Boxes
We have three box sizes; one for small, one for medium, and one for large. Each of the three boxes will look different as well as being different sizes. All boxes will have a label with your name on it. At the drop sites, small shares will be grouped together, medium will be grouped together and large will be grouped together. Initially there will be a sign above each group of boxes identifying the size.
Arrival
When you arrive at your CSA pick-up location during your pick-up window, take the box that corresponds with your share size and has your name on it. When picking up your box, all boxes within a share size will be the same; please do not sort through produce to determine if another box is better. This only leads to bruised, mushy produce for the people who come later in the drop site time frame. You can find further information, recipes, and history on the crops you will receive in your box on in your weekly CSA emails and at www.schreiberandsons.com.
Choice Members
There will be an area for the choice option members. Boxes in this area are for CSA members who have ordered additional produce or supplemental items. These boxes will have their produce including the ordered extras inside.
Trade Box
At the drop site there will be a colored plastic lug containing miscellaneous produce and a sign that says “Trade Box”. If there is an item in your CSA box that you don’t want, you may trade it with something from this box only. (Please do not trade from other CSA member boxes.) When using the trade box, please be courteous about both the handling of the produce, tomatoes particularly love to get squished, and the amount of produce you exchange for an item, for example, one bag of salad from a medium box might be equal to a pound and a half of asparagus… not 3 or 4 pounds.
Problems At The Drop Site
If you arrive at the drop site and don’t see your name on a box please don’t just take someone else’s. If you are having a friend, husband etc. pick up please make sure they know what size box you have and where to look for it. If you forget to pick up your box we will not replace it. If there are problems at the drop site (missing boxes, produce missing from a box, etc.) please contact us by phone at 509-266-4348 or by email at contact@schreiberandsons.com. We will contact you and get the problem resolved.
Drop site Hosts
Bear in mind that the pick-up sites are provided by fellow CSA members who volunteer their homes and personal space. There are set times during which you are suppose to pick up your produce. We ask the drop site hosts to allow a one hour grace period after the scheduled pick up times to accommodate late comers. After that time it is up to the hosts to decide what to do with the boxes. Please respect their privacy and recognize the value of their contribution. Try to stay clear of neighbor’s driveways if waiting at the pick -up site. If you see stray box sheets or boxes, please pick them up and put them where they belong, we need the keep yards and driveways clean so that we may continue to use the drop site throughout the season.
If you have a missing box, please do not disturb the hosts. Call the office 509 266 4348 or e-mail contact@schreiberandsons.com and we will help you.
Reusing Boxes
Return your box each week, flattened, to the drop site. You should notice a pile of flattened boxes; this is where yours should go. Re-using boxes week after week helps us to keep both production and membership costs for the program down.
Drop Site Times and Locations
North Richland:
Pasco:
Pasco Farmers Market-Weds 8-12 Am
West Richland:
Kennewick:
South Richland:
PNNL:
Other sites being considered are Othello and Prosser
Times for each pick up site will be posted when the drop sites have been picked
We are open to establishing new drop site locations, however we base our decisions on the demand, we need a minimum number of members in each location to justify adding it to our delivery schedule.
