The Organic Box
We stand behind our name! Filled with the best variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, perfect for a family of 2-4.
Corn - Organic - BC
Delicious, crunchy and sweet corn. It can't be summer without roasted corn on the cob! </br></br>Corn can be tricky for our pickers. We do our best to make sure you get a good cob. However, we do not open every cob before sending out. Please let us know if there is any issues and we will do our best to make it right.
Greens - Spinach - Peas on Earth
A delicious bag of local spinach! </br></br>Spinach is in the royalty of leafy greens. It is insanely versatile, full of flavour, and incredibly good for you! Eat up, feel better, and bring a toothpick.
Celery
Crunchy & colourful with the mild bitterness of the perfect celery stalk. Make some 'Ants on a Log' or chop into an egg salad sandwich. Yum-me! </br></br> Celery is rich in phytonutrients such as flavenols which have cancer fighting properties. Its fibre content is also a good aid for digestive issues.
Tomatoes - Roma
This is your sauce and salsa tomato - make your tomato sauce or soup something special. </br> </br> Tomatoes are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, E and K. They are also low in fat and calories and high in potassium, folate and fiber. Studies have shown that a diet rich in tomatoes can help prevent cardiovascular disease by reducing LDL Cholesterol and lowering both blood pressure and inflammation. Tomatoes contain the powerful antioxidant lycopene, which has been shown to protect against many different types of cancer most notably prostate. The lycopene in tomatoes, particularly cooked tomatoes, helps prevent and reduce the progression of prostate cancer.
Pumpkin - Sugar Pie
These small, thin-skinned pumpkins are probably the most commonly found baking pumpkins. They have sweet, smooth flesh that tends to be firm and dry.
Potatoes - Yellow Columba - 2 lbs
This is our best selection of 2lb lotto potatoes. You could receive Red, Russets, Alaskan, Agria or others but, that is the luck of the lotto! </br></br>Potatoes as a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, potassium, manganese, and dietary fibre.
Carrots - Orange - Peas On Earth
A bag of fresh, local carrots picked right off the farm here in Alberta from Peas on Earth.</br> </br> Nothing is much better than these early and sweet carrots. Full of flavour, perfect for dips, side dishes, or pickling.
Beets - Lottery
These are red beets and are rich in antioxidants and other health promoting vitamins and minerals. Try them raw, roasted, pickled, or pureed into soups. </br></br>The betalin pigments present in beets have repeatedly been shown to support activity within the body's detoxification process, activating and processing unwanted toxic substances up with small nutrient groups. Great source of folate and manganese.
Apples - MacIntosh
The MacIntosh style is typified by attractive dark red or (more often) crimson colours, and a crunchy bite, often with bright white flesh. </br></br>The MacIntosh style is typified by attractive dark red or (more often) crimson colours, and a crunchy bite, often with bright white flesh. The flavor is simple and direct, generally sweet but with refreshing acidity. In general these apples keep reasonably well in store, but the flavour fades quite quickly - although remaining perfectly pleasant. Nevertheless to get the full vinous sugar rush it is best to eat it right away.
Berries - Cranberries - Fresh
A holiday classic. Fresh cranberries. Get these while they last and make the best cranberry sauce ever. </br></br>Cranberries are a very healthy fruit. Loaded with proanthocyanins and antioxidants. They are great for you in all aspects and are full of vitamin C and fibre.
Stone Fruit - Nectarines
Super tasty, super yummy nectarines. A ripe nectarine's texture is soft with a melting quality, its flavours balanced with layers both bright and sweet. </br></br>The fruit of nectarine has high levels of beta carotene, calcium and vitamin C.
The Local Farm Box
Designed for locavores! Filled with locally-sourced fruits & vegetables first, while still ensuring there is a variety to feed a family of 2-4.
Greens - Spinach - Peas on Earth
A delicious bag of local spinach! </br></br>Spinach is in the royalty of leafy greens. It is insanely versatile, full of flavour, and incredibly good for you! Eat up, feel better, and bring a toothpick.
Mushrooms - Crimini Brown
Crimini mushrooms are our hardworking, standard mushroom variety. Wonderful in soups, salads, sandwiches and especially sauteed! </br> </br> Replace your white buttons with these and enjoy the enhanced flavour and texture. These grow up to eventually become the beloved portabello. Crimini mushrooms are a good source of vitamin D and B vitamins, making it a great immune boosting treat.
Leek
Enjoy the mild & sweet onion taste of leeks. Great for sauteeing, or in quiches. </br> </br> Leeks are a good source of iron, vitamin C and folate. They, like other Allum family members (onions, garlic), are rich in antioxidants such as polyphenols and flavenoids. This means they're healthy for our hearts.
Squash - Mashed Potato
Zucchini
These are great for shredding and making zucchini muffins or loaves. You could also scrape out the seeds and stuff and bake (like stuffed peppers).
Potatoes - Yellow Columba - 2 lbs
This is our best selection of 2lb lotto potatoes. You could receive Red, Russets, Alaskan, Agria or others but, that is the luck of the lotto! </br></br>Potatoes as a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, potassium, manganese, and dietary fibre.
Carrots - Orange - Peas On Earth
A bag of fresh, local carrots picked right off the farm here in Alberta from Peas on Earth.</br> </br> Nothing is much better than these early and sweet carrots. Full of flavour, perfect for dips, side dishes, or pickling.
Beets - Lottery
These are red beets and are rich in antioxidants and other health promoting vitamins and minerals. Try them raw, roasted, pickled, or pureed into soups. </br></br>The betalin pigments present in beets have repeatedly been shown to support activity within the body's detoxification process, activating and processing unwanted toxic substances up with small nutrient groups. Great source of folate and manganese.
Apples - Gala
Gala apples are one of the most common varieties of apple. They are a cross between the Cox Pippen, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. </br> </br> Gala apples are a great snacking fruit as they are low in calories, high in water content and offer a fair amount of vitamins A, C and B. They also contain a dietary fiber known as pectin, which has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and help prevent heart attacks. They also contain trace amounts of boron, which has been touted for its ability to help build strong bones.
Berries - Cranberries - Fresh
A holiday classic. Fresh cranberries. Get these while they last and make the best cranberry sauce ever. </br></br>Cranberries are a very healthy fruit. Loaded with proanthocyanins and antioxidants. They are great for you in all aspects and are full of vitamin C and fibre.
Stone Fruit - Plums - Italian Prune
Sweet Italian plums. They are prune plums... and these little guys are amazing. Great tart flavour, and super sweet when cooked down in jams or compotes.
The Big Organic Box
For our veggie lovers who love to cook! Filled with a variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, can feed a family of more than 4.
Corn - Organic - BC
Delicious, crunchy and sweet corn. It can't be summer without roasted corn on the cob! </br></br>Corn can be tricky for our pickers. We do our best to make sure you get a good cob. However, we do not open every cob before sending out. Please let us know if there is any issues and we will do our best to make it right.
Fennel
This is one beautiful bulb of fennel. The root or bulb is great raw, roasted, or glazed. </br> </br> If you are lucky to get a bulb with the fronds make a wonderful tea. Be sure to use the whole plant! </br> </br> Like many of its fellow spices, fennel contains its own unique combination of phytonutrients including the flavonoids rutin, quercitin, and various kaempferol glycosides that give it strong antioxidant activity. In addition to its unusual phytonutrients, fennel bulb is an excellent source of vitamin C. Vitamin C is the body's primary water-soluble antioxidant, able to neutralize free radicals in all aqueous environments of the body.
Celery
Crunchy & colourful with the mild bitterness of the perfect celery stalk. Make some 'Ants on a Log' or chop into an egg salad sandwich. Yum-me! </br></br> Celery is rich in phytonutrients such as flavenols which have cancer fighting properties. Its fibre content is also a good aid for digestive issues.
Peppers - Bell - Field
These beautiful peppers are field grown and come in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes.
Brussels Sprouts - Organic - BC
Brussels sprouts are high in fibre (even more effect after steaming), glucosinolates, vitamins K and C, and an important detoxifier.
Cabbage - Green
Fresh local cabbage. Green and crisp. Definitely delicious. </br></br>Cabbage, particularly short cooked or raw cabbage, contains sinigrin. Sinigrin has been shown to have unique cancer preventative properties, specifically for bladder, prostate, and colon cancer. A great source of vitamins K, C, and A.
Herbs - Thanksgiving Blend - Chives, Parsley, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Lovage
A beautiful blend of local herbs to add just the right spice to your stuffing.<br><br>
Onions - Yellow - 3lbs
Yellow onions are characterized by layered paper-like, copper-hued skin wrapped around a creamy white translucent, firm and succulent ringed flesh. Its high sulfur content makes it robust and sharp in both aroma and flavour.
Garlic - Red Russian - Bulb
Worried about Vampires? Stock up on large bulbs of fresh garlic then and you'll feel much better. </br></br>Garlic is a great addition to almost any meal. Enhancing cooking flavour and providing some fantastic health benefits.
Pumpkin - Sugar Pie
These small, thin-skinned pumpkins are probably the most commonly found baking pumpkins. They have sweet, smooth flesh that tends to be firm and dry.
Yams/Sweet Potatoes - 2lb
Is it a Yam or Sweet Potato? Technically it is a sweet potato but a quick google search will tell you that in North America, the words Yams and Sweet potatoes are used interchangeably. </br> </br> The average consumer associates the orange fleshed tuber as a yam and the more firm, pale fleshed tuber as a sweet potato. While we recognize that calling it a yam is not botanically correct, we do it because that is what most customers know it as.
Carrots - Rainbow
Rainbow carrots are a mix of colourful carrot varieties purple, orange, yellow & white. A perfect array of tender-crisp, sweet and earthy carrots that brighten up any dish
Beets - Lottery
These are red beets and are rich in antioxidants and other health promoting vitamins and minerals. Try them raw, roasted, pickled, or pureed into soups. </br></br>The betalin pigments present in beets have repeatedly been shown to support activity within the body's detoxification process, activating and processing unwanted toxic substances up with small nutrient groups. Great source of folate and manganese.
Apples - Gala
Gala apples are one of the most common varieties of apple. They are a cross between the Cox Pippen, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. </br> </br> Gala apples are a great snacking fruit as they are low in calories, high in water content and offer a fair amount of vitamins A, C and B. They also contain a dietary fiber known as pectin, which has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and help prevent heart attacks. They also contain trace amounts of boron, which has been touted for its ability to help build strong bones.
Pears - Bosc
Bosc pears have a distinct bronze color and russet skin. They are sweet and juicy, with hints of fall spices.<br> Wrinkled skin on the tip is perfectly normal. It means its perfect to eat!
Berries - Cranberries - Fresh
A holiday classic. Fresh cranberries. Get these while they last and make the best cranberry sauce ever. </br></br>Cranberries are a very healthy fruit. Loaded with proanthocyanins and antioxidants. They are great for you in all aspects and are full of vitamin C and fibre.
The Little Organic Box
Perfect for smaller households! Filled with a variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, great for a family of 1-2 people.
Avocado - Hass
Avocados are also known as 'Alligator Pears'. They're great chopped in a salad, garnishing a soup, spread on toast or lightly salted. </br> </br> Avocados are a good source of folate, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, fibre, potassium, and healthy unsaturated fats. They're also a good source of cartenoids, which are good for anti-inflammation.
Celery
Crunchy & colourful with the mild bitterness of the perfect celery stalk. Make some 'Ants on a Log' or chop into an egg salad sandwich. Yum-me! </br></br> Celery is rich in phytonutrients such as flavenols which have cancer fighting properties. Its fibre content is also a good aid for digestive issues.
Peppers - Bell - Field
These beautiful peppers are field grown and come in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes.
Cabbage - Green
Fresh local cabbage. Green and crisp. Definitely delicious. </br></br>Cabbage, particularly short cooked or raw cabbage, contains sinigrin. Sinigrin has been shown to have unique cancer preventative properties, specifically for bladder, prostate, and colon cancer. A great source of vitamins K, C, and A.
Squash - Butternut
Butternut squash is a fruit that can be roasted, toasted, or pureed for soups, casseroles, breads, and muffins. </br> </br> All squashes provide vitamin A and vitamin C, some of the B vitamins, and are a good source of fibre. They are also rich in carotenoids. The darker the flesh of the squash the higher the concentration of beta-carotene.
Carrots - Orange - Leffers - 2 lbs
Certified Organic Carrots from one of the amazing Alberta farmers we work with. Avoid storing carrots near apples, which emit ethylene gas that can give carrots a bitter taste.
Beets - Lottery
These are red beets and are rich in antioxidants and other health promoting vitamins and minerals. Try them raw, roasted, pickled, or pureed into soups. </br></br>The betalin pigments present in beets have repeatedly been shown to support activity within the body's detoxification process, activating and processing unwanted toxic substances up with small nutrient groups. Great source of folate and manganese.
Apples - Gala
Gala apples are one of the most common varieties of apple. They are a cross between the Cox Pippen, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. </br> </br> Gala apples are a great snacking fruit as they are low in calories, high in water content and offer a fair amount of vitamins A, C and B. They also contain a dietary fiber known as pectin, which has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and help prevent heart attacks. They also contain trace amounts of boron, which has been touted for its ability to help build strong bones.
Pears - Bosc
Bosc pears have a distinct bronze color and russet skin. They are sweet and juicy, with hints of fall spices.<br> Wrinkled skin on the tip is perfectly normal. It means its perfect to eat!
The Organic Fruit Box
Designed for serious fruit lovers! Filled with the best of BC fruit in the summer, and organic, Fair Trade certified fruit in the winter.
Apples - Gala
Gala apples are one of the most common varieties of apple. They are a cross between the Cox Pippen, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. </br> </br> Gala apples are a great snacking fruit as they are low in calories, high in water content and offer a fair amount of vitamins A, C and B. They also contain a dietary fiber known as pectin, which has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and help prevent heart attacks. They also contain trace amounts of boron, which has been touted for its ability to help build strong bones.
Pear - Asian
Despite having a texture similar to that of apples, Asian pears closely resemble other pear varieties in their nutritional profile. These fruits are high in fiber, low in calories and contain a number of micronutrients that are important for blood, bone and cardiovascular health. Although delicious on their own, the light sweetness and crispy texture of Asian pears makes them a unique addition to any salad or stir fry.
Berries - Kiwi Berries
Berry or grape-sized fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance, but with smooth skin. </br></br>Bursting with vitamin C, E, folate, and potassium. Kiwi berries are not only flavour bombs, they are super good for sure.
Grapes - Coronation - BC
Related to the Concord grape, the Coronation is a widely popular grape in Canada and is a very flavourful fruit. Sweet-sour bursts of deliciousness. </br></br>Coronation grapes are a varietal of the Concord that has less seeds, although not completely seedless. Very delicious and full of healthy sugars, carbs, and antioxidants.
Stone Fruit - Peaches
These beauties are so juicy and flavourful. </br></br>These are orchard run so go from the tree to the box. Sizing will vary anywhere from medium to xl but they are priced based on a smaller size
Stone Fruit - Plums - Italian Prune
Sweet Italian plums. They are prune plums... and these little guys are amazing. Great tart flavour, and super sweet when cooked down in jams or compotes.
Melon - Watermelon - Mini
Flavourful and refreshing. Just in time for that spring time fruit salad. </br></br>A cup of watermelon will provide just under 50 calories with zero fat. They are high in vitamin C and potassium.
Bananas - Fair Trade
Fair trade and organic bananas are hard to come by, but the taste and nutrients are incomparable. </br></br> Bananas are well known for their potassium rich flesh, however they are also full of other nutrient health boosters including vitamin B, C, fiber and magnesium. They are more calorically dense than most other fruits making them a suitable and sustainable small meal. </br></br>
The Little Organic Fruit Box
Created as an add-on to keep your fruit bowl stocked! Filled with a petite amount of the best of BC fruit in the summer, and organic, Fair Trade certified fruit in the winter.
$25.00 /box
Pears - Bosc
Bosc pears have a distinct bronze color and russet skin. They are sweet and juicy, with hints of fall spices.<br> Wrinkled skin on the tip is perfectly normal. It means its perfect to eat!
Berries - Kiwi Berries
Berry or grape-sized fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance, but with smooth skin. </br></br>Bursting with vitamin C, E, folate, and potassium. Kiwi berries are not only flavour bombs, they are super good for sure.
Stone Fruit - Peaches
These beauties are so juicy and flavourful. </br></br>These are orchard run so go from the tree to the box. Sizing will vary anywhere from medium to xl but they are priced based on a smaller size
Stone Fruit - Plums - Italian Prune
Sweet Italian plums. They are prune plums... and these little guys are amazing. Great tart flavour, and super sweet when cooked down in jams or compotes.
Citrus - Lemon - Eureka
Pucker up for these sour and sweet lemons. Add juice or zest to soups, dips, mayonnaise and whipped cream. Also fantastic on fish. </br></br> In addition to their unique phytonutrient properties, lemons and limes are an excellent source of vitamin C, one of the most important antioxidants in nature. Vitamin C is one of the main antioxidants found in food and the primary water-soluble antioxidant in the body. Vitamin C travels through the body neutralizing any free radicals with which it comes into contact with. Be free radical free, eat some vitamin C!
