The Organic Box

My neighbor and I signed-up for The Organic Box about 4 weeks ago. We have been enjoying weekly delivery of a variety of organic vegetables and fruit. We do not currently live in a delivery area, but fortunately my neighbor’s husband works in Spruce Grove and can accept delivery at his office. Delivery is included with the price of the box.

Each week we receive an email that shows what is scheduled to be included in The Box. You can go through the menu and pick what you want to exclude and substitute. I appreciate this feature because my box is customized for what my family likes to eat. This week we received extra tomatoes on the vine. They were from a farm in Mexico. It is the first time in quite a while we have eaten tomatoes that taste like tomatoes! They have been a treat in our house. The kids have greeted each box with enthusiasm. They enjoy opening it and discovering the goodies inside. They are eager to try vegetables we have never seen before simply because they are from “the box”.

Danny sources food as local as possible. Since we live in Alberta, he naturally has to look elsewhere for fresh produce in winter. Many of the root vegetables on offer are still from local producers. He even was able to offer frozen raspberries from Roy’s Raspberries, a farm located on Hwy 16A just west of Edmonton.

The Organic Box is not just fruits and vegetables. One has choices of bakery, dry goods, eggs and organic dairy products available. Danny has even worked with the AGLC to offer home delivery of locally produced beer and wine to registered subscribers.

On Saturdays, there is a market available at The Organic Box warehouse. If you can’t get home delivery, then picking up the box at the market is an option too. They have many products available either by advance order or first-come, first-serve for stock on hand. Membership is not required to shop in their Saturday Mini-market.

Head over to their produce stand and see if they have something for you. www.theorganicbox.ca