Garden Fresh Box The Garden Fresh Box Program is a non-profit, fresh produce buying service created to help people access affordable fresh fruits and vegetables and also to support our local farmers. We are affiliated with the Guelph Wellington Local Food. Want to learn more? Watch our brand new Youtube Video! Participants go to a neighbourhood site at the beginning of the month to place their order and pay for their order. It is delivered to their neighbourhood on the third Wednesday of the month. Payment must be received at the site no later than noon on the first Friday of the month. How and where to order: Give your order to one of the volunteer host site coordinators before the first Friday of the month. Your cash payment must be given when you order. Due Dates and Delivery Dates for 2010: ORDERS DUE BY FRIDAY: | PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY: | | January 6 | January 20 | February 5 | February 17 | March 5 | March 17 | April 2 | April 21 | May 7 | May 19 | June 4 | June 16 | July 2 | July 21 | August 6 | August 18 | September 3 | September 15 | October 1 | October 20 | November 5 | November 17 | December 3 | December 15 |
On the third Wednesday of the month, the Garden Fresh Boxes are delivered to over 20 neighourhood locations. The Garden Fresh Box content changes from month to month because the fruits and vegetables are chosen in season when they are at the peak of their nutritional value. Each box also includes a Fresh Ideas newsletter with recipes, storage tips and other useful information. Please click below to view some sample newsletters.
August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 Please note that we cannot guarantee that all produce listed in the Fresh Ideas newsletter will be in the box. As we source as many items as possible from local and fresh sources, we experience surprises such as frost, drought and heavy rain that can destroy or reduce a crop. These last minute changes to box content sometimes happen after the newsletter is printed. What we can guarantee is that the Garden Fresh Box offers produce at good value. If an item listed in the newsletter is missing, the box has been topped up with another item. Sample Large Box ($20) | Sample Small Box ($15) | 5 lbs. of potatoes
3 lbs. of carrots
1 lbs. of onions
6 sweet corn
2 tomatoes
3 zucchini
1 romaine lettuce
1 head of broccoli
1 bunch of parsley
1 bulb of garlic
1 lb. of asparagus
1 cantaloupe
0.5 lbs. of grapes
8 apples
3 oranges | 2.5 lbs. of potatoes
1.5 lbs. of carrots
0.5 lbs. of onions
4 sweet corns
1 tomato
2 zucchini
1 romaine lettuce
1 head of broccoli
0.5 lbs. of asparagus
1 cantaloupe
0.5 lbs. of grapes
6 apples
3 oranges |
If you are interested in purchasing a Garden Fresh Box, volunteering or setting up a host site in your neighbourhood, or if you are a grower interested in selling your produce, please call (519) 821-6638 ext. 344 or email gfbox@guelphchc.ca.
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