Update: Almost a year has passed since this post. The program has since been renamed CERES Fair Food and has grown in leaps and bounds. We’re still getting the boxes – alternating between a Small Basics and a Small Fruit & Veg. Throughout the year the produce has remained of an excellent standard. It is great to regularly enjoy fruit that tastes fantastic!

We picked up our first box of fruit and vegies from the CERES FoodConnect program this afternoon from Loophole in Thornbury. The process was very easy and the unboxing yielded the goodies below. We ordered the ‘Basics Box’, which is one of the smaller offerings. The mandarins were very hard to resist, and didn’t survive for very long after this photo. The rest of the produce looks fantastic (the mystery vegetables in the brown bag are, of course, mushrooms). All in all, a great start to the program!

Update: For an update on the renamed CERES Fair Food, and our experience of using if for almost a year, check out this post.

CERES has just recently launched CERES FoodConnect, which I’ll let them explain

CERES Food Connect is a Melbourne based organic food delivery service which is setting 
out to create a healthier, happier food system by ensuring our members have access to affordable, fresh and tasty organic fruit and vegetables, all sourced from local growers who are paid a fair price for their produce and practice 
eco-friendly farming.

We deliver a variety of fruit and veg boxes, with the contents changing each week based on the freshest arrivals from our organic growers. Our unique distribution method means that we
 significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with distributing food and that we are reconnecting our community with where their food comes from. By becoming a CERES Food Connect member, you make a big difference simply by choosing to shop with us!

A fantastic initiative. We’ve signed up for a Fruit and Veg box, so will be able to report first hand on how it goes.