Organic food

studentphil

I think buying supermarket boxes rather undercuts most of the point. The point is supporting regional farming and a box that the supermarket takes a big middle man cut out of and is probably not British produce does that.

susank

The firm which uses tesco as a delivery point is a firm from south called shropshires https://www.shropshiresorganics.co.uk - they seem to be good and do not use air freight in their deliveries at all making them quite green and hop onto wagons already going their way to save them having vans and using up fuel energy - I would buy it again as thought it was good value. If there is no box scheme in my area I will take full use of what I can get.

Kaz2904

Apparently there is a new veg box scheme starting in my local area. I will investigate this. I had a look last night at riverford and the prices have gone up again. I have to say that I stopped around the time I moved into this house and the van was up and down our road every thursday stopping at loads of houses but now I don't see them at all.

cupid_s

Phil, who delivers your organic veg box? I was looking into this a while ago and couldn't find anywhere around here to deliver to us. And can you request them not to give you certain items?
Cheers

studentphil

cupid_s wrote: »

Phil, who delivers your organic veg box? I was looking into this a while ago and couldn't find anywhere around here to deliver to us. And can you request them not to give you certain items?
Cheers

Same one as Gingham uses. I think you ask for upto 3 items to be exchanged for someelse each week.

vixtress

grahamliza4 wrote: »

OMG NO! This defeats entire idea of organic vegboxes! Cant you see tesco are just jumping on the bandwagon? If people buy their awful boxes there will be no local organic veg boxes!

Riverford/River Nene/ River Swale/Norton cover most of england/wales - please look them up!

Your tesco organic veg has prob travelled 1000 miles around the country before getting to you - it'd the worst kind of economy ever!

i must admit that this is my view, buying a box from tesco does go against all my reasons for buying organic in the first place ! i love the fact that i am supporting a local business selling local produce (well mainly) as well as the health benefits of organic.

if i wasnt lucky enough to have that close by organic from tesco would be better than nothing i suppose though

Ianna

Does anyone know a good company to use in the Merseyside area? None of the ones mentioned seem to cover us.

Gingham_Ribbon

Try www.bigbarn.co.uk for details of veg boxes in your area. I tried to get through but it's not connecting at the moment.

boo81

Well I choose Abel and Cole but am open to suggestions, I choose them because:

• They let you choose likes and dislikes (I probably have more than most)
• They tell you contents well in advance
• You can buy meat, fish, dairy etc from the same place
• They actually let theselves into my hallway as I have nowhere to leave the box
• I dont buy a box every week
• The quality and customer service is brilliant - ive had a few duds over the months ive been using them but they never fail to refund without quibble and even gave me a bottle of wine after a substitute driver messed things up for me.

I seem to be in a grey patch in Kent, anyone know of any good ones?

Ianna

That's great, thanks guys!