What's a CSA?
Registration for our 2025 CSA program is now open!
**We've added a pick-up location in Woodpark, Ottawa!!**
Sign up by December 31 to take advantage of our Early Bird offer!
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is about building a relationship between you and your farmer!
When you become a member of our CSA program, you buy a share of our harvest in the form of a weekly veggie box, for the duration of the season.
Your commitment enables us to plan ahead, purchase supplies and pay staff before the season begins. It also ensures that you will receive fresh seasonal produce from a farmer that you know and trust (that's us!), all season long!
Everybody wins!
How does it work?
Every week, you will receive a variety of fresh, certified organic vegetables that have been grown by us, on our farm. Not every box will be the same, but they will all contain a delicious assortment of whatever vegetables are in season that week.
We value freshness and use of minimal packaging, so our CSA shares come in a reusable cardboard box with an insulated liner. You will be assigned 2 boxes for the season, to be used on alternating weeks. Boxes will also contain an ice pack when needed, to ensure that your produce stays fresh on its way to you!
As a CSA member, you get more value for for your money! Though the value of the veggies in your box may fluctuate week-to-week, depending on what is available, you will end up receiving at least 10% more veggies than you paid for, over the course of the season!
Our 2025 CSA program will run from the week of June 16th until the week of October 13th, inclusively, for a total of 18 weeks. You can sign up for 14 to 18 weeks.
Choose from one of four pick-up locations
At the farm- 3723 2nd Line Road, Alexandria - on Thursdays or Saturdays
2396 Wyndale Crescent, in Ottawa's Alta Vista neighbourhood - on Wednesday, 4-6 pm
2234 Midway Avenue, in Ottawa's Woodpark neighbourhood - on Thursdays, 4-6 pm
At the Vankleek Hill Farmers Market - on Saturdays, 9:30 to 12:30
Choose from 3 different sizes
Small - $600 for 18 weeks or $33.33/week (actual value of $660)
Medium - $800 for 18 weeks or $44.44/week (actual value of $880)
Large - $1000 for 18 weeks or $55.55/week (actual value of $1100)
Which size is right for me?
Let's compare Small, Medium and Large boxes to see the difference between them!
3 sample summer boxes:
Small
- Small tiny tomatoes
- Green onions
- Beets
- 2 slicer tomatoes
- 2 bell peppers
- Small salad greens
- 1 zucchini
- Small portion of flat beans
Medium
- Small tiny tomatoes
- Green onions
- Beets
- 3 slicer tomatoes
- 3 bell peppers
- Small salad greens
- 2 zucchinis
- Large portion of flat beans
Large
- Large tiny tomatoes
- Green onions
- Beets
- 4 slicer tomatoes
- 4 bell peppers
- Large salad greens
- 3 zucchini
- Large portion of flat beans
3 sample fall boxes:
Small
- Fresh dill
- Carrots
- Red onions
- 1 delicata squash
- Small salad greens
- 1.5 lbs of potatoes
- No peppers
- Small red cabbage
Medium
- Fresh dill
- Carrots
- Red onions
- 2 delicata squash
- Small salad greens
- 2 lbs of potatoes
- 2 poblano peppers
- Medium red cabbage
Large
- Fresh dill
- Carrots
- Red onions
- 3 delicata squash
- Large salad greens
- 2.5 lbs of potatoes
- 2 poblano peppers
- Large red cabbage
Take advantage of one of these two bonus offers!
Early Bird Bonus - sign up by December 31, 2024 and receive a credit of $30 to spend on extra veggies at any time over the course of the 2025 season!
Refer a Friend Bonus - when you refer a new friend and they sign up, both you* and your friend will receive a credit of $30 to spend on extra veggies at any time over the course of the season!
*If you already qualify for the Early Bird bonus, only your friend would receive the Refer a Friend bonus.
Frequently Asked Questions
Boxes are not customizable. However, every household is invited to identify ONE vegetable that they would prefer not to receive. When that item is in season, we will happily replace it with another item of comparable value!
Yes! You can opt to add fresh microgreens to your weekly box for an extra $5/week! (This total will be added to your CSA invoice). Also, if picking up at the farm, feel free to browse the farmstand for extras you might like to purchase to add to your box. And, if picking up in Ottawa, you will have the opportunity to purchase extra veggies at pick-up, such as veggies that might not be featured in your box that week or items that you might like more of, such as salad greens.
No, you don't! Our CSA program will run for 18 weeks, but you don't have to sign up for all of them. If you are planning a vacation or a few weeks away at the cottage, indicate how many weeks you would like to sign up for when you register. You will then be invoiced the weekly price of the size you choose x the number of weeks that you signed up for. Please note we require that you sign up for a minimum of 14 weeks.
If you are unable to pick up your box on a week that you signed up for, please arrange to have a friend, family member or neighbour pick it up for you. Alternatively, we would be happy to donate an amount of food that is equivalent to the value of your box to our local food bank - just let us know if this is your preference. Please note that we will accommodate a request to skip a week in exchange for credits under ONLY extraordinary circumstances, at our discretion.
Once your registration information has been received, you will be sent an invoice confirming your order and indicating your total amount due. Payment can be made either in full at that time, or in 2 instalments with a $10 administration fee. If paying in 2 instalments, your second payment is due by May 1st, 2025. Payment can be made by e-transfer to info@dreamsmallfarm.ca or with cash or by cheque made out to Dream Small Farm. If you require an alternate payment plan, please do reach out to us - we are happy to accommodate a request to pay in smaller, more frequent instalments, when needed!
Signing up is easy! Simply click on the Sign up button, fill in the required fields of the Sign up form and hit Submit! Soon after your form has been received, we will send you an invoice, confirming your order details and providing you with the amount owing. You will have the option of paying the full amount owed upon sign-up or deferring half of your full payment until May 1st, with a $10 administration fee.