june 2022
COMMUNITY NEWS
RenfrewCollingwoodCommunityNews.com
Join the local community-supported agriculture and share fresh veggies with your neighbours Receive fresh, local vegetables each week and support your community, local farmers and neighbours by Naiya Tsang Community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs are direct relationships between farmers and community members that involve a subscription to a farm’s harvests. The Community Care CSA gives you an alternative to your weekly trip to the grocery store for vegetables, with the bonus of supporting your neighbours and an educational schoolyard farm. For some, the price of fresh vegetables, let alone a weekly CSA share, can be out of reach. By buying a Community Care CSA share for $40 a week, you ensure that a family or individual facing multiple barriers receives a full box of fresh, local veggies for a highly subsidized cost. The community-supported agriculture program will be housed in a small summer market from 4 to 6 pm on Fridays starting in June (except for July 1) at the front entrance to Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 5288 Joyce Street just south of the SkyTrain station. Photo courtesy of Collingwood Neighbourhood House
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Through partnership with Fresh Roots and the support of United Way BC, this program enables consistent, reliable and dignified access to local food, while ensuring your farmers are fully paid for their work.
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