PEI COPC Weekly Update ::: April 10, 2020
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Weekly Update of PEI COPC Activities
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Where and How to Source Local Organic Products
CRYSTAL GREEN FARMS
Every Saturday, you will find them at the Summerside Farmer’s Market from 9-11AM and then from 12- 1 PM at the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market parking lots for their weekly veggie box pick-up. They will have a range of products for sale during these times as well. Check out their website at: crystalgreenfarms.com or contact Brian (902-314-3846) or Kathy (902-314-3823) directly if you are looking for a specific volume or product or are interested in subscribing to their veggie box program. EMMERDALE EDEN FARM Arthur and Tina are set up to provide for your grocery needs at the farm gate where they will have available all that they normally offer at the Summerside Farmer’s Market. Call or email your order ahead at 902-436-5180 or emmerdaleorganics@hotmail.com . Check out their farm Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/eecof/ for an update on their weekly offerings. More information can be found on their website: emmerdaleedenfarm.com This week, Tina is putting in a bulk order from Speerville Mills a certified organic mill in New Brunswick which offers a broad range of organic products. THE HANDPIE COMPANY Sarah is offering a pre-order, pick-up service at the store in Albany. Orders can be placed from the website here: handpie.ca Sarah takes pride in sourcing local ingredients and all savoury flavours are made with a flour mix that contains 40% of Crystal Green Farms organic heritage Red Fife wheat flour. You can also contact the gang at the Handpie Company on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thehandpieco/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCKzLlYZ-JsHV99npGz0TeIe-KJ9P3h2z60ygpM_lEqAnpC3_OrwQ_aHfgrYJl0Chc0bXNHyP5Oh__M HEART BEET ORGANICS Amy & Verena are offering a pre-order, pick-up service from their Farmacy & Fermentary storefront at 152A Great George Street in Charlottetown. Pick-up is on Saturday from 9 AM - 1PM and Wednesdays 3 -6 PM. New items are added every week and feature products from their own farm as well as Craig Potatoes, Emmerdale Eden Farm, Red Soil Organics, Receiver Breadworks, Nature’s Route and Strawberry Hill Farm (in NB). Following is the link to their order form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmRHc0jW1WU4fMS6lGgVDmE8AxyLB98cGIKEVgjdvnb-oy6A/viewform ONLINE FARMER’S MARKET – CHARLOTTETOWN Several vendors from the Charlottetown Farmer's Market have launched an online farmers' market with more vendors and products added every week. Sign up to start receiving the up-to-date weekly offerings, here: mailchi.mp/maplebloomfarm/eatlocalpei Order by Wednesday at midnight for Saturday pick-up, from 4-7pm or $5 delivery fee in Charlottetown & Stratford. Look for certified organic products from: Crystal Green Farms, Maple Bloom Farm, Schurman Family Farm and Springwillow Family Farm. Other PEI COPC members participating in the online market are Lucky Bee Homestead and Seaspray Farm Cooperative. Did you know that both True Loaf and Receiver Bakery use certified organic flours in their breads and pastries and both source ingredients from local certified organic farms! RECEIVER BREADWORKS Receiver Local is offering a pre-order, curbside pick-up service from their Brass Shop on Friday’s from 12-3PM. Delivery options also available. Visit their online ordering site here: https://receiverlocal.square.site/ Orders placed on Wednesdays for Friday fulfillment. RIVERVIEW COUNTRY MARKET Pre-order for pick-up at the store in Charlottetown from their online store here: https://www.localline.ca/rcm Trish and Rose and the gang have put together an amazing assortment of locally sourced organic products and more are added weekly. Look for Atlantic Grown Organics, Barnyard Organics, Crystal Green Farms, Heart Beet Organics, Maple Bloom Farm, Red Soil Organics, Soleil’s Farm products in season. SCHURMAN FAMILY FARM In addition to their regular veggie boxes, Marc & Krista are now offering an online service to order produce. Whether you are a current veggie box member who just wants to buy more or you are a farmer’s market shopper who is missing their greens or a brand new shopper looking for a healthy local option, they have you covered. All orders will be available for pickup at regular veggie box days in Summerside, Kensington and Charlottetown. Check out their website for more info: https://schurmanfamilyfarm.ca/pei-veggie-boxes/ . Order by Wednesday for Thursday pick-up. SOLEIL’S FARM Sign up today for Soleil’s Summer Food Basket: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfzPANqapblZbrtvQ…/viewform Or visit her website for more information: https://www.soleilsfarm.com/find-our-veggies TRUE LOAF Angel is offering a pre-order pick-up service, with pick-up at Gallant’s Seafood (Superior Crescent) in Charlottetown on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Contact Angel to place an order through her Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Millvaleangel/
For Sale - Certified Organic Fava Beans
Stewart MacRae has for sale certified organic fava beans for seed, food, or feed. Contact Stewart at 902-628-7560 or stewartmacag@gmail.com.
Organic Federation of Canada Producer Survey
COVID-19 is impacting Canadian organic operations and we need to know and understand the types and levels of impact. Please respond to the short survey by clicking on the following link –https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/7536WM8 The information collected is being routinely shared with AAFC and CFIA.
Annual Wireworm Information Session - Webinar
Lorraine MacKinnon provided the link below for the Wireworm Webinar, in case you missed it the end of March. The presentations were very informative. Following is the YouTube link for the Wireworm Webinar; feel free to share it widely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpzJ_ZQ4U8
April 14, 2020 – Organic Federation of Canada Annual General Meeting – Teleconference
April 17-18, 2020 - FCC Women in Agriculture Summit - Halifax, NS - CANCELLED
April 23, 2020 - Innovations in Cover Crop Based Organic No-Till Systems - Rodale Webinar May 09, 2020 - Organic Orcharding: Top Working Fruit Trees - location TBA June 14, 2020 - Organic Orcharding: Pests & Diseases in the Summer Orchard - location TBA June 21-25, 2020 - Canadian Society of Soil Science Annual Meeting - Charlottetown, PE July 14-15, 2020 – Advancing Organics Trade Show & Conference – Regina, Sk July 17, 2020 - Annual Organic Field Day at Rodale - Kutztown, PA August 01, 2020 - Organic Orcharding: Growing Nursery Stock & Bud Grafting -location TBA August 22, 2020 - Pollinator Habitats in Regenerative Organic Systems - Rodale Webinar September 17, 20020 - Soil Health as Affected by Row Crops, Vegetables and Livestock - Rodale Webinar September 25-27, 2020 - Common Ground Country Fair - Unity Maine November 04-06, 2020 - Organic Connections 2020 - Saskatoon, SK November 05, 2020 - Vegetable Nutrient Quality & Soil Health - Rodale Webinar November 12, 2020 - Management Practices, Potato Nutrient Quality & Soil Health - Rodale Webinar December 01-04, 2020 - ACRES USA Conference - Columbus, Ohio NOTICE: PEI COPC PRODUCER EVENTS To all PEI COPC producers: If you have upcoming events or information for your farm or knowledge of events/information on other farms that you would like shared in PEI COPC's weekly newsletter and/or on our website and Facebook page, please send these events to email@organicpei.com by Thursday at 12 noon of each week to be included in the Friday newsletter. 
Charlottetown Farmers' Market
The Charlottetown Farmers' Market has suspended its operations due to
COVID-19. In the interim, several of Market vendors have crated online
ordering systems with pick-up and/or delivery options. Please visit www.charlottetownfarmersmarket.com for an up-to-date list of Market vendors offering pick-up/delivery options at this time.
Summerside Farmers' Market
For more information visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SummersideFarmersMarket/ The doors may be closed but we still have product to sell!! Below you will find a list of our vendors/producers who are ready and willing to sell their products to you, in the safest manner possible. Please feel free to reach out to them individually by phone, email or text. They’ll provide you with a list of available items, prices and a pick-up location. Please give our vendors time to get your orders ready. We ask that you contact them no later than 9pm Thursday night. Thank you for your cooperation! ................................ Apples and Cider John Brady Jb@Islandtelecom.com 902-831-2330 .......................... Eggs, potatoes and whole frozen chicken Greg Stavert Stavert Farm Market Greg_keiths@hotmail.com 902-888-5784 ........................, Eggs, Veggies and meats Crystal Green Farms Brian and Kathy MacKay Crystalgreenfarms@outlook.com 902-314-3823 ........................ Meals to go, Sauerkraut, kimchi, bread, cookies, pies, muffins and gluten-free Christine Schultz Schultzec53@gmail.com 902-836-3403 .......................,,, Cheese, Speerville Mills staples & pasta, herbs and spices, kombucha, seeds and produce Emmerdale Eden Farm http://www.emmerdaleedenfarm.com/ Emmerdaleorganics@hotmail.com 902-436-5180 ...................... Chocolates, granola and caramel sauce Hey Splendid Heysplendid@gmail.com Visit our Facebook page .................. Frozen sausage rolls (with cooking instructions ) jars of chocolate, caramel, or lemon sauce The Waffle Lady Caitlin Davies Caitlinbathsheba@hotmail.com ......................... Micro greens and sprouts, free range eggs, dried cranberries and homemade dog treats Our old Island market farm Ouroldislandmarketfarm@gmail.com 902-303-3437 ........................... Schurmanfamilyfarm.ca Schurmanveggiebox@gmail.com Please email or go online to make an order or join our veggie box ................ pleasant pork Text 902-432-9150 Pleasant pork will only be selling 50 lb boxes of pork at $350 each...supply is limited...expect a wait time |
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