Free Choice CSA OptionsOver a 25 week season, you choose from everything our farm carries.You choose what you want, how much you want, when you want it, andwhere you pick it up. Purchases are deducted from the credit establishedby paying early, thus no cash is necessary for purchases throughout theseason. Paying before June ensures the discount outlined below.

Our options are designed to meet the needs of families, large and small,those who grow some of their own food, or those who need food for justpart of the season.

• Full Share: $400.00. This entitles you to $440.00 worth of produce,garden seedlings, and farm merchandise – a suitable amount for a family orcouple who enjoys cooking.

• Half Share: $200.00. This entitles you to $215.00 worth of farmproduce, garden seedlings, and farm merchandise – suitable for families orcouples who have their own garden and want to ensure they supplementtheir diet with fresh organic food.

• Quarter Share: $100.00. This entitles the shareholder to $105.00 in farmproduce, garden seedlings, and farm merchandise – suitable for single folks andseniors, or makes a great gift.

• 6-Month Winter Share (Nov.-April): $275. Once-a-month pick up ofcrops including winter greens, dried beans, popcorn and a large selection of tastysquash, roots, tubers and alliums. To ensure participation, pay deposit by June1 ($100.00 minimum).

Food for Thought: Why Join our CSA?• Eat local, organic food year round.• Choose only what you want and as much as your family needs. There’s no worry of getting

food you don’t like or of food loss if you vacation.• Diversity! No less than 15 items to as many as 40! You will not find another farm which

will provide the diversity and abundance of choice.• Unlimited strawberries, peas, beans, greens, corn & tomatoes when they are in season.

Great for canning and freezing opportunities or when guests come.• Choose what you want to grow. Plant starts can be a part of your share. Choose from

organically grown herbs, flowers or veggies. Let us grow to fruition whatever else you need.• Farm raised meats, eggs & maple syrup with your share.• Vote with your fork! Support a farm unsurpassed in its commitment to environmental

sustainability. We want to be your farmers! Thank you – Jan, Rob, Carl and Goran

Crop Highlights and Dates of Availability Mid May June July August Sept Oct Nov – Dec Jan – Mar

ASPARAGUS

BEANS

BEETS

BEET GREENS

BROCCOLI

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

CABBAGE

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWER

CORN

CUCUMBERS

CANTALOUPE

FENNEL

GARLIC

GREENS - MIXED

HERBS - ASSORTED

KALE

LEEKS

LETTUCE

ONIONS

PARSNIPS

PEAS - SHELL

SNAP

PEPPERS

POTATOES

PUMPKIN

RHUBARB

RUTABAGAS

SCALLION

SPINACH

SUMMER SQUASH

WINTER SQUASH

STRAWBERRIES

SWEET POTATOES

TOMATOES

- GREENHOUSE

- FIELD

WATERMELON

Many other seasonal specialty crops are grown by the farm, too.

Thank you for your interest in Goranson Farm. By keeping some of the bestagricultural land in Maine growing nutritious food, every one in the community benefits.Not only does a fast disappearing way of life survive, but the rural character soimportant to our vision of Maine is sustained. Join us today!

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… at Farmers’ MarketsWe attend farmers’ markets inPortland and Bath from early Maythrough late October, as well asmarkets in Boothbay andDamariscotta that run from mid-Maythrough early October.During the farmers’ market season,your “free choice” CSA share can beused to pick up produce, berries,flower bouquets and other productswe bring for sale from the farm,including maple syrup, jams andchickens.Check with us in the fall for ourweekly winter market schedule inBath, Brunswick and Portland.

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… at the FarmstandThe farmstand, located in Dresden, isa picturesque 15-minute ride fromWiscasset, Gardiner or Bath, or 30minutes from Augusta or Brunswick.It is open seven days a week fromJune through September, and closedTues./Weds. in Sept. and Oct.

For 25 weeks, select from a variety offresh, in-season organic produce,berries and other fruit, fresh flowerbouquets, herbs, and maple syrup. Youcan also use your farm share to pur -chase other locally produced productsthat we carry, which include cheeses,honey, baked goods, fresh eggs, driedbeans, preserves, and our farm raisedchicken and pork. Look for cuts oflocally produced beef and pork, andchicken pies in our freezer. Organicstrawberries are available in June inquantities to freeze.

Goran, Carl, Jan and Rob. Photo by Kelsey Kobik

Gift CertificatesGood for any of our fresh produce orother products we sell at our stand orfarmers markets. Available at thefarm stand in any amount youchoose, from May thru October. Theperfect gift for those who share yourlove of fresh veggies!

Free-ChoiceCSA

Winter Share Option6 months of fresh organic foodfor $275.

For 20 bountiful years we have offereda separate Winter Share Option.From Novem ber through April,greens, winter storage vegetables(potatoes, beets, carrots, leeks, garlic,onions, parsnips, celeriac, herbs,squash, cabbage, rutabagas andturnips), dried chillies, popcorn anddry beans are packed for pick-up oncea month, either at the farm or at alocation in Boothbay or Damariscotta.We feature different potato andsquash varieties each month, recipes,storage tips, poetry and a letter of farmactivity.

For 27 years our farm has offered aunique arrangement between farmerand community called CommunitySupported Agriculture (CSA). Inexchange for financial support in thespring from “share holders,” our farmcommits to providing healthy, certifiedorganic food through the 25-weekgrowing season, May – Oct. Trad ition -al CSA’s have regular pick-ups of a bagof produce which includes whateverthe farm has in abundance that week.

In 1991, Goranson Farm developed aunique CSA model that affords youthe flexibility to pick out what youwant, how much you want, whenand where it’s convenient for you.Your share can be used at any of ourfive farmers’ markets or at the farm 7days a week. When you purchase afarm share at the beginning of theseason, you are essentially establishinga credit account with the farm – youchoose how to use it!

Organic Food Year Round

250 River Road, Dresden, Maine 04342 • 207-737-8834 • goransonfarm.me

A Brief History – Goranson Farm in Dresden is owned and operated by Jan Goranson, RobJohanson and their sons Carl and Goran. Jan’s mother and father, Everett and Geneva, hadfarmed high quality potatoes on this land since the 1960s and Jan’s grandparents were farmers innorthern Aroostook county. Since 1985, Jan and Rob have worked to maintain this unique familyfarm and preserve the irreplaceable open space along Merry meeting Bay. Goranson Farm is awidely diversified vegetable, berry, and maple syrup farm. This will be the fifth season Carl andGoran have integrated their three draft horses into daily field work and our first season as a trulysolar powered farm.

Free Choice CSA Program

Where You Can Find Us

GORANSON FARMORGANIC PRODUCE, MAPLE SYRUP, CSA

FARMSTAND250 RIVER ROAD, DRESDEN

OPEN DAILY: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

JUNE thru OCTOBER

Closed Tues./Weds. in September & October

Telephone: 737-8834Email: goransonfarm@gmail.com

Web: goransonfarm.me

WINTER MARKETSNovember thru April – Every Saturday

9:00 to noon all locations

Follow us on FACEBOOK,

INSTAGRAM and MOFGA.NET

Join us for Maine Maple SundayAlways the 4th Sunday in March

BATHWATERFRONT

Saturdays, 8:30 to noon May thru October

PORTLANDMONUMENT SQUARE

Wednesdays, 7:00 to 1:00April thru November

DEERING OAKS PARKSaturdays, 7:00 to 1:00

April 29 thru November 18

FARMERS’ MARKETSBOOTHBAY

TOWN COMMON, Route 27Thursdays, 9:00 to noon

Mid-May thru early October

DAMARISCOTTAROUND TOP FARM, Route 1

Fridays, 9:00 to noonMay thru October

BATHThe Freight Shed

BRUNSWICKFort Andross

PORTLAND84 Cove StreetBegins Dec. 2

Sign Up for a Free Choice CSAwith Goranson Farm!Our mission at Goranson Farm is to use environ mentally sustainablepractices that enrich the soil to provide nutritionally superior food forour community year round. Your CSA share supports this vital effort.

CSA SHARE OPTIONS

—— Full Share Option ($400.00)—— 1/2 Share Option ($200.00)—— 1/4 Share Option ($100.00)

—— 6-Month Winter Share Option ($275.00) for Nov. - April$100.00 deposit due June 1st secures priority.

PASTURE-RAISED CHICKEN AND PORKOur humanely-raised chickens and pigs enjoy free-range organic pastures andsunshine. Their diet consists primarily of our farm raised vegetables andenough GMO-free grain for balanced nutrition. The meat is lean, moist andextremely flavorful. Order now for pick-up later in the season.

Chickens – available July _____, Aug. _____, Sept. _____, Oct. _____(Indicate quantity of chickens desired; average weight 4 lbs.)

Pigs – available whole or by the side in October. Whole _____ Half _____ We have a limited supply. Sign up early! $100.00 deposit _____

Thanksgiving Turkey (grown naturally by friends) –Small: 14-16 lbs. ____ Medium: 17-20 lbs. ____ Large: 21-24 lbs. ____

TO JOIN! Return this form to (250 River Road, Dresden ME 04342)Please make checks payable to Goranson Farm. Thank you!

Name _______________________ Telephone ___________________

Address ______________________ E-mail ______________________

_____________________________ Please include your email address to helpsave postage, paper, and time.

You may also sign up at goransonfarm.me – Fill out the online form andsend your check to the farm, or pay online.If none of the CSA options fit your needs perhaps we can customize one for you.

For more information, call us at the Farm: 737-8834. Ask for Jan or Rob.

} Two equal payments for thechosen share amount can be made.Paying in full before June ensuresyour discount.

We accept EBT payments at our farmers' market locations in Bath, Damariscotta and Portland.