Harrold Country Home CSA
(Community Supported Agriculture)
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WHO
We are regenerative agriculturalists that grow beyond organic, in-season, and nutrient-dense fruits, vegetables, and eggs, as well as broiler chickens and grass-fed and grass-finished beef.
We are not certified organic, but have never applied any “-icides” to our land. Instead, we like to mimic and follow nature’s design. For example, we raise our chickens on pasture to give them a full omnivorous buffet and then move them regularly to prevent pathogen build up. Furthermore, rather than using fertilizers, we grow fertility with compost, mulches, and manures.
WHY
We model ourselves on the farmers of yesteryear; those old-timers who raised as much of their own food as they could and sold the surplus locally. Their focus, as is ours, was on raising a bounty of food to be laid by for the off-season and shared with neighbours.
Our farm works in harmony with nature’s rhythms and designs for nutrient cycling. Our food is grown in soil that is alive with microorganisms. The plants are exposed to adverse weather conditions and pests. As a result, our food is rich in nutrients that heal rather than harm our bodies. If you want your food to be your medicine, and your medicine your food, you want to eat food grown like ours!
WHAT
Our CSA is a group of local people who appreciate real, nourishing foods and who receive 10% off the food they purchase from us.
Members are invited to come out and visit the gardens, and if they are keen on putting in some sweat equity, getting their hands dirty doing some work, we welcome and appreciate the help! They are also welcome to stop by to “shop” direct from the gardens and select the items they want.
WHERE
122 Highway 53
Burford, Ontario
WHEN
A membership is for 9 months in a calendar year, beginning in March and continuing to the end of October.
Our vegetables and fruits are available in-season and at peak nutrient levels when they ripen for harvest. Some items that we produce in higher quantities (such as raspberries) are available frozen outside of season. Eggs are available year round, though their availability drops in the fall as the hens focus on molting and put off egg laying for a time.
Our roadside stand will be open when weather conditions permit.
WHAT WE GROW
Here’s a list of what you can expect this year:
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Animal Products Fruits Other Items |
Vegetables |
Herbs Cut Flowers |
What we cannot grow well ourselves, we purchase from other farmers that we trust. Specifically, our friends at Bentum Family Farms do an amazing job of growing salad greens and the Boots Farm grows amazing beans and leeks. The Honeybees on our farm are cared for by Horner Creek Gold Honey.
Membership Details
We will send out a weekly email/text message highlighting any products that are newly available, providing any necessary updates, and linking you to an online ordering system.
Through the online ordering system members can put together and submit their orders and arrange a pick-up time at the farm. We can also deliver orders for a small fee*.
We operate on a tab system. Members pre-pay a set amount, say $200, and then order $220 worth of food from us. That extra $20 is the 10% bonus for members. We will keep a running total of the tab and when it hits $0, members can pre-pay another amount and start again.
To establish a tab, we require $200 as the initial investment. Future installments can be made at $100 increments.
Interested? Contact us at harroldcountryhome@gmail.com
*Delivery rates are $2.50 for the Burford area; $5 for Oxford and Brant Counties