Welcome to Waratah Downs Farm. We are located on Rowena Rd, in Iroquois Ontario. We are committed to providing our customers with fresh, healthy, organic vegetables. We also raise organic beef, chickens and eggs. Locally grown and consumed food is better, therefore we are excited to share our delicious organic produce with you.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Food-Share Prices


Welcome! Thankyou for your interest in buying a share in this years harvest!

How it works
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You buy a share now, according to your households' needs (see below) and, starting in mid-June and running until mid October, we will provide you with a box of fresh, locally grown, seasonal vegetables. Please refer to the article titled "What we are growing", for the approximate contents of your box. Because of the changing growing season, we ask that you join with us, the farmer, in experiencing the various vegetables as they naturally mature. This may mean that some weeks your box may be lighter, however we assure you that as the season progresses, you will receive more substantial vegetables. It is important to us that you get the most for your money, while at the same time you eat locally and seasonally.

Also, those who are members of our food-share program will be eligible for discounts on bulk vegetables at the end of the season, ie. tomatoes for canning, sweet corn, onions for storing or whatever we have left over at the end of the season.

To insure that your boxes will be worthwhile, we may partner with other small-farmers to insure that we maintain food variety and adequate quantity.


Food-Share Prices
You pay when you join. If you decide to join today you let us know and send a cheque to:
JC Weatherhead
R.R. #1, Iroquois, ON K0E 1K0
Phone: 6136521552
email: waratahdowns@gmail.com
  • Small = 1-2 Person - $20/week ($350/season)
  • Medium = 3-4 Person - $32/week ($512/season)
  • Large = 5-6 - $45/week ($720/season)

CUSTOM BULK ORDERS AVAILABLE

*These prices are based on approx. 16 weeks. If you have any questions email us at waratahdowns@gmail.com or call us at 6136521552*
EXTRAS: Free Range Eggs, $4/dozen
Organic grass fed lamb and beef- please ask for price list


Field to Table
If you are interested in seeing exactly where your food is growing, we would be happy to give you a tour. Email us or tell us upon delivery. We are grateful for your support of local agriculture: Thankyou for working with us in upholding and rejuvenating the integrity of family farm culture and wholesome food.

Monday, May 5, 2008

What you will Get

Here is what our garden will producing each month:

JUNE:

  • swiss chard
  • lettuce (various varieties)
  • radishes
  • spinach
  • baby beets (with tops)
  • garlic scapes (very delicious)
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • small beans (late June)
  • organic flour

JULY:

  • broccoli
  • lettuce
  • beets (with tops)
  • beans
  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes (end of July)
  • table tomatoes- several varieties, including fantastic heritage
  • eggplant (end of July)
  • peppers (including banana and jalepeno)
  • carrots

AUGUST:

SWEET CORN!

  • lettuce
  • beets
  • beans
  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes
  • table tomatoes-several varieties, including heritage
  • eggplant
  • peppers (including banana and jalepeno)
  • roma tomatoes
  • carrots
  • potatoes
  • onions

SEPTEMBER

SWEET CORN!!!

  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes
  • eggplant
  • peppers
  • tomatoes
  • onions
  • potatoes
  • carrots
  • squash

October (until the frost!)

  • squash
  • beets (by the pound)
  • carrots (by the pound)
  • tomatoes (esp. canning)
  • potatoes (by the pound)
  • SWEET CORN!!!
  • peppers
  • Lettuce and spinach

okra

okra
Okra!

lamb

lamb
Colleen With Lamb

calves

calves
some of our calves- Limousin crossed with Red Poll

beets and sungold cherries

beets and sungold cherries
some produce

The Family♠

My photo
John and Colleen and family have been farming for well over 25 years. John was born and raised on a dairy farm in Queensland Australia, and has really been farming all of his life- that's a few years more than 25! Colleen worked on farms in Ontario while attending school and went on to study agriculture at the University of Guelph. Colleen and John farmed together in Queensland for about 13 years, before moving to Canada in 1995. They have been farming in eastern Ontario since then. Their three children have been actively involved in farming since they were born. Because of the diverse and manual intensive nature of the farm, the whole family has to work. We also try to employ local youth whenever possible. If you know of anyone who would like to work on an organic farm, please direct them our way. Colleen is the Women's President of the National Farmers Union of Canada. The farm is an extension of her activism, which focuses on social justice around food, farming and land. We welcome visitors to our farm. Please call ahead. We are closed on Sunday.

Isaac picking tomatoes

Isaac picking tomatoes
Isaac picking tomatoes in Sept. 07

romas

romas
Romas