What is a Farm Share?
If you have ever wanted to know your food, this is the program for you!
We are excited to introduce our Farm Share programs (often referred to as a CSA -Community Supported Agriculture) for the 2024 season. This program is the perfect opportunity to access a wide variety of locally produced goods all throughout the summer season with one easy weekly pick up.
Now, what exactly is a Farm Share? Farm Shares are a way of connecting consumers to local producers. These programs share the risks associated with small-scale farming between producers and consumers. You make an investment in a farm, or group of farms, and in return for your investment you receive goods from the producer.
These programs bring many benefits to both consumers and producers. With a growing desire amongst many people to know where their food comes from it is important to create a sustainable local food system. A reality of small scale farming is the up front costs are high and the risks are even higher. The success of a season is dependant on many factors and most are out of our control. There are very few programs available to protect small producers, this limits producers ability to break into the market and consumers ability to obtain sustainable and ethical, locally produced food. Having consumers pre-purchase shares provides an element of certainty to small farms and assists with upfront costs of production. This allows us to continue to operate season after season.
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We take our commitment to protecting our farm share holders investment very seriously. We make efforts to protect our share holders investments by growing a wide variety of crops in multiple different settings (greenhouse, low tunnels, multiple garden locations). As a final line of defence of our share holders investment we have built relationships with other local producers that share similar philosophies and practices. These farmers are local to us but just far enough away that the likelihood of us all loosing our crops to a storm is low.
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2024 Farm Share Programs
Spring Veggie Share
Tuesday June 4,11,18,25
$100
We are very excited to be offer our first ever Spring Veggie Share. This farm share will be running every Tuesday in June with pick up on farm available between 5&7PM.
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Spring Farm Shares will include a variety of micro greens, spinach, kale, spring greens, spring onions, herbs, and asparagus.
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Payment must be received in order to reserve your share, limited quantities available. Payment is preferred by e-transfer to suzanne@gatheredandgrown.ca. A 3% service charge will be added to all credit card payments.
Spring Egg Share
Tuesday June 4,11,18,25
$24 or $48
Through the spring and summer months the demand for our eggs increases significantly. The best way to guarantee we have eggs for you weekly is to purchase an egg share, egg share members always have first right to eggs. Similar to our veggie share boxes when we have a surplus in eggs we share with our share holders. Egg pick up will happen during Veggie share pick up on Tuesday evenings between 5&7PM
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Our chickens are raised on fresh grass with ample space to roam. They are fed a high quality, soy free, diet.
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Payment must be received in order to reserve your share, limited quantities available. Payment is preferred by e-transfer to suzanne@gatheredandgrown.ca. A 3% service charge will be added to all credit card payments.
Summer Veggie Share
Tuesday July 9-September 24
$300-$450
Our most popular Farm Share is back! Running 12 consecutive weeks from July 9, to September 24 with farm pick up between 5&7PM and free local delivery available. This year we are offering two different sized shares, small (2-3 people) $300 and large (4-6 people) $450. The boxes will be filled with a wide variety of produce that will vary throughout the growing season. The quantity and size of each weekly box will vary depending on what is in season and will average between $24-28/week for small boxes and $35-40/week for large boxes throughout the season. When harvests are plentiful our Farm Share members get to reap the benefits and share the bounty.
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Weekly emails will be sent to members showcasing what you will receive in your box. These emails will also include recipes to help you use the produce you are receiving. Throughout the season we will also be offering add ons of other goods, such as locally raised ground beef, eggs, chicken, and other locally produced goods, links to order will be provided in your weekly emails.
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We are excited to offer payment plans this season with payments spread out from April-July (must be completed by first pick up). Payment in full, or the first payment of a payment plan, is required to hold your 2024 farm share. Payment is preferred by e-transfer to suzanne@gatheredandgrown.ca. A 3% service charge will be added to all credit card payments.
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What can you expect in your boxes?
Early Season: wide variety of greens and herbs, spring onions, micro greens, rhubarb, berries, summer squash.
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Mid Season: beets, beans, peas, baby carrots, potatoes, summer squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and much more!
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Late Season: root vegetables, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and greens.
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*New This Year* We are providing the opportunity to defer one of your weekly pick ups to October 1 with 7 days notice. This is a great option if you will be away for one of your pick ups.
Summer Egg Share
Tuesday July 9-September 24
$70-$140
Through the spring and summer months the demand for our eggs increases significantly. The best way to guarantee we have eggs for you weekly is to purchase an egg share, egg share members always have first right to eggs. Similar to our veggie share boxes when we have a surplus in eggs we share with our share holders. Egg pick up will happen during Veggie share pick up on Tuesday evenings between 5&7PM
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Our chickens are raised on fresh grass with ample space to roam. They are fed a high quality, soy free, diet.
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Payment must be received in order to reserve your share, limited quantities available. Payment is preferred by e-transfer to suzanne@gatheredandgrown.ca. A 3% service charge will be added to all credit card payments.
