Farm Box Program

HOW DOES IT WORK? Fall season members will receive 4 Farm Boxes delivered every-other-week over an eight week period. (Current members: please note that this is a change from last season!) Select the pick-up location closest to your home or work. Most deliveries are made in the morning between 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and we provide each group with an estimated time of delivery at the start of the season. Because of unknowns like traffic and inclement weather, as soon as your group's Farm Boxes have been delivered, you will receive a text message. We ask members to pick-up at their earliest opportunity -- no later than 6pm is our recommendation, out of respect for our hosts. When you arrive, look for the Farm Box with your name on it, grab it, and go!

WHAT GROWS IN NORTHEAST TEXAS IN THE FALL? The fall season in Northeast Texas is uniquely bountiful and delicious. Not only do we welcome fall favorites like butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and leafy greens, some of summer's prize crops are often still producing well. This fall, we're planning for leafy (braising) greens, sweet potatoes, a variety of delicious fall squashes, sweet peppers, specialty eggplant, root crops, salad greens, and more!

HOW MUCH IS IN EACH BOX? Each Farm Box we harvest will include the very best of what's growing on the farm. In advance of each season, we plan and plant for our goal of harvesting 6-7 different vegetables for your Farm Boxes. Herbs are included when they are in season. Fruit is only available during our summer season, when it is in season. Each portion of these 6-7 items we include should be enough for feeding 2 to 4 people one serving, depending on your eating habits and the preparation you've got planned. 

It’s possible you may yield more servings from one item in your box -- let's say, arugula, or your heirloom tomatoes -- depending on how you are using that item in the kitchen or what your recipe calls for. Rather than promise a certain amount of "lbs" of veggies per box, our rule of thumb is that we plan to grow enough on our farm to be able to harvest 6-7 different items for each of your Farm Boxes during any given season. We aim to be generous!

WHAT IS THE FALL SEASON SCHEDULE? As farming is weather-dependent, these dates are not exact but reflect our very best guess. We know it can be helpful for planning purposes to have an *idea* of what the schedule is. Please know that we may need to change these dates -- moving them sooner or later -- as we see how things are growing closer to the season's start.

GROUP 1 / Tuesdays - HP Lorraine, HP Beverly, UP Caruth, Kessler Park, On-Farm Pickup (Tuesdays: 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/11)

GROUP 1 / Fridays - McKinney, North Frisco, Lewisville, Las Colinas, Grapevine, North Arlington - (Fridays: 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14)

GROUP 2 / Tuesdays - Lakewood, Lakewood Trails, White Rock, PR Azalea, PR Rick's Circle, Midway Hollow - (Tuesdays: 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18)

GROUP 2 / Fridays - North Plano/Allen, Far North Dallas, North Dallas, Richardson, M Streets - (Fridays: 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21)

WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO MISS A PICK-UP? Of course, we encourage you not to miss a pick-up so you don't miss out on that week's seasonal bounty, but you have a few options if you cannot pickup due to unavoidable travel, etc.

1) Have a friend or neighbor pick-up on your behalf.

2) Let us know the date you cannot pickup in advance of the season and we will put your name on the list for our make-up box delivery day. The make-up box delivery day will be scheduled at the end of the season and may not fall on your regular Farm Box day. If you have to miss more than one pick-up during the regular season, we encourage you to consider whether or not a subscription is a good fit for you.

3) If during any given season you have a unique situation arise, please just send us an email and let us know. We know life can throw a curve ball sometimes!

*Please note that if you forget to pick-up a Farm Box (you haven't let us know in advance and we have harvested and delivered one for you), we cannot credit you a make-up Farm Box. Thank you for understanding!