Cropthorne Farm
REAL. GOOD. HONEST. FOOD. From our family farm in Ladner BC.
Farm Stand
Closed for the season, THANK YOU for your support in 2018 and look forward to seeing you in the summer.
We run a seasonal farm stand at our farm on Westham Island from June until December.
We grow a wide array of organic vegetables, lots of specialty items as well as many staple crops. We also have beautiful bouquets of seasonal flowers and eggs from our pastured hens.
We are open daily in the summer until Labour Day Monday from 10am-5:30pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am-5pm on Sundays
In September and October we are open Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-5pm.
In November & December we are open Saturdays from 10am-3pm.
We are located on Tamboline Road, which is your second left after the Westham Island bridge. Our address is 4362 Tamboline Road.
Hope to see you and your family at the farm!
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We are getting ready for the summer market season and are have some openings at each of our summer markets. It is a super fun job, especially for those who love food 🍅🥬🌶🍆🥕🍓🥒🍉🥦🍠🍈 Check out our website for more information and how to apply.
#summerjobs #farmersmarket
Just got back from Northern California and it was a perfect little break before the season really sets in.
This winter has been pretty boring full of colds and low energy and felt pretty housebound with a new babe. Now refreshed and ready for a new season as well as looking forward to getting back to work as much as I can with a new baby.
Spring used to be my least favourite season and now it’s my favourite. It’s a time of year where there’s definitely things to do but there’s not there’s mad pace.
Purpose but not chaos.
#farmermusings #yeareleven
Cropthorne is proud to be a woman-owned, women-led farm and currently our farm crew is 100% lady farmers.
3 little notes on #IWD
Nothing makes me prouder than knowing our daughters (and now son!) view this vocation as nothing out of the normal.
I love seeing our Westham Island neighbours in a big ol' tractor ripping down the road about to slay it in the field. #solidarity (looking at you @kateandherboys @westhamislandherbfarm !!!) 🚜🚜
And a mega shoutout to the 'farmer's wife' who bring lunches out to the field, who make feeding harvest crews look so easy. To the 'farmer's wife' who knows the books and cost of production better than anyone else. To the 'farmer's wife' who doesn't get paid, yet holds the jobs of parts runner, of mother, of cheerleader, of extra help at harvest. To all the 'farmer's wives' who have pioneered and persevered to allow my generation to be 'just' farmers. 💜
#iwd #farmher #womenwhofarm
Crysta is playing surgeon today on our tomatoes.
We graft our tomatoes for a healthy, balanced plant. It definitely takes a bit of work (and a strong stomach!) grafting them, but well worth the effort. 👩🏼⚕️🍅 🔪 🌱
We’ve got a deal on our Red Chieftain potatoes today at the Nat. Come on down and say 👋🏼 to Hannah and the rest of the crew on this beautiful, spring-like day☀️
😍😍😍 Radicchio is back at the winter market tomorrow.
#bitterisbetter
Sad/Excitement
Sad to be ripping out some of our winter greenhouse crops in our propagation house but.... Happy to be setting up tables for all our plant babies that are germinating.
The 2019 growing season is starting to feel official now!
Our Summer CSA program is filling up and just one more day to get 5% off your share. 🍅🥬🥕🥦🍉🥒🌶🍆🍓🍈 Farm Saturday is full and we’ve just opened up a few more spots for our Farm Tuesday pickup. Our Vancouver pickups have a bit of space left but we are filling up faster than most years so thanks to all our members for supporting us this season 💕👩🏻🌾💗
I share lots of the farm’s joys, highlights and accomplishments in these little squares but rarely show the dark or frustrating side of things.
I was talking to someone last week about the farm and how I manage stress and setbacks, the truth is I don’t really think about them that much. Of course, all sorts of things happen here at the farm but rarely do I let those things simmer or do I dwell on the negative.
That doesn’t mean ignoring the problem but moving quickly to improving when we can. There is so much to do on the farm that it’s wasted energy being in a negative head space.
And in case your wondering about the picture, this is from last week when the ducks came into the field and ate about 5K worth of crops. Not appreciated but upwards and onwards.
#tbt
Only two more months until we are back in the saddle.
This hunky fellow is the biggest of our tractors and does most of our field prep in the spring. Air conditioning and a radio make the long field days in the spring go a little faster and there’s a kiddie seat for the #megaboss and now #minimega to have a little visit during the busy part of the season.
👩🏻🌾We want to grow for you!👩🏻🌾 One of our favourite parts of being a CSA farm is the connections with our members and the community it creates.
We love seeing kids grow, members sharing family recipes or sharing love of a new under appreciated veggie or just a good honest tongue wag each week.
Our Saturday farm pickup is full (stay tuned though we are trying to find a way to add more spots!) and still have space at our other pickup days. 🥕🥬And there’s a 5% discount on shares until the end of this month!🍅🥦
While it's looking pretty white outside these days, in a few short months our flower field will be brimming with all sorts of colourful blooms (and full of birds, bees and other beneficial insects!) •
As a bonus, CSA members get to pick a FREE bouquet of flowers with their veggie share each week. •
(And if you are interested in a purely a flower CSA, check out @riverandseaflowers our sister farm who makes beautifully stunning bouquets for their flower CSA members)
Hours & Info
We are getting ready for the summer market season and are have some openings at each of our summer markets. It is a super fun job, especially for those who love food 🍅🥬🌶🍆🥕🍓🥒🍉🥦🍠🍈 Check out our website for more information and how to apply.
#summerjobs #farmersmarket
Just got back from Northern California and it was a perfect little break before the season really sets in.
This winter has been pretty boring full of colds and low energy and felt pretty housebound with a new babe. Now refreshed and ready for a new season as well as looking forward to getting back to work as much as I can with a new baby.
Spring used to be my least favourite season and now it’s my favourite. It’s a time of year where there’s definitely things to do but there’s not there’s mad pace.
Purpose but not chaos.
#farmermusings #yeareleven
Cropthorne is proud to be a woman-owned, women-led farm and currently our farm crew is 100% lady farmers.
3 little notes on #IWD
Nothing makes me prouder than knowing our daughters (and now son!) view this vocation as nothing out of the normal.
I love seeing our Westham Island neighbours in a big ol' tractor ripping down the road about to slay it in the field. #solidarity (looking at you @kateandherboys @westhamislandherbfarm !!!) 🚜🚜
And a mega shoutout to the 'farmer's wife' who bring lunches out to the field, who make feeding harvest crews look so easy. To the 'farmer's wife' who knows the books and cost of production better than anyone else. To the 'farmer's wife' who doesn't get paid, yet holds the jobs of parts runner, of mother, of cheerleader, of extra help at harvest. To all the 'farmer's wives' who have pioneered and persevered to allow my generation to be 'just' farmers. 💜
#iwd #farmher #womenwhofarm
Crysta is playing surgeon today on our tomatoes.
We graft our tomatoes for a healthy, balanced plant. It definitely takes a bit of work (and a strong stomach!) grafting them, but well worth the effort. 👩🏼⚕️🍅 🔪 🌱
We’ve got a deal on our Red Chieftain potatoes today at the Nat. Come on down and say 👋🏼 to Hannah and the rest of the crew on this beautiful, spring-like day☀️
😍😍😍 Radicchio is back at the winter market tomorrow.
#bitterisbetter
Sad/Excitement
Sad to be ripping out some of our winter greenhouse crops in our propagation house but.... Happy to be setting up tables for all our plant babies that are germinating.
The 2019 growing season is starting to feel official now!
Our Summer CSA program is filling up and just one more day to get 5% off your share. 🍅🥬🥕🥦🍉🥒🌶🍆🍓🍈 Farm Saturday is full and we’ve just opened up a few more spots for our Farm Tuesday pickup. Our Vancouver pickups have a bit of space left but we are filling up faster than most years so thanks to all our members for supporting us this season 💕👩🏻🌾💗
I share lots of the farm’s joys, highlights and accomplishments in these little squares but rarely show the dark or frustrating side of things.
I was talking to someone last week about the farm and how I manage stress and setbacks, the truth is I don’t really think about them that much. Of course, all sorts of things happen here at the farm but rarely do I let those things simmer or do I dwell on the negative.
That doesn’t mean ignoring the problem but moving quickly to improving when we can. There is so much to do on the farm that it’s wasted energy being in a negative head space.
And in case your wondering about the picture, this is from last week when the ducks came into the field and ate about 5K worth of crops. Not appreciated but upwards and onwards.
#tbt
Only two more months until we are back in the saddle.
This hunky fellow is the biggest of our tractors and does most of our field prep in the spring. Air conditioning and a radio make the long field days in the spring go a little faster and there’s a kiddie seat for the #megaboss and now #minimega to have a little visit during the busy part of the season.
👩🏻🌾We want to grow for you!👩🏻🌾 One of our favourite parts of being a CSA farm is the connections with our members and the community it creates.
We love seeing kids grow, members sharing family recipes or sharing love of a new under appreciated veggie or just a good honest tongue wag each week.
Our Saturday farm pickup is full (stay tuned though we are trying to find a way to add more spots!) and still have space at our other pickup days. 🥕🥬And there’s a 5% discount on shares until the end of this month!🍅🥦
While it's looking pretty white outside these days, in a few short months our flower field will be brimming with all sorts of colourful blooms (and full of birds, bees and other beneficial insects!) •
As a bonus, CSA members get to pick a FREE bouquet of flowers with their veggie share each week. •
(And if you are interested in a purely a flower CSA, check out @riverandseaflowers our sister farm who makes beautifully stunning bouquets for their flower CSA members)
Our staff is what makes the magic here at Cropthorne.
We are at tight knit team and I love the bonds that are created each season amongst the crew.
When it comes down to it, the best way I can show them I care as a boss is a safe and enjoyable work environment and I love that the crew is bought in and cares as much as I do, it makes implementing farm safety so much easier!
We really do take farm safety very seriously here at the farm and we are proud to now be COR certified by WorkSafe and Ag Safe BC.
#winterjobsonthefarm #agsafe #farmsafety 📷 by @agsafebc
Looks like another week of cold temperatures and now the snow has really picked up.
Thanks to all our customers, whether restaurants, Deep Winter CSA members or farmers market goers, for understanding our diminished offerings due to the weather.
Eating seasonally means being up for anything and weeks like theses mean lots of storage root vegetables and leafy greens hidden under row cover in the greenhouse.
Hopefully by weeks end we will be out harvesting in the fields again once the days rise above zero but for now none of us are complaining about harvesting in the greenhouses with the wind and snow blowing around outside!
We’ve opened up registration to our summer CSA to new members.
Check out our website for more details and to hear what current CSA members have to say.
We look forward to being your farmers this season and to get growing 😊
A Brief Breakdown:
3 Share Sizes
6 Pickup Locations
Flexible Vacation Hold
Free Flower and Pumpkin Upick
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