Growing Together: A Full Season of Flavours
- Katherine Spilka
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
In This Issue
The Big CSA Update: Our longest season yet!
Seedling Sale: Get your garden started.
Store Highlights: Fresh greens and local treats.
Join the "Friends of the Farm": Friday morning volunteers.
Farm Fun Fact
Hello everyone!
The weather may be a bit cooler than we like the but the longer days have us and our plants energized and excited about another season!!
The Whole-season Experience CSA: June 17–Dec 18
We are thrilled to announce we’re combining our Summer and Fall shares into one extended 26-week season. As a member, you'll get to experience the full transition of the farm flavours from June tomatoes and cucumbers to November leeks and greenhouse spinach. It’s not just roots in the fall, our greenhouses keep the fresh greens and herbs coming until December!
Flexible Payments: Pay upfront, in increments, or every 4 weeks.
Vacation Friendly: Enjoy up to 3 weeks of free vacation holds.
Bi-weekly Options: 13-week shares are also available.
Customizable boxes: Our online platform makes it easy to customize your order so you receive the items you want.
For more information or to sign up visit: https://www.rootsandshootsfarm.com/csa
IMAGINE! For probably what you pay in monthly subscriptions (or less) **you can recieve weekly basket of nutritious, delicious vegetables from our fields!
** research shows the average person spends $250 in subscriptions monthly! Our Share is only $188/month !
Seedling Sale!
Ready to play in the garden? We offer organic vegetable, flower, and herb seedlings right here.
Jess is especially excited to offer different-sized packs of her favorite cut flowers. These packages will include her favourite flowers to grow and will give you blooms all season long. She is excited to be including high value cuts like lisianthus and gladioulus this year!
When: Starting Saturday, May 2nd (or earlier weather permitting).
Duration: Ongoing for 4–5 weeks during store hours.
Bonus: Drop by to chat gardening and ask your farmers questions over an espresso!
Store Highlights
The farm store is officially ramping up!
Greens: Spinach, arugula, and salad mixes are bursting from the greenhouse!
Bakery: Fresh bread, pastries, and prepared meals by Boulangerie Marcel, made right on-site. This week we have their lamb spanakopita with feta and pistachios!
Café: Now that it’s warm, grab an espresso and enjoy the sun on the patio!
Volunteer: Join "Friends of the Farm"
We are looking for enthusiastic folks to help maintain our perennial and visitor's gardens. Help us care for our berries, apple trees, and peonies!
When: Friday mornings, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Vibe: Community-led learning, coffee, tea, and snacks provided (plus farm gifts as the season grows).
Kickoff: Next Friday, April 17! We’ll start with spring cleanup and mulching the peony patch.
Most of projects our team of volunteers are working on are not really profit driven. We will be working on creating beneficial habitats for birds and pollinators and interesting, educational activities for visitors to the farm.
Interested? Email us at info@rootsandshootsfarm.com with your general availability for the season.
Farming Fun Fact of the Day
Today is tomatoes transplant day in the greenhouse!! We can't wait for these babies to be ready mid June!
We also started cucumbers which will be ready along side the cherry tomatoes in June!
Happy Spring! We look forward to growing with you.
Kat, Jess & The Roots and Shoots Farm Team
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