Garden Fresh Box

The Garden Fresh Box Program is a non-profit, fresh produce buying service created to help people access affordable fresh fruits and vegetables and also to support our local farmers. We are affiliated with the Guelph Wellington Local Food.

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How to Order
Due & Delivery Dates
Newsletters
Sample Boxes
Locations

Give your order to one of the volunteer host site coordinators before the first Friday of the month. Your cash payment must be given when you order.

Participants go to a neighbourhood site at the beginning of the month to place their order and pay for their order. It is delivered to their neighbourhood on the third Wednesday of the month. Payment must be received at the site no later than noon on the first Friday of the month.

On the third Wednesday of the month, the Garden Fresh Boxes are delivered to over 20 neighourhood locations.

The Garden Fresh Box content changes from month to month because the fruits and vegetables are chosen in season when they are at the peak of their nutritional value.

Each box also includes a Fresh Ideas newsletter with recipes, storage tips and other useful information.

ORDERS DUE BY FRIDAY:	PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY:
2011	2011
November 4	November 16
December 2	December 14
2012	2012
January 6	January 18
February 3	February 15
March 9	March 21
April 6	April 18
May 4	May 16
June 8	June 20
July 6	July 18
August 3	August 15
September 7	September 19
October 5	October 17
November 9	November 21
December 7	December 19

Please click below to view some sample newsletters.

Please note that we cannot guarantee that all produce listed in the Fresh Ideas newsletter will be in the box.

As we source as many items as possible from local and fresh sources, we experience surprises such as frost, drought and heavy rain that can destroy or reduce a crop. These last minute changes to box content sometimes happen after the newsletter is printed.

What we can guarantee is that the Garden Fresh Box offers produce at good value. If an item listed in the newsletter is missing, the box has been topped up with another item.

Sample Large Box ($20)	Sample Small Box ($15)
10 apples 2 lbs Spanish onions 1 large cabbage 1 butternut squash 2 lb carrots 1 lb candycane beets 1 head garlic 1 pie pumpkin 4 pears 1 bunch leeks 1 head lettuce 5 lb potatoes	5 apples 2 lb Spanish onions 2 lb carrots 1 lb candycane beets 1 head garlic 1 pie pumpkin 4 pears 1 red pepper 1 head lettuce 2.5 lb potatoes

Our Garden Fresh Box Program locations are as follows:

CSA Foodbank University of Guelph Health Services	(519) 824-4120 ext. 56073 foodbank@uoguelph.ca
Evergreen Seniors' Centre Place and pay for your order, in person, between 9:00am-4:00pm Mon-Fri	(519) 823-1291
Grange Hill East Neighbourhood Group	(519) 836-9427
Guelph Community Health Centre	(519) 821-6638 ext. 344
Laurine Avenue Public School	(519) 826-0408
New Life Church	(519) 823-5851
Onward Willow Neighbourhood Group	(519) 824-6892
Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Group (Located at West End Recreation Centre)	(519) 824-6340
St. Joseph's Health Centre	(519) 824-6000 ext. 4407
St. Matthias Neighbourhood (Open to general public)	(519) 780-0359 jenncraig_43@yahoo.ca
Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group	(519) 837-4248
U of G Family Housing (College Ave.)	(519) 824-4120 ext. 52551
U of G Wellington Woods Family Housing (Stone Rd.)	(519) 824-4120 ext. 52551
Victoria Park Seniors Centre, Fergus	(519) 787-1814
West Willow Woods Neighbourhood Group	(519) 826-9930
33 Marlborough Rd.	(519) 824-6692
130 Grange St.	(519) 837-2688

To view Garden Fresh Box Locations on a map click here.
For more information please call (519) 821-6638 ext. 344 or email gfbox@guelphchc.ca.

If you are interested in purchasing a Garden Fresh Box, volunteering or setting up a host site in your neighbourhood, or if you are a grower interested in selling your produce, please call (519) 821-6638 ext. 344 or email gfbox@guelphchc.ca.

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