News & Announcements

The spring is oh so close and next box I have been assured that we will have some spring greens in our boxes. Until then we are using lots of organic from Washington and California to supplement our local offerings of kale, potatoes, onions, and apples. Our recipes last box and this box focus on [...]

We are still able to provide about 50% local and BC produce in our boxes; and the southern organic farmers round out our box offerings this week. Lots of organic winter greens and vitamin rich organic carrots for optimal winter nutrition! We are also fea- turing in our fruit and organic boxes luscious Pinata (often [...]

We have wonderful rich produce for our boxes this month. The sustainable staples of onions, potatoes, and squash remain local but the crazy weather over the fall and winter have forced us to search out certified organic produce from our southern farmers in California. We have built good food boxes rich in greens and normally [...]

Welcome 2012! This is a big year for the box: we now have an online ordering system and biweekly service. I thank you all in advance for your patience with the craziness of such a momentous transition. In other news, the weather has frost bitten most locally grown leafy greens leaving us all more dependent [...]

The Good Food Box is cancelled today but will be running on Friday January 20th. If you ordered a box and were expecting it today please be patient for two more days. On Friday you will be able to pick up your box as expected. If you ordered your box delivered we will do so [...]

Starting at midnight on Tuesday January 10th you can order good food boxes online. Go to thegoodfoodbox.ca and click on Ordering to use our new online ordering system. Payment can be made via Paypal or with a credit card through the Paypal site even if you don’t have a PayPal account. You can order to [...]

It is the last good food box of the year and we are so glad to share this bounty with you. This month’s boxes feature 18 items sourced from five local farms and purveyors. 75% of our pro- duce is local! The upcoming year is bringing beg changes to the box program. We are going [...]

It is that time of year when many of us are beginning Christmas donation drives in our respective workplaces and communities. We are excited to launch our Christmas year round program at the good food box to help sponsor local families with a box of high quality sustainably grown local/regional food delivered right to their [...]

Our new online ordering system is launching January 1, 2012! Due to popular demand, starting next month we shift to a bi-weekly and on-line service. We are excited to offer this new method of order and payment for box patrons; although clients can still order boxes direct from their community agencies if they choose. Check [...]

Summer is going out with some heat and the Okanagan fruit crops have managed to survive the coldest wettest spring in decades plus the 100 year storm that hit last week. These acts of mother nature are certainly reflected in the prices but we are proud to support our farmers as they weather the worst [...]