Plant CSA Now Open through March 1 — Sign Up Now

Hattie’s Garden is pleased to announce the launch of our Plant CSA for 2020. CSA stands for community-supported agriculture and is a concept that has caught hold throughout the sustainable agriculture community. Farmers establish CSAs to more closely link communities and farms by asking their communities to provide financial support in exchange for goods in advance of the season. The pre-season for a farmer is generally a time when funds are low and expenses are high. By participating in a CSA, the community enables the farmer to more easily acquire needed inputs for the season.

Hattie’s Garden Plant CSA allows you to purchase an amount of credit toward Hattie’s Garden vegetable transplants, herbs, cutting flowers and bedding plants ahead of time in exchange for a discount, as well as any produce we sell during the growing season.

Hattie’s Garden is known for growing healthy vigorous plants which are ready to take off when you place them in the soil. They will make better growth than most box-store plants, and are healthier plants from the start. Plants are available for purchase throughout the spring, beginning in late April.

We grow a marvelous range of vegetable plants, cutting flowers, bedding flowers and a multitude of herbs at Hattie’s Garden. Our customers are amazed at how well our plants do for them. We use a certified organic compost-based, living soil potting mix from Vermont Compost Company. There is none better. We have tried many different types of organic potting soils and have never found one that even remotely approaches the health and vigor this soil gives to our plants. Of course, we also give them plenty of tender loving care!

What plants and varieties will be available?

Please look at our plant section on the website. We will be updating some of the offerings in February as we complete our seed ordering, but most of the plants listed for 2019 will be available for 2020. Please email Hattie if you have any special requests.

When will plants be available?

We normally have our first planting ready the last week of April for those people who like to start early. We will have several plantings of everything and you can expect a weekly plant sale at the garden ever week throughout all of May and into early June.

You will also find our plants at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) beginning the first weekend in May.

Due to space limitations at the HLFM, please come to the garden sales for the best selection.

Is There a Deadline for Buying CSA Plant Credits?

The deadline for participating in the CSA is March 1, but we encourage you to sign up and purchase your CSA credits as soon as you are able so that we can order what we need to get growing.

In addition, your credits do not expire, and may be used anytime during the year to buy anything we sell here at Hattie’s Garden.

How to Order Plant CSA Credits

1. Go to the Plant CSA Order Form. This form will be available through March 1.
2. Select any quantity of credits in $10, $25, $50, $100 or $200 increments, for which you purchase at a 10% discount.
3. If you do not receive your confirmation, please contact Hattie by email immediately so we can be sure we have your order.
4. An invoice will be manually generated and emailed to you within a couple of days. Payment of your invoice secures your Plant CSA credits at your 10% discount.
5. We will email you a copy of your paid invoice for your records, but you do not need to bring it with you to get your plants. We retain a record of your credits and maintain an updated notebook at all our sales and at the HLFM.

Ready to get started? Sign Up Now.

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