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Organic veg box thing - opinions?

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Luis
Luis Posts: 637 Forumite
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Inspired by Squeaky's post on 'box schemes near you', I have located a supplier by me - they do:
a £10 Veg Box - this usually includes 9 to 10 varieties of veg.

a £12 Veg Box - this usually includes 10 to 11 varieties of veg in larger quantities.

a £15 Veg Box - this usually includes 10 to 12 varieties in still larger quantities. It is the most cost effective way of buying your vegetables.

a £10 Mixed Veg & Fruit Box - this usually includes 6 or 7 varieties of veg and 3 or 4 varieties of fruit - approx 2/3rds of the value being in veg.

a £6 Fruit Box - this usually includes 5 to 6 varieties of fruit.

What I would like to know from people who have experience in these matters is are these box schemes any good? Does what is quoted above sound reasonable? Any other opinions gratefully received.

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  • arkonite_babe
    arkonite_babe Posts: 7,366 Forumite
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    I would love to even have the option of a veg box Luis!

    If I could, I'd probably have the mixed fruit and veg box, would be the most suitable for me.
  • furrypig
    furrypig Posts: 2,881 Forumite
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    I am the same as you Luis, keep trying to decide about getting an organic box. Quite keen to support local farm but the 'larger' delivery places seem a bit better where I live.
    I was thinking of ordering 3 different ones on 3 different occassions to 'trial' them all out!! Not sure how easy it would be but thought I could compare them more easily then. Prices sound similar to some of the ones I have looked at.
  • Magentasue
    Magentasue Posts: 4,229 Forumite
    We have a Riverford box, quality always good and they try to limit the imported and include as much locally grown as possible. What I really like is that you choose a regular order, then you can go online and see what will be in all the boxes. If you don't like yours, you can change it to one of the others.


    https://www.riverford.co.uk

    If you look at 'this week's box' you can get an idea of what you get.
  • Lyndsay_21
    Lyndsay_21 Posts: 816 Forumite
    i've looked at their website when i got a leaflet in the paper but just wondering if they're any good?
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  • Lillibet_2
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    I think the £10 mixed fruit & veg box sounds good value, espeically compared with the Riverfam equlivant. It depends how much you would use of course.

    I would love to get one of these fortnightly, as that's how ofen I do my grocery shopping but the problem is they are about twice the price I would usually pay in the supermarket (although I dion't buy everything organic) and I would still need to supplement them with more stuff so would be a lot more expensive for me:confused:
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  • squeaky
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    Lillibet wrote:
    I would love to get one of these fortnightly, as that's how ofen I do my grocery shopping but the problem is they are abotu twice the price I woudl usually pay inteh supermarket (although I dion't buy everything organic) and I would still need to supplement them with more stuff so would eb a lot more expensive for me:confused:
    That's a choice we all have to make these days between "the budget" and "the food".

    I try for a mix of both, I just don't have the wherewithall to buy all organic.

    What I AM interested in learning is a short list of which are the best organics to buy.

    Someone said elsewhere that carrots store a lot of chemicals so they should be high on my list of "must buy" as organic and healthy grub.

    I'm trying to find a list of the top ten "things to buy first" if you see what I mean.

    If anybody knows of one - please let us know.
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  • Magentasue
    Magentasue Posts: 4,229 Forumite
    Lillibet wrote:
    I think the £10 mixed fruit & veg box sounds good value, espeically compared with the Riverfam equlivant. It depends how much you would use of course.

    I would love to get one of these fortnightly, as that's how ofen I do my grocery shopping but the problem is they are about twice the price I would usually pay in the supermarket (although I dion't buy everything organic) and I would still need to supplement them with more stuff so would be a lot more expensive for me:confused:

    I don't compare it to buying at a supermarket though. My box this week was 50% imported, usually it's about 30% this time of year and othertimes none is imported. The same can't be said of organic veg in my Asda or Tesco.

    Given the choice between local produce and imported organic I go for local most of the time. What I like about the box is that most of it is produced on a local farm, some is UK grown and some imported.

    First choice is out of my garden, second would be a trusted local source - the box is a convenient compromise. Asda/Tesco is last resort!
  • catznine
    catznine Posts: 3,192 Forumite
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    Top of my list has to be the organic fruit and veg box! For taste as well as health! By comparison supermarket produce (IMO) has no taste at all! My husband is still enthusing over the apples we have been getting recently in our boxes.

    Next would be free range and organic eggs (2nd only because we don't use so many eggs now the kids have left home) Again for taste and health but also cruelty free (thanks again to Tracey Smith for her posts re this subject).

    Organic meat next - again better re health issues - avoiding unnecessary cruelty and usually a history given as well.

    Organic grains - avoiding the use of pesticides etc

    Organic milk - again avoiding the anti-biotics etc given to the cows

    Have to say that I am still finding out all the possibilities re changing to an organic diet - am looking forward to doing some research on the organic wines tho :D
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  • Curry_Queen
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    I've been buying free range eggs, not nesacelery (why can't I spell this word today!!!! :eek: ) organic, for some time now and have been researching local organic meat and veg, but the price has been slightly prohibitive to suddenly convert to all organic foods.

    Ideally I would be growing my own fruit and veg which would thus enable me to pay the extra for organic meat/poultry but that's not going to happen for some time yet :(

    Personally, I feel meat is most important due to the cruelty aspects but I have to balance that with the health aspect of eating foods contaminated with pesticides. It's hard to know what to do first :confused:
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  • bluemoon_3
    bluemoon_3 Posts: 297 Forumite
    squeaky wrote:

    What I AM interested in learning is a short list of which are the best organics to buy.

    Someone said elsewhere that carrots store a lot of chemicals so they should be high on my list of "must buy" as organic and healthy grub.

    I'm trying to find a list of the top ten "things to buy first" if you see what I mean.

    If anybody knows of one - please let us know.

    I have seen them before - strawberries and bell peppers always seem to come high up. The following link has a list, but more importantly it also has a list of links at the bottom too, so you should be able to find a reliable list. :)

    http://www.deliciousorganics.com/Controversies/toptobuyorg.htm
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