Sackville Community Supported Agriculture

Lettuce Seed Bed Prep - Carrots Planted in Background

Our Background

Avid supporters of Canadian Agriculture, in 2006 after 12 years as an engineer Kent forfeited a promising career to grow food and promote agriculture.  In 2007 we became the only producer for the Sackville CSA and in two years our farm will grow by six times.

Our Farm

Constantly seeking ways to improve our farm system, we grow vegetables, produce eggs and some livestock to provide safe and great tasting food.  We use environmentally friendly and sustainable farm practices that enable us to grow vegetables without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.  To learn more about our farm visit:  http://naturesroutefarm.ca 

Our Motivation

We enjoy being physically fit, eating well and working hard.  We are motivated by a strong sense of personal accountability and social responsibility that seems to be diminishing in our modern consumer driven society. We are very committed to growing food, building a stronger agriculture sector and contributing to our community.  In order to build a stronger agriculture industry (to feed the population and preserve the environment) farming must become profitable and environmentally sustainable.  This will result in renewed interest from younger people and existing farmers – a necessity for the world to eat.

Our Mandate

Kent and Ruth Coates work hard to promote sustainable agriculture practices and to develop a viable food system.  Our mandate is to provide a healthy environment for our family to grow while making an equitable income using environmentally and ecologically sound agriculture practices.  We consider our interaction with the people who eat our food critical to our success.  Furthermore, we believe so strongly in agriculture that we are obliged to play a role in public education and to grow as much food as our sustainable system allows.  We act on our beliefs and offer apprenticeship opportunities and public speaking sessions to work towards the success of a new and more sustainable food system.

What We Sell

We offer members of the Sackville CSA Vegetable and Egg packages that provide year round tasty ways to eat locally.  Packages include weekly delivery of produce.  For more information visit:  http://naturesroutefarm.ca/contact-us/9-vegetable-packages-for-sackville-csa-members/

We also sell vegetables and eggs at the Sackville Farmers’ Market (9am-Noon every Saturday morning)

To contact us please visit: http://naturesroutefarm.ca/contact-us/ where you will find a mailing address, map and can leave a comment to contact us by email.