answer:For the first three years, we bought the half-share, as we have three adults in the home. Because we had just moved into the house and we were new to the process, we wasted a lot of food that first summer. In the subsequent years, we’ve acquired canning equipment, a dehydrator, and a vacuum sealer. Last summer, the farm started offering an individual share, and we also found a terrific Farmer’s Market that is a few miles from our home on Fridays. So for the coming season, we will continue to support our original farm but with just the individual share. We will then supplement with a CSA program from one of the organic farmers at the Market. Her plan allows you to pre-pay into your account and then shop and choose as you normally would. The more you invest, the greater a percentage bonus is added into your account. I don’t remember the exact amounts, but as an example: if you invested $200, your account balance would be $225; but if you invested $400, your account balance would be $480. We like the flexibility of this option. There’s a transitional organic, grass-fed, free range meat farm that has a similar structure that we’re considering participating in, as well.