) upfront costs. Hence we also have a month option when signing up for the CSA, so you can choose “full season” or “monthly.” If you click “full season” you will be signed up for every week, and will be asked to pay the cost upfront. If you choose “monthly” you will be asked which months you’d like to sign up for, and you will receive your weekly shares on a month to month basis after you’ve paid (whatever amount on the sliding scale you pay) for that month. For example: let’s say I select only Aug and Sept, I will send a check to the Bean Patch at the end of July/beginning of August for one month and after it’s received I’ll get my weekly share each week in August. I will repeat this again at the end of August/beginning of September, and get my September shares.

NOTE: The monthly plan also allows those already registered and loyal to another CSA to fill the gap between when your farm of choice provides their CSA. Ex: if you get a regular Fall CSA that starts in September, you can sign up only for August. Or you get a Summer and a Winter CSA so you can sign up for October and November.

Full Season= Aug-Nov

Please select "other" if you would like to negotiate an alernative payment amount or method- we’re open to barter, alternative currency, time trade, etc.