The Porch Partners’ Guide to Hosting for Stillman's Farm
📣 Welcome, Porch Partner!
Hi there,
We've been farming in New Braintree for over forty years. The hardest part has never been the growing — it's the last mile. Getting fresh, sustainably-grown produce from our fields in Central Mass into a Brookline kitchen or a Newton fridge takes a network of people who care enough to open their porch. That's you.
Every box that lands on your porch each week is a small, real fight against the long, anonymous food chain — and a win for the families picking up at your site. You're the reason our harvest reaches them.
We’ve designed the Porch Host experience to be as simple and supportive as possible, and we’re grateful to have you as part of this community. There are a few helpful things to know, which we’ve outlined in the sections ahead. Please review them, and if you ever need anything, we’re here to help.
With gratitude,
The Stillman's Family
🏠 Porch Partner Rewards & Responsibilities
Your Role in Supporting Local Food & Community
A Porch Partner is a program powered by the agricultural software platform Farmhand, which allows individuals or local businesses to host weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pickup locations right from their own property.
Earn a Growing Bonus
The more neighbors you bring into the Stillman's Farm family, the more rewards you unlock for hosting:
- Get 10 New Members: Unlock your weekly Stillman's Farm box for half price!
- Get 15 New Members: Unlock an even deeper discount on your farm share!
- Get 20 New Members: Secure your weekly Stillman's Farm box completely for free!
How the Program Works
- Host a Location: Provide a safe, covered spot for the farm to drop off neighborhood shares.
- Rally Your Neighbors: Invite friends, family, and nearby neighbors to sign up for the CSA.
- Community Connection: Bring fresh, locally grown food straight to your immediate neighborhood.
- Software Powered: Order reminders, logistics, and subscriptions are handled entirely through the Farmhand platform.
🧹 Weekly Site Check
Make sure your pickup area is clean, safe, and accessible on pickup days. In bad weather, ensure boxes are covered or under shelter if possible.
📋 Box Check & Grace Period Support
At the end of each pickup day, check if any boxes are left behind. Send a quick message to Farmhand with a list of members who still need to pick up (they’ll send out a reminder on your behalf).
🚪 Help Members Feel Welcome
Occasionally, new CSA members may ring your doorbell or knock because they’re confused about where to find their box. A friendly wave, pointing them to the right spot, or a quick explanation goes a long way.
💬 Communication & Feedback
Let Farmhand know if anything comes up—missed deliveries, concerns about quality, or if your availability ever changes. We’re here to support you, and keeping the communication open helps make the CSA better for everyone.
🏘️ Your Flyer
Your flyer has been customized and sent to your inbox. Print and post it in high-traffic, local places.
Where to Post:
- Community bulletin boards (grocery stores, libraries, gyms)
- Schools or daycares (with permission)
- Your front gate, fence, or porch rail
- Hand out to coworkers, friends, or local businesses
🔔 Please always get permission before posting a flyer in a public space.
🪧 Print Assets
1The Central Flyer
Best for: printing a stack to leave on your porch, mail to neighbors, drop in mailboxes, pin to a neighborhood bulletin board, or hand out at HOA meetings. Letter-size, fits in a manila envelope.
2Pickup-Day Porch Sign
Best for: setting out on your porch the morning of pickup so first-time members can find the right house. Two voices to choose from — pick the one that sounds like you.
3Yard Signs & Window Cling
Best for: staking in your yard or sticking on your window so the porch reads as Stillman's's territory year-round. Three yard-sign copy options — "Farm-Fresh Produce Lives Here." is the recommended pick.
4Wallet-Sized Recruiting Card
Best for: slipping in your pocket and handing out — school pickup, church, the gym, neighbors who stop to chat. Business-card size. Print double-sided.
📱 Social Media
1Social Feed Posts
Best for: posting to your Instagram or Facebook grid. Three variants for the full season — Announcement for early summer when your porch goes live, Mid-Season for June through October when the boxes are at peak, and Harvest to Order any time you want to flex Stillman's A La Carte CSA — each in 1:1 (square) and 4:5 (vertical) so it looks right on every feed.
2Captions to Copy & Paste
Best for: the caption box on Instagram or Facebook when you post one of the images above. Written in your voice — like you're sharing, not selling. Tap Copy, paste, edit anything that doesn't sound like you, and post.
First post of the season
Best decision I made this year — our porch is officially a Stillman's CSA pickup site for the summer. Sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, summer berries from New Braintree, every week June through October. Want in? stillmanscsa.com/csa
Our porch is on the Stillman's route this summer ✅ If you live nearby and want farm-fresh produce dropped a few houses down every week instead of a Costco run, here's where to sign up: stillmanscsa.com/csa
A season of farm-fresh produce headed to our porch starting soon. We're hosting a Stillman's CSA pickup site — if you want in, stillmanscsa.com/csa
Mid-Season Feature
Stillman's box just landed. Going to be a tomato sandwich kind of week. stillmanscsa.com/csa
New Braintree produce hits different in peak season. Our porch is a Stillman's pickup site if you want in. stillmanscsa.com/csa
If you see me on the porch with a Stillman's box, I'm not bragging — I'm hosting. Join us: stillmanscsa.com/csa
Harvest to Order · A La Carte CSA
Don't want to commit to a weekly box? Stillman's A La Carte CSA is shop-on-your-own-schedule. Pre-purchase credits, save 10%, redeem at any Central Mass or Boston-area farmers' market or online. Year-round access to sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, summer berries, fall apples. stillmanscsa.com/csa
Stillman's Loyalty Program is the cheat code: pre-pay a balance, save 10%, shop on your own schedule, switch your preferred market anytime. We use ours every week. stillmanscsa.com/csa
Bookmark this: Stillman's A La Carte CSA. Pre-pay $200+, save 10%, redeem all season at any farmers' market they attend — automatic reloads when you run low. Best CSA flexibility we've found in New England. stillmanscsa.com/csa
Short captions
First box of the season just hit the porch.
Stillman's box just landed on the porch. Best part of my week.
CSA pickup day. Central Mass neighbors incoming.
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📧 Contact
Thank you for stepping up as a Porch Partner.
Because of you, more families will eat fresh, local food this season. We're honored to support you, and feel free to reach out any time!