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]]>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:53:30 -0500<![CDATA[CROPS]]>Big White Barn Produce offers a great selection of produce including over 15 varieties of peppers and over 40 varieties of tomatoes including heirlooms.

 

Below is a partial list of our crops.  We plant several varieties of each vegetable.

 

APPLES

ARUGULA

ASPARAGUS

BASIL

BEANS

BEETS

BLUEBERRIES

BROCCOLI

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

CANTALOUPE

CABBAGE

CHINESE CABBAGE

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWER

COLLARDS

CUCUMBERS

ENDIVE

EGGPLANT

FLOWERS & HERBS

KOHLRABI

LEEKS

LETTUCE

MELONS

MIZUNA

NECTARINES

OKRA

ONIONS

PAK CHOI

PEACHES

PEARS

PEAS

PEPPERS

PLUMS

POTATOES

PUMPKINS

RADISH

SPINACH

SQUASH

STRAWBERRIES

SWISS CHARD

TATSOI

TOMATOES (30-40 types - including a huge variety of heirlooms)

TURNIPS

WATERMELON

ZUCCHINI

 

 

 

 

 

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KNOW YOUR FARMER, KNOW YOUR FOOD


SPRING / SUMMER CSA 2012

This year your CSA share will include many specialty vegetables hand selected by Celebrity Chef Bryan Voltaggio.  You may spot Bryan at our farm cultivating and harvesting produce as we are custom growing for his restaurants.

Here’s how our CSA works. Members sign up and pay in advance.  The CSA begins June 3rd and runs for 20 weeks.  Each Member will receive a  weekly or bi-weekly box of fresh produce.

An example of what your box may contain - several cucumbers, quart of tomatoes (including a variety of heirlooms),  a pound of spinach, sweet corn, lettuce, peppers, carrots, yellow/green beans, squash, potatoes, watermelon, apples, strawberries -- whatever is ripe for picking that week.  Definitely enough food for a family of 2-4.

The beginning of the year always starts slowly with salad greens, radishes, and onions, but things pick up quickly and tomatoes, peppers, corn, watermelon and other summer fruits & vegetables are offered in abundance.

 * Bonus.... Fresh Cut Flowers when available.* 

We have many events and open house days at the farm for our CSA Members.  Members are encouraged to visit the farm and also enjoy our cut your own flowers and herbs.

Share Information                                         

WEEKLY BOX:        $550.00       (Weekly Full Share =  8 items every week)        

BI-WEEKLY BOX:    $275.00      (Bi-Weekly Full Share = 8 items every other week )  

WEEKLY HALF SHARE BOX:  $325.00  (Weekly Half Share = 4 items every week)

 

Payment Options:

Please click for Credit Card payment.

To pay by check, please mail payment to: 

Big White Barn Produce, 6601 Manor Woods Road, Frederick, MD 21703

* Remember to include sign up sheet and your pick up location.

You may pick up your share at the farm or one of the pick up locations.  Pick up locations are being added as members sign up.  If you do not see a convenient pick up location, please contact us for assistance. 

 

Home & Workplace Delivery Options

Big White Barn Produce offers home & workplace delivery to one location with a minimum of 15 members.  Sponsoring member (organizer) receives a FREE MEMBERSHIP.  Call or e-mail for more details.


Thank you for supporting local farmers! 


Big White Barn Produce

(301) 874-3173

REAL FARMERS, REAL FOOD



]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:40:59 -0600<![CDATA[Photo(s) added: ]]> ]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:43:45 -0600<![CDATA[Upcoming Events]]>2012 Events

 

  • Plant Sale (flowers & vegetables - including rare heirloom vegetable plants) 
  • Open House & Potluck (CSA Members)
  • Heirloom Tomato Festival
  • Movie Nights in the Barn
  • October Fun Days (Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides)

 

Updates will be posted on this page as well as our FACEBOOK page.

 

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  • CSA begins Sunday, June 5th.  (Weekly & Bi-Weekly Shares).

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    • Farm Pick Ups - Please let us know if you are picking up Monday, Friday or Saturday.

     

    • ** Please remember to return the CSA box the following week. **

    * GENI's Pick Ups - Wednesdays after 3:00 p.m. *

     

     

     

    Frequently Asked CSA Questions

     

    Where do I pick up my share?

    Please see Pick Up Locations Tab on website.

     

    Are you organic?

    We are considered naturally grown. 

     

    Can I have someone else pick up my share on my behalf, if I’m not available from time to time?

    Yes. 

     

    What happens if I miss a box due to vacation, etc?

    Members are responsible for picking up their box on the selected day & location.   Please have a family member or friend pick up your box.  We can not make arrangements up for missed boxes.  We donate all missed boxes to a local Food Bank.

     

    Do you offer work shares?

    Not at this time.

     

    Can I visit the farm?

    Yes.  We have several events at the farm each year for our CSA Members.

     

    Can I split a share with my friends, or can we go in on one?

    Yes. We ask that one check is sent and one primary contact person is responsible for the share. Anyone can come to pick it up. You are responsible for dividing it up for your group. No special arrangements on pick ups for divided shares.

     

    What’s the difference between a full & half share?

    Weekly Full Share is 8 items weekly.

    Bi-Weekly Full Share is 8 items every other week.

    Weekly Half Share is 4-5 items weekly.

     

    How much food is in a share?

    A full share is designed to be 8 items, sometimes more in the peak of the growing season. Sometimes a bit less in the slow season, yet we strive & work hard to provide 8 items for you each week.

     

    What’s an item?

    An item can be a head of lettuce, a quart of tomatoes, several cucumbers, peppers, etc. 

     

    Can I trade my items for different produce from the stand?

    Only if you pick up at the farm.   We will have a Member Exchange table set up.

     

    Can I cancel my membership?

    There are NO REFUNDS.  The money that you pay for your share is used to grow the crops for the term for which you are subscribing.  Once you subscribe, your spot is secure for the growing season.  It is up to the Member to find a replacement.  You may also choose to donate you share to a local food bank.

     

     

    ]]>    Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:44:42 -0500    <![CDATA[CSA Pick Up Locations]]>Click Here for a map of our pick up locations

     

    The Farm

    6601 Manor Woods Road

    Frederick, MD 21703

    Monday,  Friday or Saturday After 3:00 p.m.

     

    Private Residence

    209 E. 2nd Street

    Frederick, MD 21703

    Wednesdays after 3:00 p.m.

     

    Penn Quarter

    555 11th Street, NW

    Washington, DC  20004

    Thursday  1:30 – 2:30

     

    Mount Vernon Square

    811 4th Street, NW

    Washington, DC  20001

    Thursday 3:00-4:00


    Capitol North

    DC Central Kitchen

    425 2nd Street, NW

    Washington, DC 20001

    Thursday 10:00 – 11:00

     

    Capitol Hill

    606 3rd Street, SE

    Washington, DC  20003

    Thursday 11:30 – 12:30

     

    Crystal City

    1801 Crystal Drive

    Arlington, VA 22202

    Monday 11:00 – 11:30

     

    Arlington

    Whole Foods Market

    2700 Wilson Boulevard

    Arlington, VA  22201

    Monday 12:00 – 1:00

     

    McLean / Tysons Corner

    1651 Old Meadow Road

    McLean, VA 22102

    Monday 1:30 – 2:30

     

    Fair Lakes

    Whole Foods Market

    4501 Market Commons Drive

    Fairfax, VA  22033

    Tuesday 9:00 a.m.

     

    Reston

    Whole Foods Market

    11660 Plaza America Drive

    Reston, VA 20191

    Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

     

    Vienna VA

    Whole Foods Market

    143 Maple Avenue East

    Vienna, VA  22180

    Tuesday 11:00 a.m.

     

    Old Town Alexandria

    Whole Foods Market

    1700 Duke Street

    Alexandria, VA  22314

    Tuesday 12:00 – 1:00

     

    Georgetown

    Whole Foods Market

    2323 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

    Washington, DC  20007

    Tuesday 2:00 – 3:00


    TenleyTown

    Whole Foods Market

    4530 40th Street, NW

    Tenley Circle

    Washington, DC  20016

    Friday 1:00-1:45

     

    Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights

    Whole Foods  Market

    4420 Willard Avenue

    Chevy Chase, MD  20815

    Friday 2:00 – 2:45

     

     

    Rockville, MD

    Whole Foods Market

    1649 Rockville Pike

    Rockville, MD 20852

    Friday 3:00-3:45

     

    Gaithersburg, MD

    Whole Foods Market

    316 Kentlands Boulevard

    Gaithersburg, MD 20878

    Friday 4:30 – 5:15

     

    Roland Park

    Roland Park Presbyterian Church

    4801 Roland Avenue

    Baltimore3, MD 21210

    Sunday 9:30 a.m.

     

     


    Locations, Dates & Times All Subject To Change

     

     

     

    Restaurants currently featuring Big White Barn Produce on their menus:

    www.littlehavanas.com

    http://www.firestonesrestaurant.com

     

     

     

    ]]>    Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:43:11 -0500    <![CDATA[PRESS]]>Urbanite Magazine

    http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/baltimore/romancing-the-farm/Content?oid=1320430


    Fox News DC

    http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/mornings/holly_live/holly-morris-tomato-festival-081810


    Frederick News Post

    http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display.htm?storyID=108688

     

     

    ]]>    Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:00:05 -0600    <![CDATA[WHAT IS A CSA?]]>Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.

    What if, instead of getting a news magazine every week, you got a big box of produce from a local farmer, a box of vegetables picked that very morning, bursting with flavor and nutrition? That's what you get when you subscribe to our CSA.

    Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is also known as "subscription farming." You buy a subscription from a local farmer just like you buy a subscription to “Newsweek” or “People”. But instead of receiving a magazine each week, you receive a "share" of fresh, locally grown vegetables.

    While new in name, Community Supported Agriculture hearkens back to an earlier time - a time when people actually knew where their food came from, ate in harmony with the seasons, and enjoyed a delicious, healthy diet of pure, fresh foods.

    "In season" is what our CSA is all about.  Surely, you can buy tomatoes in January - but who wants to eat cardboard tomatoes? That tomato was picked green 1500 miles away and weeks ago, then blasted with ethylene gas to make it turn red just before it landed in the produce section of your grocery store. What we have gained in convenience, we have lost in flavor, freshness, nutritional value, and human connection to each other and to the land.

    When you subscribe to our CSA, however, you remake all those connections.

    Of course, you won’t get tomatoes in May.  In May, your box will be full of spring onions, luscious lettuce, radishes, spinach, and other spring delights. When summer comes, you will experience an explosion of true tomato flavor with your first bite of a juicy, just-picked, sun-ripened tomato - proving once again that some things are worth waiting for!

    CSA members don't so much "buy" food from our farm as become "members" of our farm. Big White Barn’s CSA provides more than just food, we offer ways for eaters to become involved in the ecological and human community that supports the farm.  Join Big White Barn’s CSA today!

    ]]>    Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:24:31 -0600    <![CDATA[Sign Up Sheet]]>Big White Barn CSA Agreement Form 2010


    Print & fill out this form and mail along with your check made payable to Steve Goertemiller.

     

    Carrollton Manor Farm

    6601 Manor Woods Road

    Frederick, MD 21703.

     

     

    Name      ____________________________________________

     

    Address  ____________________________________________

     

       ____________________________________________

       City                         State                    Zip

     

    Phone:  ______________________________________

     

    E-Mail: ______________________________________

     

    Amount Enclosed:  $_______________      

     

    ___I am a new member.  I heard about Big White Barn CSA from: ________________________________

     

    Pick Up Location: ________________________________________

     

     

     

     

    Signature: ____________________________________

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I agree to pay the amount above.  In exchange, the farm agrees, to the best of their ability, to provide me with a weekly (or bi-weekly) share of seasonal produce.  I recognize that I will take part in the risks as well as the successes of the farm.

     

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