convenience card
Support the farm and get extra produce for free! Our convenience card is a pre-payment program that provides early season capital to help us get veggies growing, while providing an easy way for you to shop, and giving you a bonus!
Buy a card for $150, $300, or $450 (or combine card values for a number that works best for you) and redeem that value at farmers’ markets throughout the season. When you buy your card before June 1, we will add 10% to your balance.
Why are we offering this deal? In farming much of the cost comes in the beginning of the season. We buy seed, pay rent, utilities, wages – often times for months before we have much to sell. In many years our sales will not exceed expenses until July or August. This upfront capital provides some breathing room between what we have saved in previous years, and borrowed money at interest. And we would much rather pay interest to you in vegetables!
Its great for us, but why would you want to do it? Well, if you are a market shopper it is the most convenient way to pay! No credit card fees and no cash to remember – all you do is give the cashier the name on the account. Can’t make it to the market? Your partner, children, parents, or friends can do the shopping for you by giving the name on the account. Not to worry – we have not experienced fraudulent name use, and if we do it is on us. What if something comes up in life or you leave for a chunk of the year? Then the remaining value just rolls over to the next year.
$150 Card
Sample weekly veggie purchase: (based on $5 per week throughout the 30 week main market season)
Spring- 1 bunch greens, 1 bunch scallions
Summer- 1 pound tomatoes, 1 bunch basil
Fall- 1 small Winter squash, 1 bunch herbs
$300 Card
Sample weekly veggie purchase: (based on $10 per week throughout the 30 week main market season)
Spring- 1 bunch carrots, 1 bunch greens, 1 large head of broccoli
Summer- 1 basket cherry tomatoes, 3 ears corn, 1 melon
Fall- 1 large head of cauliflower, 1 pound sweet potatoes, 2 heads of lettuce
$450 Card
Sample weekly veggie purchase: (based on $15 per week throughout the 30 week main market season)
Spring- 1 bunch beets, 1 bag salad mix, 1 bunch chard, 1 bunch salad turnips, 1 bunch radishes
Summer- 1 pound heirloom tomatoes, 1 pound sweet peppers, 2 heads of lettuce, 3 ears sweet corn
Fall- 1 head Napa cabbage, 1 pound potatoes, 1 pie pumpkin, 1 head cauliflower, 2 pounds sauce tomatoes
Register Now
Sign up for your farm card here and mail us a check. Start using your balance at the next market!Please mail checks to P.O. Box 121, Penn Valley, CA 95946