Rootdown Organic Farm

Our 2012 CSA Harvest Box delivery program for Pemberton and whistler is almost sold out!  Get your weekly delivery of organic, seasonal vegetables, and become a “member” of our farm for the season. Please go to our CSA page on our website for more information and access to our sign up form. For questions email simone@rootdownfarm.net or call 604.894.5929.

The box runs for 15 weeks from late June to early October and is available to residents of Whistler and Pemberton. We look forward to supplying you with fresh, farm veggies.

I had hoped this post would be to announce the opening of the pig share to the public, but it is actually to let you all know we are sold out. I sent out an email to our email list last night and apparently the demand is that high. Apologies to those who are missing out; there is always next year.

We are now taking names for our 2012 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) weekly harvest box program. Please go to our CSA page on our website for more information and access to our sign up form. For questions email simone@rootdownfarm.net or call 604.894.5929.

The box runs for 15 weeks from late June to early October and is available to residents of Whistler and Pemberton. We look forward to supplying you with fresh, farm veggies. Stay tuned for information about our 2012 Pig Share Program.

We are seeking two apprentices for the 2012 season to participate in all aspects of work that the farming season brings, from seeding to bed prep, greenhouse management, irrigation set-up and operation, crop maintenance, harvesting and livestock care. We are also open to providing education on business and crop planning if apprentices are interested. Simone and Sarah have both been farming for 6 years each and are going into their 4^th year of operation of Rootdown. Sarah has a background in nutrition, while Simone has a background in outdoor education.

We are located 13km’s from Pemberton town, which is a lively community and has all amenities. The area is blessed with mountains, lakes and rivers, which provide endless opportunities for hiking, camping, canoeing, swimming and biking. Our farm is bordered by the Ryan River and has two large beaches for downtime and swimming.

Accommodation is provided in our large trailer, which comes complete with a full kitchen. We are ideally looking for a couple or a pair who would not mind living in the trailer together but would also be interested in a single person.

We can offer a monthly stipend for each apprentice with a bonus at the end of the season. Farm vegetables, eggs and most staples will be provided. The duration of the apprenticeship will be from May to October.

Please contact us at info@rootdownfarm.net or call 604.894.5929

Fall photos for you….

We are hosting The Pemberton Pig Party here at Rootdown on the evening of August 20th , the night before the Slow Food Cycle Sunday. The event is being organized by our friends and devine food creators The Food Lovers. Some info:

A celebration of our love of pigs & farms! Get a head start on Slow Food Cycle Sunday by indulging in a feast and getting limber at a barn dance.  Expect to eat an abundance of that most magical animal in all its forms – slow roasted suckling pig, ribs, sausages, bacon, pulled pork and more.  We will be presenting an equally decadent spread of fresh organic vegetables from Rootdown farms – from salads to grilled vegetables and of course Pemberton potatoes! Summer berry pies and squares to satisfy your sweet tooth too!

Your ticket includes:

All you can indulge in buffet

Complimentary glass of PVV berry sangria

Live music  from 7 till 10 pm

Cash bar offering local beer and BC wines

Shuttle bus service from Pemberton Village – get home safe!

Tickets are $50 plus HST and can be purchased  here.

Hope to see you here.

Farm Field Dinner

Again this year we were privileged enough to attend the Outstanding In The Field Dinner at North Arm Farm here in Pemberton. An outdoor long table event for those interested in experiencing a five star meal right where their meals are coming from. Our salad greens again were highlighted as part of the five courses, so we got to tag along with them to provide a background to the guests.

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We are please to announce the arrival of twelve healthy Tamworth pigs.  They are adapting well to their home and are less shy of us each day (as they learn that we are the ones who bring the food).  For now we are keeping them in a movable pen that our neighbour built for us (thanks John!).  It’s great because we can move it easily with our little tractor, which we need to do every couple of days (that’s how quickly these little pigs work up the soil without damaging it too much).  They’re doing a great job of rooting around and digging up weeds while also spreading their manure.  Soon they will outgrow this pen, however, at which time we will move them on to a larger pasture contained by electric fencing.  But for now we’ll keep moving the little pen and try to focus the pig action across as much future-vegetable field as possible.

I’m not gonna say anything about how is still doesn’t feel like summer here even though we are just past the longest day of the year, or that we have had lots of unseasonable rain, nope. I am just going to give you a taste of what is going on around the farm these days. Enjoy!

Transplants for sale!

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The market season of 2011 has officially started.  Last Saturday you could find us at the Squamish Farmers Market hawking the first salad greens and spinach of the season, as well as lots of tranplants for your home garden.  If  you didn’t make it out or if you forgot that the market was on, don’t worry we’ll be there again this weekend.  We’ll have a wide variety of transplants including heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, squash, basil and other herbs (as well as greens for some fresh spring eatin’!).  Or if you’re going to be in the neighbourhood and would like to purchase transplants, you’re welcome to stop by the farm (but please call ahead to be sure that we are around).

As for our other markets, we’ll be going to Farmers Markets in Pemberton, Whistler and Vancouver starting next month.  For more details check out our  Market Schedule .  Hope to see you there!