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Community Supported Agriculture: Summer Season Veggie Box
Regular price
$49.95
Regular price
Sale price
$49.95
There will only be 14 shares available for our first summer CSA of organic and biodynamic veggies. Grown locally in Hydes Creek, Bellingen by The Patch Organics. Available in two sizes with a minimum of 10 or more different types of fruit and veggies; you can be sure that you are purchasing a nutritious and healthy option for your family, and supporting a local farming family committed to regenerative and organic growing practices.
Option 01 - Small Box $49.95 weekly or $490 upfront.
Option 02 - Large Box $69.95 weekly or $690 upfront.
Possible inclusions in your CSA: Summer Season box:
Silverbeet Kale Salad Greens Asian Greens Chillies Zucchini's Tomatoes Cucumbers Squash Capsicums Corn Beans Eggplant Pumpkin Herb Bouquet: Parsley, Dill, Rosemary, Mint Lemongrass Garlic Potatoes Carrot Watermelon Rockmelon
* Ginger * Turmeric * Seasonal fruit
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? A CSA is a model of food production and distribution that directly connects farmers and eaters – people buy shares in a farm’s projected harvest in advance and for a set period. Being part of CSA is a way for eaters to share with the farmer the costs and risks of farming as well as the bounty. As a community, we have the power to choose who we want to grow our food, how it is grown and who benefits.
What is the bounty I’m funding? At The Patch Organics, we grow certified organic and biodynamic veggies, pasture-raised and organic meat chicken, and regularly hold education courses and workshops on farms to increase community resilience. Your CSA share will directly go towards the market-garden enterprise. Your share will go towards making the market garden sustainable - covering the costs of the harvest, paying worker wages, and providing a reasonable margin.
Who grows our food, how is it grown and who is benefiting? We are a family-owned business on a journey to live more connected, sustainable and purposeful lives. We grow our veggies using permaculture principles to ensure that we are regenerating our soils and enlivening our ecosystem. We use biodynamic practices to positively energise our food and increase our community's capacity for regeneration and connection. We plant a diversity of plants in the ground (not all crops) to create a harmonious and balanced habitat for everything to thrive. When we cannot supply diversity in our boxes, we will source it from our trusted fellow local farmers and pay full price so that more than one farmer benefits. We aim to create a community that is resilient via localised and circular economic models.
All CSAs include a family day tour of our market garden over the school summer holidays.
Delivery/Pick Up All orders must be placed by 4 pm on Tuesdays. We harvest and pack on Wednesday.
Your CSA box can be picked up from the following locations: - Wednesday from 2:30 pm - 5 pm along Church Street, Bellingen. - Thursday from 3 pm - 3:30 pm inside The Never Never Mind in Dorrigo + delivery fee. - Thursday from 2 pm - 2:30 pm from Thora General Store + delivery fee. - Thursday from 4 pm - 4:30 pm at Boambee Swim School + delivery fee. - Friday from 2 - 5 pm from the Bello Beef Butchery in Korora. - Saturday from 8 am - 11 am from The Bellingen Growers Markets inside of the Bellingen Showgrounds OR from the Bellingen Community Markets in Bellingen Park.
More pick-up points can be created depending on our members
You can also pick up your box directly from Levenvale Farm from Wednesday 1 pm - Sunday.
When you subscribe to our CSA, you will be contacted and your pick-up preference noted.
Want to chat more about this? Want to add another pick-up point? Call Nidya on 0422 872 206.
*When our market garden is short on a diversity of veggies, we source from local farmers that we know and trust. All items with a star (*) are sourced from organic, local growers.
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Community Supported Agriculture: Summer Season Veggie Box
Regular price
$49.95
Regular price
Sale price
$49.95
Guarantees
share-farming
We want to empower self-sufficient & successful farming businesses that function together as a collective.
Regenerating our ecosystem
Our mission is to farm in a more sustainable way, to leave our land in a better condition than we received it.
Building a Community
We want to create a place where people can learn together, share experiences and grow together.
Reconnecting with Nature
Whether it’s a time to escape, reconnect, immerse yourself in nature, we want to provide a relaxing place for you.
FAQs
DO YOU DELIVER TO MY AREA?
Most likely, YES! We partner with a third-party courier company that delivers to 96% of Australian addresses. Local deliveries in Bellingen and across the Coffs Coast are handled by our trusted local partners
WHAT SETS BELLO BEEF APART FROM OTHERS LABELED AS "GRASS-FED"?
Bello Beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, meaning our cattle graze solely on pasture without any grain supplementation. This ensures superior taste and quality compared to products labeled as "grass-fed" that may still include grain finishing.