Produce for this season includes but is not limited to kale, swiss chard, radishes, turnips, green/fresh/storage onions, beets, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, herbs, and fruit. Carrots, microgreens, a variety of salad greens (Salanova mix, kale/chard, spinach and microgreens), and roots will be in every box possible while the remainder of the value will be based on seasonal availability.

Our regular box contains 7-9 items while our double box contains a double portion of each item for people who have a family size of 3+ or who process/ cook with a lot of vegetables!

The box we are offering is called a “Farmer Choice CSA box”. If there are any specific vegetables you would like us to incorporate into our planning, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

When you register for your box- In the sign-up form, please let us know if you have any fruit or vegetable allergies and we’ll do our best to accommodate that when packing your box each week!

So far we have three box pick-up locations and more will be made based on where our box members work and live!

Here are the three box pickup locations

-James Bay Farmers Market. Come anytime between 9-3PM to pick-up your box! https://www.jamesbaymarket.com/events/james-bay-market/

-On-farm pick up in North Saanich. Day to be determined based on your availability! We will send out a survey to our North Saanich members to find a pick-up date and time frame that works best for everyone. https://goo.gl/maps/L5TPiiu3DQMHJskL7

-the ESQUIMALT Vermouth & Apéritifs warehouse (a location hosted by a fellow box member). Here is the address: 859 Devonshire Rd, Victoria, BC. More information will be provided if this is the pickup location you choose!

When you register for your box it will ask you to check off which neighborhoods you (and your fellow box eaters) live and work in! We will take this information and provide more pick-up options depending on where it is convenient for our box members to pick up from. In the past we have partnered with local businesses, other farms, and some of our CSA members have offered to have their house as one of the pickup locations! If this is an option you are interested in, email us and we can discuss compensation, logistics etc. or let us know in this survey https://forms.gle/UqfDppmJXDgYqorG6

Yes! We have a partnership with South Island Farmhub to offer $5 Doorstep Delivery to CSA Box Members who live in Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, and Langford.

Select “Doorstep Delivery” when you Checkout and we will be in touch to set up an account for you on the Farmhub Store

For every new, first time member you recruit, you'll earn one week of your CSA Share for free. All they have to do is mention your name when they checkout and we will apply your discount. 

Here are the fine print details!

• Anyone making referrals prior to purchasing a subscription themselves can only claim their reward if they themselves purchase a subscription to the current year's CSA Program at Farm or Die.

• A successful referral means a new, first time CSA member who has paid upfront for their CSA Share. Promotional deals can be applied on top of our Referral program for both parties.

• There is no limit to the number of referrals per membership. You can continue making referrals until our CSA program sells out for the year or your CSA share is fully paid for.

• We will be in touch via email when your credit is applied. The value of one CSA share is $35.00. If you are a CSA member who makes a successful referral, we will reward you with the value of one week's vegetables, but you will still be required to pay delivery fee (if applicable).

• The Referral Rewards Program at Farm or Die applies to individuals only. No company, organization, or business is eligible for rewards unless otherwise discussed.

• We are happy to send you marketing materials to share or repost but you can also refer your friends to our website, facebook, instagram or reach out to Farmer Brooke via email at farmordiecsa@gmail.com

If you are going on vacation, you are welcome to send a friend, family member, co-worker, or neighbor to pick up your box and enjoy it in your place. If they are picking up from the market, please ask them to let us know they are picking up in your place.

If you don’t know anyone who wants to eat your week’s veggies, please send us an email, let us know which date/ week you won’t be able to pick up. We can donate your box to someone in the community, or if you give us atleast 1 week notice we can pause your box for that next week and issue you a refund. There is a limit of 2 Vacation refunds for each CSA members each season.

Our go-to places for donating veggie boxes is the Community Fridge and Victoria Food not Bombs

Each week you’ll receive a newsletter that will include recipes specifically related to the one fruit or vegetable we are highlighting that week! We try to include vegetables and fruit we know people in our community enjoy cooking with, however if there is a vegetable you aren’t used to cooking with;

Here are some recipe websites specifically geared to using CSA veggies https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/confusing-scary-csa-vegetables-recipes

https://goop.com/ca-en/food/recipes/how-to-make-the-most-of-a-csa-box/

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/csa-recipes/

https://styleblueprint.com/everyday/csa-box-veggie-recipes/

If you are interested in learning how to preserve or dry vegetables: here is blog post from a local foodscaping company called “Hatchet and Seed” https://hatchetnseed.ca/preserving-the-garden-harvest/

The compost ed center has a few different in-person workshop series on food preservation, hot water bath canning, fermenting etc. https://compost.bc.ca/publicworkshops/

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