Veggie Box Subscription FAQs

What is a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture Program?

We run our veggie box program based on the CSA model. Community Supported Agriculture is an alternative, locally-based economic model of agriculture and food distribution. Our CSA program allows people to buy a membership into our farm. Once you become a member, you commit to share the bounty and the risk of farming. 
Becoming a member of the farm can be exciting when crops have excellent yields, you receive more produce! 
However, members also share the risk of crop failures, and may not receive a particular vegetable if there is a crop failure for some reason. 

How does the CSA subscription work?
  1. Choose either a subscription for 9 boxes or 18 boxes for the season
  2.  Choose your pick up weeks using the online members’ portal
  3. Pick up your boxes on Tuesday at the farm 

For more info, check out our video here

When does the subscription start?

Our veggie boxes start mid-June and run to mid-October for 18 weeks. We will contact you closer to the start date!

Where do I pick up my box?

Our market tent is located at 80 Decou Rd. 

(The veggies are grown at 146 Decou Rd. If you miss your pick up, please go here) 

For details on pick up, check out our video here

What are the pick up times?

Pick up on the farm is Tuesday evening from 3-7 pm

What is the purpose of a subscription/ membership?

Supporting local farmers and emphasis on local community. Our CSA is committed to growing produce from our farm without the use of pesticides. The produce is picked the day-of or the day before you pick up your boxes to provide our members with the freshest produce possible. 
At Meadow Lynn Market Garden we donate all unsold produce to the food bank every week to ensure no produce goes to waste. 

Why become a member?

Supporting local farmers and emphasis on local community. Our CSA is committed to growing produce from our farm without the use of pesticides. The produce is picked the day-of or the day before you pick up your boxes to provide our members with the freshest produce possible. 
At Meadow Lynn Market Garden we donate all unsold produce to the food bank every week to ensure no produce goes to waste. 

What veggies are in the box?

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How many vegetables are in the box each week?

Supporting local farmers and emphasis on local community. Our CSA is committed to growing produce from our farm without the use of pesticides. The produce is picked the day-of or the day before you pick up your boxes to provide our members with the freshest produce possible. 
At Meadow Lynn Market Garden we donate all unsold produce to the food bank every week to ensure no produce goes to waste. 

Do we get the same veggies from week to week?

We try to mix up the vegetables available each week, but we do harvest seasonally- which means, when tomatoes are ready for harvest, you will get tomatoes in each box for about 8 weeks. This is true for all vegetables that have a season- including cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, and peppers. Other root crops are not in the box every week.

Can I pick the vegetables that are in my box?

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What happens if I am on holidays or forget my box?

There is a set list of veggies that are expected to be in the box each week. BUT we do have a SWAP bin on the farm, so you can always swap things that you are not fond of for other things in the swap box.

What if I hate some vegetables?

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Is fruit included in the box?

We grow strawberries here on the farm, so they will be in the box for about the first 4 pickups. We then try to get local fruit from other farms each week to add to our boxes. This includes blueberries, raspberries, yellow plums, pears and apples.

Do I have to pay in advance?

We do prefer that people pay for their boxes in advance. This helps us with the upfront costs of growing, and fits with the original Community Supported Agriculture model. If you need a payment plan, we would be happy to chat with anyone about that further.

I live alone and can't eat that many veggies, is there an option for me?

Yes! you can order by piece through our online store. 

If a box of veggies is too much for your family every week, you can get a bi-weekly box. We also encourage sharing with other families, friends or neighbours. This works great when others are on holidays as well. – and you can share veggies that you don’t eat.

Do you offer delivery?

At this current time, we do not.  Farmer Sarah just had a baby so we’re skipping deliveries for now. Pick up on the farm is Tuesday from 3-7pm

Do you use pesticides?

The market garden is pesticide-free. We follow organic growing practices. 

However, the rest of the farm uses conventional growing methods. 

Do you grow all the vegetables on the farm?

We grow most of the veggies,  but do have a few partner farms that we work with. For instance, our potatoes and sweet potatoes are grown by our neighbour because we don’t have a potato digger…. and digging hundreds of pounds by hand is no fun!