In the summer of 2008, The Greener Grocer, located in the historic North Market, launched our “Urban Community Supported Agriculture  (CSA) progarm that offered a weekly bag of fresh, nutritious produce purchased from local farms. Many of our original participants expressed gratitude about how this program helped propel them back into the kitchen, allowed them to be more connected to the source of their food and created either a new or renewed appreciation of cooking and gathering!

To build upon this success, and to provide an “uninterrupted” service to our guests, The Greener Grocer is creating a new and expanded version of this program that we are calling our “Weekly Fresh Market Bag”. Under this new program, we will offer a summer and winter sign-up opportunity, with each season operating for 26 weeks. During the summer season, we will offer only fresh, seasonal produce from local farms. In the winter season, we will offer local produce when we can get it and supplement these offerings with organic produce, seasonal citrus and other fruits as well as local, dried beans, locally milled flour and perhaps some cheese or Snowville Creamery Milk (best milk on the planet!) A vegan option is also available. Our goal is to provide delicious, local and/or seasonal items each week on a year-round basis and provide a one-stop shopping opportunity for you!

The cost of a share for each of the seasons will be $780/per person/per season which translates to only $30 per week!  The winter season will run from mid-November through mid-May and the ummer season will continue from mid-May through mid-November. You can pay in full up front or, using a credit card as a guarantee, purchase a share using the following payment plan:

• $180 due by the first day of the new season
• Quarterly payments of $150 each (You can join at any point in a season and pay a prorated amount for the remainder of the season) We accept Master Card, Visa and Discover or you can stop by the store and pay cash in person.

As an extra incentive, The Greener Grocer will donate two food bags for every ten paid bags to the Clintonville Resource Center’s food pantry program.

Currently there are 2 sites where you may pick up your weekly fresh market bag each Tuesday:

• Clintonville Resource Center from 4-7pm
• The Greener Grocer at the North Market from 9am-7pm

The Greener Grocer can deliver to your work site if 10 or more employees sign up!

Please give us a call at 614.223.1512 for more information or to sign up!