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Dear AU Community, Ìý

This summer, we launchedÌý. This program makes our Airlie Berkshire Farm’s fresh, local produce available to the AU community.  To our Faculty and Staff subscribers who signed up and helped us exceed 50 subscribers this summer, thank you! Our goal this fall is to have more than 100 AU faculty, staff, students, families, alumni, and neighbors subscribe to the CSA. If we achieve that goal, the Farm will donate five additional shares to theÌýMarketÌý– AU’s Food Pantry – which the Farm is proud to support by donating all surplus shares from each delivery day.Ìý

A CSA program is a direct-to-consumer farm offering that allows you to subscribe to the harvest of a farm. By participating in Airlie Berkshire Farm CSA, you become an integral part of the Berkshire Farm community and support sustainable agriculture while enjoying the benefits of fresh, seasonal produce. ÌýÌý

Starting September 13, the Airlie Berkshire Farm CSA will offer a nine-week fall share through the early part of November. Each week, your subscription box will feature eight to ten pounds of seasonal herbs, fruits, and vegetables including squash, berries, broccoli, potatoes, and much more. Ìý

This fall, we are offering several options for the community to be a part of the CSA program:ÌýÌý

• Ìý(about $36 per weekly box). Each week, Berkshire Farm will deliver boxes on Wednesdays for pickup at the AU Farmers’ Market on the Quad.ÌýÌý
• Let us knowÌýÌýif you are interested in buying a share each week for $40 on site. Each week we will do our best to bring additional individual shares to sell to members of the community on a first-come, first-served basis. Letting us know you are interested will help us plan accordingly.ÌýÌý
• For our families interested in purchasing a share for your student or a group of students to share, you can do soÌý. Please put the student or group of students’ names in the special instructions box, and we will be sure the share is ready for them each week.ÌýÌý

Community members can also purchase a variety of our beef, pork, and vegetables for sale on site as available, or find the Airlie Berkshire Farm produce and meat offered in meals throughout the year at select AU dining venues.ÌýÌýÌý

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please feel free to reach out to the farm atÌýberkshirefarm@airlie.com.Ìý

Onward we go, together! Ìý

Bronté Burleigh-Jones
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, and Treasurer

Mike ScherÌý
Assistant Vice President, Campus Auxiliary Services, Airlie