Located midway between Lewiston and Gardiner in southern Kennebec County, 1 mile north of Rt 126/9 at 191 S. Monmouth Rd., Phoenix Farm is an organic farm with 35 acres of woods, bog, trout stream, 15 acres of fields, and a long season of over 40 vegetables, melons, raspberries, herb and flower gardens.
Please take this opportunity to enter into a partnership with Nancy Chandler and Phoenix Farm. Fun hands-on learning opportunities for children and families can accompany your participation in farm activities, picnics, and nature exploration. Vegetable pickup will include recipes and nutritional information. All produce is certified organic.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE? Nancy and Chip Chandler, with seasonal help, invite you to participate weekly in our abundant farm harvest through a Community Supported Agriculture share. CSA is a mutually beneficial relationship in which shareholders receive a portion of all produce grown on the farm from mid June through mid October. Shareholders will benefit from a fresh, safe, nutritious, delicious food supply, and have access to the farm for exercise, fresh air, exploring wildlife and nature, and participating in the growing process. Weekly recipes will help you enjoy new vegetables.
Shareholders can take personal action by investing their food dollars to restore an ecologically based local food system, which relies on solar instead of fossil fuels, conserves and builds soil quality, protects the aquifer and causes no chemical pollution of air, land, or water. An early financial committment from shareholders is necessary, plus driving to the farm to receive vegetables. Farm benefits include all season farm access for recreation and exercise, picking your own flower bouquets and fresh herbs, and farm learning activities including natural history, how plants grow and culinary herb use. Mental and physical health can be maintained by connecting with our organic farm community. Working shareholders are expected to contribute 12 hours of work each season planting, harvesting, weeding, sorting vegetables or other farm activities. Non-working shareholders pay an extra $40 for an individual share or $60 for a family share. In 2005 individual share holders received at least 250 lb of vegetables worth $567, and family shareholders received at least 356 lb of vegetables worth $737.
CSA Farmers benefit from guaranteed direct markets, regular income, knowing their customers, farm community, and sharing financial risks. Shareholders from the same town can bring bags to their home for people in their area, reducing driving time and gas use.

WHAT VEGETABLES? Here are some vegetables you may find and when to expect them. Nature gives us varying amounts of each product each year.
Green/Wax Beans mid July through Sept
Shell/Dry Beans mid Aug through Oct.
Beets/Beet Greens July through Oct
Broccoli June through Oct
Brussel Sprouts Oct
Red/Green Cabbage July and Oct
Cantalope Sept
Carrots July through Oct
Cucumbers July through mid Sept
Cut Flowers July through frost
Garlic August
Kale Sept, Oct
Lettuce/Greens including Arugula, Mustards, Mache. Leaf lettuces June, July, Sept, Oct
Onions/Leeks Aug through Oct
Edible Pod Peas July
Sweet/Hot Peppers Aug through Sept
Parsley, Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Marjoram all season
Parsnips Oct
Edible Pumpkins Sept and Oct
Radishes June, July
Spinach June
Summer Squash July through Sept
Winter Squash mid Sept through Oct
Tomatoes late Aug through frost
Watermelon Sept
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Please send completed form with $100 deposit to:
Phoenix Farm, 191 S Monmouth Rd, Monmouth, Me 04259
Call Nancy Chandler (207)933-9370 for more information
Welcome to Phoenix Farm!
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Each share provides 17 weeks of produce beginning
mid June and ending mid October. Family shares
will feed 3 to 4 persons, and half shares 1 to 2 persons.
Pick-up will be on Thursdays, 12PM to 6PM.
WORKING FAMILY SHARE $500
NONWORKING FAMILY SHARE $560
WORKING INDIVIDUAL SHARE $300
NONWORKING INDIVIDUAL SHARE $340
Payment is due by May 1. You may also make payments
in 3 month installments(May 1, June 1, July 1)