HighCross Farm CSA Frequently Asked Questions:
Where are the current drop-off sites located, and when are the boxes delivered?
Deliveries are made every Thursday, for 20 weeks, from June 5 through October 16. Delivery times are targeted times and may occasionally be delayed due to traffic or other unforeseen problems. The times and locations are subject to change.
Let us know if you would consider helping with delivery and/or hosting a drop-off site.
Note that these drop-off times may be re-adjusted for 2009; please check back closer to the start of the season for final times and locations.
HighCross Farm – W2292 Rustic Dr. (halfway between Kewaskum and Campbellsport) – 4:00 PM
Kewaskum - 1121 Fond du Lac Avenue - 4:30
West Bend – 300 Ryan Court - 4:45 PM
Menomonee Falls - N88 W16752 Main Street - 4:30 PM
Menomonee Falls/Brookfield – N52 W17154 Ridgewood Drive - Time to be determined
Brookfield – 12665 Cardinal Crest Drive - 5:30 PM
City of Waukesha - 2019 Wolf Road - Time to be determined
Pewaukee - 349 W. Wisconsin Avenue - 6:15 PM
City of Waukesha/Delafield Area - N5 W29116 Venture Hill Drive - 6:00 PM
Eagle - W346 S6511 Roy Martin Drive - 6:30 PM
Asshipun - N1301 State Road 67 - Time to be determined
Wauwatosa – 2564 N. 80th Street - 5:15 PM
Glendale – 2503 W. Dunwood Road - 5:45 PM
Bayview - 309 East Howard - 7:30 PM
Grafton – 1750 12th Ave - 5:15 PM
City of Fond du Lac - 243 East Merrill Avenue - 5:30 PM
St. Peter - County Road WH - 6:00 PM
Eden - 5:00 PM
Pending additional drop-off sites:
Fond du Lac County – Oakfield and North Fond du Lac
Dodge County – Theresa, Lomira, Iron Ridge, and Mayville
Jefferson County - Palmyra and Watertown
Milwaukee County – Sherman Park Area, Cudahy, and East Side
Ozaukee County - Mequon, Cedarburg, and Port Washington
Sheboygan County - City of Sheboygan, Random Lake, and Plymouth
Washington County - Jackson, Germantown, Hartford, Holy Hill area, Sussex, Slinger, and Allenton
Waukesha County – New Berlin, Delafield, Hartland, Oconomowoc, and Mukwonago
Winnabago County - Oshkosh
How much produce is in the box each week?
The amounts listed below are the weekly average over the entire season. While there is less in the box at the beginning of the season, the amount and variety of items steadily increases until the middle of the summer.
Small box: Averages about 7 different items; about ½ of a paper grocery bag. For the one or two person household or the veggie lite household.
Standard Box: Averages about 10 different items; about 1 paper grocery bag. For a typical family of 3 to 5 or two people who are vegetarians.
Large Box: Averages about 15 or more different items; about 1 and 1/2 paper grocery bags. For the true veggie connoisseur or the large family.
What types of produce are in the box?
Please refer to the complete list of produce on the CSA page. We usually include in the box, at least one fresh herb each week.
The variety of produce changes somewhat as the season progresses. Some crops grow best in cool weather, some grow best when it is hot - so some of the spring crops which drop off for the summer will be back again in the Fall.
For berries, the season starts out with strawberries, then switches over to raspberries at the beginning of July. We have different varieties of raspberries, with one bearing after the other, so last year we were able to include berries for many weeks.
The first crops to ripen in Spring include spinach, radishes, green onions, kohlrabi, baby beets, lettuce, arugula and other salad ingredients. We try to include lettuce in every box, all season long, weather permitting.
During July, there will also be carrots, snow peas and sugar snap peas, green beans, broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, sweet spanish onions, and various greens for stir fry and salads.
In August, there will also be cauliflower, potatoes, kale, tomatoes, green peppers, and cucumbers.
By September there will also be cantaloupe and watermelon, brussels sprouts, leeks and the first of the winter squash.
In October, there will also be turnips and other root crops like rutabaga, winter radish, and parsnips.
And interspersed throughout the season, we will be including some new and/or unusual items to broaden your palate.
What if members are out of town on a Thursday or cannot pick up their box for some reason?
Whereas we would like to accomodate members for those times, it just gets too complicated on this end. We ask that members make pick-up arrangements with a friend, family member, or neighbor who might like to try a taste of what the members have been enjoying all season. If members cannot find anyone to pick up their box, we can have it donated to a food pantry or a family in need.
What about the waxed box into which the produce is packed?
These boxes work great with the produce, which at times can be wet - the boxes don't get soggy and fall apart. But they cannot be recycled like ordinary cardboard boxes, because of the wax coating. However, they CAN be used over and over as long as they are taken care of by the CSA members and returned each week to the drop-off site.
Important note for CSA Members: there is a proper versus improper way of opening the box. Note that the top flap which is tucked in has a crease in it; simply use both hands to gently squeeze this flap so that it pops up along the crease and eases out of the flaps into which it is tucked, rather than just pulling up at the center of the flap - that way none of the flaps will be torn.
If desired, the whole box can be collapsed, for ease in transport, by turning the box upside down, and in a manner similar to the top flap, gently squeeze each bottom flap so that it pops up along the crease and eases out of the flaps into which it is tucked. Once you have learned how to do it correctly, it is very quick and easy to open and/or collapse the box. But once any of the flaps are torn, the box does not hold together very well and will likely have to be discarded. Expensive and wasteful.
Please carefully instruct those in your household and anyone picking up your box about these instructions. Thanks!