This is a pay-down CSA. Prior to any delivery, you must return a signed copy of this form and payment, or first installment. This will entitle you to receive meats, cheeses, dairy products, eggs and any other item we carry at our farm. One Hundred (100) shares are currently available.

Duration of Share

Shares will be valid until September 1, 2011 or until used whichever comes first. All orders must be picked up prior to that date. Any shareholder who wants to add-on to their share may do so.

Delivery/Pick-up

Deliveries will be made to multiple locations, still TBD. Day and time of deliveries is also still TBD. Please note that both the day/time and the location are subject to change. If they do change, I will give you as much notice as I can beforehand. Delivery is made at no charge.

Failure to pick up

If you fail to pick up a delivery, or have someone else pick it up for you, you will need to come to the farm to get your order. In the event that you do not pick up your order there, all frozen foods, such as meats, will be put back into the store freezers and made available to other members with no charge to you. Unfortunately, any perishable items, such as fresh cheeses, milks, and yogurts, will be billed to your account.

Ordering

Before placing your order, check out our website, http://udderandfiber.com/products.html to see if your desired item is available. If the item has a strikethrough font (that looks like this) the item is not currently available. If it is available, please send your order via email to edwright@udderandfiber.com. If you want fresh cheeses, your order must be placed no later than 9:00 PM the Monday prior to delivery. All other orders containing dairy products must be received by noon on the Wednesday prior to delivery. We will accept frozen meat orders until Friday at noon for Saturday delivery.
Upon receipt of your order I will check the availability of the item you ordered. It is possible that someone placed an order prior to you for the item desired. Orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If available, I will pick it, weigh it, price it and bag it for you. I will then send you a return email that will list your starting balance, items purchased with the weight and price, and an ending balance See the example below. When I get extremely busy, I do run late on the emails.
CSA Share for “My Wife and I”
Starting Balance:                                                                                         $440.00
1.06 lbs Ground Beef Patties @ $5.09/lb                                                      -$5.40
1 Milk, Whole                                                                                                  -$3.00
3.54 lbs Ham, Smoked, Shank Portion @ 6.99/lb                                         -$24.74
Ending Balance                                                                                           $406.86

Refunds

Refunds will not be given.

Inclement Weather

Being in Maine, we periodically get some bad weather during the winter months. For some reason, this seems to always happen on the weekends (of course this could just be bad memory on my part but…J). In the event of predicted bad weather check your email 2 hours before your scheduled pick up. I will try to give you more notice than just the 2 hours, but that is my last opportunity to postpone. I will send you an email if the pick up for that day has been postponed. I will try to deliver either later in the day, if the storm is scheduled to stop by then, or on Sunday. However, storms sometimes last longer. In these rare events, you would need to pick up at the farm here in Limington. I will apologize now for this inconvenience.

Vacations

I plan on taking vacation somewhere during the year. I’ll let you know when. No deliveries will be made while I am on vacation unless I can find a substitute driver.

Product Availability

It is possible that some product may not be available from time-to-time. This is especially true for limited items such as Flank Steaks, Skirt Steaks, Baby Back Ribs, etc. You have my apologies when this occurs. We cannot be held responsible for these events nor for other events that limit availability.

Payments

You may buy a share for any amount. If you pay your share prior to the dates below, you get a bonus! If your initial purchase is over $400, you may add to your share through the year at the same bonus rate you started with. Also, if you buy a share in 2011, any remainder on your share can be rolled into the new share (but not with any bonus!). The minimum share purchase is $100.00.

• Paid prior to September 15: 10% bonus to your share.
• Paid prior to October 15: 5% bonus to your share.
• Paid after October 15: Free delivery to one of our locations

If you would like to set up a payment plan, let’s talk.