Terrace CSA
2213 Archer Road V8G1E8 Terrace, BC, Canada

Hi folks we are busy with our critters and our garden this year but will not be doing a CSA box. In the event we have too much of what we are growing ... we will post to let you know.

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taking potatoes to the farmers market tomorrow... 55 pound sacks $40.00 mixed types and sizes unwashed.... also will have smaller bags for $5.00 ... thanks everyone for your support this year and in past years

Come on down to R Farm 2213 Archer on Brauns Island Local fresh picked corn... 10 for $5.00 or bags of 20 small cobs $5.00 We will be picking all of our field of corn Thursday September 13 and will open the rootceller for any who wants to buy some..... come on down and do so. ... No herbicides...no pesticides ...non GMO... Please pass this on to your friends.. See more

All done with our 15th and 16th week of our weekly fresh food pick up for our loyal customers. Still very proud to be growing and showcasing so many wonderful foods grown by us at R Farm and by our many other local producers. Terrace rocks !!! Thanks to all ...both growers and consumers !!

We finished another CSA food pick up week at the farm last Wednesday. Just out in the garden to see what we will have this week. Looks like we will have Corn, Zucchini, Potatoes, Beans, Dill weed, Cucumbers, Transparent Apples, Blueberries ( from FairHaven Farm) and Blackberries and Garlic (from Scapegoat Farms.) We're so thankful for a few showers this weekend !!

R Farm is doing well. Fresh fruits and veggies abound.. So proud to be able to eat and provide healthy foods that are chemical free to our families. thank you to our customers for supporting local agriculture.

Half way through our 2018 season at R Farm.... and we are proud to provide our CSA customers a nice cross section of what is ready in the garden this week. Tasty, healthy, just "good for you" food with no herbicides or pesticides on any of it !! Big thank you to our supporters !!

Week 8 all done... Mixed greens, cherries, raspberries, red or yellow currants, pickled beets or radish seed pods, saskatoons, and basil. YUM YUM

doors are open at R farm to the rootceller for your CSA 2018 pick up at 2213 Archer on Brauns Island... from 10 am to 7 pm if you want to check us out... cost is $30 a week or $500 for the season payable in advance.... or at the farm. No herbicides or pesticides used..Shop local !!! Shop healthy !! Support local agriculture !! check us out www.skeenavalleycsa.com

Fruits are ripening and we are picking them for this weeks CSA pick up !!! Look for Cherries and Saskatoons as well as the other goodies planned for our customers this week... If you would like to sign up ... we are still taking a few more customers.

Eating local foods, supporting local farmers, and trying the flavours of the north!

this weeks pick up for CSA is - 1 Dozen Free Run Eggs - 1 Bag of Lambs Quarters - 1 Tub of Wild Green Pesto - 1 Jar of CrabApple Jelly... - 1 bag Oregano - 1 Bag of Rhubarb - 1 Bag of Garlic Scapes See more

Week 5 Showcases lambsquarters, with a home made humus, nettle, early strawberries, green tomato relish, Free Run eggs from Daybreak and a choice of either Mountain Ash wine or Strawberry/Rhubarb wine. we are still taking a few more customers... is anyone is interested. www.skeenavalleycsa.com

Today is our 4th week of food pickups for the 2018 season !! Still some spots available ...just $600 for the season. this weeks pick up was: Honey, Mint tea, taste of Terrace tea, Potatoes, Lovage, Miso, Field salad, Fruit Bounty Jam, and Lambsquarters. Plus our outhouse is ready for use and the lambs have arrived from the Eastman's Farm... we have named them Patch and Match. for more info on what we do www.skeenavalleycsa.com

week 3 pick up ... rhubarb juice, fruit compote, potatoes, mint, birch sap syrup and free run eggs.. orders still welcome... still a few spots left. 250 638 1626

This is what they say heaven is like ...everyone gets along.. I guess for me that means...right now I am in heaven.... Goslings, chicks and my dog all hanging out between showers

Week 2 of our fresh food pick ups is done at R Farm... Dandelion or Berry wine, potatoes, watercress, chamomile, linden, and taste of Terrace tea, rhubarb ( from Watmough's) Egyptian onion (from Jacobs) and honey (from Wrights Apiary) Still a bit of room left for those who want to join in. Check out www.skeenvalleycsa.com

our 1st food pick up is tomorrow at R farm (2213 Archer Road on Brauns Island) Cost is $600 for the season... 20 or so weeks of healthy foods.. if you are interested in any of the following please stop down and help yourself... potatoes, jerusalem artichokes, oregano, arugula, peach jam, rhubarb. Season starts slow and builds through the next few weeks. We will have different foods each week based on what is in season. Amounts will vary based on crops. just good food ...for good people... still taking customers ...pass it on. wwwskeenavalleycsa.com

Hi all Wednesday May 30 will be our first pick up day. The root cellar doors will be wide open from 10 am to 7 pm for you to come and get your produce. Come at whatever time suits you best. If you are already signed up.... There will be a white board with your name on it for you to check off. ( the 1st 3 letters of your last name and 1st letter of your 1st name)... and there will be sheets of paper on the wall which will direct you. The fields are planted and food in our region is growing, here and in other gardens. Please remember that it is our objective to enjoy foods that grow here. Our focus is healthy food. No herbicides or pesticides. Think global by eating local. Each week will reflect what is in season that week. As we begin the selection is small but as we continue it will be become more and more fullsome. This weeks pick up will include: Potatoes Jerusalem Artichokes Dahlia's Rhubarb ( from Gordon Watmough) Arugula (from Dena Ferretti) to find us : follow Keith ave from Walmart east, all the way down (past the old mill) till you come to Brauns Street. Go left on Brauns and follow that all the way down - you will cross a bridge - u r now on Brauns Is. the road turns right to Ackroyd and then left to Archer( u will see a large field on the right - R Farm) The farm is the only place on the right there is yellow house and a yellow block building which is the rootceller the place where you will collect your weekly produce. there is a sign that says Community Supported Agriculture on the roadside. if you are dropping off a check you can put it in the mailbox at the house. thanks We hope to see you on Wednesday If you know someone else who wants to join in we are still taking customers. thanks again Diana and Henry See more

Have you signed for a season of fresh local fruits and veggies? R Farm is taking a few more customers for the 2018 season. Cost is $600.00 for about 20 weeks of local produce. You will support local farmers and get what grows here in the Terrace area. Over the last 5 years this has included more then 100 different fruits, veggies, herbs, and various foods made from those foods... like wine ....jams.... pesto... cider... honey... teas. Sign up and support local agricuture. Payments to [email protected] in full or by payment. check us out http://www.skeenavalleycsa.com

Hi Folks Welcome to CSA ( Community Supported Agriculture) Today we saw our first bees busy working in the greenhouse pollinating our peach tree. so that... coupled with a field free of snow and full of Canadian geese means that we are officially experiencing spring. I have been busy tapping our birch trees and now have 10 batches of birch sap fermenting for our Birch Sap coolers. This year we are adding different berries to each batch and we hope to give you each a taste o...f these in your boxes this summer. Additionally we have been picking cottonwood buds in the hopes that we can share some medicinal tinctures this year as well. As usual, we hope to have an assortment of whatever local food is ready in our region for your weekly pick up at R Farm. We are now taking customers for the 2018 season. Cost is $600.00 for the season and we hope to be providing you with 20 weeks of fresh local fruits and veggies grown on our fields or on the fields of other farmers in our area. We are proud to be able to grow for your families without the use of pesticides or herbicides just real food from our field to your table. Payment can be made in full or as you can afford to do so. E-transfer is preferred to [email protected] but checks or cash are fine too. As usual Pick ups will occur on Wednesday anytime from 10 am to 7pm ..at R farm. 2213 Archer Rd. on Brauns Island or on Thursday for those of you who cant make the midweek pickup. We expect to start at the end of May or early June and go through to October. Please pass on this info to those you think may be interested in participating. thanks for your past and perhaps present support Diana and Henry

yesterday Oct 18 was our last CSA pick up day So Penners of R Farm- Terrace CSA would now like to invite any of those who may still like to have a sample of our weekly pick up to go ahead and come on down. I will have the rootceller open tomorrow Thursday Oct 19 at 2213 Archer road...(the yellow block building on the right) if you would like to come down and help yourself to whatever you like from our last pick up of CSA product.. a full pick up is worth $30.00 and a bucket will be there in which to make payment. 9 am to 7 pm. Items include potatoes, apples, kale, edamame, apple chips, edible flowers, cabbage, gourds, squash, fennel, pumpkin, radish seed pods, thanks again Diana

The harvest on the fields continues to be bountiful and we are pleased and honoured to be serving so many families with fresh healthy locally grown foods. As we fall into the last half of our season we are offering others to join us for a weekly pick up of fresh produce. For the remainder of the season we will charge $300.00 to any families who would like to try locally grown foods. We are proud to buy from other farmers as well to offer the most rounded samples of what is available locally. Think global... Buy local !! Pick ups are on Wednesdays anytime from 10 am to 7 pm at R Farm 2213 Archer Road ... many thanks to our many customers over the many years we have been growing here.

Busy in the garden picking for this weeks CSA pick up on Wednesday Aug. 9 ...still taking customers... another 10 weeks of harvest coming up !! for more info see www.skeenavalleycsa.com or come see what we offer on site 2213 Archer Road - R farm

Cool weather and cool to be eating healthy local fruits and vegetables from local farmers. Still taking customers if you are interested in picking up at R Farm every Wednesday between the hours of 10 am and 7 pm. Honored to be farming in Terrace since 1965

A perfect week for haying, now just waiting to start picking strawberries, raspberries, saskatoons, and currants. Nice to see that things are growing well. If you still want to join us... there are still a few spaces.. Weekly pick up of Fresh local produce for the season...into October. No herbicides or pesticides used on our foods !! Check us out at www.skeenavalleycsa.com

Still taking customers for this season of local weekly fruits and vegetables. $600 for the whole season... fresh locally grown healthy food from now to October. Pick up is every Wednesday anytime during the day from 10 am to 7 pm at the farm 2213 Archer Road in the centre of Brauns Island ( just 5 minutes from town). The healthiest, freshest most local food you will find anywhere ! Farming since 1965 !

Holding the price for a weekly fresh food box at $600.00 for the next few weeks. Will take 13 more people and then we will be full... so sign up soon if you are interested. E-transfer to [email protected] to secure your spot !! Hoping to get a few little lambs from the Eastman Farm for our little kiddies to enjoy along with the rabbits and chickens. Makes shopping with us more fun then the grocery store !!

Mother's Day Fresh Food Box Sale !! $600.00 for a season of weekly fresh foods grown at R Farm. Real food - grown locally without herbicides or pesticides and picked just for you. Secure your spot !! Pick ups weekly Wed. or Thurs. 9:30am to 7pm from June to Oct. Contact [email protected] phone 250 638 1626 Info@ www.skeenavalleycsa.com R Farm cherry trees in full bloom... waiting for the bees to come pollinate ...but the cold air is keeping them from buzzing... have started to self pollinate...