2022 CSA Vegetable Baskets

By joining our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program you become a member and own a "share" of the year's harvest. CSA "shareholders" pay for their produce before the start of the growing season, which helps the farm with start-up funds to purchase seeds, and supplies. As a member of a CSA, you know get to know your farmer and exactly where and how your food has been grown!

What will I receive as part of my vegetable share?

--> Wheelbarrow Farm's CSA members receive a pre-packed basket of freshly harvested and washed vegetables. We aim for 10-11 seasonal items in each basket, which is packed the morning of delivery.  Most items have been harvested that very morning, so you are receiving the freshest vegetables possible! We grow over 50 different types of vegetables, so you are guaranteed a wide variety throughout the season. Some baskets will also include fruit such as rhubarb, strawberries, pears (or other stone fruit we may source from another farm).

Please note that early spring baskets are typically on the small side, but baskets at peak season of mid to late summer are more bountiful.  

If demand is high, we may occasionally source an item from our friends at Zephyr Organics or Lunar Rhythm Gardens (both are local, and certified organic). 

Check out photos below to see some of our baskets!

-->  Members will receive an email a few days before each pick up, listing the items they can expect in their basket so they can start meal planning.  They will also receive delicious recipes for the items in that basket and vegetable storage tips to keep your produce fresh as long as possible.

-->  Members have access to our online store where you can purchase add-ons such as extra vegetables from our farm (seasonal items, special items with limited quantities, bulk priced items, seedlings in the spring and flowers) as well as locally produced products (eggs, fruit, honey, syrup, preserves, and more). The store is curated with products from small businesses, many are from your local farmers' market. Add-on items are purchased in advance and your order is picked up with your vegetable basket. 

--> Members also have access to our trades bin at each pick up location. Our staff have an extra basket of items so if there is something you don't care for in your basket, you can swap out with something else from the trades bin.

--> Private Facebook group for CSA members! We have an awesome online space for our CSA community to connect, share their favourite recipes and find new ways to prepare and cook unique vegetables,. You'll also receive free chef led cooking demos, fun behind the scenes stuff from the farm, contests and much more!

NEW FOR 2022:

--> For our 2022 CSA season we will be offering FRUIT and FLOWER shares! 

Add on to your vegetable share and receive fresh, seasonal fruit and/or flowers. Just like your vegetable share, you sign up and pay in advance for the fruit and flower shares. Here’s how they will work:

**NOW SOLD OUT** Flower share (6 bouquets): twice a month in July, Aug and Sept you will receive a beautiful mixed flower bouquet. All blooms are grown spray-free at our farm and cut fresh the morning of pick up.  We grow a wide variety of annuals and perennials such as starflower, celosia, statice, poppies, scabrosa, strawflowers, zinnias, nigella and many more. Cost is $75 per share (works out to $12.50 per bouquet).

**NOW SOLD OUT** Fruit share (monthly): once a month in June, July, Aug and Sept you will receive a surprise mixed fruit basket. Your basket will contain approx 3 quarts of delicious, in-season fruit from Palatine Fruit (Niagara, biodynamic) or from our farm. Peaches, plums, pears, Coronation grapes, apples and more. Cost is $60 per share (works out to $15 per month).

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How often and how many baskets will I receive in a season?
--> Vegetables are provided bi-weekly (every other week) from late May until late October. You will receive 12 baskets in our full summer season. 

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Where and when do I get my basket?
--> Members pick up their baskets from one of our OUTDOOR, community pick-up locations, or directly from the farm.

1) Direct from the farm gate: Wheelbarrow Farm - 535 Durham Rd 13, Sunderland, ON, L0C 1H0 -Choose Saturday or Thursday pick up (10am-2pm) 

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2) Toronto locations:

-Brockton Village/Dufferin Grove area: St Anne's church (270 Gladstone Ave) -Tuesday (4-7pm)  

-Bloor/Dovercourt area (Hallam St) - Choose Tuesday or Thursday pick up (4-7pm)

-St Clair W/Christie area (Wellwood Ave) -Choose Tuesday or Thursday pick up (4-7pm)

**NOW SOLD OUT** Near Greenwood park in Leslieville (Highfield Rd) -Thursday (4-7pm) 

**NOW SOLD OUT** Greenwood/Coxwell area: Glen Rhodes United Church (1470 Gerrard St E) -Thursday (4-7pm) 

*Our Leslieville locations are now sold out but you can find us at The Leslieville Farmers Market on Sundays!

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How much does it cost?
--> The cost for the 2022 full summer season is $450. Our CSA program has now started but we will prorate the cost for you if signing up late. Please email us for current rate.

We prefer e-transfer, but also accept credit card (contact us if you would like to pay via cheque or cash).

*If you would like to sign up but paying the full amount upfront is not possible, please reach out to us via email to discuss.

Have more questions? Check out our FAQ, or email us!

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