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Subscribers to get refunds after Farm2Fork Fresh CSA deliveries suspended
The Dayton-based community supported agriculture program known as Farm 2 Fork Fresh has suspended deliveries of its fruits and vegetables to subscribers who picked up the produce at Dorothy Lane Market stores.
Calvin Mayne, whose family owns DLM, said store officials “learned rather suddenly a few days ago that our vendor was ceasing operations and would no longer deliver the CSA boxes.
“Since our customers picked up the CSA boxes at our stores, we (DLM) felt obliged to reimburse those customers who had pre-paid the vendor for the program. We have contacted all of these customers directly, and they are aware of how they will be reimbursed by Dorothy Lane Market.”
The suspension of deliveries will affect 117 people who had signed up for the CSA through Dorothy Lane Market, Mayne said. Mayne said DLM officials and Farm 2 Fork Fresh officials “worked out the situation amicably to get our customers refunded.”
Howard Solganik, executive director of Farm 2 Fork Fresh, said today, Aug. 20 that the program was part of a non-profit corporation and stumbled because of lack of outside funding.
“It was our expectation that we would have grants, gifts and or other funding in place by now,” Solganik said. “The cost of the membership and weekly fees did not cover the cost of operations. It was our goal to become sustainable operationally but we needed additional support for that to happen. It hasn’t.
“We are not finished yet and we continue to look for funding. If and when that takes place, we will offer a choice of options to fulfill the balance due to the 30 customers who have not received refunds. All of the customesr who picked up through Dorothy Lane Market received full refunds. We also have a few farmers that are owed money. I plan to work to see that these funds are paid.”
Solganik said he was “naive about the timing on such a project” but is optimistic about the future.
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