Heading 3 Community Farm 2023 It's not too late to join! (September 2023) Are you interested in learning how to grow food? Do you want to have more control over your food sources? Do you want to save money on your grocery bills? Do you want to increase the amount of healthy veggies that you and your family eats? This is not a community garden with individual plots. It is a small plot of land for every Community Farm member to tend to. Crops include: tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, beans, basil, rainbow chard, zucchini and more! Become a Rhizome Farms Community Farmer ! What does this include? LEARN how to grow food with hands-on experience. Learn by doing, while also learning the basics of plant care to help you grow your own in the future. We will learn together and you will have the opportunity to work independently. Take home the fruits of your labour: harvest whatever is in season at the time of your visit. See below to what is in season! For the 2023 season, there is no commitment to hours or payment due. Hours are drop-in *RSVP required* The cost has been waived this year in hopes to make this food security initiative more accessible to those that could really benefit from it ! Keep your eye on future Preserving workshops! Let's learn how to preserve what we grow and enjoy them in the winter months when fresh produce is scarce. Workshops on jam-making, pickled hot peppers, hot sauce, BBQ sauce, pasta sauce, teas, etc! Past harvest: peaches, plums, lemon balm, red clover, Currently in season to harvest: basil, rainbow chard, apples, blackberries, tomatoes, a variety of peppers, eggplant Current tasks as of September 2023: gleaning tomatoes, weeding, harvesting, pruning fruit trees , preserving/canning hot pepper rings and tomato sauce The farm is located in St. Catharines, near Harvest Barn, bicycle accessible, and 1 km walk from the closest bus stop (no sidewalks). If you're interested, email Elva at RhizomeFarms@gmail.com and tell me a bit about yourself and your interest in becoming a Community Farm member!

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Farm Stand Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 11 - 4

Bouquet Subscription Bouquets contain a variety of seasonal flowers: dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, heirloom yarrows and more. Bouquets are $27 (delivery is included to St. Catharines/Thorold) each week for 10 weeks, they come wrapped in kraft paper, and in a jar of water. Missing a week or want to gift a bouquet? Let Elva know beginning of harvest/delivery day. Delivery in St. Catharines and Thorold is included. Want to join? There are limited spots available and sign-up is starting in February 2024 and the subscription starts August 2024 - October 2024.

Flower Subscription 2023 There will not be a flower subscription for 2023. You're welcome to inquiring about PYO flowers! This webpage is under construction

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Rhizome Farms is a small educational community farm located in St. Catharines, Ontario, growing heirloom vegetables and herbs, fruits and flowers. ​ Everything is naturally grown and non-GMO without any herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilizers, using untreated seeds and regenerative- agriculture processes; best for our earth, us & the creatur e s in it. ​ Winner of Platinu m A ward in St. Cat h arines Readers Choice A wards 2020 for Bes t Specia lty Store ​ A member of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario

EVENTS Date TBA Tree ID Take a guided hike throughout the beautiful forest and valley at Rhizome Farms, learn about how to ID trees and wondrous fun facts about different species! Date TBA Birding ID Take a guided hike through the forest at Rhizome Farms and spot birds - blue jays, finches, hawks, cardinals, crows, mourning doves, turkey vultures and more! Date TBA Rhizome Farms Open House 1-4pm, tour at 2pm. Come see the fields at your local farm and take a guided tour of the land, learning about its history and marveling in the beauty of nature. Date TBA Yoga at the Farm Get ready to stretch and breathe deeply in a beautiful idyllic setting, without having to worry about the presence of chemicals.

Pick Your Own Flowers ​ Mid-August to October/hard frost OPEN NOW! BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Pick Your Own Flowers hours : Saturdays & Sundays & some holidays 10-8pm Hours the weekend of September 9&10: Saturday 12-8, Sunday 10-8 by appointment ONLY to request an appointment email RhizomeFarms@gmail.com You must RSVP and wait for confirmation All PYO bouquets have access to flowering basil & wildflowers like clover, Queen Anne's lace & yarrow. Option 1: Mixed Bouquets: $20 for 20 stems SALE $20 for 25 stems Option 2: Dahlias: Pick Your Own 12 stems for $20 SALE 20 for $20 ​ Option 3: Zinnias Pick Your Own 20 stems for $15 SALE 40 for $20 Option 4: Sunflowers $1 each Option 5: Half 'n' Half mix 10 dahlias 10 zinnia $24 SALE $15 Happy Picking!!!

Where to Find Produce Through the 18 week CSA program: now accepting additional members! Directly on site from the farm stand: Friday, Saturday, Sundays 11-5 Custom boxes: create your own! A perfect gift! Freshly harvested, locally grown & organic, choose what you'd like from the shop page, pick a delivery date and brighten someone's day

Are you interested in volunteering? Volunteering Dedicated volunteers Colleen and Karen, Summer 2019 Dedicated volunteer: Julianne 2021 Heading 2

"In the botanical sense, a rhizome is a root system that some plants use to spread themselves. While the roots of most plants point generally downward, the rhizome is a horizontal root system that runs parallel to the surface of the ground. The plant sends shoots up from nodes in the rhizome, creating what look like many separate plants. These seemingly unrelated individuals are actually all connected, through a system that's not immediately visible to the eye ."