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Organic Boxes
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I am thinking of getting one delivered and wondered if anyone has any experience of organic boxes.
I kind of like the idea of being suprised and challenged each week to create new meals from my randomly delivered vegetables on the one hand but on the other i'm a bit worried that i won't eat all that food in one week and I'm a bit of a planning freak when it comes to food....
I kind of like the idea of being suprised and challenged each week to create new meals from my randomly delivered vegetables on the one hand but on the other i'm a bit worried that i won't eat all that food in one week and I'm a bit of a planning freak when it comes to food....
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You do get some weird stuff that you would never dream of buying in the grocer's but it definitely gets you trying out things you'd never have thought of before. It's lovely too as it's so seasonal so in summer you're getting mainly salad-y things and lighter veg, and more winter/root veg at this time of year. Lots of different types of cabbage at the mo which is lucky for me as I love it! We also got a mad mushroom in the box we got a couple of weeks ago - one stalk with about fifty heads on it, it was beautiful! I do love the naturalness of all the veg (deformed = good).
me too - I've been meaning to sign up with Abel & Cole for about a year!
I've just seen they do box recommendations based on how many people in the household and how many nights a week you cook. Clicky.
I've also heard that riverford are good.
ETA: Our article on going organic has some useful links too.
I've toyed with signing up with them too, the problem is that I dont really trust my neighbors enough to leave the box out on the pavement. Not that I live in a dodgy area its just this will be a predictable weekly thing.
I see a gap in the market an organic delivery company that delivers small boxes in the evenings or weekends to professionals who work. I knew my organic agricultural degree would come in handy at some point........
Genius! budda and I will be the first customers
Not drastically, the £10 box from Abel & Cole seems pretty reasonable in terms of price.
We get ours from Salle Moor Hall farm which only delivers in Norfolk, and we get one which has potatoes, carrots, onions and 7 other varieties of veg - a medium box - and we get that every two weeks.
It can be a little limited in the winter (i made swede soup a while ago cos i had 3... and my freezer is full of pumpkin in various guises!), but it all tends to be very useable in every day cooking, you do get some sort of green veg in every box.
I think it's great, and it doesn't work out too expensive - we get one box delivered every 14 days for two of us and it's £12 so it works out at £3 each a week. Not bad really!
I don't really eat veg, but it smelt lovely!
I am starting this now with a local company I found, can't wait, we already spend at least £25 per week from the supermarket on fruit and veg, so this will save me a packet and vary the families diet.. great.
I was thinking the same! Do you eat anything BUT fruit and veg?
My shopping I will always include veg for a cooked dinner plus anything else I fancy so -
Potato
Swede
Green Beans
Sweet Potato
Peppers
Lettuce or salad bag
Carrots
Parsnips
That's usually a minimum, sometimes include alternatives such as spinach or asparagus, aubergine etc..
Then fruit I will always have at least 6 or 7 bananas, a couple different types of apples, a bag of grapes, then sometimes I'll get a pack of berries or two (i.e. strawberries, blackberries, blueberries etc)
The baby loves grapes and berries so I don't mind paying for them although they do cost.
I use the ingredients in so many things though, curries, pasta sauces, lasagne, cooked dinner, stir fry... etc.
But yeah, we love our fruit and veg, not as much as she loves my meat and two veg mind you........
lol
I know, and I wouldnt mind getting a £10 or £15 one, because I must spend that much on fruit and veg a week, its just I cant really get it delivered, unless they post it all through the letter box.
I don't know anywhere that costs £15 a week for one person. It works out really cheaply for mine.
Plus £7.50 for a box for two people is hardly expensive...