2024 Summer Veg Box
With local seasonal vegetables, grown in harmony with nature and harvested for freshness and flavour, Shy By Nature Farm which is currently in organic conversion, offers: -- A one size veg box containing 6-9 portions of different vegetables, designed to provide a balanced diet for up to 4 people depending on your love of vegetables. We choose the freshest seasonal veg, mixing it up so there is variety, including staples such as leafy greens plus more interesting items. -- Typical veg across the season, plus herbs and surprises: Mixed salad leaves, stir fry mixed leaves, Kale, Radishes, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Courgettes, Pumpkins, Beetroots, Carrots, Broccoli, Chard, Rocket, Spinach, Garlic, Leeks, Onions, Beans, Peas plus more. NB: Some items might change on the day, we always choose the freshest and best veg! -- With weekly or fortnightly boxes available from Friday 21 June to November, collection points are at Donegal Town’s Simple Simons, Breslin’s Petrol Station in Killybegs and also in Ardara - with home delivery possible for an extra cost. -- Sliding scale pricing - We aim to have fairer prices to suit different people’s pockets, so we improve community health and widen access to our food. Prices start from €13/box. As the cost price is €19.50/box, people choose a price point based on their income and resources, with those on higher means helping to subsidise lower income boxes. -- More than a veg box - By signing up, people are becoming part of something more. You get to visit the farm, taste, see (and tend to) our veg grown in harmony with nature - no harmful sprays and aquaponics here. Your participation reduces food waste, as the veg has a home to go to plus you help the farm’s cash flow so we can focus on growing for you. Known as Community Supported Agriculture, the model that we are inspired by creates a direct relationship between us, the farmer and you, the community - where responsibilities, risks and rewards are shared in equal balance. -- Occasionally we include some produce from local regenerative and organic farms and friends, and sometimes wider if Donegal supplies are low. Our aim is to build a network that supports local small scale farming with the shortest supply chain through working with other producers, so that we can widen access to quality produce and create a more just and equitable food system.
Shy By Nature Farm - Donegal Drop Site (pick up point)