Food Box Program/CSA

Our Community Supported Agriculture Program  is like having your own private Organic Farmer's Market to visit all year around!

Garden Party offers the most flexible and diverse organic food box program (CSA) in the area! (You can find other CSA programs in your area in this directory.)

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way of buyng fresh, local and (in this case) certified organic produce that benefits both the farmer and the consumer. You register in advance as a "shareholder" and each week you visit us on the farm and pick up your share of the harvest.    (Read a timeline about how this ethical buying model has evolved in Ontario.)

This program is a way of supporting small farmers who can't supply the kinds of quantities that supermarkets purchase.  So it's a way of keeping small local organic farms viable.   At the same time, its a way that you can get local and organic produce that isn't available in area stores.  Purchasing food ethically can make overwhelming demands on people,  and at times it seems impossible to do given our hectic schedules.   But at Garden Party, we offer you a chance to participate as partners with us in making the food choices we know are right.

At Garden Party our CSA operates year round - so you can choose winter, spring, summer or fall food boxes (shares). Your share changes with the season - so you are always getting the freshest local and organic produce possible. Plus, you get to choose your own produce - so no more vegetables you don't like rotting in the fridge!    It is like visiting your own private farmers market.  Everything is displayed in bulk,  so you can pick up the exact size of cabbage or cucumbers or squash that works best for you.

All of our produce is organic -   certified by Pro-Cert.   We file an annual application with them and they inspect the farm annually to verify that we are fully in compliance  with  Canada's new national organic standard. 

PLUS when you come to pick up your box, we will have lots of other organic and local staples (like: milk, eggs, cheeses, flours & grains, dried beans, prepared soups and baked goods, beef, chicken...) available for purchase. Its like having your own private organic farmers market!

We are now taking registrations for our summer 2012 program.