The Story

Sure, we might only be changing a little corner of it, but the ripple effects are real. Considering that privileged people eat three times a day, that’s three opportunities each and every day to make a difference. 

 

Choosing to eat locally-grown food is a vote for food security. We need small farms to feed cities. Having food travel vast distances to get to our plates isn’t sustainable, and those places we depend on to grow our vegetables won’t be able to produce food reliably anymore as climate change progresses. The scale of these operations and the methods they use violate workers’ rights, Nature’s rights, and your right to nutritious food. By choosing to buy from FieldTrip, or any other local farm, you’re ensuring a direct and vital connection to your food supply.

 

While we feel sure that local food is the answer, we also recognize the significant barriers to produce it. One of the most common labour woes is access to transportation, and here at FieldTrip we’re super excited to have such easy access. Our proximity to major roadways and key transpo hubs will allow us to eventually welcome workers with our without wheels. Another barrier is pay, and for us to be able to attract a new generation of workers who will want to grow our food, we’ll need to pay them well. We address this by being ultra-efficient in everything we do, which allows us to get more done, sell more veg, and pay people better. We hear people saying that you just can’t pay well in this industry, and well, we just don’t agree. Foundational work deserves quality pay and we’ll find a way to provide it. 

 

We firmly believe that the work of growing food should be comparable to any line of work - we should be able to have reasonable hours, and make good money for what we do. We believe that locally-grown food has the potential to make big changes, and that with your help, we can all make a positive impact on the world around us. Sustainability and efficiency are at the heart of everything we do, from our farm practices, to our packaging, to our plans for the future. Growing amazing organic vegetables is our service to the world, and we’re happy and grateful to be here to serve you  💚🌱