You order directly from each farm from what they have available each week. The farms are all local, mostly Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, and mostly small-lot farms using ecological growing practices. You can read their story on the MEET YOUR PRODUCERS page.
And its fresh, so fresh. Our farmers only pick what you order, really close to the delivery day.
Alouette Growers is a great place to source your food because you are directly supporting local farmers and boosting local food security, The farmers keep 75% and we use the remainder for the online platform, transport fees and administrative costs. If there are any profits left, we use the funds to support free local community programs at the CEED Centre Neighbourhood House.
It's a great story because
- it tastes so good
- it keeps local money recirculating,
- keeps farmland in production,
- helps conserve biodiversity,
- encourages farmers to produce and build up their capacity,
- shortens the supply chain,
- makes our community more resilient to financial and geopolitical shocks,
- supports local programs,
- features a Pay It Forward program for food insecure families.
So please hop on over to Alouette Growers and see for yourself.
Note
We only sell what our farmers can grow at different times of the season, so expect variety to increase with each month as Spring flows into Summer and Autumn. It is open from April 8 to mid-December.
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