Market Share
Introducing Sun Love Farm’s Market Share!
2023 Summer Market Season at Oregon City Farmer’s Market Saturdays 9am-2pm and Milwaukie Farmer’s Market Sundays 9:30am-2pm
Market Share is a take on CSA (community supported agriculture) programs. Members make a financial commitment to Sun Love Farm, but instead of getting boxes each week with the farmer’s pick of produce, members come to the Oregon City Farmer’s market (year round) or the Milwaukie Farmer’s Market (May-October) to pick out their own produce.
As a veggie farmer, who primarily has food to sell during May-October, when people sign up and pay for the Market Share program in the winter and early spring, it gives the farm the off season income to buy the necessary things to get the season started, including seeds, potting soil, and fertilizer.
This is ideal for people who want to eat seasonally and local, but prefer to choose the food that they want each week. Also, there is no worry if you need to be out of town for a week- your account never expires.
Member Benefits
- Discounts
- $100 commitment gives you $105 of produce.
- $200 commitment gives you $215 of produce.
- $300 commitment gives you $330 of produce.
- $400 commitment gives you $440 of produce.
- $500 commitment gives you $560 of produce.
- Opportunities for bulk ordering of produce for canning or storage, such as tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, onions, and winter squash
- A chance to pre-order produce ahead of regular market customers
- An opportunity to order a farmer’s pick box for $25 that we fill with the best produce of the week.
- A weekly email with farm updates and what’s available
- Access to Cook With What You Have’s CSA Recipe Collection to provide recipes for your weekly produce. You will have access to 900+ recipes, templates, storage and preserving tips, pantry stocking suggestions and vegetable prep videos, organized by vegetable and created using CSA Produce. We are hoping that this great resource will make it easier to find delicious and creative uses for your share!
About the Farm
Sun Love Farm is a certified-naturally grown farm in Oregon City that grows a large diversity of seasonal vegetables. Sun Love’s produce is grown with deep care and respect for the earth. While not organic certified, the produce is grown in a “better than organic” way. No chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used, we grow open-pollinated varietals, annual cover crops are planted to keep the soil thriving, flowers are planted throughout the fields to encourage beneficial insects, and of course, love is given to every plant.
What to Expect Throughout the Year
May– spinach, lettuce, salad mix, arugula, kale, broccoli, peas, salad turnips, radishes, beets, garlic scapes, mustard greens, chard, cilantro
June– broccoli, kale, summer squash, lettuce, carrots, beets, garlic scapes, peas, cilantro, parsley, chard, Spinach, scallions
July– summer squash, cucumbers, new potatoes, carrots, beets, lettuce, cilantro, basil, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, green beans, specialty beans, scallions, garlic
August– summer squash, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, husk cherries, sauce tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, beets, cilantro, basil, dill, eggplant, sweet peppers, hot peppers, onions, garlic
September– tomatoes, peppers, winter squash, pie pumpkins, broccoli, kale, collards, potatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, carrots, beets, onions, scallions,, cabbage, napa cabbage, arugula, mustard greens, salad turnips, parsley, bok choy, garlic
October– winter squash, pie pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, kohlrabi, savoy cabbage, green cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage, kale, collards, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet peppers, hot peppers, carrots, beets, onions, scallions, arugula, mustard greens, parsley
Scholarship Fund
We are working to make sure that our produce is available to anyone who wants to eat fresh and nutritious food, regardless of income.
One way we can do that is through accepting SNAP for CSA and Market Shares, and the Double Up Food Bucks Program.
Another way is through our scholarship fund. We have a limited amount of funds available to reduce the cost of CSA and Market Share for those who need it. Please get in touch if you think that you would qualify, or if you would like to donate to the fund.
e-mail Melissa at melissa@sunlovefarm.com
Sign Up!
After you sign up, you have a couple options for making payment. One option is to pay for full cost of the share online.
Another option is to pay with cash or check.
You can pay in person at the Oregon City Winter Farmer’s Market, or you can send a check to the address below.
Please make checks payable to “Sun Love Farm”
Send checks to “Sun Love Farm, 15030 S. Brunner Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045”
A deposit of $100 is required in order to secure your spot. Full payment is due by the start of the market season- May 4. ( That being said, if you are interested a payment plan that splits the payments up during the season, we can make a special arrangement. Please ask about this option if you are interested).
We accept food stamps as payment. If you are interested in using food stamps to pay for your market share, please ask about making a special arrangement.
