Members pick up their shares once a week, either at the farm, which is near Wrightsville and Sam Lewis State Park in York County, or at one of our York or Lancaster pick-up sites: 1) Temple Beth Israel, 2090 Hollywood Drive in York, 2) Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse, just off of Columbia Ave. or 3) East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster. Pick-up times at the farm are on Tuesday or Friday from 2-7 p.m., or Saturday morning from 9-12. Pick-up at Temple Beth Israel is Wednesday from 3:00-6:00. Pick-up at the Friends Meetinghouse is Tuesday from 3:00-6:00. Pick-up at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church is Friday from 3:00-6:00.

Someone will be there to greet you, answer questions and tell you about what is in your share for the week. Shares at Temple Beth Israel are boxed. At the Lancaster sites, the produce is displayed on tables, much like at a farmers market, with signs telling you how much of that particular item you can take. You may take your entire share of each item, or you can take less or none of any item.

A bi-weekly newsletter which contains recipes and news of the farm accompanies each share. Members who pick-up at the farm are encouraged to take some time to pick their own flower bouquets and herbs and to see what's growing in the fields. Members who pick up at the Lancaster site may want to occasionally come to the farm to pick up their produce, or just to cut some flowers and herbs and spend some time on the farm.

Some members who live close to each other take turns picking up the shares. If you occasionally need to change your pick-up day because of a scheduling conflict, just let us know ahead of time. If you are going away on vacation you can have friends or family members pick up and enjoy your share that week.People frequently ask how many people one share will feed. As you may imagine, this can be difficult to answer because people's diets vary greatly. We generally say that a share feeds 2 to 4 people with a mixed diet, or 1 to 2 vegetarians. Some families split a share with another family. One point to keep in mind is that you do not have to take more than you can use.

Goldfinch Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program serving York and Lancaster counties. The CSA provides a variety of fresh, delicious, chemical-free vegetables to its members. Members become, in a way, "shareholders": sharing some of the risks, costs, and even labor involved in small-scale farming.

Members purchase a "share" at the beginning of the season. Then, once a week from early June through early November, members come to one of four pick-up sites (Goldfinch Farm near Wrightsville in York Co., or to one of our York or Lancaster pick-up sites: York's Temple Beth Israel on Hollywood Drive, the Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse off of Columbia Ave. or Lancaster's East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church) to receive their share of whatever vegetables are available that week.

CSA Details:
Season:  June through November
Type: Single farm
Since: 2000
No of Shares: 200
Full Share: Non-Working Shares are $510/year. Working Shares (which require 8 hours of work) are $450/year. Either type of share can be paid in 3 installments.
Work Req? No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:

East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church  (Fri)
The church is a red brick building at 432 East Chestnut Street (between Plum and Ann Streets) in Lancaster. We are set up under canopies in the parking lot behind the church. Members pick up their shares on Fridays between 3:00 and 6:00.
Contact: Jon Weaver-Kreider
Address: 432 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602

Friends Meetinghouse  (Tue)
Members pick up their shares once a week at the Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 6:00. We will be set up under canopies in the parking lot. The meetinghouse is located on Tulane Terrace, just to the north of Columbia Avenue on the west side of Lancaster City. Where Tulane Terrace meets Columbia Avenue, Rebman's Store (part of Wheatland Shopping Center) is on the north side of Columbia Ave. and a Quiznos Sub Shop is on the south side. After turning onto Tulane Terrace, you'll see the meetinghouse almost directly in front of you on the left. We'll be in the parking lot on the left-hand side of the building. ********* If you prefer, you can also get to the meetinghouse by turning off of Columbia Ave. onto Yale Ave. (two streets east of Tulane Terrace) where there is a traffic light. From Yale Ave. take the first left onto Wilson Ave. and go 2 blocks to the meetinghouse.
Contact: Jonathan Weaver-Kreider
Address: 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster, PA 17603

Goldfinch Farm  (Tue Fri Sat)
Members have a choice of three pick-up days at Goldfinch Farm: Tuesdays from 2-7, Fridays from 2-7, or Saturday mornings from 9-12. The farm is south of Hellam and Wrightsville, near Sam Lewis State Park. * * Directions from York: * * Follow Route 462 east through Hellam. Pass the Red Rose Restaurant on the right and in about 1/4 mile turn right onto Ducktown Road. Follow Ducktown Road up the hill to the stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign and then take an immediate left onto Schmuck Road. Go about 1/2 mile down the hill to Goldfinch Farm on the left. * * Directions from Lancaster County: * * Travel west on Route 462 (Columbia Ave.) through Columbia and cross the Susquehanna River on the beautiful old bridge. After crossing the brigde you enter Wrightsville. At the second traffic light turn left onto Cool Creek Road. Follow Cool Creek Road (staying in the right lane) to the top of the hill and turn right onto Mt. Pisgah Road (you'll see a sign pointing to Sam Lewis State Park). Travel west on Mt. Pisgah Road for about 1.7 miles to Schmuck Road on the left. Turn left on Schmuck Road and travel about 1/2 mile down the hill to Goldfinch Farm on the left.
Contact: Beth Weaver-Kreider
Address: 1027 Schmuck Road, York, PA 17406

Temple Beth Israel, York  (Wed)
Members pick up their boxed shares at Temple Beth Israel, 2090 Hollywood Drive, in York, on Wednesdays between 3 and 6 p.m.
Contact: Beth Weaver-Kreider
Phone: 252-3894
Address: 2090 Hollywood Drive, York, PA 17403