Peas n’ Carrots is an organic, mixed vegetable farm located in Saanich, British Columbia. We are focused on the food staples that keep our family fed and ignite a passion for cooking, culture and cultivating.
What the heck is a CSA?
CSA (or Community Supported Agriculture) is a food box program where the shareholder pays a lump sum up front and receives a food box each week. This is particularly helpful for farmers to fund their early season farming inputs (seeds, amendments, infrastructure, labour, etc.) when very little food is available to sell and kickstart the growing season. It is one of the best ways folks can support food security, small businesses and local organic farmers in their region.
What is our CSA like?
This year we are running a small yet mighty CSA at Peas n’ Carrots, offering our very best, fresh, seasonal produce over a eighteen week span from early June into October.
Each week, customers could receive anything from kales, tomatoes, beans, eggs, salad greens, chard, peppers, beets, radishes, strawberries, pac choi, onion, herbs, cucumber, potatoes, kohlrabi, squash and of course, peas n’ carrots! This year, this money invested by shareholders will contribute towards purchasing a polly tunnel, and extending our growing space.
In addition to fresh farm produce, we are excited to inform folks that we are also offering an additional add-on to our veggie box in the form of a meat share. All the meat will be from our friends at Haus Sausage, which is where we source our own meat from too. The meat will be frozen when picked up, allowing customers to thaw and eat in the next few days or keep in their freezer for up to six months. Haus sources their meat from the island from farms that they deem to be exemplary. I encourage you all to check out their products here:
https://haussausageco.com/ We will have beautiful veggie boxes available for shareholders at a value of at least twenty dollars each week for pickup at the Farm or in town at our home on Tuesdays. We are also working on an online ordering system so folks can add additional produce each week if they desire.
The price of our veggie CSA is $20 a week for 18 weeks for a total of $360 for the season
An additional meat share can be added on for $285, which accompanies the veggie box each week