The Organic Box
We stand behind our name! Filled with a variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, perfect for a family of 2-4.
Greens - Lettuce Head - Lotto
A lottery between red leaf, green leaf, butterleafromaine or butter lettuce. It's the beginning of local season so are taking what we can get from our Food Family Farmers.
Peas - English - Shelling
Local shelling peas are here! English peas have a large bright green pod which encases plump, round peas or berries. The pods grow on vines and unlike snow and sugar snap peas are too fibrous to be edible. Pods must be shelled first by snapping off the end and pulling the fibrous string along the length of the pod. Each pod contains five to eight emerald hued peas. Peas have a tender yet slightly crunchy texture and a sweet pea flavor.
Tomatoes - Cherry - Lotto
Perfect size for mouth-popping! Add gorgeous color and flavour to fresh mixed green salads. Ideal garnish for sandwiches and pita bread specialties. Dress up appetizer platters and veggie trays. </br></br>A good source of potassium, tomatoes offer vitamin A, vitamin C, some calcium and iron.
Cauliflower - White
An excellent alternative to broccoli, organic cauliflower has taste that is unparalleled. So good that you might not even need dip to enjoy it! </br> </br> Often steamed or boiled, try sauteeing cauliflower for a change. Adding cauliflower to a skillet helps retain the vegetables crispness, and holds in the flavour. Cauliflower is high in both fiber and vitamin C, with a half cup of florets providing nearly half of ones daily requirement for vitamin C. It also contains a fair amount of vitamin A, folate, calcium and potassium as well as selenium, which works with Vitamin C to boost the immune system.
Herbs - Fresh Dill
Dill Dill Dill! Get some potatoes, carrots, butter, and dill and make yourself happy! </br> </br> While pretty low on the nutritional scale, dill is loaded with health beneficial flavonoids, and monoterpenes. They act as antioxidants and trap free radicals in our bodies.
Summer Squash - Patty Pans - BC
Potatoes - White Warba - AB
Warba potatoes are an heirloom product originally released in the 1920s. It was designed to be an early-producing crop. One of the first new potatoes on the scene. This potato has a waxy texture with a nutty, creamy flavor. Perfect for roasting or packet cooking on the BBQ with some butter and garlic scapes
Beets - Red Cylindrical - AB
Red beets are made up of both an edible root and edible leaves, red and green leafy stems ascend from red beet's ruby red, smooth, bulbous root. As beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable, their flavour is typically earthy and sweet sweet.
Berries - Blueberries - Pint
Bursting with flavour - these BC blueberries are only around for a short time so get 'em while you can! </br></br>Canada is the world's second-largest producer and exporter of these delectable berries, blueberries contain tons of vitamin C, antioxidants, and manganese.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
The Local Farm Box
Designed for locavores! Filled with locally-sourced fruits & vegetables first, while still ensuring there is a variety to feed a family of 2-4.
Greens - Kale - Lottery - AB
A lottery of white russian, red russian, and green curly kale from Local Alberta Farmers. Great for salads. </br></br>kale is an excellent source of vitamin C, provides iron, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, potassium, protein, carbohydrates and dietary fibre. It is a superfood monster! Packed with vitamins, minerals, flavenoids, and glucosinolates. All of these combine to create an amazing detoxifying vegetable which helps cleanse our body and keep us healthy.
Peppers - Banana - Mild & Tangy
Sweet, mild, and tangy banana peppers with a bit of kick right from our friends in British Columbia! </br></br>Try them stuffed with cream cheese, meat or or rice. They also make a great addition to salsa or use them in your pepper jelly
Tomatillo - Green - BC
The Tomate Verde, or 'Green Tomato' that is a staple in Mexican cooking. These tomatillos have been de-husked for extra cooking ease. </br></br>For a wonderful resource on storing, preparing, and cooking tomatillos check out this website: http://whatscookingamerica.net/tomatillos.htm
Tomatoes - Cherry - Lotto
Perfect size for mouth-popping! Add gorgeous color and flavour to fresh mixed green salads. Ideal garnish for sandwiches and pita bread specialties. Dress up appetizer platters and veggie trays. </br></br>A good source of potassium, tomatoes offer vitamin A, vitamin C, some calcium and iron.
Herbs - Fresh Dill
Dill Dill Dill! Get some potatoes, carrots, butter, and dill and make yourself happy! </br> </br> While pretty low on the nutritional scale, dill is loaded with health beneficial flavonoids, and monoterpenes. They act as antioxidants and trap free radicals in our bodies.
Onions - Spring - Bunch - BC
The perfect light garnish. A wonderful addition to many soups, salads, sandwiches, stir fries, or any other dish that starts with 's'.
Garlic - Fresh
Fresh picked garlic bulb! This garlic is not cured like the ones you find all winter. Make sure to keep it stored somewhere that is well ventilated. </br></br>All varieties of garlic possess antibiotic properties to some forms of bacteria, viruses and intestinal parasites. Plants in the garlic family lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and may also be used a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory agent, an expectorant or a decongestant.
Summer Squash - Patty Pans - BC
Potatoes - White Warba - AB
Warba potatoes are an heirloom product originally released in the 1920s. It was designed to be an early-producing crop. One of the first new potatoes on the scene. This potato has a waxy texture with a nutty, creamy flavor. Perfect for roasting or packet cooking on the BBQ with some butter and garlic scapes
Radish - Red
A bunch of bright red radish! This variety has a milder flavour than most radishes, and adds some serious crunch to any salad. </br> </br> Radishes contain adequate levels of folates, vitamin B-6, riboflavin, thiamin and minerals such as iron, magnesium, copper and calcium. They are great sources of vitamin C, and contain health promoting anti-oxidants in the form of sulphorane.
Apples - Early Gold - BC
Early Gold apples are pale green to golden-yellow in colour. Firm, crisp, white-fleshed apples. Delicious! </br></br>An all-purpose variety, Early Gold apples are pale green to Golden-yellow in colour. Firm, crisp, white-fleshed apples.
Berries - Saskatoons - AB
The quintessential fruit of the prairies! Saskatoons are here and wonderful! Enjoy this years crop. Time for pies. </br></br>The saskatoon is a hardy and tolerant fruit species. The saskatoon has long been a treasured wild fruit and a prairie tradition, having been a plentiful staple fruit for the prairies for years. It is often compared to the blueberry in terms of the berry's size, texture and an almondy flavour.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
The Big Organic Box
For our veggie lovers who love to cook! Filled with a variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, can feed a family of more than 4.
Greens - Kale - Lottery - AB
A lottery of white russian, red russian, and green curly kale from Local Alberta Farmers. Great for salads. </br></br>kale is an excellent source of vitamin C, provides iron, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, potassium, protein, carbohydrates and dietary fibre. It is a superfood monster! Packed with vitamins, minerals, flavenoids, and glucosinolates. All of these combine to create an amazing detoxifying vegetable which helps cleanse our body and keep us healthy.
Greens - Lettuce Head - Lotto
A lottery between red leaf, green leaf, butterleafromaine or butter lettuce. It's the beginning of local season so are taking what we can get from our Food Family Farmers.
Peas - English - Shelling
Local shelling peas are here! English peas have a large bright green pod which encases plump, round peas or berries. The pods grow on vines and unlike snow and sugar snap peas are too fibrous to be edible. Pods must be shelled first by snapping off the end and pulling the fibrous string along the length of the pod. Each pod contains five to eight emerald hued peas. Peas have a tender yet slightly crunchy texture and a sweet pea flavor.
Cucumber - Field
Very crisp and fresh... straight from the field to your plate. It is one of the very low calorie vegetables; providing just 15 calories per 100 g. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. A good source of vitamin K, C, and of potassium.
Peppers - Banana - Mild & Tangy
Sweet, mild, and tangy banana peppers with a bit of kick right from our friends in British Columbia! </br></br>Try them stuffed with cream cheese, meat or or rice. They also make a great addition to salsa or use them in your pepper jelly
Peppers - Jalapeno
Containing vitamin A, hot chiles provide an excellent source of vitamin C, B vitamins, and significant amounts of iron, thiamine, niacin, magnesium, and riboflavin.
Tomatoes - Cherry - Lotto
Perfect size for mouth-popping! Add gorgeous color and flavour to fresh mixed green salads. Ideal garnish for sandwiches and pita bread specialties. Dress up appetizer platters and veggie trays. </br></br>A good source of potassium, tomatoes offer vitamin A, vitamin C, some calcium and iron.
Broccoli
Little trees that taste so good! It's broccoli, delicious all the time, but especially covered in a homemade cheese sauce.
Herbs - Fresh Dill
Dill Dill Dill! Get some potatoes, carrots, butter, and dill and make yourself happy! </br> </br> While pretty low on the nutritional scale, dill is loaded with health beneficial flavonoids, and monoterpenes. They act as antioxidants and trap free radicals in our bodies.
Onions - Spring - Bunch - BC
The perfect light garnish. A wonderful addition to many soups, salads, sandwiches, stir fries, or any other dish that starts with 's'.
Garlic Scapes - Alberta
Scapes are the greens of a garlic plant. Delicious to munch, pickle or fry. The perfect cure for any cold and sweeter than garlic bulbs. </br> </br> All varieties of garlic possess antibiotic properties to some forms of bacteria, viruses and intestinal parasites. Plants in the garlic family lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and may also be used a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory agent, an expectorant or a decongestant. Both garlic and onions contain allylic sulfides, which are being studied for their ability to help prevent certain types of cancer and coronary disease.
Summer Squash - Patty Pans - BC
Summer Squash - Zucchini
Potatoes - White Warba - AB
Warba potatoes are an heirloom product originally released in the 1920s. It was designed to be an early-producing crop. One of the first new potatoes on the scene. This potato has a waxy texture with a nutty, creamy flavor. Perfect for roasting or packet cooking on the BBQ with some butter and garlic scapes
Beets - Red Cylindrical - AB
Red beets are made up of both an edible root and edible leaves, red and green leafy stems ascend from red beet's ruby red, smooth, bulbous root. As beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable, their flavour is typically earthy and sweet sweet.
Apples - Vista Bella - Bag - BC
A bag of rebel produce! This produce may have been rejected from stores based solely on aesthetics. Anything from knicks, some bruising, deformed or irregular shape can be found in this bag, but one thing is guaranteed, the produce is delicious with the bonus of being saved from a landfill! </br> </br> A 5 lb bag of apples this week makes a great healthy addition to school lunches throughout the week!
Berries - Blueberries - Pint
Bursting with flavour - these BC blueberries are only around for a short time so get 'em while you can! </br></br>Canada is the world's second-largest producer and exporter of these delectable berries, blueberries contain tons of vitamin C, antioxidants, and manganese.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
Apricots
Apricots are so good!! How cool! How unique! How tasty!! </br></br>Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Great sources of vitamin A and C.
The Little Organic Box
Perfect for smaller households! Filled with a variety of seasonal, organic fruits & vegetables, great for a family of 1-2 people.
Greens - Lettuce Head - Lotto
A lottery between red leaf, green leaf, butterleafromaine or butter lettuce. It's the beginning of local season so are taking what we can get from our Food Family Farmers.
Tomatoes - Beefsteak - AB
Herbs - Fresh Dill
Dill Dill Dill! Get some potatoes, carrots, butter, and dill and make yourself happy! </br> </br> While pretty low on the nutritional scale, dill is loaded with health beneficial flavonoids, and monoterpenes. They act as antioxidants and trap free radicals in our bodies.
Onions - Spring - Bunch - BC
The perfect light garnish. A wonderful addition to many soups, salads, sandwiches, stir fries, or any other dish that starts with 's'.
Garlic Scapes - Alberta
Scapes are the greens of a garlic plant. Delicious to munch, pickle or fry. The perfect cure for any cold and sweeter than garlic bulbs. </br> </br> All varieties of garlic possess antibiotic properties to some forms of bacteria, viruses and intestinal parasites. Plants in the garlic family lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and may also be used a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory agent, an expectorant or a decongestant. Both garlic and onions contain allylic sulfides, which are being studied for their ability to help prevent certain types of cancer and coronary disease.
Beets - Red Cylindrical - AB
Red beets are made up of both an edible root and edible leaves, red and green leafy stems ascend from red beet's ruby red, smooth, bulbous root. As beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable, their flavour is typically earthy and sweet sweet.
Apples - Vista Bella - BC
First taste of the new crop of Canadian apples. Vista Bella is a medium-sized apple, with a light yellow-green skin, flushed deep red where exposed to the sun. </br></br>Fresh apples do not keep as well as storage apples. It is best to keep these in the fridge, not the fruit bowl, to preserve some crunch and flavour.
Berries - Saskatoons - AB
The quintessential fruit of the prairies! Saskatoons are here and wonderful! Enjoy this years crop. Time for pies. </br></br>The saskatoon is a hardy and tolerant fruit species. The saskatoon has long been a treasured wild fruit and a prairie tradition, having been a plentiful staple fruit for the prairies for years. It is often compared to the blueberry in terms of the berry's size, texture and an almondy flavour.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
The Organic Fruit Box
Designed for serious fruit lovers! Filled with the best of BC fruit in the summer, and organic, Fair Trade certified fruit in the winter.
Apples - Vista Bella - BC
First taste of the new crop of Canadian apples. Vista Bella is a medium-sized apple, with a light yellow-green skin, flushed deep red where exposed to the sun. </br></br>Fresh apples do not keep as well as storage apples. It is best to keep these in the fridge, not the fruit bowl, to preserve some crunch and flavour.
Berries - Strawberries
Enjoy these yummy berries. This is a nice large portion to keep you growing throughout the weekend! </br></br>Strawberries are incredible sources of antioxidants! They rank very high on antioxidant food surveys, especially considering the amount that we consume... which is usually a lot because they are so delicious. Also high in vitamin C, fibre, and folate. They are sources of natural sugars which actually help balance and regulate our blood sugar levels.
Berries - Saskatoons - AB
The quintessential fruit of the prairies! Saskatoons are here and wonderful! Enjoy this years crop. Time for pies. </br></br>The saskatoon is a hardy and tolerant fruit species. The saskatoon has long been a treasured wild fruit and a prairie tradition, having been a plentiful staple fruit for the prairies for years. It is often compared to the blueberry in terms of the berry's size, texture and an almondy flavour.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
Apricots
Apricots are so good!! How cool! How unique! How tasty!! </br></br>Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Great sources of vitamin A and C.
Peaches - Yellow - Early Red Haven
Paul Friday peaches are the first of the BC Peaches. Ready 25 days before the standard Red Haven peach.
Melon - Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe. King of the melons. </br></br>Great source of beta carotene, vitamin C, and potassium! Kind of like nature's Gatorade... cantaloupes are fantastic at balancing our electrolytes and getting us back on track after a work out.
The Office Box
To build a healthier work place, build a box! The Organic Box delivers a variety of fresh organic handheld fruit for your office each week. Minimum 60 pieces of fruit per week
Fully customizable! Buying this box gives you up to an additional $4.00 in value-added produce in the box! $84.00 worth of produce for only the price of $80.00
Apples - Pink Lady
A sweet and crisp apple with a pink hue. An all time favourite at The Organic Box.</br> </br> Pink Lady apples are rich in dietary fiber and contain vitamin A as well as a quarter of your days vitamin C needs. An average Pink Lady apple contains between 50 and 60 calories and has a high water content. They also contain boron, which helps to strengthen bones and pectin, which aids in digestion.
Pears - Bartlett Green
When you think of a pear, it is probably a Bartlett pear. Bartlett pears have that quintessential pear flavour, to cure your fruit hunger! </br></br>When you think of a pear, it is probably a Bartlett pear. Bartlett pears have that quintessential pear flavour, to cure your fruit hunger! </br></br> Bartlett Pears are very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. They're also a good source of Vitamin C, and a very good source of Dietary Fibre.
Pears - Abate Fetel
The long, slightly banana-shaped Abate Fetel pears have a slightly crisp texture and a sweet flavour with notes of honey. </br></br>Abate Fetel pears are ideal for eating fresh, out-of-hand. Their flavour and texture would lend well to any baked dish, pear tart or cake. Dice or slice pears for salads or use as stuffing for pork or chicken. Canning these heirloom pears will preserve their sweet, honeyed flavor
Pears - Alexander Lucas
The Alex Lucas is a pear that is little known but should be. The white flesh is dense, juicy, and buttery-smooth. It is sweet with a wonderfully complex yet delicate flavour and a lovely aroma. The pears are green and distinctly short and rounded, with long sturdy stems.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
Apricots
Apricots are so good!! How cool! How unique! How tasty!! </br></br>Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Great sources of vitamin A and C.
Peaches - Yellow - Early Red Haven
Paul Friday peaches are the first of the BC Peaches. Ready 25 days before the standard Red Haven peach.
Bananas - Yellow
Fair trade and organic bananas are hard to come by, but the taste and nutrients are incomparable. </br></br> Bananas are well known for their potassium rich flesh, however they are also full of other nutrient health boosters including vitamin B, C, fiber and magnesium. They are more calorically dense than most other fruits making them a suitable and sustainable small meal. </br></br> Note that if there is any supply issues with this product we will automatically fill with <a href="https://www.theorganicbox.ca/catalogue/22861/">green bananas</a>.
The Little Organic Fruit Box
Created as an add-on to keep your fruit bowl stocked! Filled with a petite amount of the best of BC fruit in the summer, and organic, Fair Trade certified fruit in the winter.
$20.00 /box
Apples - Vista Bella - BC
First taste of the new crop of Canadian apples. Vista Bella is a medium-sized apple, with a light yellow-green skin, flushed deep red where exposed to the sun. </br></br>Fresh apples do not keep as well as storage apples. It is best to keep these in the fridge, not the fruit bowl, to preserve some crunch and flavour.
Pears - Alexander Lucas
The Alex Lucas is a pear that is little known but should be. The white flesh is dense, juicy, and buttery-smooth. It is sweet with a wonderfully complex yet delicate flavour and a lovely aroma. The pears are green and distinctly short and rounded, with long sturdy stems.
Berries - Strawberries
Enjoy these yummy berries. This is a nice large portion to keep you growing throughout the weekend! </br></br>Strawberries are incredible sources of antioxidants! They rank very high on antioxidant food surveys, especially considering the amount that we consume... which is usually a lot because they are so delicious. Also high in vitamin C, fibre, and folate. They are sources of natural sugars which actually help balance and regulate our blood sugar levels.
Cherries - Rainier - BC
Rainier Cherries from our very own farm Just-A-Mere farm near Creston, BC! Rainiers are one of the sweetest varieties of cherries. </br></br>A bowl full of sweet cherries is brimming with health benefits. Cherries are naturally low in fat and calories and free of both cholesterol and sodium. They are also a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium and contain boron.
