Ian King wants to sell you a Bluff Box.
The Metchosin farmer has planted his crops at Sea Bluff Farm is looking for people hoping to signs up for a box.
Sea Bluff Farm sells its produce through the food box program, at farmerB次元官网网址檚 markets and to restaurants. The food box program makes up about one third of the farmB次元官网网址檚 business.
At this time Sea Bluff Farms is looking for 50 customers for its Bluff Boxes.
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There are three sizes of boxes to chose from including mini, regular and family boxes. The mini box will have about four items, a regular item between seven to nine and the family box about 15 to 20.
The box program begins in June 1 and crops ready then may include radishes, salad greens, broccoli, beets, onions, kale and garlic scapes.
Throughout the summer Bluff Box users may find some surprising veggies including baby blue hubbard and red curry squashes.
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The farm has a blog to accompany the boxes to provide tips and recipes with some of the more obscure vegetables.
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People signing up to the boxes are encouraged to pay on a monthly basis for the weekly boxes.
Sea Bluff Farm is not certified organic, but produce is grown without pesticides or fertilizers.
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Aside from what is grown at Sea Bluff Farm, King will purchase produce from about six other local farms to top off the boxes.
Box goers have the option of picking up the box from the farm in Metchosin on Wooton Road, or at a location in Langford or in Fernwood in Victoria.
This will be KingB次元官网网址檚 first summer managing the farm and he hopes to expand the box program and in the future possibly offer the option of home delivery.
Also this summer, King is going to be experimenting with seed saving techniques and crossing plant species in hopes of creating some new vegetables.
The program runs from June to November.
For more information on the Bluff Box program or to sign up contact King at info@seablufffarm.ca or Holland Gidney at bluffbox@telus.net.
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