
Samples of Shares over the CSA season
2027 CSA Sign Up
Welcome to our CSA sign up page.
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There are now 2 collection points for CSA members to pick up produce from.
You can collect your produce either from Fieldfare CSA at Balmakewan Farm or from our new collection point at Buchanans Bistro in Banchory.
Please select from the payment plans below in accordance with the location you would like to collect from:
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Fieldfare CSA Walled Garden Collection Point:
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Collection point: Fieldfare CSA walled garden, Balmakewan Farm
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Days: Wednesday 3pm - 7pm
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Saturday 11am - 3pm

Share One Off Payment Fieldfare CSA
825
Valid for 8 months

Share - 10 instalments Fieldfare CSA
82.50
Every month
34 week plan paid in 10 instalments
Valid for 10 months
Buchanans Bistro, Banchory Collection Point:
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Collection Point: Buchanans Bistro Banchory
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Day: Wednesday
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Time: 5pm onwards, no set finish time but boxes and any remaining produce will be taken away by 7am Thursday morning
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The Bistro has kindly agreed that when they are closed, CSA members can select and bag their shares from the trade entrance - a sheltered outdoor area located in the staff car park at the back of their restaurant.
A number of our harvest boxes will be filled with accurate quantities of produce to match the number of shares collecting from this pick up point. Members will be able to select their share(s) from 5pm onwards. It won't be possible to deliver our frozen Balmakewan lamb or the PYO flowers in this way, but we are able to deliver pre-ordered Eggs. Members can order these until noon on each Wednesday via the website.
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A delivery fee to recover Balmakewan Farm's diesel costs must necessarily be carried equitably by those wanting to make use of the service. The charge will be £3.00 per share per delivery, which totals £99 for 33 weeks and increases the share price to £924 for the 2027 season.
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There will be no pickup for anyone on Wednesday 15th December 2027, with the final pickup (week 34) for all members being Saturday 18th December 2027 at the farm.

Share - 10 instalments Banchory
92.40
Every month
Valid for 10 months
Collection point, Buchanans Bistro, Banchory
Wednesday Collection from 5pm

Share One Off Payment Banchory
924
Valid for 8 months
Collection point, Buchanans Bistro, Banchory
Wednesday collection from 5pm
The Share
For produce you can trust and experience how it's grown.
The Share we offer aims to provide a good variety of seasonal produce every week from early May to December.
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We offer weekly pick ups of fresh produce, starting in the first week of May and running through until Christmas.
Once May arrives, members who have signed up for the season come to the farm once a week on their chosen pick-up day. We have a pick up room at the walled garden in which the various items for that weeks Share are laid out with indications on how much to take.
Members bring their own bags/basket in which to place the items which they have selected themselves.
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We offer a Share that changes slowly with the seasons, made up of 8-10 items each week.
Spring sees fresh greens, lots of herbs, the fresh punch of green garlic and young crunchy root vegetables along with the sweet tang of rhubarb.
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As we progress into Summer the variety and abundance of this season can truly be experienced. A bounty of produce including multiple varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, broccoli, courgettes, new potatoes and fruits stream into the share. Aubergines begin to appear along with early beetroot, carrots and onions with plums and greengages starting to ripen as we head into July. Leafy greens are in abundance and we do our best to keep up with the rampant growth!
Heading into Autumn, sweet corn, peppers and melons make fleeting but grand appearances amongst the staples of crunchy roots, fresh greens, apples and pears.
The Winter months of November and December are composed of a backbone of fresh sweet roots, kales, leeks, cabbages and squashes.
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We are often asked how long the Share will last and how many people it will support. While it's hard to answer this accurately, as people use the produce in different ways, we estimate that our Share will provide a good supply of produce for 2 people over the course of the week. Some of our members with families take 2 Shares.
Each week we provide recipes and ideas to offer some inspiration on how to get the most out of your share.
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What happens after I sign up?
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After completing the sign up form above we will send an email with confirmation of receiving the form and with payment details to complete the purchase. Once April arrives, we will send out an email with details of pick up dates for the year. You will also receive a subsequent weekly email once the pick ups commence with a list of produce to expect in the Share that week.
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Price Breakdown
CSA
Average daily cost of produce
3.47
Average weekly cost of produce
£24.26
Total cost over 34 weeks
£825

