Description
Add fresh beets Nicola Valley to your table with produce grown right here at Shackan Nursery. Indeed, our beets are harvested at their peak for the best flavour and texture. Because they are picked fresh, these beets keep their firm texture and rich flavour.
In addition, both the roots and the leafy tops are edible and nutritious. We grow our beets using careful, small-scale methods. As a result, every bunch supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security.
Beets Features
Grown in the Nicola Valley
Harvested fresh at peak ripeness
Roots and leafy tops both edible
Rich in fibre, folate, and antioxidants
Great roasted, boiled, or grated raw
Sold by the bunch
Available in season, roughly June through September
About Beets
Price: $5/bunch
Sold by: the bunch
Grown: Nicola Valley
Season: roughly June through September
Ways to Enjoy
Store beets in the fridge with the tops removed, so they stay firm for weeks. Meanwhile, save the greens and saute them like chard. In addition, beets roast well, grate raw into salads, or blend into a bright soup.
Why Local
Beets are a hardy, cool-season root crop well suited to the Nicola Valley. Moreover, buying local shortens the distance food travels and keeps your dollars in the community. Above all, every purchase supports Indigenous-led agriculture in the region.
When you choose fresh beets Nicola Valley, you get vegetables picked at their peak rather than shipped across the country. Indeed, fresh beets Nicola Valley travels only a short way from our fields to your table. As a result, it arrives fresher, lasts longer, and keeps your food dollars in the community. Above all, every purchase supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security in the region. You can find our produce at the Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market in Merritt on Saturdays, or arrange pickup directly at Shackan Nursery through the growing season.
Every box and bunch supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security in the Nicola Valley.
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