Vegetable box scheme

Some of the organic veg box schemes in the UK were created by growers such as Guy Watson and Charles Dowding.

[1] By early 2007, according to the Soil Association, retail sales via such schemes were in excess of £100 million per annum.

[2] Many schemes are run on a local or regional basis, delivering food direct from the producer to the consumer.

A customer signs up to a weekly or fortnightly delivery of fresh vegetables and/or fruit.

Some schemes offer the option of purchasing extra goods to be delivered along with the vegetable box, such as dairy produce and meat.