Organic veg box thing - opinions?

Nasnowt

Not quite a list of the top ten organics, but I find the superfoods list has some sense in it and I always try to buy these as organic products if I can.

My personal golden rule is "peel as little as possible and if I am not peeling it, organic is best".

Curry_Queen

Nasnowt wrote:

My personal golden rule is "peel as little as possible

That's something I advocate too, and rarely peel carrots, new spuds etc and just wash them instead. they say all the goodness lays in the top layer, but then again so do the pesticides so what do we do

squeaky

Buy those ones organic if you can? Oddly, carrots don't show in that top ten list we were linked to. Potatoes are though!

Nasnowt

Curry_Queen wrote:

That's something I advocate too, and rarely peel carrots, new spuds etc and just wash them instead. they say all the goodness lays in the top layer, but then again so do the pesticides so what do we do

Buy, or better still, grow organic produce. Schemes like this help make home grown organic produce more easliy available. And the idea of people with experience helping those who want to learn is the ultimate in recycling really.

Curry_Queen

Nasnowt wrote:

Buy, or better still, grow organic produce. Schemes like this help make home grown organic produce more easliy available. And the idea of people with experience helping those who want to learn is the ultimate in recycling really.

If I had a garden I can guarantee you I'd be out there growing all my own veggies/fruit/herbs but unfortunately I'm stuck in a flat at the moment (although desparately looking for a move!) so I'm stuck with buying in all produce at the moment

And before you suggest it, I've looked into growing stuff indoors but for several reasons it's just not practical here

Curry_Queen

squeaky wrote:

Buy those ones organic if you can? Oddly, carrots don't show in that top ten list we were linked to. Potatoes are though!

There is an organic greengrocers in the village whom I've bought produce from in the past, and at very reasonable prices, but unfortunately they close at around 3pm which is too early for DS to go and buy our veggies from them

I'm opposed to buying inflated priced organics from Tesco just to line their pockets even further :mad:

Nasnowt

Curry_Queen wrote:

If I had a garden I can guarantee you I'd be out there growing all my own veggies/fruit/herbs but unfortunately I'm stuck in a flat at the moment (although desparately looking for a move!) so I'm stuck with buying in all produce at the moment

And before you suggest it, I've looked into growing stuff indoors but for several reasons it's just not practical here

Same prob here Curry Queen. I can get to a farmers market now and again but that is about it. The box achemes are my lifeline.

bluemoon_3

I've finally found a box scheme that delivers to my postcode (hooray!) so I've ordered my first one for the end of this week to give it a go. I don't usually buy organic produce, so I'm really looking forward to it! Everyone seems to say it tastes much better.

I've ordered from savethebacon.com, and the fruit and veg is provided by Eostre Organics, who are a co-operative of East Anglian farmers, so it hasn't got far to travel to me. Anyone tried Eostre Organics?

Anyway, the only box offered is a mixed fruit and veg box, with 8 veg and 4 fruit, costing £12.99 (plus £3 delivery). In comparison, the prices you quoted seem a little cheaper, Luis, so it seems like you could get a good deal.

Vermilion

Hi

I saw somewhere here a list of organic box schemes in the UK but can no longer find it.

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

Thank you

Bargain_Rzl

Think this is what you're after:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=51339