VegBox schemes - recommendations please !

[kellywellyboots]

right. i fancy one of these vegbox scheme thingywhatsits. to say until today didnt quite get that they come weekly without loads of choosing hassly hoo-ha - they just sort of come with whats available and thats that. i like that idea!
SO i live in hampshire, pretty near to wiltshire. anyone know any particularly good ones or bad ones to avoid? i found a website here which has suggestions but there seem to be so many and i dont really know what im looking for IYSWIM.

HUNKER - you know, surely??

I use Farm Around (North)

this thread's been popping up every other day!

I'll give my usual recommendation for riverford. Great veg, and easy to manage online. I am an ex Abel and cole customer and would never go back.

why thank you hula and dad. sorry to be so passe tho!

not at all kelly. didn't mean it like that! but if you search previous messages over the last month you might get some other opinions.

I use sunnyfields which is based in hants.I have been very pleased with them.

Another x- Abel and Cole gone to Riverford here. The quality and quantity of food from Riverford is better. And it is slightly cheaper. However, Abel and Cole have a much more flexible service. But two lots of back to back rotten peaches sent me packing a while ago...

I hear Tesco is going to jump on the veg box craze soon. I think I'll try them when they do, especially if the stuff comes prewashed.

I have just found one local to me if anyone is in Cumbria/Lancs borders?

Howbarrow organic Farm.

Haven't tried them yet though, what do you do with your boxes if you are not in when they are delivered?

I love Riverford. Devon based and they deliver to me in Brighton. I keep meaning to find a nearer one to cut down on food miles and keep it local, but the one I tried doesn't come close to R'ford standard.

Our milkman started doing veg boxes from Swaddles Green Farm. It started off OK but during the winter 'seasonally available' involved way too much cabbage and turnip. The DCs are not big fans of winter veg and you can only hide so much in soup & casserole.

Our new school run passes a farm shop so I go there instead.

another vote for riverford, excellent quality and nice people too
I want to go and see the farm and eat at the little restaurant there!!!

Have you seen this blog , he certainly seems to like Riverford too!

if you're in London, definitely the best are Organic Delivery company.

I'm all for riverford too. Dh grew up ion the Somerset Devon border anyhow so it feels local to him, and the extras are nice- had some fab rosemary a few weeks back; reminded me of my Mum's home grwon stuff, way superior to the supremarket variety.

And the delivery chap is a bit of a looker too

have ordered from riverford to try them out, but by sounds of it they are v good, so thanks.

spidermama - noticed this on my travels through webland. any good to you?

Hi

I have tried quite a few organic boxes including abel and cole and riverford the later being quite good, wanted something more local if thats possible in london!! Anyway just discovered 'uk5 organics' they do a mixed box for a tenner got it this morning and it is gteat so am switchhing to them.