Orchard CSA Fruit Boxes
2026 CSA shares are open!
ABOUT HOEC CSA
Get ready for harvest season 2026! By joining our CSA, you’re not just bringing home fresh, peak-season fruit—you’re supporting local agriculture, investing in community health, and choosing a more sustainable way to eat. We offer share sizes for individuals, households, and even homesteaders!
WHAT COMES IN THE INDIVIDUAL / HOUSEHOLD BOXES?
If you love exploring new tastes and want to sample a wide variety of apples & pears, this share is for you! The primary focus of this share, is our unique mix of heirloom, modern, and lesser known apples and pears. Also included is a sampling of other interesting fruits such as aronia, elderberry, grapes, quince, persimmons, and more - the exact variety of fruits depends on the weather and the harvest. All fruit is grown and harvested in our community orchard using organic practices.
Each box varies, but the photos below are examples from some of our 2024 fruit boxes:
WHAT COMES IN THE HOMESTEADERS BOUNTY BOXES?
Each box is filled with 25 pounds of #2 fruit. Perfect for processing, baking, preserving, or juicing! Ugly Fruit Deserves Love Too! #2 fruit is fruit that may have minor blemishes or damage that does not affect freshness or taste. These blemishes can be surface-level, such as sun burn or minor pest damage from things like codling moth, which can be easily cut away. You may have heard this referred to as “ugly” or “imperfect” produce. Ugly fruit is perfect for baking, juicing, preserving, or processing. In some cases, like watercore (sought after for making superior tasting applesauce or pressed cider due to its high concentration of sugars), “blemishes” can make your creations even MORE delicious!
SHARE SIZE OPTIONS
Option #1: INDIVIDUAL SHARE
Includes: 15 Fruit Boxes
Size: Approx 3-4 lbs Each Box
Cost: $265 TOTAL
(Or $132.50 for participants using SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks.)
Option #2: HOUSEHOLD SHARE
Includes: 15 Fruit Boxes
Size: Approx 6-8 lbs Each Box
Cost: $525 TOTAL
(Or $262.50 for participants using SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks.)
Option #3: HOMESTEADERS BOUNTY
Includes: 2 Fruit Boxes (of #2 fruit)
Size: Approx 25 lbs Each Box
Cost: $75 TOTAL
(Info re: SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks pending.)
PICKUP LOCATIONS
Oregon City Pickup: Onsite at the Home Orchard Education Center, located on the Clackamas Community College Campus in Oregon City. Directions and a map can be found here.
SE Portland Pickup: Located in Woodstock, near 45th and SE Knapp
This option comes with a one-time location fee of $25.
SW Portland Pickup: Located in SW Taylors Ferry Rd and SW 80th Ave.
This option comes with a one-time location fee of $25.
PICKUP DAY, FREQUENCY, & TIME
Day: Set your regular pickup day to be either Tuesdays OR Saturdays. SE Portland pickup is only available on Tuesdays. SW Portland pickup is only available on Saturdays. Homesteaders Bounty only available for pick up at HOEC Orchard.
Time: Pick up between 10am-2pm at the orchard in Oregon City. 3-7pm from the SE Portland location. 2-6pm from the SW Portland location.
Frequency: Pick up one box each week for 15 weeks. (There are only two pick up dates for Homesteaders Bounty.)
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Choose From ONE of the following options:
Payment in Full
50% Now & 50% by July 1st
Use your SNAP Food benefits! Scroll down to find out how you can pay for your share in 4 installments using SNAP. Double Up Food Bucks may also be available to cover half of the cost!
PAYING WITH SNAP
(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
*If you are not a SNAP participant, keep scrolling ahead to the registration section.
Our partnership with Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition makes purchasing a CSA share with SNAP food benefits possible. Signing up with SNAP takes a few extra steps, but it’s worth it!
Bonus! PNWCSA also has a fund for folks paying with SNAP called - Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) that will cut the cost of your share in half! DUFB matches every SNAP dollar you spend with a dollar paid directly to us (your farmer). It is available on a first come first serve basis as long as funds are available. Becasue DUFB sometimes runs out later in the season, we urge you to sign up ASAP!
*When you fill out the registration form below, we will automatically submit a DUFB request for you. If DUFB funds are no longer available to cover half of your cost, you will have the opportunity to cancel your CSA share request.
Payment plans for SNAP payments and SNAP WITH DUFB are outlined below (please note the prices are for pickup at our Oregon City orchard. SNAP does not cover the $25 location fee if you choose Portland pickup):
INDIVIDUAL SHARE
Paying With SNAP Only
Total Cost: $265
Payment Plan:
$40 at signup
$75 x 3 installments (processed in July, August, & September)
Paying With SNAP + DUFB
Cost: $132.50
Payment Plan:
$42.50 signup payment
$30 x 3 installments
(processed in July, August, & September)
HOUSEHOLD SHARE
Paying With SNAP Only
Total Cost: $525
Payment Plan:
$90 at signup
$145 x3 installments (processed in July, August, & September)
Paying With SNAP + DUFB
Cost: $262.50
Payment Plan:
$90 signup payment
$57.50 x 3 installments (processed in July, August, & September)
READY TO SIGN UP?
Paying with credit card:
STEP 1: Fill out the registration form linked below.
STEP 2:
Click “submit” and you will see a pop up with a link to the payment page.
Paying with SNAP:
STEP 1: Fill out the registration form linked below. We will automatically request the Double Up Food Bucks Funds for you with your registration form.
STEP 2:
Click “submit.” Our partner organization, PNWCSA, who processes SNAP payments for us, will contact you shortly to finish getting you set up!
Have Questions?