Welcome to the Horse and Buggy Subscription Ordering Page.
Before you begin selecting all the items you want to get this season, please take a moment . . . okay, it’ll take a little longer, say maybe 3 MINUTES (which really, in the grand scheme of things, isn’t very much time at all), to read the "Policies/Procedures/Things You Should Know Before Signing Up" below.
After reading this page, you’ll feel informed, confident, and most importantly, happy knowing that Brett isn’t going to be able to say, “I know that you didn’t read the Policies Page, because that very point was covered by it.” So, there you go. Please do yourself a favor and read the list below before you select your subscriptions. You will be required to accept these terms before placing your subscription.
Membership & Share Fees:
LATE SUBSCRIBER CREDIT: It's never too late to subscribe, but rather than prorate your subscription fees, we issue an "a la carte" credit equal to the dollar value of your missed weeks. You can spend this credit every time you want some wonderful extras from our a la carte table - you get the items you want, and we just deduct their cost from your current credit. For example, a person who misses the first 7 weeks of the season, and wants a couples share, would receive about $154 a la carte credit (i.e., 7 weeks x $22 per week).
FULL SEASON COMMITMENT: Remember, you are committing for the entire 6 ½-month season (late April through October’s end). However, don’t freak out if you have to leave us early, you’ll get a refund. Cancellation details below.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS: (meaning you weren’t an '06 or '07 subscriber) A $25 membership/setup fee will be added to your total. This fee occurs once a lifetime assuming you keep returning each season. Old subscribers, for ged aboud it, we’ve already got you in the system.
SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS: Dollar amounts on the ordering page are 1/3 of your total season's fees. Please pay that same amount on the following three dates: the day you place your order, 30 days later, and 60 days later. For example, if your shopping cart total is $200, you would pay $200 immediately, $200 30 days later, and $200 60 days later.
You may also pay your entire season's fees all at one time. (Please note, we allow post-dated checks totaling the amount due, for those with budget constraints.)
CANCELLATION: We require one week’s notice for subscription cancellation. You will be refunded on a prorated basis minus a $25 cancellation fee.
Drop Spot Logistics:
SCHEDULED TIMES: The start and end times for each drop spot are listed on our website. Please respect these times as our schedules are tightly arranged.
MISSED YOUR PICK UP: If you miss your regularly scheduled drop spot, you may come to another drop spot during its last 5 minutes to claim a share that someone else did not pick-up. If we can't create an entire share for you, we will try to make substitutions, but this is not guaranteed. There is no need to call us to let us know.
WILL MISS YOUR PICK UP: If you know that you will be unable to make it to your drop spot (e.g., conflicting appointment, vacation, etc...) please make arrangements to have your share picked up for you. This is a great opportunity for you to “gift” a week’s share to a friend, relative, or neighbor. (Tell them “Happy Birthday” or “Merry Christmas,” and when that event comes around, you won’t have to go shopping, plus you’ll know you’re giving them a gift they’ll truly enjoy – who doesn’t like good, fresh food!) If they can't come to your regularly scheduled drop spot, have them come during the last 5 minutes of another drop spot. There is no need to call us to let us know.
SHARE MENUS: Each week we create share menus comprised of the freshest “in-season” produce. Share menus may be different from location to location, or even between Family and Couples Shares at the same drop spot, because shares are based on a specific dollar value and because there are limited amounts of certain crops. This is especially true early in the season when the bounty is less plentiful. Share menus will be based on an average cost over the season, so you will experience a bell-curve of produce as the season progresses. Remember, you are subscribing to a garden and when the harvest surges, you will feel that surge – bring on the tomatoes, and the cantaloupe, and the corn, and the green beans, and the peaches, and the berries, and the . . . you get the idea!
SUBSTITUTIONS: In general, we don't allow substitutions, as we have purchased the appropriate amount of produce for each subscriber. A desired substitution for one person may result in an undesired substitution for another. However, feel free to introduce yourself to strangers and swap with them – think of your produce as wampum. That being said, allergies are accepted as a legitimate reason for requesting a substitution, however, we do require a note from your mother confirming your affliction.
Meat/Trout Subscribers READ THIS:
Your meat is delivered frozen to your drop spot (trout is fresh on ice), so please bring an appropriate freezer bag or cooler to transport it home. It is imperative that you collect your meat/trout at your designated drop spot, since there is the potential for slight thawing if we have to return it to our warehouse. So, any deviation in the schedule or failure to pick up your meat/trout share will result in a $5 fee, per occasion in addition to the price per pound regular charge.
If you know you will be unable to collect your meat/trout share, please call ahead so we can avoid bringing it to your drop spot and arrange for you to pick it up at our Frank Ix Complex location at your earliest convenience. Again, you'll be responsible for the $5 inconvenience fee for any changes to our regular schedule, and you will always be charged for your week's meat/trout regardless of whether you collect it or not, so please remember to pick up your share.
SUBSCRIPTION SIZES AND OTHER DETAILS (PAY ATTENTION!!! This part’s super important.)
FAMILY SHARE: This share is comparable to last year’s Full Share, but just a tad bigger. (See our “Produce Lists” page for concrete examples.) It’s suitable for 2 super-dedicated-to-eating-at-home folks to 4 pretty-average-don’t-eat-at-home-enough types. (Can you tell I’m an Italian mother trapped in a tall, white man’s body? “Whatsa mattah wit you? You needa to eata so mucha more!”)Price: three payments of $280.00; $304.50 w/ 9 eggs.
COUPLES SHARE: As the name implies, this share’s suitable for 2 regular folks (who probably need to stay at home and eat fresh veggies more often), or 1 person who eats what God and their mother - one and the same in my family - knows they should eat. (“Oha, youa makea mea so prouda! Looka atta youra rosy cheeksa. Makesa mea wanta toa give thema a little pincha.”) It’s about 2/3 the size of a Family Share. Price: three payments of $197.00; $214.50 w/ 6 eggs.
SINGLES SHARE: Okay, this share is the EXACT SAME SIZE as a Couples Share, only you’ll collect it EVERY OTHER week – got it? We came up with this idea, because there are so many single (“Heya, have Ia gotta nicea boya/girla for youa.”) people who have incredibly busy schedules, and who desire to have a share all to themselves, rather than to have to find a person to split a Couples Share with each week. Needless to say, we’d like it if you got a Couples Share and ate it all by yourself, but we’ll take what we can get. (“Whatsa motha to doa? Ata leasta they are’a notta always eatinga Buger Kinga.”)Price: three payments of $99.50; $108.50 w/ 6 eggs.
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