Our Home, Our Farm and Our Family
Welcome to Coastal Grove Farm
PROUDLY GROWING ORGANIC SAFFRON, LOOSE LEAF TEA AND VEGETABLES IN NOVA SCOTIA
Matthew Roy + Cynthia Bazinet = The Farmers
We’ve often said that we’re “Americans by accident.” Canada’s organic certifications are some of the most stringent worldwide, and we knew we wanted to hold ourselves to the highest standard. To show the world that we mean business organically, we uprooted and found our heartland in rural Nova Scotia. We’re finally home.
Unbelievably Locally Grown
What was impossible 10 years ago is made possible today because of our changing environment. Now we can provide locally grown organic herbs and spices, like saffron and loose leaf tea, in southwestern Nova Scotia
Organic teas that you have always had to import from around the world are growing right now here in Canada - good things come to those who wait.
Our first harvest of tea is available now!
Our Carbon Footprint: Striving for Net-Negative
Most people know what it means to have a carbon footprint. Everyone has one. So does every business, and most businesses have much larger carbon footprints than any one individual.
So what does it mean when we say that Coastal Grove Farm strives for a net negative carbon footprint? It means that if you add up all our energy expenditure — from heating our farmhouse and greenhouses, having the lights on, driving our vehicles and backhoes and tillers, and every other activity that creates carbon dioxide emissions — we are aiming for less than zero greenhouse gas emissions.
This is just one of the many priorities that Coastal Grove Farm maintains to keep our little piece of earth happy and healthy.
Because Science!
Our relationship with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture is taking shape! A study is being conducted in our fields on saffron growth over the course of four years.
As the study develops, we all learn a little bit more about optimal growing here in southwestern Nova Scotia. Let’s watch it grow together.
We’re People People
Do you have a question about our products? Have some nifty farming tips to share? Or do you just want some advice on what the heck to do with that 40-ton boulder in your tilling path? In any case, we’re delighted to chat with you. Fill out the form or pick up the phone and give us a ring. We love a good discussion.
A map of our Coastal Grove Farm — Saffron, Herbs, Tea
“I buy herbs all the time at the store. I was on the lookout for an organic herb farm near me when I found Coastal Grove. If you’re looking for a place to buy herbs that are organic - these are your folks. SO glad to have found them through CSA. Nova Scotia has gained tremendous value in having a local nursery that takes organic farming so seriously.”
“Having a herb nursery near me has been an exciting development. I wasn’t sure where to buy herbs - or where to even start, really. The team at Coastal Grove was friendly and keen to share their work. I left with a tin of organic saffron, which was incredible. They have a lot of herbs for sale and I’m on a quest to try every last one.”
