this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
34 points (97.2% liked)
Buy Canadian
1727 readers
437 users here now
A community dedicated to buying Canadian products.
Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.
Rules:
1. Posts must be related to buying Canadian-made goods and / or using Canadian-owned services
2. Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.
3. AI Content Policy
Not allowed: AI-generated images or articles
Tolerated: AI-generated post summaries
4. Only content in French and English is permitted
5. Declare all self-promotion
Users are encouraged to report any content that violates our community guidelines
Règlements :
1. Les poteaux doivent être en lien avec l'achat de produits et / ou de services opérés par des canadiens
2. Aucune bigoterie ne sera tolérée. Ça comprend, mais sans se limiter à, le racisme, le sexisme, l’homophobie, la transphobie, etc.
3. Politique sur le contenu IA
Non permis : Images ou articles générés par l'IA
Toléré : Résumés IA de publications
4. Seul le contenu en français et en anglais n'est toléré
5. Déclarez toute auto-promotion
Les utilisateurs sont encouragés à signaler tout contenu qui ne respecte pas nos directives communautaires
Related communities: Communautés connexes :
!buyeuropean@feddit.uk !buyafrican@baraza.africa !boycottus@lemmy.ca !canada@lemmy.ca !canada@lemmy.ml
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
You are running out of time to purchase a crop share from your local farmer. Mine went up 30% this year, ouch ouch ouch.
Small farmer here. Their costs went up a lot too.
It's unfortunate but I get better quality at a lower price at the farmer's market. But my farmer delivers each week's custom order to my door.
Larger farms at the farmers market. Quantity dictates price in farming. As small farmers we do everything by hand for example. Add a tractor and it drops price dramatically. For small growers it's not sustainable to travel to sell your goods no matter where you live unless you do local boxes. You're fortunate to have delivery honestly.
People will often do anything for cheaper food. The very thing they should be spending the most on and buying the best most, nutritious you can find, as it is literally the thing that sustains your life. Maybe that's just me though.
Again, price is not the only factor. I didn't say it was cheaper, I said it was BETTER and cheaper. My farmer at the market is Gmach and they are still quite small, but I do believe they are much larger than my crop share at Greenhart. I still go to the market for carrots, potatoes, kale, leeks, and other things that Gmach just does very, very well regardless of the price. The carrots are so good, I plan a few meals around them every week. It's weird getting excited about carrots, but they are just that good.
There’s nothing wrong with buying from your local farmers market if the food is better. However, if you aren’t happy with the quality from the farm providing delivery, perhaps there are other options in your area? I’m in a small city and there are probably 10-12 nearby farms that provide a CSA box via delivery, and a few more that have stands where your farm share price gives you a certain amount you can spend when you attend