Makaria Farm winter squash.
Register today for Makaria Farm’s Food Security Club, and help Vancouver Island take an important step towards local food security.
This Club is open to anyone able to come to the Cowichan once (or maybe twice) in fall 2012: residents of Victoria, Nanaimo, the Gulf Islands, the Cowichan, and beyond!
As a member of the Food Security Club, you’ll receive bulk amounts of vegetables that are easy to store or preserve. Want to support sustainable agriculture and eat local, organic produce year-round? We’ve created this club for you.
Whether you’re a butternut soup master or a food preservation newbie, our Food Security Club makes it easy and affordable for you to enjoy quality, organic, Cowichan-grown produce in the off-season.
What is Makaria Farm’s Food Security Club?
Members register and pay in the spring, which allows Makaria Farm to buy seeds and plant enough for everyone. Then, in the harvest season, members pick up bulk quantities of garlic, carrots, squash and other crops that can be easily stored or preserved.
Selling these crops in bulk quantities allows us to offer wholesale (or better) prices, making it more affordable for you to eat local, organic food year-round. It’s a win-win for you and our farm.
What do I get with my membership?
Heather shows off bulbs of fresh garlic.
For $205, you will receive a one-time order of:
- 50 bulbs garlic in July/August (Russian porcelain hardneck: keeps until January/February)
- 30 lbs carrots in October/November (keep through the winter if kept cold, longer if preserved)
- 65 lbs winter squash in September/October (buttercups/kabochas, baby Hubbards, delicatas, butternuts, red kuri: stores for up to 8 months, depending on type)
We hope to offer more items to our Food Security Club members this summer (e.g. tomatoes). To help us get an idea of what additional items we should offer, please indicate your interest on the registration form. If our crops are successful, we will contact you with pricing, quantities and the option to purchase.
How do I sign up for the Food Security Club?
- Download and fill in the registration form, online here (you may also want to consider signing up for one of our weekly vegetable bag options – click here for details)
- Mail your completed registration form with a cheque made payable to “Brock McLeod” to: 4715 Bench Road, Duncan, BC V9L 6L7
- We’ll confirm receipt and keep you posted on when your bulk vegetables will be ready for pick-up in the growing season
How will Makaria Farm’s Food Security Club support local food security?
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