what to expect and F.a.q.

What is a farmshare or CSA?

A farmshare, often called a CSA, is a form of Community Supported Agriculture. Just as it sounds, it is an opportunity to “buy in”, to become a member of our farm. You reap the benefits that eating directly from the land has to offer while being a part of sustaining and invigorating your local economy.

Our harvests are packaged and delivered directly from the farm to your home or neighborhood each week. Most of these veggies will have been harvested within 48 hours of landing in your kitchen.

How our Farm Share works:

Where can i pick-up my farm Share?

You can pick up your share in Sequim, Port Angeles and multiple locations in Seattle.

Not sure which location is best for you? Search our delivery map to find the nearest pick up location or home delivery zone.

How do I Sign Up?

It’s easy! Just click on the link below and make an account on our new CSA platform, Harvie.

WHAT’S IN THE WEEKLY SHARE?

While you get to customize your share week to week, our default shares typically include:

• 1-2 type of root veggie: carrots/potatoes/beets/turnips

• 1-2 head of lettuce or salad mix

• 2 bunches of greens (kale, chard, spinach)

• 1 onion, shallot, green onion bunch, or garlic

• 1 or 2 specialty items

New for 2024! We offer customizable shares through Harvie, our online farm share management software. Shares are designed each week by your farmers and you will have the ability to swap items online each week before our harvest days.

What is Harvie?

Harvie is a software platform that helps CSA farmers offer their customers a customizable farm share program.

How it works: Each week's share will be designed by your farmers, based on what our farm has available that week. Once the weekly share content list is sent to you that week, you can make swaps and add extras.

You will get the same delicious produce and farm-to-table connection you’ve come to expect from us over the years, along with a better system for you to use and enjoy all your items. We hope this means less food waste and a more convenient and personalized farm share program.

I appreciate not having to choose. do i need to customize my share?

If you like the suprise of not knowing what will be in your box, there is no need to interact with your Farmigo account! We will pack a box as normal for you, and it is sure to be full of vegetables that we love to eat and think you will, too.

What if I can’t pay in one go? Is there a payment plan option?

We do very much appreciate the upfront payment to help with the early season labor and supply expenses but we understand this is not always possible.

Paying in installments is open to everyone!

When you sign up on Harvie, a payment plan will be an option in the payment section. 25% is due upon signing up, 25% is due on the first day of delivery, and the remaining 50% is split up to a weekly payment.

If you’ve saved payment information on Harvie, your credit card or bank account will be automatically charged at each installment interval.

Is there a deadline to sign up?

Stayed tuned!

Who are the farmers?

We are a team of passionate food-growers hailing from all over and joining in Sequim to do this work together. If you need to get a hold of the farm for any reason please email us at farmshare@riverrun.farm and Nicholas, Anna or Beth Ann will be in touch!

You’ll get to know the River Run crew by reading our newsletter and keeping up to date with us on Instagram and Facebook!

What if I’ve never cooked with one of the vegetables before?

We only grow vegetables that we love to eat, so if you encounter one that is strange for you, we challenge you to give it the benefit of the doubt and explore what it might have to offer. Each week, in our weekly “Farm Happenings” newsletter, we offer a few cooking/preparation tips for the vegetables in the box. Of course a quick google search is a great resource if you need a quick cooking suggestion.

You can also visit our recipe page for inspiration and ideas on how to prepare different vegetables that we include in our Farm Share boxes. Feel free to come visit us at your nearest Farmers Market, send us an email, or message us on social media and ask us questions. We would be thrilled to help you learn more about the produce we grow and all of their wonderful health benefits.

What if a full share is too much for me?

If you don’t think you can use up all the produce in a full share, we encourage you to find someone to split it with. Your neighbor, your friend, your family--split a share with them! You don’t need to tell us anything other than who is splitting the share and their email addresses. We are happy to take two or three payments from separate individuals, whatever works for you and your shared-share team. Further questions? Contact Nicholas, Anna or Beth Ann at farmshare@riverrun.farm

What if I can’t pick up my vegetables at the pick-up time?

If you know you’ll be away, you can reschedule your share for a future date. When you reschedule your share, you are opting to get an additional share for the new date, which results in more than one share for that delivery. Rescheduling is available to members within the same season.

Alternatively, you can arrange for a friend or family member to pick up your box for you. They can keep it safe and sound until you get back or enjoy it themselves! We trust that you all can work it out, so no need to let us know in advance.

Depending on the host, forgotten shares will still be available the next day. After 48 hours, though, all shares will be donated or redistributed by the host so the vegetables get used while they’re still in good shape. We do not offer refunds for shares that aren’t picked up without prior notice.

Can I put my share on hold?

Placing a hold on your delivery can be done through Harvie. You can reschedule that week’s share to be delivered with another week’s share within the duration of the season (meaning you’d receive two shares on that week). Holding your share does NOT automatically reschedule it!

If you’d like us to donate a missed week’s share, please email us at farmshare@riverrun.farm.

Can I use EBT/SNAP to pay for my share?

We’re still working on making this happen!

In the meantime, if you are looking to join this kind of program to get your’s and your family’s produce, but the cost is prohibitive, please email us about our pay-what-you-can option.