IMPORTANT UPDATES FOR 2025 EGG SHARES: Due to concerns about and supply challenges related to avian flu, we are implementing two new policies for egg shares this year: 1. SIGN-UP LIMIT: At this time, we are limiting egg share sign-ups to 1 egg share per household. Please do not add more than one egg share to your order. If you order more than one egg share, that portion of your order will be cancelled and processing fees will not be refunded. Why? Every spring, we get a new flock of young birds to replace older hens. This year, securing new birds for the farm is as difficult as finding reasonably priced eggs on grocery store shelves! Our order of young hens for April has been delayed until May, but if that delivery is cancelled, we will have far fewer hens this year than usual. So for now, we are limiting egg share sales. If our new hens arrive in May, we will be able to open up more egg share sign-ups at that time. 2. RISK OF AVIAN FLU: Community Supported Agriculture is a model built on mutual support and the idea of shared risk and shared reward. This year, one of those risks is the chance that we could lose our entire flock of laying hens to avian flu. We hope that doesn't happen, but if it does, the money paid upfront for your egg shares will be critical in helping us rebuild our flock for next season! So here’s the deal: Shared reward: CSA members will get eggs at a much lower price than what you're probably seeing at your local grocery store. Shared risk: If we do lose our flock to avian flu, and we have to stop providing egg shares, members will have two options: 1) consider the payment made for your egg share to be a contribution to the farm to help us rebuild our flock (no refund at all) or 2) receive "farm credit" for the value of your egg share, which is an account credit that can be applied to any future CSA share you sign up for with us in the future. We will not be providing refunds to your original payment method for egg shares. If you are not comfortable with this policy, we suggest that you forgo an egg share this season. Thank you for understanding! Our hens live out on the pasture, where they can peck at the plants and mineral-rich soils in addition to eating the grain we provide. This healthy diet means we have the healthiest eggs, with nutrient-rich orange yolks. These are happy, well-cared-for chickens!