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Content of organic baskets
THE CONTENT OF CSA BASKETS 2009–2010 and 2010–2011
IN THIS SECTION:
- Summer-Fall baskets contents
- List of fruits and vegetables that we grow, Summer-Fall 2011
- Summer-Fall baskets 2010 (22 baskets over 18 deliveries)
- Production schedule for Summer-Fall 2011
- Examples of baskets from Summer-Fall 2010
- Winter-Spring basket contents
- We include imported greens and fruits in our Winter-Spring baskets because…
- Winter baskets 2010-2011 (18 baskets over 9 deliveries)
- Content of Winter baskets 2010-2011
- Examples of Winter baskets 2010-2011
- Spring baskets 2011 (8 baskets over 4 deliveries)
- Examples of Spring basket 2010
- Additional produce
1 - SUMMER-FALL BASKETS CONTENTS
The vegetables in your baskets are 100% produced at Les Jardins de la Montagne except on very very rare occasions (when Mother Nature so decides), in which case they will come from local neighbourring organically certified farms with which we collaborate. The fruits are exclusivelly those that come from our farm, like melons, canteloups, ground cherries or from local organic farms in the case of strawberries, blueberries and apples.
| Garlic | Green onions | Hot peppers |
| Eggplants | Leaks | Swiss Chards |
| Fennel | Sweet peas | Beets |
| Fresh herbs | Peas (shelling type) | Bok Choï |
| Beans | Sweet peppers | Broco-Flower |
| Oriental vegetables | Potatoes | Brocoli |
| French shallots | Rabioles | Melons |
| Kohlrabi | Radishes | Carrots |
| Lettuces | Arugula | Celeriac / root celery |
| Watermelon | Edemame soya | Ground cherries |
| Mizuna | Snow peas | Cabbage |
| Turnips | Cherry tomatoes | Brussels sprouts |
| Yellow onions | Tomatoes | Cauliflower |
| Cippolini onions | Tomatillo | Cucumbers |
| Spanish onions | Zucchini | Squash, summer |
| Red onions | Squash, winter | Zucchinis |
| And other amazing discoveries | ||
Please note that, depending on the kind of Spring we have, the first few baskets are often a little smaller because we are still at the beginning of the growing season. But keep in mind that subsequent baskets will amply compensate for the smaller ones in the beginning of the season. We have to give the vegetables a chance to grow. Our members also receive a basket (which counts for 1 of the 22 baskets) which consists of farm transformed veggies. It is usually made up made of 4 of the following: soup or cream, vegetable spaghetti sauce, fruit ketchup, relish, apple sauce, etc. delivered as part of the regular baskets during the fall season. Each basket also comes with a “communiqué” with various informations such as what’s happening on the farm throughout the season, a did you know section…, conservation tips, recepies that are easy, fast and which can be prepared using only what’s in your basket (no need to run to the store), etc. An exchange basket is also available at drop-off points (see Frequently Asked Questions).
Here is a schedule of vegetables that you can normaly expect to receive, under normal conditions, which of course means Mother Nature entirely runs the show.
End of June to mid-July:
| Lettuces | Snow peas | Snap peas |
| Sweet peas | Green onions (shallots) | Radishes |
| Kolrabi | Swiss chard | Arugula |
| Brocoli | Squash, summer | Small turnips |
| Zucchini | Garlic flowers | Fresh herbs |
| Arugula …Brocoli Cucumber | ||
| Strawberries when available | ||
Mid-July to mid-September:
| Lettuces | Carrots | Beans |
| Brocoli | Cauliflower | Green onions (shallots) |
| Leeks, summer | Onions | Tomatoes |
| Cherry tomatoes | Sweet peppers | Hot peppers |
| Cucumbers | Swiss Chard | Blueberries |
| Turnips | Cabbages, summer | Beets |
| Melons | Garlic | Zucchini |
| Squash, summer | Ground cherries | Peppers |
| Eggplants | Watermelons | Potatoes |
| Joï Choï | Fennel | Fresh herbs |
Mid-September to the end of Fall:
| Lettuces | Carrots | Beets |
| Onions | Cauliflower | Turnips, small |
| Cabbages, winter | Potatoes | Squash, winter |
| Garlic | Melons | Edemame soya beans |
| Tomatillo | Arugula | Brocoli |
| Ground cherries | Leeks, winter | Celeriac / Celery root |
| Swiss Chard | Brussels Sprouts | Fine herbs |
| Apples | Daikon radishes |
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PLEASE NOTE: The price of a share (membership) is based on an overall average for the whole year. Thus, the first baskets are generally smaller, but the remainder of the season more than makes up for it.
Week of July 3rd:
Lettuce
Savoy cabbage
Brocoli
Beets, red
Multi colored radishes (white, red, purple, pink)
Miniature turnips, white
Zucchini
Green onions, shallots
Cucumbers
Cinnamon basil
Strawberries
Week of August 5th:
Mini lettuces
Mini onions, red and white
Patisson and / or Zucchinis
Cucumbers
Brocoli
Beans (green, yellow, purple, dragon)
Rainbow leaf carrots (white, purple, red, orange and yellow)
Beets, white
Eggplants
Cabbage, pointed
Cherry tomatoes
Heirloom tomates
Garlic flowers
Sage
Week of September 16th:
Lettuce
Tomatillo
Hot peppers (lady bug, cayenne, jalapeno)
Tomatoes (raisins, prunes)
Heirloom tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Carrots
Onions Red long of Tropea
Early potatoes yellow
Radishes (pink, red)
Watermelon
Parsley
McIntosh apples
Week of October 7th:
Lettuce
Brocoli
Swiss Chard
(rainbow)
Russet potatoes
Hot peppers
Carrots
Onions, yellow
Celeriac / Root celery
Cabbage, green
Parsley
Cortland apples
6 – WINTER-SPRING BASKET CONTENTS
Your baskets contain 70 to 75% of long conservation veggies (carrots, leeks, beets, cabbages, etc.) which have been grown and harvested mostly at les Jardins de la Montagne and for a few others on local certified organic farms.
Persuant to generalised requests by our members, because we live in a norther climate where locally fresh produces are virtually inexistant during the winter months, we made a decision over 9 years, to include in the baskets what we consider to be a vital minimum of fresh greens every two weeks, which represents about 20 to 25% of the total value of the basket. We strongly believe that, during winter, it is impossible for the health of our members, including our own, to completly avoid fresh greens.
Thus, we have built a large greenhouse with an in-ground water heathing system, at great cost, which allows us to grow year round. We import what we are not capable of producing. Everything always being certified organic both from the producers and distributors. We are always searching and experimenting to increase our local production.
As an option for our members, we also offer the possibility to purchase fruits, all imported in winter, since none are available locally (except for apples), all certified by the producers and distributors. Here also, we do not believe that it is possible to consume no fresh fruits or fruit juices during winter.
| 1. | In winter, in supermarkets, ALL conventional and organic fruits and vegetables, whether fresh, frozen or superfrozen, are imported. All vegetables and fruits in health food stores in winter are imported. They also buy in small quantities and limited varieties because more often than not between 25 to 40% of these fruits and vegetables will end up in the garbage.
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| 2. |
Contrary to popular belief, the environmental impact of transportation of imported certified organic fruits and vegetables is globally less harmful for the environment and health than the alternatives available to us during winter. If we take into account all of the impacts, fresh vegetables, imported or local, from conventionnal agriculture (using industrial methods and chemicals) are far more damaging to the environment (soil and water pollution, greenhouse gasses from the production and transport of fertilizers and pesticides which are all imported from the US, impoverishment of communities, loss of habitat and biodiversity, erosion, etc.).
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| 3. |
The same is true for our health (weakening of the immune system, allergies, cancers, degenerative diseases, increased costs of medication, which by the way is mostly manufactured from petrolium derivatives and they also need to be trucked in from the US, etc.).
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| 4. | Finally, from a purely financial perspective, the fact that we are able to buy in large quantity for our members the imported fruits and vegetables they find in their baskets allows significant savings for our members (you have more for your money than what you could get, conventional or certified in a supermarket or health food store). |
Root crops and long term conservation vegetables are all produced on our farm during the summer and exceptionnally in other local area organically certified farms. Green vegetables are in part produced in our greenhouse. Certain vegetables and all the fruits (except apples), all certified organic by both producers and distributors are imported. Since there is no exchange basket during Winter you are allowed to make up to 3 substitutions on a form that we give you in the Fall which also indicates the content of the winter baskets to come. For example, you could substitute your potatoes once every two deliveries for more carrots, or your beets by cabbage, etc.
SINCE WE REARRANGE THE CONTENT (BUT NOT THE VALUE) OF WINTER BASKETS ACCORDING TO OUR FALL HARVESTS, HERE IS THE CONTENT, AS AN EXAMPLE ONLY, OF THE WINTER BASKETS OF 2009-2010.
A. Vegetables that you will find in your basket at each delivery.
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FAMILLY BASKET
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COUPLE BASKET
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| Carrots |
5.0 lbs
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3.0 lbs
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| Onions |
3.0 lbs
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2.0 lbs
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| Potatoes |
8.0 lbs
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4.0 lbs
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| Garlic |
1 or 2 (depending on size)
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1 or 2 (depending on size)
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B. These vegetables will be in your baskets: (the number of times indicated)
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FAMILLY BASKET
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COUPLE BASKET
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| Beets |
2 x 3 lbs
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2 x 2 lbs
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| Celeriac |
4 x larger
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4 x
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| Green cabbage |
2 x larger
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2 x
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| Red cabbage |
1 x larger
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1 x
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| Squashes | 4 x larger |
4 x |
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French shallots Turnips |
2 x larger
2 x 2 lbs |
2 x
2 x 1 lb |
| Rutabaga | 1 x 2 lbs | 1 x 1 lb |
| Parsnip | 1 x 3 lbs | 1 x 2 lbs |
| Leeks | 2 x 3 units | 2 x 2 units |
PLEASE NOTE: Vegetables that don't keep as long, for exemple leeks, will be used in the baskets earlier in the season than those that keep longer.
C. In addition to a head of lettuce (2 for family baskets), tree or four other fresh vegetables (family format, double quantity) coming from our greenhouse or imported.
D. So that you may enjoy a little break, you will also find a potage, soup or cream.
E. A “communiqué” outlining various informations about agriculture, food storage and conservation and easy recepies that you can execute with the content of the basket.
F. Option +: is only available during the winter-spring deliveries, since other fruits are available locally during summer and fall, is the option through which you will include fruits in your basket: 3 or 4 or 5 varieties of fruits according to availability and prices. This option costs 12$ per delivery, which comes out to 156$ (13 deliveries), for the entire winter-spring 2011-2012 delivery season.
We strongly recommend you take advantage of this option as you will find it a real "bargain" because we buy in bulk you get far more for your money.
Week of December 2nd:
Squash soup
Potatoes
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
from our farm
Red cabbage
Leeks
Lettuce
Celery
Spinach
Green beans
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Green onions (shallots)
OPTION +
Kiwi
McIntosh apples
Bartlet pears
Red prunes
Week of January 20th:
Cream of Celery
Potatoes
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
from our farm
Beets
French shallots
Red frilled Lettuce
Eggplants
Brocoli
Baby Bok Choi
Green sweet peppers
Italian parsley
OPTION +:
Avocados
Mangos
Kiwi
Navel oranges
Fuji apples
Week of March 21th:
Potatoes
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
from our farm
Celeriac (Root celery)
Parsnips
Yams (sweet potatoes)
Red frilled Lettuce
Brocoli
Swiss chard
Peas, shelling type
Green onions (shallots)
Cherry tomatoes, vine
Red sweet peppers
OPTION +:
Clementine
Seedless green raisins
Gala apples
Anjou pears
If any are left you may receive certain root veggies like carrots (for example this year we have none left) and a larger variety of fresh vegetables who require less heat to grow like lettuces, arugula, swiss chard, brocoli, green shallots, spinach, parsley, chive, radishes, etc. The content is, like in summer, more dependant on the weather, even though we grow these in greenhouses and others are imported (see expemples of baskets bellow). Please take note that the content of spring baskets is based on readiness and availability.
Week of April 13th:
Mushrooms from Quebec
Carrots
Leeks
Swiss chard
Brocoli
Celery
Greenhouse cucumbers
Eggplant
Snow peas
Lettuce
Cherry tomatoes
Zucchinis
Yams (sweet potatoes)
Garlic from our farm
Blackberries
OPTION +:
Bannanas
Oranges
Avocados
Cantaloup melon
Week of May 4th:
Fiddle heads from Quebec
Greenleaf lettuce
Brocoli
Lebanese cucumbers
Spinach
Yellow bush beans
Onions
Leeks
Sweet peas
Green sweet peppers
Greenhouse tomatoes from Quebec
Zucchinis
Garlic from our farm
OPTION +:
Avocados
Honeydew melon
Peaches (small yellow)
Tangerines murcott
Week of May 25th:
Sweet peppers 3 colors
Celery
Greenhouse tomatoes from Quebec
Zucchinis
Spinach
Brocoli
Garlic
from our farm
Green onions (shallots)
Asparagus
from Quebec
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Cantaloup melon
OPTION +:
Peaches
(small yellow)
Nectarines
Kiwis
Red seedless grapes
In association with other certified farms, you are able to purchase or order other products (see the additional orders section).
Les paniers bio des Jardins...
Profitez de la saveur et de la fraîcheur des produits bio cultivés tout près de chez vous, sur la rive-sud de Montréal. Réservez votre panier de fruits et légumes biologiques offert chez Les Jardins de la Montagne. Chacun d'entre eux est rempli de produits frais, savoureux et diversifiés.
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