Organic vegetables

Photo: Organic fruit and vegetables Fortunately, organic fruit and vegetables are in plentiful supply in the UK with good variety and quality being available in most supermarkets. In addition, specialist companies are emerging who will ship a wide range of organic vegetables and fruit direct to your door. Often called 'box schemes' these vary from company to company but all are based around you purcasing a box of supplier selected organic vegetables. Your box will be delivered to your door with a range of seasonal vegetables and fruit (minus the ones you have told them you don't like).

Box schemes are a particulary good way of supporting local producers and an excellent way of eating in tune with the seasons. It's all too easy to take the ready availability of foods for granted and when they are there all the time don't they seem to lose a little flavour?

The links below will point you to a number of companies who have their own box schemes.

To learn more about growing your own organic vegetables, visit our organic gardening section.

Featured organic fruit & vegetable suppliers

One of the easiest ways to ensure a healthy diet is to eat fresh, organic fruit and vegetables. Now widely available either locally of from further afield with companies who have developed efficient distribution networks. Specialist organic fruit and vegetable suppliers are listed below.


Beanbag Natural Health 2 Wesley Walk, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 6ZJ Tel: 01993 773922 Fax: 01993 708689 Website: www.beanbag-health.co.uk Email: john@beanbag-health.co.uk An independent Health Food Shop with over 250 Organic products. Drop off point for Organic fruit and vegetable box scheme from Coleshill Organics. Good range of specialist foods, Gluten free, Dairy free etc. Quality supplements from Solgar, Viridian, Natures Plus. Independent and friendly advice. Treatment room offering: Aromotherapist, Chiropractor, Nutrionist. Access to a wide range of non stocked items. Other products stocked include: Ecover cleaning range, Organic Botanics Body Care, Absolute Aromas Essential Oils.

Chiltern Organics Frieth, near Henley-on-Thames Tel: 01494 883868 Website: www.chilternorganics.co.uk Email: info@chilternorganics.co.uk Free home delivery of organic fruit and vegetables in South Oxfordshire, South Bucks and north Berkshire. All of our fruit and vegetables come from certified Organic Growers.

Fieldfare Organics Springfield Farm, Nash Lee Lane, Wendover HP22 6BG Tel: 0845 601 3240 Fax 01296 622245 Website: www.fieldfare-organics.com Email: office@fieldfare-organics.com Fresh fruit and vegetables are gathered together from all over, but wherever possible will be from the UK, and as local as possible.


Goose Moor Organic Produce Warfield Lane, Cowthorpe, Wetherby, Yorkshire LS22 5EU Tel/Fax: 01423 358887 Website: www.goosemoor.co.uk Email: vegebox@goosemoor.org.uk We grow a wide range of vegetables, salads and herbs, supplemented by local & imported produce. Part of our land is managed as a nature reserve in conjunction with local volunteers.



Local Produce Shop Unit 17, Highfield Business Park,Tewkesbury Road, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire GL19 4BP Tel: 01684 291111 Email: emma@localproduceshop.co.uk We provide both Organic and local vegetable and fruit boxes along with a wide range of grocery, bakery, specialist and household products.We deliver to Gloucestershire and surrounding areas and can do mail order on many of the grocery items if needed.

North East Organic Growers Limited (NEOG) NEOG, Earth Balance, Bomarsund, Bedlington NE22 7AD Tel: 01670 821070 Website: neog.care4free.net Email: NEOG@care4free.net North East Organic Growers has been operating since 1995. They grow organic vegetables on their 12 acre site and run a box scheme, which is a cost-effective way of buying certified organic seasonal vegetables and fruit on a regular basis.

Rocket Gardens Rocket Gardens, Wheal Sara Farm, Horsedowns, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 ONP Tel: 01209 831468 Website: www.rocketgardens.co.uk Email: sales@rocketgardens.co.uk We grow a range of Instant Organic Kitchen Gardens. These consist of a selection of established vegetable seedlings packed into biodegradable packaging and delivered direct to our customers door.

The Organic Delivery Company 70 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3AY Tel: 0207 739 8181 Fax: 0207 Website: www.organicdelivery.co.uk Email: info@organicdelivery.co.uk Organic fruit and vegetable boxes.

The Organic Farm Low Leases Organic Farm, Low Street Nr Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire, DL7 9LU Tel: 01609 748177 Fax: 01609 748177 Website: www.theorganicfarm.co.uk Email: info@theorganicfarm.co.uk We are producers and retailers/home delivery service of organic fruit, veg, meat, dairy produce eggs and wine in the Yorkshire area.

Organic Trail 10 St Pauls Court, Stony Stratford MK11 1LJ Tel/Fax: 01908 568952 Contact: Mr Jim Lawlor (Proprietor) Website: www.organictrail.co.uk Email: contact@organictrail.co.uk Box scheme delivering freshly harvested produce from local farms. Nationwide next-day delivery service available.

Pimhill Organic Clungunford, Craven Arms, Shropshire SY7 0PN Tel: 01588 660747 Fax :01588 660126 Website: www.pimhillorganic.co.uk Email: info@pimhillorganic.co.uk Organics By Order aims to provide you with fresh organic produce at a reasonable price. Various box sizes are available to suit, or Order-Your-Own. Fruit is also included.

Slipstream Organics 34A Langdon Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7NZ Tel: 01242 227273 Website: www.slipstream-organics.co.uk Email: nick@slipstream-organics.co.uk Slipstream Organics has been delivering high quality, organically grown fruits, salads, herbs and vegetables throughout the Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud region since 1994.

Teesside Organics Based in Stockton on Tees Tel: 01642 645438 Mobile: 07881 850674 Website: www.teessideorganics.co.uk Email:teessideorganics@yahoo.co.uk Teesside organics is a family run business serving the local communities of Teesside and the surrounding areas. We are a certified organic seasonal fruit and vegetable box delivery scheme, offering various box sizes and free delivery. We aim to always source locally grown produce wherever possible.

Tolhurst Organic Produce 2 West Lodge, Hardwick, Whitchurch on Thames, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire RG8 7RA Tel: 0118 9843428 or 01865 556151 (Oxford area) Fax: 01189 843428 Email: tolhurstorganic@yahoo.co.uk Locally-grown organic vegetables from a farm in Chilterns. Deliveries to collection points in Reading, Oxford, Wallingford and others.