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BECOME A FARM MEMBER

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It's easy to become a farm member: all you have to do is buy farm credit, which you can use to order veggies online from us weekly, June-October, for pickup in Catskill or New Paltz. You can also use your farm credit to purchase veggies from our booth at the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market on Sundays!

>> HOW DO I BECOME A FARM MEMBER? <<

In order to become a farm member, you need to buy farm credit from us. You can purchase farm credit from us on GrownBy, the platform we use to sell our veggies!

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Go to www.grownby.com and create an account.

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Once you've created your account, search for our farm: "The Lo Farm" in the search bar in GrownBy; once you've found us, click "Shop Now".

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You'll see an option to purchase farm credit from us.

Currently we are offering the following bonuses:

If you purchase $200 in farm credit, you'll receive a bonus of $20, which will give you a total of $220 in farm credit!

If you purchase $400 in farm credit, you'll receive a bonus of $50, which will give you a total of $450 in farm credit!

At this time, purchasing farm credit on GrownBy with a credit card is the only way to buy farm credit from us. GrownBy is very farmer-friendly and at checkout they will ask if you'd like to cover the credit card processing fees for your purchase; of course, we hope you do, as it is difficult for our small family farm to absorb these fees!

>> HOW DO I USE FARM CREDIT TO BUY YOUR VEGGIES? <<

Rhinebeck Farmers' Market:  You can use your farm credit to purchase veggies at our booth at the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market on Sundays!

Order online weekly:  You can use your farm credit to order our veggies online each week, June-October, with pickup available in Catskill or New Paltz on Wednesdays! Here's how it works.

Sometime on Sunday we will send you an email when our online shop is open for orders on GrownBy.

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At that point, you can sign onto your GrownBy account (either on a computer or on their super handy smartphone app!) and use your farm credit to purchase what you'd like from our shop. You'll select your pickup location when you order. We have two options for pickup locations:

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At our farm in Catskill!

The Lo Farm

5204 Route 32

Catskill, NY 12414

PICK UP WEDNESDAY FROM 2PM-7PM

At Grazery in New Paltz!

Grazery, located in the Water Street Market

10 Main Street, #302

New Paltz, NY 12561

PICK UP WEDNESDAY FROM 2PM-6PM

Online orders close on Monday at 9pm.

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We will harvest, wash and pack your order just for you on Tuesday!

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You can pick up your order on Wednesday at the location that you selected. 

>> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS <<

>> Can I use my farm credit anywhere you sell veggies?
Yes. You can use your farm credit to purchase veggies in-person at our booth at the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market, or you can use it to order from our online farm shop on GrownBy.

>> Do I HAVE to buy farm credit in order to purchase your veggies?
No: you can still pay for produce with cash, credit card or Apple Pay at our booth at the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market. Technically, you can purchase our veggies online on GrownBy without having to buy farm credit; however, purchasing farm credit gives you extra bonus $$, so it's in your best interested to buy farm credit for online purchases!

>> Can I purchase more farm credit during the season if I use it up?
Yes, you can easily purchase more farm credit from us on GrownBy! Currently we have the following farm credit amounts available: $200 gets you $220 in credit, $400 gets you $450 in credit.

>> I'm looking at your farm shop on GrownBy but I don't see any produce available. Why?
Our online GrownBy farm shop is open for purchases sometime Sundays through Monday evenings only. We will send an email to farm members on Sundays when we've updated the weekly items and online ordering is live for the week. However, you can purchase farm credit at any time.

Grazery in New Paltz!

Grazery, located in the Water Street Market

10 Main Street, #302

New Paltz, NY 12561

PICK UP WEDNESDAY FROM 2PM-6PM

>> What are the pickup locations and times for online ordering?
We offer pickup at our farm in Catskill, or at Grazery in New Paltz, both on Wednesdays!

Our farm in Catskill!

The Lo Farm

5204 Route 32

Catskill, NY 12414

PICK UP WEDNESDAY FROM 2PM-7PM

>> Can I check the remaining balance of my farm credit anytime?
Yes, you can check your farm credit balance on GrownBy: simply log in, go to your Account, and click "Farm Credits".

>> Do I have to use up all of my farm credit before the end of the season?
No, you don't have to use up your farm credit before the end of the farm season; funds will roll over to the following year.

>> How can I buy farm credit?
You can purchase farm credit by creating GrownBy account and following the steps listed above. At this time, purchasing farm credit on GrownBy with a credit card is the only way to buy farm credit from us. GrownBy is very farmer-friendly and at checkout they will ask you if you'd like to cover the credit card processing fees for your purchase; of course, we hope you do, as it is difficult for our small family farm to absorb all of these fees!

>> Do I have to purchase farm credit in order to buy from the online store?
Technically, no, but you get bonus credit if you DO buy farm credit, so it really works in your favor to do so!

>> Wait, I liked the CSA box! Do you still offer CSA?
We no longer be offer traditional CSA boxes. In general, folks prefer to choose their own produce, and it actually allows us to farm a little smaller and a lot better!

>> Will I still get an email each week with recipes and storage tips?
A note from Leah, author of our weekly newsletter: Over the years we have gotten very kind feedback from farm members about how much they love our weekly emails. Thank you to everyone who has written to us or told us in person that you enjoy them. I have truly committed to putting time and effort into making them detailed and helpful, save for a few this season in 2022 when we had a baby! However, since we had a baby, our daily lives have really taken on a more chaotic shape, particularly during the farm season. During the time I have available when I am not on baby duty, I need to focus my efforts away from the computer and 100% on farming to ensure that you guys are getting the absolute best, highest quality, freshest veg possible! Because of this, I will not be committing to a weekly email in 2023. For real-time farm updates you can follow us on social media, where we plan to continue posting about what's happening on the farm each week! And hopefully I'll be able to write a few newsletters whenever time allows ♥

>> If I buy farm credit, do I *have* to buy veggies from you each week? What if I go on vacation?
No, you do not have to buy veggies from us each week – only do so when you need to! 

>> What kinds of veggies will you have available on the online store?
The great thing about having an online store where customers select their own vegetables is that we can have a much wider variety of produce than is possible with a traditional CSA system. Occasionally we might have a super limited quantity of certain items, but in general we will have many and plenty of items weekly. While we aim to have all kinds of goodies available throughout the whole season, we are bound by our climate and certain items will be available only when they are "in season". In general, the beginning (cooler) part of the year tends to have more green items like salad greens, kales, broccolini, Bok choi, radishes; the midsummer heat lends itself to crops such as tomatoes, watermelons, zucchinis, cucumbers, peppers and early potatoes; and the shift into fall gives us sweet potatoes, leeks, winter squashes, more cool-weather salad greens, broccoli, cauliflower, and more. In the online ordering system, veggies don't go to waste! Whatever isn't ordered can stay in the ground, unharvested until later in the week at our farmers' market booth. This saves you money & us time and effort! It's a win win!

>> Still have questions? <<
If you still have questions, you can reach out to us at info@thelofarm.com.

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