Riverford norton boxes

For a long time, I wanted to subscribe to one of the organic veg boxes you can find online these days and recently I decided to make that move. There are quite a few providers in the UK selling organic fruits and vegetables online and out of the big players I decided to try Riverford first. If you are thinking of trying Riverford, check out my honest review below. First of all, just briefly about Riverford. Since then many things have changed but Riverford still own the original Devon farm where it all began.

In addition to that, they also own other organic farms with one of them being in France. Riverford care about the environment greatly and use only packaging that you can safely compost or recycle at home. If you order from them repeatedly, they will collect your box from your doorsteps so that it can be reused up to 10 times.

Here are all the details:. Surely, customers would want to know if they receive 2 apples or 4?? For that reason, I decided to weigh some of the items to see how much I am actually getting. Here are my weigh-ins:. Savoy cabbage was also decent in size. I felt there could be some more tomatoes and mushrooms but I guess these must have been measured out.

EDIT : After reviewing Riverford on my blog, I contacted them to ask about the weight and quantities I am expected to receive in each box and here is what they said:.

We do not set out the weights of each item in the box other than during the Christmas week. The reason for this is the box final content planning can only be done on the Friday when the quantities coming into the barn are known and allowances made for non deliveries or unplanned quality problems.

Once this is known the contents are put together for each of the different box types and this will vary each week.

In the box there were 7 apples, 3 bananas and 4 persimmons. How random! From their online pictures, you think you would get much more than this. EDIT : After questioning the quantities received in this box, this is how Riverford customer service responded:. I am so sorry that you received only 3 bananas in this weeks order. I believe this may have been a packing error as a rough guide for the weight of bananas in the box is g. The credit will be automatically deducted from the cost of your next order.

To be honest, I feel this box was barely enough for 2 people who love to eat vegetables and fruits every day. We finished the fruits very quickly, I think in about 5 days but savoy cabbage lasted for a long time as it was so big. We just used it in salads every day and we did the same with fennel. All the fruits and veg looked fresh and good quality. There was no damaged or bruised produce, so I was really happy with the overall quality.

Here is what I thought of individual items:. I personally thought that the box I ordered was quite expensive for what I received but this is what Riverford say about their prices:. Our boxes are very competitive — and often come out a bit cheaper.

Prices correct as of December Now, if we look at the table above and add everything together the cheapest prices and assume that organic versions would cost double the price when organic is not available in a supermarket, here is what we get:. You get much more for your money when you buy from supermarkets.

Local delivery Local free delivery. National delivery National delivery. Riverford Organic Farms. Visit website. The Riverford box scheme began when Guy Watson started delivering vegetables locally to 30 friends in Devon. We now deliver around 47, boxes a week to homes around the UK from our regional farms. As demand for our vegboxes grew, we didn't want to grow any larger from the original Devon farm. So we joined up with organic farmers around the country who share our obsession for growing great-tasting affordable organic vegetables for local people.

Our regional farms help us keep food miles down, support local farmers, provide local employment and help us build a strong link between grower and consumer. Watch our video on Home Farm and hear from the Richardson family and co-workers on how they grow asparagus, supply duck eggs, how they work with local farmers and more. You'll get your vegetables grown and delivered by your regional farm. Products you offer:.

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