fruit & veg from farm to door

Veggie deliveries are not common place in SA yet.  Those that do operate do so mainly in Jhb and CT.  I once used to get a weekly delivery of organic veg, but the price became swiftly unmanageable - and this was 8 years ago - plus they delivered to one common point in Pta ... which became more irritating as each week passed. 

Then along came Farm Fresh Online (www.farmfreshonline.co.za) and their adverts for their good quality fruit and veg - which unfortunately they only delivered in Jhb and the greater Jhb area.  Then out of the blue came the announcement of the Pretoria & Centurion deliveries starting on 1 May.  As long as your order is in by the Wednesday, the box will be delivered on the Friday.  

They have both a family box for R350 and a couples box for R220.  We found the latter to be more than enough for the 3 of us because Nic does not eat all the types of veg.  I am glad.  His great love of fruit and lesser love of veg is saving us R130 :) 

So off I went and ordered, with a touch of trepidation that the variety received would not be extensive or of  top quality.  The online ordering system is easy to navigate and despite it being a public holiday today, the box was delivered at lunchtime. 

The items were really fresh and of a great quality.  Sparkling white potatoes without blemishes, huge onions and everything looked as described in the pic.  The clever thing is that you don't end up with "full" packets of everything.  I would rather have a few pieces of a vast variety than bags full of a few items.  So you find yourself with a brown paper bag with 4 huge potatoes in ..... also a bag with 2 huge onions and a whole garlic ..... 5 naartjies, 6 bananas, 3 avos and so on.  This way we are sure to finish everything and not have any waste. Obviously you get whole lettuce, broccoli, cucumber etc.

You can also tell them if there is something you want them to especially put in or leave out. So if you have enough carrots you can let them know so that they substitute with something else. 

So ... so far so good.  Next week I will update you on what comes with that box. 

You pay when you order so you can skip a week if you don't use it all, or go out or go on holiday.  

This week's box had in it:  naartjies, grapes, bananas, coloured peppers, potatoes, garlic, onions, marrow, avocado, turnips, butternut, lettuce, broccoli, cucumber, rosa tomatoes and carrots

Go on give them a try .... remember the 5 a day fruit and veggie rule!!! 

Till tomorrow 

K xx