Veg Boxes

We organise a weekly non-profit fruit and veggie box scheme, allowing you to get fresh, seasonal, local, organic produce at wholesale prices. It is now common knowledge that many of the fruit and vegetables bought from supermarkets have been sitting in storage for months and treated with chemicals to preserve them. With organic produce, perishable food is always fresh, and you will be amazed at the taste difference.

Unfortunately you can't specifically choose what you want, but if there's something you can't eat or really don't like let us know or you can swap with someone else. Think of it as a fun surprise every week (which might also encourage you to try things you wouldn't normally)!

We order a variety of fruit and vegetables which are in season. This means that the cost is lower and the produce is fresher and tastier.

Here's how the scheme works:

Anytime before midday Tuesday

1. Drop in to the Food Co-op or the SRC (Level 1, Wentworth Building) to order your box.

2. Decide whether you want a $10, $20 or $30 box. If you are unsure it's a good idea just get a $10 to see what it's like.

3. Pay for your box. Your name and number will be added to the ordering book.

Wednesday afternoon or Thursday

Come in and pick up your box! Boxes are sorted and around midday Wednesday. If they are not picked up by Friday (and we haven't heard from you) the fruit and vegies are sold through the shop so they don't lie around over the weekend. Obviously, the sooner you pick up your box, the fresher it will be.

Help sort

Assistance is always needed to help sort the fruit and veg boxes. It usually takes around an hour with two people (much less with many people). The produce is delivered around 11:30am on Wednesday, so if you have some free time, please drop in for a bit of veg sorting fun!