Fruit and veg boxes - are they good value for money?

Hapless_2

The veg box I had from Riverford yesterday contained...
3 courgettes
4 Beetroot
2 Bratavia lettuce
1 Cos lettuce
1 Pointed Cabbage
Broad beans (loads)
3 onions
2 wet garlic
1 Aubergine
New potatoes
Carrots
Celery (eeek)
Vine tomatoes

for £14.00

Penelope_Penguin

razra wrote: »

Only problem I can see is I dont like potatoes so Im going to have to either
learn to like them
or swop them for something else (well if I can persuade my friend to swop them anyway LOL)

Will the box company not do substitutes for items you don't like Farmaround will do that, if you ask. We ask for no potatoes as we often have enough HG ones.

There's a flush of veg box threads atm. The most recent is here - Meat and veg boxes. It contains links to several other threads.

Penny. x

fizzel81

My veg/fruit box contained the following
New Potatoes i always thought new potatoes were small there is 9 and they are the size of my baking potatoes
Baking Potatoes x7 approx fist size
Cauliflower x1
Onions x3 large
Cabbage x1
Mushrooms approx 300g
Cucumber very large easily double width one one i bought mon from mr t
Cos Lettuce x1
Cherry Tomatoes punnet
Vine Tomatoes x11
Celery bunch
Lollo Rosso lettuce x1
Spring Onions xbunch
Red Pepper x1
Yellow Pepper x1
Avocado x2
Packam Pears x3
Braeburn Apples x8
Royal Gala Applesx7
Bananas x8
Satsumas x8

Seasonal Extras
Nectarines x6
Bunch Carrots
Strawberries punnet off

it cost me £9.50 as 1st box half price usualy price is £19.00 i was going to order every 2 weeks but some staples such as carrots there would not be enough for 2 weeks so i am going down to a 11.00(small box) after my next delivery which wil be a large box as its already ordered for 2 weeks time

katkin

I have nectarine envy! That's a great deal Fizzel - my first box came tonight and for £15 I got:-

lettuce leaves - small bunch
green beans
2 small courgettes
vine cherry tomatoes
3 carrots
3 onions
enough new potatoes for 1 dinner!
4 small oranges
3 apples
4 bananas

I expect it'll all taste great but it's not enough to last 3 adults for a week. It's pricey and I'm a bit disappointed - I will continue the search, you'd think because I live in Ayrshire with lots of lovely farmland that sourcing a box would be easy.....

razra

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Will the box company not do substitutes for items you don't like Farmaround will do that, if you ask. We ask for no potatoes as we often have enough HG ones.

There's a flush of veg box threads atm. The most recent is here - Meat and veg boxes. It contains links to several other threads.

Penny. x

No they said they couldn't as the boxes are already made up so they get the best prices for you or something
Mind its due here today so we'll see what I get. To be honest I haven't tried potatoes in a good few years so there may possibly be a chance I might like them after all this time, failing that Ill just give them to my friend , her and her hubby eat tons of potatoes so they wont go to waste

It's my own fault for being such a fussy begger:p

Penelope_Penguin

razra wrote: »

No they said they couldn't as the boxes are already made up so they get the best prices for you or something
Mind its due here today so we'll see what I get. To be honest I haven't tried potatoes in a good few years so there may possibly be a chance I might like them after all this time, failing that Ill just give them to my friend , her and her hubby eat tons of potatoes so they wont go to waste

It's my own fault for being such a fussy begger:p

Possibly you could start a *favourite potato recipe* thread :T

Alternatively, I came up with these threads when I did a search.

HTH, Penny. x

Pink.

Hi razra,

There are loads of ideas for potatoes on these older threads:

How many things can you do with potatoes.

Sprouting spuds ............

Pink

razra

Thankyou for the links, guess if nothing else I will learn new recipes:D

Well my veggie box has just arrived and wow am I impressed! I only got a one off box as I wasnt to sure whether I would eat everything but I got

in a medium box
approx 8 New Potatoes
6 Baking Potatoes
1 Cauliflower
3 Onions
1 Cabbage
8 Mushrooms
1 whole (and huge)Cucumber
1 Cos Lettuce
punnet Cherry Tomatoes Yellow
Vine Tomatoes
Celery
4 Kiwi Fruit
6 Bananas
6 Braeburn Apples
6 Royal Gala Apples
6 Satsumas

Seasonal Extras
5 Nectarines (Spanish)
Bunch Carrots (English)
punnet Strawberries (English)

should have been £15 but as thats the first box Ive ordered it was just £7.50

Mind even if Id paid full price I think Id have been quite happy with it

Off now to hunt for recipes for cabbage and cauli as Ive never cooked with them either:o

pollyskettle

fizzel81 wrote: »

i would like to look into a scheme, tried able and cole they dont do my area, any ideas? i know its going to cost a little more but im hopeing it will encourage a better choice of fruit/veg in my house

Fionax

have you tried Wyndhams Farm in St Mary Bourne (I think it's out that way). I'm not sure if he does veg boxes yet, but it's the farm you get PYO from. Can't think of the proper name of the farm, but the farmer is called Wyndham!

I'll check with the family down there and let you know if you like. I'll also ask if they have a veg box scheme they know of.

Editted to add:

I think it may be called Wyke Down, but I'll confirm

pollyskettle

Ok - Laverstoke Farm do one, are you that side of Andover?