Ripple Farm Box Scheme

Wonderful healthy vegetables - all in a box.

Ripple Farms Organics box scheme aims to provide its customers with a seasonal range of fresh, locally grown vegetables, salad and, occasionally fruit, each week. We grow 95 % of our produce on the farm near Canterbury, Kent and deliver to designated drop off points within a 20-mile radius.

Customers can also collect direct from the farm.

We produce a bi-monthly newsletter for our customers to let them know what's in the box and recipe suggestions and encourage feedback about what they do and don't like. We also hold an open day every summer so customers can see for themselves where all their lovely vegetables come from.

What's in the Box?

The box generally contains 7/9 different seasonal items. The contents are chosen each week to give a balance of root crops, greens and salad although the weather places certain limitations on our choice. Seasonal produce means our customers look forward to their early summer strawberries and late summer tomatoes but don't expect them year round.

The farm includes 4 polytunnels for growing tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, basil in the summer months and salad and herbs during the winter.

Year round staples are potatoes, carrots and onions. Mixed salad bags feature for most of the year with lettuce frequent through the summer.

We realize that not every-one likes everything and we allow 2 dislikes per box. We can replace them with a staple of your choice subject to availability.

Box sizes & Prices

We pack three different box sizes and also offer the choice of a fortnightly box if preferred:

Small £6
Medium £8
Large £11

Reduce price by £1 if you collect from the Farm. Deliveries to Wye are in partnership with 'Wyecycle' a local recycling enterprise.

Our policy is to price our produce as near as we can to supermarket prices for conventional produce. Frequently we are cheaper and prices are regularly checked.

Packaging

We ask that you return your box each week for re-use to minimise packaging. We use punnets for strawberries and poly bags for salad, lettuce and some greens, which unfortunately cannot be re-used. Other than that all items are packed loose in your box.

Methods of Payment

Payment is monthly, in advance, by cheque sent direct to the farm. A statement of Account will be put in your box at the end of each month detailing any credit or debit on your account. Customers who collect direct from the farm may pay weekly on collection.

When & Where?

Boxes are packed on a Thursday morning, with all fresh produce picked that day. They are ready for collection from the farm from 3pm (Pre-ordered boxes only).

Deliveries to Wye arrive between 3 and 4pm. Collection times from outlying areas are dependant on your drop-off co-ordinator.

We currently deliver to :

		Aldington		Saltwood
		Ashford		Sandgate
		Canterbury		Sheldwich
		Faversham		Tankerton
		Folkestone (Sandgate side)		Whitstable
		Hythe		Wye

Delivery to Wye is door-to-door on a Thursday afternoon. Collection from other drop-off points is dependant on the individual co-ordinator.

If you are interested in starting a new drop-off please contact us to find out if your location fits with our existing delivery round. For economic reasons we need to deliver a minimum of six to ten boxes to any given drop-off point. However, we encourage larger drops by offering a discount to the householder based on the number of boxes delivered (applies when 7 or more boxes delivered that week).

We do not ask our drop-off co-ordinators to deal with any monies or messages - this is all done direct to the farm.

Want to find out more?

If you need more information, then please 'phone 01227 730898. Please contact us if you wish to arrange a trial box (charged at the above prices).

Order Form

To order your first box online, please complete the following form and we will contact you to confirm a delivery date.