CSA's advantages for consumers

The advantages for the consumer is a two way relationship to the producer of their food. When we get ready for a market we have to tailor our produce to what the average consumer enjoys. Nonetheless we have found that many people like their veggies at different stages of maturity.

Some people enjoy corn when the kernels aren't yet milky, others enjoy a starchier late picked corn. Some like their tomatoes so ripe that they can't be left on the counter, others prefer something that can sit around a while before being eaten. Some people love small zucchini to roast up in omelettes whereas others want larger specimens for baking.

By ordering a share we can easily record the way YOU like things and do our best to customize our deliveries as such.

Lastly, we enjoy providing you with the freshest possible vegetables and our deliveries are made either to your door or workplace in the Tatamagouche and Truro area or to the Grainery in Halifax on every Thursday from the end of June until the end of October. This schedule allows for us to harvest and clean everything and get it to you often within twenty four hours of being picked!

CSA's advantages for producers

The advantage for the producer is that we waste less. Often a producer has a difficult time determining what the turnout at a local farmer's market will be. The weather and people's schedules often dictate demand and it is impossible for us to control either variable.

By agreeing to an order system in advance it ensures that we don't waste time and resources on a crop that will end up in the compost pile. This makes our farm more efficient and of course more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Lastly we like to keep a dialogue open with the people who enjoy our produce. This allows us to gain a better insight into the way that people want things grown, as well as explaining the rationale behind our agronomic choices.