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Created Monday, August 17, 2009 by kazaddress
Last updated 345 days ago, by kazaddress
Vegetable Box schemes
Veg box schemes attempt to give you local organic fresh produce. Most of the veg box suppliers also provide over foods such as dairy, cereals and fruit/veg top ups.
Riverford – Basingstoke
www.riverford.co.uk
Very good value for money, prices range from £7.90 - £14.95. you can set up a direct debit for ease of use.
Organically-speaking - Hartley Wintney
http://www.organically-speaking.com
Able Cole – London
http://www.abelandcole.co.uk
prices range from £10.95 - £23.50Meat boxes
Meat box schemes help the consumer get better value for money, while being better for the farming industry as there is no wastage.
Devonrose for example deal with caterers, and normal customers, and create meat boxes, which they sell at a fraction of the RRP.
Meat boxes can be delivered weekly, fortnightly or monthly. I receive a “lean and mean” one monthly, I then portion it out to make it last the month.
Fish boxes
There is a company called Martins sea-fresh which deliver very good quality fish boxes.
http://www.martins-seafresh.co.uk/
For example 3 Kg Box of white fish fillets. 1Kg (approx 5 portions) each of Cod, Haddock, and Hake, all skinless and boneless (except Haddock) is only £32, and lasts us 6 months.Other items
There are local grocery shops that will happily deliver to your door. Organically-speaking are in Hartley Wintney and are an organic grocer that delivers everything from shampoo and veg boxes to dustbin liners and books. You can buy online, phone up to give them your credit card. And when you order they will deliver and take the payment without you needing to do anything!.E-cover products are refillable. I leave my hand wash / shower gel / detergent bottles out, and they refill them for me (the nice man from organically-speaking).
Example Veg Box www.riverford.co.uk (see pack leaflets)
Example Meat Box www.devonrose.com (see pack leaflets)