Covid-19 Protocols in Effect
FAQ's
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
We encourage members to have someone pick up their share (a house sitter? a friend in need?) but if you have no options, please e-mail hedgeviewfarm@gmail.com and we will be happy to make accommodations.
How does the pickup work?
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
Come to the farm on Wednesdays between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Typically, members can expect a list on the wall of what is in the week’s basket and the veggies are laid out on shelves to be selected. However, with the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are offering a drive-thru pick up format. We ask members to remain in or near their vehicles.
Can I come early?
What if I have vacation time and will miss a pickup?
What if I come late?
No, but this is because we aim to have the veggies ready to go for 4:30pm and having early pick ups unfortunately interrupts our process.
What if I come late?
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
What if I come late?
If you can’t make it to the farm for the pick up time, no problem, your veggie basket will be waiting on the shelf in the Milkhouse labelled with your name. Just be sure that you make it on your designated pick up date.
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
Please try to send someone on your behalf but if you have no options, send an e-mail to Brenna (hedgeviewfarm@gmail.com) and your veggies can be set aside for you. We understand that life happens, especially in COVID times!
What if I forget all together?
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
What if I suddenly can’t make the pickup?
If you forget your veggie basket altogether, don’t worry, it won’t be wasted. We usually donate all forgotten veggies to the Grind (in Pembroke) on Thursday mornings. The produce gets used to prepare meals for the clients of the coffee house/shelter.
What do I bring to the pickup?
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
Normally members bring their own bin/basket/produce bags to collect veggies, in a dedicated effort to reduce waste. However, due to COVID-19, we are pre-packing all veggies in a large paper bag.
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
We host a community work day at the farm in October for garlic planting and we hope to offer this again in 2022. However, out of precaution with regards to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are not unfortunately not allowing any general volunteering at this time.
Do you offer flexible payments?
Do you offer opportunities to help on the farm?
Do you offer flexible payments?
Our new online system processes full payments but if you would like to do split payments, no problem, please e-mail hedgeviewfarm@gmail.com. Typically we request a 50% deposit at the time of ordering and the remainder due May 1st. However, we do happily offer flexible options in smaller increments. We just ask that payment dates are agreed upon beforehand so that expectations are clear.