FAQ
Here are some commonly asked questions. If you have other questions please give us a call, we would love to have a chat with you.
What does CSA stand for?
CSA is Community Supported Agriculture
Where are you located?
Our farm is at 45 Dunns Road, The Summit, Queensland. In the heart of the Granite Belt.
Where can I buy your produce?
Our produce is available direct to the public via:
- Our Community Supported Agriculture - Produce Box, which is a weekly box of fruit and vegetables direct to you (contact us to become a subscriber today)
- The Granite Belt Organic Growers stall at the Northey Street Organic Markets, Brisbane and
- on the menu of selected restaurants in the Stanthorpe area.
Our vegetables are found in produce boxes from foodconnect, Australia's largest Community Supported Agriculture project.
I am a farmer and want to set up my own Community Supported Agriculture project, how do I go about it?
Give us a call, we can help you. We have a number of resources available
Where are the pick up points for you Community Supported Agriculture - Produce Box?
Our pick up points are:
STANTHORPE - 16 Passmore Road (opposite the Queensland Wine Tourism College) between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesdays
WARWICK - To be announced
TENTERFIELD - To be announced
If you live outside these areas contact us and we can help you find a farmer near you who has a Community Supported Agriculture project.
Do you grow everything that goes into your boxes?
We try and grow as much of the produce as we can however to ensure we have a good variety of produce available we do source produce from other local growers, particularly over winter.
Do I get to choose what I get in my box?
Yes! Every Monday you can log onto our website and select from our list what you would like in your Produce Box that week. To see what is available this week click here. Or if you don't want to choose you can leave it to us and we will pack you a Mystery Box full of our best produce.
Is everyting in your boxes certified organic?
All the produce that is grown on Symara Farm is certified organic with Organic Growers of Australia. We do source produce from other local growers most of whom are also certified organic but are few are organic but not certified. On the list of produce available it will tell you if the product is organic or chemical free and who and where the farmer is.
I only want to eat LOCAL produce
Our produce is grown at 45 Dunns Road, The Summit, Queensland. We do source produce from other farmers to ensure we have variety, however these are genearlly also local farmers that we know. The furtherest we would ever source produce from is tomatoes from Bundaberg in winter. We believe in minimising our carbon miles as much as possible.
How much do you get in a box?
If you select your own produce from our website you will recieve 12 'items' of fruit and vege in your box. If you choose to get a Mystery Box you will recieve 13 'items' in your box for the same price. Examples of the size of each 'item' are: a bunch of silverbeet, 1/2 pumpkin, 1kg of apples, 3 limes, 700g tomatoes.
How much does it cost to subscribe?
Each box costs $35. As a subscriber you pay for boxes in advance, with 4 boxes being the minimum subscription ($140) and a 10% discount if you subscribe for 10 boxes or more reducing the price per box to $31.50.
What if a box a week is too much for me?
No worries. You can either find a friend to split the box with or you can get a box every second week. We are happy to have a chat and find out what works best for you.
What if I am going away on holidays in the middle of a subscription?
No worries. All you need to do is let us know when you will be away and we put your subscription on hold until you come back. It is important to let us know because if you don't log on and make you selection for the week and you don't let us know, a Mystery Box will automatically be generated for you.
What if I forget or am too busy to place an order?
If you are a current subscriber then you will automatically get a Mystery Box if you forget or a too busy to place an order, which means you will always have freash organic produce every week no matter how busy you are.
Is that plastic mulch I can see in some of your pictures?
Yes and No. The black film we use to suppress weeds in our vegetables is actually a biodegradable plastic made from corn protein.
I want to buy produce directly from a farmer but am too far away to subscribe to your produce box. What can I do?
We are often in contact with other farmers, and in the future will be helping other farmers to start their own CSA boxes. If you sign up to our mailing list here or send us an , we will let you know if a farm close to you wants to start a CSA box.