Description
Add fresh swiss chard Nicola Valley to your table with produce grown right here at Shackan Nursery. Indeed, our swiss chard are harvested at their peak for the best flavour and texture.
Because it is harvested fresh, this chard stays crisp and mild. In addition, both the leaves and the bright stems are edible.
We grow our chard with careful, small-scale methods. As a result, every bunch supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security.
Swiss Chard Features
Grown in the Nicola Valley
Cut fresh for crispness
Glossy leaves, colourful stems
Leaves and stems both edible
Great sauteed, steamed, or in soups
Sold by the bunch
Available in season, roughly June through September
About Swiss Chard
Price: $4/bunch
Sold by: the bunch
Grown: Nicola Valley
Season: roughly June through September
Ways to Enjoy
Keep chard in the fridge, so it stays crisp. Meanwhile, cook the stems a minute before the leaves, since they take longer. In addition, chard sautes, steams, or folds into soups and frittatas.
Why Local
Swiss chard is a hardy, productive green well suited to the Nicola Valley. Moreover, it keeps cropping through the season, extending the local harvest. Above all, every purchase supports Indigenous-led agriculture in the region.
When you choose fresh swiss chard Nicola Valley, you get vegetables picked at their peak rather than shipped across the country. Indeed, fresh swiss chard 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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