Why is a vegetable for sale at the Farm Stand or the Farmers Market but it is not part of the weekly CSA share?
On Monday, Mark decides what will be harvested and included in that week’s share. The share is the same for the Tuesday shareholders and the Friday shareholders. That means that Mark needs a large quantity of a vegetable to hand out. For example, if a large share contains 2 cucumbers and he is handing out 130 large share equivalents for the week, Mark needs 260 cucumbers that week. Or, if a large share contains a pound of green beans, Mark needs 130 pounds of green beans to hand out. There are times when he does not have enough of a certain vegetable to include it in the weekly share. For example, when the cucumber beds are just starting to produce he may only have 30 cucumbers that week. Or, when the first bean bed is just maturing he may only have 40 pounds of beans. In these situations, Mark may decide to sell the smaller quantities of the vegetable at the Farm Stand in Allegany, NY or the Farmers’ Market in Olean, NY so it does not go to waste.
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