FarmRaiser – FAQ

The Co-op’s Farm Bag program provides easy affordable access to nutritious local food options and supports plant-based wellness strategies. It offers a healthy fundraising component for your school or business while supporting local farmers.  

At the locations participating in the fundraising component, a portion of the sale of each bag goes back to the site to support specific programs and projects.

Since the Farm Bag participation is site-based, depending on the site you choose to support and participate in, you will pick up your produce either weekly, or once or twice a month. You will receive a variety of items based on what is in season.  

The site you choose may offer two different sizes of Farm Bags to meet the needs of different households. The Bag Sizes and Content offerings are standardized across all locations:

• Farmers Table (Large) Farm Bag $ 25.00 –  8-10 items of locally grown produce for a family or anyone who loves their veggies!  
• Simple Harvest (Small) Farm Bag $ 18.00 – 5-7 items of locally grown produce for a smaller family or the occasional veggie eaters!  
• The box contents will be determined by Sun Produce

You will be able to choose the size and price you prefer. Add-ons like bread, honey, goat cheese and eggs, as well as some select additional produce items will be available to order as well.  

You will simply create an account at the Co-op’s online store and choose the site and size bag you want.  

When the order period is open, Friday 8am until Sunday at midnight, the week prior to your  delivery, you just sign onto your account and add any available item(s) to your open  order.  Either click on “Shop” on the left side of the overview page or click on”Product List” at the top of the page.  Any available items can be added to your  cart/order.

Distribution days will be Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays depending on the site you choose.

Participation in the Sun Produce Farm Bag program provides you with locally grown and freshly harvested produce and a selection of additional locally produced food that is healthy for you, your family, and the community. It saves you time at the grocery store and keeps your fridge stocked with fresh produce to keep your well-being on track.

The Co-op’s Farm Bag program is a mutually beneficial way for local farmers and community members to help one another. Customers benefit by receiving local, naturally produced, and the freshest and most long-lasting produce.

And the producers receive consistent monetary support through the community members’ continued participation. They grow a calculated amount of food to meet the needs of the program. This in turn limits food waste and helps prevent miscalculation of needed products.

The Farm Bag program promotes greater food security for our state, helps keep our member farms farming, and even promotes a cleaner environment, since there are less food miles from the farms to your table.

The program offers a fundraising component for your pick-up site – for most of the sites 10% of the cost of your bag and add-ons go to support an initiative at the school or business host. Some examples of how the funds are used include sending students to summer camp, hosting cooking demos, and supporting school clubs and community gardens. So not only are your households enjoying healthful local food, but your farm bag purchase is supporting community projects at the site where you pick up your bag!