![]() Vegetables
Our central aim for Canalside
is begin to grow a wide range of vegetables throughout the year .
The project works in a similar way to that of a vegetable
'box scheme', with members paying a subscription for a weekly
assortment of those items in season. Being a CSA however,
Canalside is much more than your average box scheme, offering the
chance
to be part of a community that works to support a local farm whilst
enjoying a regular share in the harvest. Members are able to
visit the farm and help
with the growing, harvesting and weeding(!). With the community
supporting the farmers with labour intensive tasks in this way, it
makes
the process of producing food a more economically reliable and
affordable task. As well as these opportunities to help work on
the farm with the growing of veg, there are also social gatherings
celebrating the different festivals in the year,
giving members access to the farm so as to enjoy the
space.
What we do not intend to do is buy in out of season veg to bulk out the weekly box, as we believe in producing and supplying only what we are able to at any time of the year. We do not intend to try and compete with supermarkets or even local, ethical food shops (such as Gaia) at the job of sourcing organic out of season fruit and veg. As a result, your potential share in the harvest will be different from week to week. For example, in mid to late summer when the majority of vegetables are ready to harvest, a share will be both bountiful and extremely varied. In contrast, however, it is a hard task to grow vegetables ready to be harvested in late April, May and early June; this period is often dubbed the 'Hungry Gap' and a share will be smaller and less varied (see Shares to have a look at what you might be able to expect to receive as part of your veg share throughout the year). We will however, be working to make a share as interesting as possible throughout the year whilst still only harvesting our own in-season produce. ![]() late summer 2006 in June 2007 We
currently have 6 acres of land in cultivation including five large
polytunnels. This has been the result of months of hard work over
the past 2 years. These fields have been fenced against
rabbits and divided into ten seperate rotational plots.
Member's work days have been going since mid February 2007 and
with
some fantastic help on these days we've managed to get to where we are
now - supplying over 90 local households with weekly boxes of fresh veg.
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