**Summer 2011 CSA Sign-ups now
available! Please vist their website at
www.dalewfarms.ca for more details about
this year!
Join Chantal and Dave at Dalew Farms for
a very rewarding food experience. Feast on
the bounty of summer with a wide array of
fresh and delicious produce and meats. Enjoy farm tours with hayrides
to see the animals, and other special
events. Take pleasure in knowing that your
families’ food was produced without
chemicals and artificial fertilizers, by
your own personal farmer, in a safe and
environmentally friendly fashion. Receive
the regular Dalew Farms newsletter with
updates about the farm, as well as a special
once a week email bulletin for CSA
subscribers.
We are nearly organic, but not certified
organic. We use absolutely no chemicals or
artificial fertilizers, and all of our
animals are raised on pasture during the
spring summer and fall. Why aren’t we
certified organic? Our farm has been free of
chemicals and fertilizers for more than the
3 required years for transition to organic
certification, but sometimes we use non
organic seeds to get varieties that perform
well and are disease resistant, allowing us
to avoid using chemical fungicides. We use plastic row covers to get
vegetables ready earlier in the season, but
don't use the biodegradable kind,
because we don’t want to leave any unnatural
residues in the soil. We will attempt to
either re-use the non biodegradable plastic,
or recycle it.