Fresh Organic Produce delivery

How does organic food delivery work?

To put it simply, the organic food companies such as Riverford, Abel & Cole and Farmison source local produce from local farms and put it all in a box. The produce (in the form of vegetables, meat, fruit & more) is all organic and fresh. The idea is that these organic boxes of food are sustainably sourced, support local farmers and are good for your health and the environment.

You receive a delivery of an organic food box from someone like Riverford, Farmison or Abel & Cole straight to your door within 2 days of notification sometimes. If you like you can even set your organic food box to come every month, fortnight or week.

There are 3 common types of organic food box and these are (the organic meat box, the organic vegetable box and the organic fruit box).

Organic vegetable delivery (~£15 – 30 portions)

This is where it all started. With the humble vegetable box. The organic vegetable box is probably the cheapest way to buy organic produce online as 10-15 items will only set you back around £10-15 and this is ideal for most students.

In each organic vegetable box there is enough to have vegetables with every meal for 2 weeks or more with companies like Riverford and Farmison.

Organic meat delivery (~£30 – 12 portions)

An organic meat box can be quite an expensive option for most students. After having a good look around it is clear that they don’t come cheap. However, the quality and amount of meat is great. For around £30 you can get around 6 different cuts from different animals.

Each cut will last around 2 meals and therefore could last you up to two weeks. If £30 appears expensive then it may be a good idea to look at those that offer off cuts or tougher cuts of meat that take longer to cook.

Organic fruit delivery (~£10 – 20 portions)

An organic fruit box from someone like Riverford is a great way to make sure you are eating a wide range of vitamins (which keeps away those hangovers and colds). Depending on which types of fruit box you choose you can actually get them for quite cheap.

A good idea is to use the organic fruit as a snack instead of the 50p Mars bar every day.

Organic food boxes compared to the supermarket?

We aren’t going to lie to you. A Riverford, Farmison or Abel and Cole organic food box will ultimately cost more than supermarket own brand meat, veg or fruit as you can probably see above.

In fact, after a little bit of research, we found that if you buy basic supermarket brand in comparison to an organic food box you could save around 30%.

However, the benefits that an organic food box have over a supermarket are:

• Organic boxes from a supplier can be about 20% cheaper than supermarket organic brands
• The delivery is straight to your door and free
• It supports your local community
• The food is organic (it won’t be pumped full of water)
• It is kinder for the environment
• The animals are reared in an organic environment which makes the meat tastier
• Some of the companies offer free cookbooks so you don’t have to think about what you will be cooking to stay healthy.