We ask our new members to read through our guidelines. We hope this creates a clear understanding between the farmers and members.

Overall

A Farm Share from Blue Sky Vegetable Co. follows in a long line of farms who model their sales and production on a “Community Supported Agriculture” or CSA model. This model was originally conceived as a partnership between farm and members. Members would purchase a “share” of the farm prior to the beginning of the season to help shoulder the up-front costs of seed, fertilizer, potting soil, packing supplies, and more. The purchase of shares prior to the season allows members to help shoulder some of the risk that the farmer carries and secure their vegetables for the season. In turn, members receive fresh, seasonal produce from the farm during the season. While we call our program a Farm Share – to highlight that we share risks and successes with our members, as members do with the farm, our Farm Share is built on mutual respect and community between farmer and members.

Our primary mission is to serve you and your family with high-quality produce. However, farming is a risky business and is subject to weather and "act of God" events. In event of failed crops, we will do our best to ensure you still receive the value of your share. Farm shares require "shared risk and shared rewards". While we farm with the intention of sharing the rewards, there are times in the season where members will need to share in the risk as well. On our side, we will communicate openly and honestly with you. We ask for your support in the rewards and the risks. 

Box Sizes and Values

We offer three box sizes for you to choose from, depending on your household size and produce consumption. All shares are customizable to ensure that you get the produce you want to enjoy.

Small $20/week| Standard $30/week | Large $42/week

These sizes are converted into items per box:

Small 6-8 items | Standard 8 – 11 items | Large 11-15 items

Our payments and customization are handled by a software called Farmigo. All members will need to create a login with Farmigo in order to manage their balance, customize their weekly share, and put shares on hold.

Members have the option to pay in full or pay in installments. Share sign-ups will be taken until the end of April, unless all available spots fill up before that.

Putting Your Share on Hold

It is easy to manage your account online. If you are going out of town and want to skip your next delivery, you can put a future box on hold by going to your account and clicking on the calendar day you wish to hold. All holds must be placed no later than five days prior to your delivery day.  Unfortunately, cancellations the day before delivery cannot be accepted. You can let us know to donate your share or you can have a friend pick up your share to try our farm share out for a week.

Refunds and Credit

By purchasing a farm share, you agree to become a supportive member of our farm and we in turn agree to supply your family with high-quality, organic produce. Farm Shares, once purchased, will not be refunded in full unless it was purchased by mistake, and you contact us at least two weeks before the first share delivery (May 23, 2024). Once the season begins, we are unable to offer refunds. If your family has an emergency or moves away, we can transfer your share to another person or the remaining value of the share will be donated to Feeding South Dakota and/or the Falls Community Health Clinic. If you have special, extenuating circumstances, please email us first.

If you believe you deserve credit for poor quality or damaged produce, please email us. We will evaluate each case individually. In your email, include what day you picked up your produce, how it was stored at your house, and pictures if possible. We strive to grow high-quality produce , so your feedback helps us.

A Farm Share is about commitment our farm and you.  The majority of the cost of a share goes toward farm management, operations, and improvement so that we can continually serve our members with produce they can trust.

Farm Share Rules of Conduct

1. I agree to arrive at my pick-up location on time or give advanced notification if I am unable to do so. I also understand that the pickup locations have tight schedules they must adhere to and that they are unable to wait past designated times.

2. If I am unable to pick up my box at the designated time and do not contact Blue Sky Vegetable Co. to make alternate arrangements before my scheduled pick up, I understand that my box will be donated and I will not receive credit for that week’s delivery.

3. If I opt for home delivery, and cannot be home to receive it, I will designate a place on my property for my produce to be dropped off (preferably an ice chest with ice packs placed in a shady location to keep the produce cool and fresh) as Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is not liable for produce once it has been delivered.

4. I understand that Blue Sky Vegetable Co. has high quality standards and makes efforts to wash, sort and quality check our produce, but there may be some residual dirt, and sometimes I may find a blade of grass or two, and possibly even a bug.

5. I understand that Blue Sky Vegetable Co. does their absolute best to pick the highest quality produce to put in the boxes, and does not intentionally include any items that are “bad”, however as humans may make mistakes. If you believe a mistake is made, please contact Blue Sky Vegetable Co. via email with the details. We will evaluate each case on an individual basis.

6. I understand that by becoming a member I am sharing in the risk and rewards of the growing season. I realize there can be issues related to harvest that may preclude produce from being delivered. That of pests, blights, weather, and other unforeseen circumstances.

7. I understand I will automatically be added to Blue Sky Vegetable Co.''s email list and I promise to stay subscribed to it for as long as I am a paying member of the Farm Share.

If you have read these and can agree to our rules of conduct, we would love to have you join our farm community!

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. Statement Of Privacy

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to Blue Sky Vegetable Co.'s website and governs data collection and usage at all Blue Sky Vegetable Co. sites and services; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services. Please read the Blue Sky Vegetable Co. Statement of Privacy.

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is a general audience web site, intended for users of all ages. Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.

Collection of your Personal Information

As an E-commerce Web site, Blue Sky Vegetable Co. collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Information collected by Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is used solely for the purpose of billing and shipping your online purchases. Blue Sky Vegetable Co. does not collect any information about your computer hardware and software.

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Blue Sky Vegetable Co. so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Blue Sky Vegetable Co. Web site.

Use of your Personal Information

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. and its operational service partners (Farmigo, Mailchimp) collect and use your personal information (name, email address, and delivery address) to process product orders and deliver the products requested. It is possible that Blue Sky Vegetable Co. may also use personal information (name and email address) to inform you of other products or services available from Blue Sky Vegetable Co. and its affiliates. Blue Sky Vegetable Co. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. does NOT sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Blue Sky Vegetable Co. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your personal information (email, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Blue Sky Vegetable Co. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Blue Sky Vegetable Co., including its Web site; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Blue Sky Vegetable Co. or the public.

Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Blue Sky Vegetable Co. or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Blue Sky Vegetable Co. abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.

Control your Personal Information

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. offers its customers choices for the collection, use and sharing of personal information. You may go notify us of your preferences by emailing blueskyvegetable@gmail.com. Please be sure to provide complete account information so we can identify you in our records.

You may also stop the delivery of future promotional e-mail from Blue Sky Vegetable Co. by responding directly to any email you receive with a request to remove you from the mailing list.

Security of your Personal Information

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number) over the Internet, we use a secure payment gateway so your information is protected.

Changes to this Statement

Blue Sky Vegetable Co. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how Blue Sky Vegetable Co. will use your personal information, Blue Sky Vegetable Co. will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. Blue Sky Vegetable Co. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Blue Sky Vegetable Co. is protecting your information.