SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — To support area farmers, a subscription for a community-supported agriculture box is now open by an area nonprofit that works with locals.
Feast Down East offers both six-week and 10-week subscriptions every summer, with a deadline to sign up by Friday, June 6. Weekly, small- to mid-sized boxes are packed with locally grown produce and vegetables, including blueberries, assorted peppers, squash, herbs, lettuce, peaches, and other seasonal homegrown items. Small boxes comes with three to five items and larger ones with six to eighty.
The 10-week subscription’s full boxes are $400 and small ones are $250 with delivery from June 12 to Aug. 14. Six-week subscriptions’ full boxes are $275 and half boxes are $155, with delivery set for July 10 through Aug. 14.
There are also add-ons available, to include farm fresh eggs, meats, cheese and honey.
Boxes can be picked up at the following locations:
- FDE’s Food Hub at the Historic Train Depot, in Burgaw: 1–3 PM
- Sea Gate Baptist Church, in Wilmington (Oleander): 4–6 PM
- Hi-Wire Brewing, in Downtown Wilmington: 4–10 PM (limited spots)
- The Veggie Wagon, on Masonboro Loop: 4–8 PM (limited spots)
- Brunswick Beer & Cider, in Leland: 4–9 PM (limited spots)
- Salt Marsh Market, in Surf City: 3–9 PM (limited spots)
Learn more here.
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