Foxglove Farm is now offering a limited number of shares in its CSA program. The farm share includes a seasonal progression of fresh and dried products including asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, salad greens, beets, carrots, melons, squash, tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn, potatoes, herbs, beans, cereal grains, and much more.
What Is Community Supported Agriculture?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) promotes a closer link between local families and their food. CSA members make a commitment to the farm at the beginning of the season by paying in advance for a portion of the farm’s products throughout the season. This guarantees the farm a market for its products, provides members with fresh food at a discount, and fosters responsible relationships between farmer, eater, and the land where the food is grown.
How Our CSA Works
Unlike many CSAs where the produce is chosen for you, our CSA is a “debit-style” program which allows you to choose the amount you’d like to prepay, in which location you’d like to pick up your share, and what produce you prefer to have. This credit is used to purchase our food at the Tuesday evening or Saturday farmers markets or our new Foxglove Farm Stand throughout the season.
Each time you pick up your food, we deduct the value of your selection from your total. If you go away on vacation, you need not worry about missing a weekly basket. If you’d like to stock up on a particular item, you may do so as well.
In addition, to honor your commitment to the farm, you will receive an additional 10% credit ($500 becomes $550) and the opportunity to attend a one-day course with our Centre for Arts, Ecology, and Agriculture at a 15% discount. Furthermore, every time you “tell a friend” about the CSA program and they become a member, $10 is added to your account.
Friends and family coming to visit? Treat them to a stay in our heritage farmhouse and cottages also at a 10% discount.
Each week you will be emailed our produce availability list, a distinctive recipe highlighting what’s in season, and news about exclusive specials.
Benefitting the community
When you sign up to become a member, you can choose to contribute to our low-income share program. This program provides low-income families with a $100 credit to spend on Foxglove Farm fruits and veggies. The recipient families are chosen through our partnership with Salt Spring Island Community Services.
Choose your amount and have your credit card handy for fast and easy payment through our NEW online sign-up system.
