For a while now I have been trying to change our food buying
habits so that we can have less of an impact on the environment. We’ve cut down
the amount of food we buy in plastic packaging, tried to choose seasonal fruit
and veg and only buy exactly what we need. We also tried shopping at farmers
markets but found very few in our area and the ones that were around were more
artisan food markets and too far out of our price range for a weekly shop.
Around that time, we went to the Blenheim Palace Flower Show and met the lovely
people from Riverford. I had heard of getting a farm box full of locally
sourced organic fruit and veg and had been wanting to try it for a while but
honestly didn’t know where to start. The lovely lady at Riverford helped me
through all the different options available and we decided to order our first
box.
We’ve now been getting a weekly box of meat, fruit and veg
for three months and it’s been amazing. Not only is all the produce fresh,
organic and the majority locally sourced it also tastes amazing. I have noticed
such a difference in the flavour of our meals just by using better quality
ingredients. We’ve also really enjoyed getting new and exciting cuts of meat,
fruit and veg every week and experimenting with new recipes. Before the summer
due to the stresses of university and work I’d got myself in a bit of a meal
rut and was just cooking the same meals every week. Now we enjoy looking
through recipe books including the ones gifted to us by Riverford and planning
our meals ahead. We have had some unusual veg which we haven’t been sure what
to do with but the Riverford seasonal cook books have a chapter on most of the
veg you can get in the box helping you to learn how to cook it along with a few
recipes to put it into.
I’ve found it so easy to use their website, for the first
few weeks we tried different sizes of boxes and bags to see what worked for us.
We still like to add things like garlic in every now and again or take the eggs
off our weekly order if we don’t fancy them that week. It’s so simple to log on
and change things and it only has to be done 48 hours before the box is due to
arrive. The box arrives every week on the same day at the same time and for us
is just left on our doorstop with the meat in a special cool box to keep it
fresh. Its great getting back from work and finding our shopping on our
doorstep. We do still go to the supermarket for things like pasta, rice and
bread even though Riverford sell most of these things in their deli as it just
works best for us.
I also like the way Riverford allows you to pause or cancel
orders so easily. Part of the reason we decided to go for Riverford above
anyone else was that you aren’t signed up to a subscription, you can cancel at
any point or if you’re going away or fancy a break you can pause your orders
for as long as you like. You can sign up from nearly everywhere in England as they
have farms all over the country so you not only support local farmers but stop
food from travelling miles and adding to the impact it has on the environment.
I absolutely love our Riverford box and am so pleased we’ve
found an easy and delicious way to source our food more sustainably. If you are
looking for a farm box or want to find an easy way to get delicious, local food
I would really suggest you try a box.
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