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BUF Shares 2021
Community Supported Agriculture on the BUF
Vegetable production at the Berea Urban Farm serves as the foundation of our educational and outreach programs. By purchasing a BUF Share, you not only receive great food, but enable us to help households throughout Berea to grow some of their own food.
BUF Shares subscribers come to the urban farm once a week (Tuesday or Friday) to pick up a share of that week’s harvest. Pickups begin in late April 2021 and end in September.
The make-up of each week’s share changes as the season progresses. The table below gives a rough idea of when and how much you will receive. Your full share of any particular vegetable will usually be distributed to you over more than one week. For example, tomatoes are available for five or six weeks – you will not receive 15 pounds of tomatoes at one time.
While the table presents our plan for BUF Shares, final dates, amounts and even varieties may differ. Farming is challenging, the natural world can be unpredictable, and stuff happens. Community Supported Agriculture is an opportunity for the consumer to partner with the farmer and share in both the bounty and the risk. Should a crop fail, we will try to compensate with an alternative, but cannot guarantee it.
We enjoy adding little bonus treats when we can. In previous years these have included blueberries, honey, and duck eggs (A note from Cleo the duck: I’m the only one laying, so don’t get your hopes too high).
We offer only the one size of share. If this is more food than you need, you might consider going in on a share with a friend or neighbor.
Our protocols for food handling, packaging and distribution are designed to keep you and us safe during the continuing pandemic. You will receive instructions before your first pickup, and we will review our procedures as conditions change.
The price of a BUF Share is $275.
Species
Varieties
When Available
Approximate amount per share
Radish
Rover
Schwarzer Runder
Daikon
Mid-April to mid-May
½ lb
Spinach
Regiment
Abundant Bloomsdale
Late April
1 lb
Cabbage
Farao, Tiaro
Late April
2 lb
Turnip
Hakurei
Purple top white globe
Early May
1 lb
Chard
Rainbow blend
Mid-May
1 lb
Kohlrabi
Terek
May
2 lb
Fava beans
Vroma
Late May
2 lb
Carrots
Sugarsnax54, White Satin, Atlas
Late May
2 lb
Bunching onions
Parade
Deep Purple
Late May
1 lb
Kale
White Russian
Red Russian
Late May
1 lb
Lettuce
Encore
Salanova
Late May
1 lb leaf
1-2 heads
Shelling pea
PLS 595
Karina
PLS 14
Late May
2 lbs
Beet
Touchstone Gold
Detroit Dark Red
Early June
1 lb
Nasturtium
Jewel mix
Orchid cream
Mid-June
2 small bags
Basil
Prospera
Rutgers Devotion
Late June – early July
4 bunches
Irish potato
Yukon Gold
Adirondack Red
Early July
10 lbs
Onion
Talon
Expression
Cabernet
Early July
8 lbs
Summer squash
Ronde de Nice
Desert
Goldmine
July
10 lbs
Cucumber
Corinto
H19
Dragon’s Egg
July
5 lbs
Tomato
Mt. Fresh plus
Mt. Magic
Patio choice
Principe Borghese
Green Drs. cherry
July, August
15 lbs
Appalachian pole beans
Goose bean
Barnes Mt.
Griffith Family
McMaine Greasy
NT half-runner
Stripped Hull Greasy Cut-short
Mid-July to mid- August
5 lbs
Butterbeans
Minnie
Bill Leach
Alabama blackeyed
Mid-July to mid-August
2 lbs
Climbing beans
Black coat runner
Urizun Japanese winged
Mid-July to mid-August
1 lb
Flowers
Zinnia
Ageratum
Celosia
Marigold
Gomphrena
Mid-July, August
2 bunches
Sweet peppers
Cubanelle
Flavorburst
California Wonder
Mid-July to end Sept
5 lbs
Mexican herbs
Papalo
Picicha
Mid-July to frost
4 bunches
Bush beans
Dragon’s Tongue
Late July
3 lbs
Melon
Hannah’s Choice
Late July
1 melon
Soybean
Midori Giant (edamame)
Late July
3 lbs
Okra
Clemson spineless
Heavy hitter
Late July – early Aug
1 lb
Peppers with some heat
Hatch chile
Poblano
Jalapeno
Late July -early Aug
3 lbs
Very hot peppers
Apocalypse scorpion
Early August
2-3 peppers
Garlic
Duganski, German Red, Music
Mid-Aug
5 bulbs
Herbs
Catnip
Rosemary
Oregano
Marjoram
August
4 pkts
Ground cherry
Goldie
August
½ lb
Tomatillo
Rio Grande Verde
August
1 lb
Winter squash
Candy Roaster
Long Island Cheese pumpkin
Late August
1-2 squash
Sweet potato
Vardaman
Late Sept
5 lbs