Season Length: 14 Weeks
Season Start: July 6, 2023
Available in: Two sizes
Pickup day: Thursdays
Pickup Locations: 14 YEG & Area
14 weeks of the freshest veggies grown right here in Edmonton, delivered weekly!
We partner with awesome local businesses who share our values and care about building Edmonton’s food economy.
These partners act as pick-up locations for your CSA bounty. Each Thursday you get to visit our friends closest to you and pick up the goods. The bonus here is you get an excuse to drop in on your local baker, butcher, deli, or cooking shop and fully complement your Riverbend Gardens veggies.
This model builds community. It grows incredible relationships and bolsters a network of food-loving people that want to improve how we think about food. This alleviates distribution pressures and allows us to stay in the fields, where farmers perform best.
Locations
Public Pickup Locations
- Acme Meat Market
- Bon Ton Bakery
- D'arcy's Meat Market (St Albert)
- D'arcy's Meat Market (Whitemud Crossing)
- Confetti Sweets (Sherwood Park)
- Cloud Cakes by Auntie Lou
- Highlands Community League
- Ribeye Butcher Shop (Manning Location)
- Catch of the Week!
- Town Square Brewing
- Remedy Cafe (Terwillegar)
- Remedy (Jasper Ave Location)
- Remedy Cafe (109st Location)
- Vines - Riverbend Wine Merchant
School Fundraiser Pickup Locations
Employee-only Pickup Locations
Available for full season or bi-weekly:
Bi-weekly Bounty
at least $34/bounty of veggies
- usually 2 staple veggies
(potatoes and carrots)
&
3-6 short-season veggies
Smaller Bounty
at least $25/week of veggies
- alternating staple veggies every week
(potatoes and carrots)
&
3-4 short-season veggies
Bigger Bounty
at least $34/week of veggies
- usually 2 staple veggies
(potatoes and carrots)
&
3-6 short-season veggies
Season expectations
The Bigger CSA will always be at least $34/week worth of veggies and the Smaller will always be at least $25/week. This means our bounty sizes stay pretty consistent throughout the CSA rather than increasing and decreasing with the growing season.
Variety expectations
The variety fluctuates depending on weather and crop ripeness. If you want to know what you could expect in your weekly bounty, check out this chart which details a past season week by week!
The Bigger bounty will typically have 2lbs of carrots and potatoes every week, while the Smaller bounty typically alternates carrots and potatoes every week.
FYI: The CSA is the most cost-effective way to access our veggies!
