Join our CSA!
Summer 2023
Our 2023 CSA is open for sign up! There are limited spots so claim yours while they last.
The CSA will run from June 26 - Oct 2 for a total of 15 weeks. This year we are starting and ending later to get a better spread of goodies in the harvests.
A full forecast of what you can expect is down below.
15 weeks: $375
Can be split into two payments if needed.
Veggies Sold out!
We've also got eggs! These are even more limited so sign up quickly. They come from the wonderful Happiness by the Acre who raise happy pasture raised free-range hens near Carstairs, AB.
15 weeks: $120
Bi-weekly (7 weeks) cost of $56
Eggs Sold out!
Last but not least, we are partnering with The Basil Ranch, another Calgary urban farm to bring you a beautiful, colourful display of cut flowers all season long!
Pick-up for these will be bi-weekly July 3 - Oct 2, leaving enough time for you to enjoy each bouquet to the fullest before the next one comes along.
7 weeks: $210
Can be split into two payments if needed.
Pick up times and locations as follows:
Mondays:
Calgary Center for Spiritual Living, 4411 Manitoba Rd SE: 4:30-6:00pm
Parkdale United Church, 2919 8 Ave, NW: 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesdays:
1159 Radnor Ave NE: 6:00-8:00pm
What to expect
This is the forecasted schedule for the season! The veggies in grey boxes you will be getting that week. The veggies in the orange boxes we don't have enough in one week to give to everyone. What that means is you will get it, it will just be evenly distributed over the period they are available, not each week they are available. For example, strawberries are in season through 4 weeks in July, but you might not get them till the 3rd week depending on production. Some veggies like peas, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and zucchini as well as maybe beans, Asian broccoli, and cantaloupe you will get multiple times over the season.
This is just a forecast! Weather and other factors can and will alter this schedule.
The veggie list at a glance:
Arugula, Basil, Beans, Beets, Bok choy (+baby), Broccoli, Asian broccoli, Cabbage, Napa cabbage, Carrot, Cantaloupe, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chives, Corn, Cucumber, Dill, Fennel, Garlic, Garlic scapes, Kale (+baby), Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce mix (+heads), Microgreens, Shallots, Green onions, Yellow onions, Parsley, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Potato, Radicchio, Radish, Diakon, Rhubarb, Rutabaga, Spinach, Strawberries, Squash, Sunchokes, Swiss chard, Tatsoi, Tomatoes, Hakueri turnip, Golden turnip, and Zucchini.
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Why a CSA?
A harvest box program is a CSA (community supported agriculture) model where you and members of your community invest in supporting a farm. The most expensive and least profitable part of the season is at the beginning. This is when farmers put in huge amounts of work and money with no income until crops are ready.
This makes farming incredibly risky as income isn’t even guaranteed when crops are ready.
A CSA gives you the chance to provide stability by investing in the farm at the start of the season. Each week of the season you receive a veggie box with the best produce harvested that week!
