Did you know that you can have a box of organic veg delivered to your house every week? Did you also know that it is meant to be 20% cheaper than the supermarket and includes free delivery? The people behind it are a family based in Dartington in Devon, who own a farm called Riverford Farm...
I used to live in Dartington and have watched this local organic farm develop over the last 15 years. I remember when the organic veg boxes were first made available, and how we all dreaded receiving the fabled Jerusalem artichoke in our weekly delivery... (they taste great but promote flatulence like there's no tomorrow!)
Since then they have spread their area of influence to cover most of the UK and including part of Wales. Cardiff is served by the Devon Farm, but Riverford have actually teamed up with four other farms to ensure that they are able to cover such a broad area. These days they also provide fruit as well as veg, and can deliver meat if desired. read more