Fresh Broccoli (Per Head)

Broccoli has a short window between perfect and past it. When the head is tight, dark green, and just cut, it is dense, sweet, and genuinely flavourful. When it sits too long, the florets loosen, the colour goes yellow-green, and the flavour follows. The difference between fresh colony broccoli and what sits in a grocery store cooler is exactly that window.

Summerland Colony grows broccoli in their colony garden near Carmangay in Vulcan County, Alberta. Established in 2021 as a daughter colony of Clear Lake Colony, Summerland is building out its fresh produce operations to serve nearby towns and customers across Alberta. These heads are cut when they are ready and available direct through Hutterite Marketplace while the season lasts.

What Colony Broccoli Is Good For

Steamed or roasted whole as a side dish that does not need much else. Blanched and frozen in batches for a winter supply of Alberta-grown broccoli that holds its colour and texture far better than anything commercially frozen. Chopped raw into salads, grain bowls, and slaws. Added to stir fries, pasta, soups, and casseroles. Eaten with hummus or dip straight off the cutting board as the kind of snack that actually gets finished.

Blanching and freezing a few heads at peak season is one of the most practical things you can do with fresh colony broccoli. A single growing season in Alberta produces broccoli that frozen commercial product genuinely cannot replicate in flavour or texture.

Seasonal Availability
Fresh broccoli is available while the colony garden harvest runs. Alberta’s season is short and these heads move quickly. Order through Hutterite Marketplace to secure yours.