We’re so glad you’re here.
Porch Partners play a huge role in helping our D.C. Metro community stay connected to fresh, local food. Every pickup hosted, every conversation shared, and every neighbor invited helps strengthen our local food system in a real way.
Our hosts that have 10+ pickup sites get free weekly produce, and we want to make it easy for you to get there.
We've created ready-to-use signs, social posts, graphics, and images you can use anytime. Whether you post online, put out signage, or simply tell a friend about us, it all helps us grow. 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.
Thank you for helping local food reach more families this season.
— Farmer Gale & The Deep Roots Crew
We believe in celebrating community builders. Here’s what you’ll receive as your site grows:
🥬 Free weekly produce (when your site reaches 10+ members)
📣 Free flyers, social posts, and support to help grow your site
With great rewards comes great responsibility. Being a Porch Partner means you’re agreeing to the following when you host a pickup site:
🧹 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 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 us know if anything comes up—missed deliveries, concerns about quality, or if your availability ever changes. We’re here to support you!
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.
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.
Best for: the front yard, the porch, the curb — wherever neighbors walking by will catch it. Big, bold, headline-only so it reads from the sidewalk. Pairs with an H-stake.
Best for: posting to your Instagram or Facebook grid. Three variants — Announcement when you open the porch, Mid-Season for peak harvest weeks, and Hosts Eat Free when you want to recruit a fellow neighbor to host. Square 1:1.
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.
Best decision we made this year — our porch is officially a Deep Roots CSA pickup site. Year-round produce, picked-to-order, grown on 53 regenerative acres in Upper Marlboro by Farmer Gale and the Deep Roots Crew. Want in? deeproostfarm.us/csa
Our porch is on the Deep Roots route this year ✓ If you live nearby and want farm-fresh produce dropped a few houses down every week instead of a grocery run, here's where to sign up: deeproostfarm.us/csa
A season of farm-fresh produce headed to our porch starting soon. We're hosting a Deep Roots CSA pickup site — year-round, picked-to-order, at a fraction of the grocery store. If you want in, deeproostfarm.us/csa
Deep Roots box just landed. Going to be a chard-and-eggs kind of week. deeproostfarm.us/csa
Prince George's County produce hits different in peak season. Our porch is a Deep Roots pickup site if you want in. deeproostfarm.us/csa
If you see me on the porch with a Deep Roots box, I'm not bragging — I'm hosting. Join us: deeproostfarm.us/csa
PSA for D.C. Metro neighbors: hosting a Deep Roots CSA pickup means your weekly share is on the farm. Year-round produce, picked-to-order, dropped right where you're already standing. If your porch has room and your neighbors would eat better with you, this is the easiest thing you'll do this year. deeproostfarm.us/csa
Reasons we host a Deep Roots CSA pickup: (1) the produce, (2) the eggs, (3) the herbs, (4) the flowers, (5) we get our weekly share free once the pickup site grows, (6) our neighbors save money on groceries, (7) we get to introduce people to Farmer Gale's work. Want a porch like ours? deeproostfarm.us/csa
Quietly the best deal we've found: open your porch to a Deep Roots CSA pickup, and once you've got 10+ neighbors on the route, your weekly share is on the farm. Year-round produce from a regenerative, Black-woman-owned farm in Upper Marlboro. deeproostfarm.us/csa
This week's Deep Roots box just hit the porch.
Year-round CSA. Year-round porch. ✓
Deep Roots pickup day. PG County neighbors incoming.
