I received a lovely box of fruit and veg last week at work. My postroom chaps were not best pleased as it was rather large. They were soon pacified with a friendly smile and a promise of cake. The box was from Wholegood – a new fruit and veg wholesaler that has started delivering to select locations in London.
Ethical and Seasonal
Wholegood sources produce as locally as possible which does limit their range. They don’t sell anything that has been airfreighted in to the UK and only buy from growers that are certified as organic. On top of that they are advocates of solar power in their warehouses and the electricity they use is sourced from wind farms, hydro or solar power.
Uber Boxes or Mega Boxes
You can choose from Uber Veg or Mega Veg or Uber Mixed and Mega Mixed via Ocado. Look out for what’s in the boxes via their quirky Twitter and Instagram feeds or on their website. They range from £11.99 to £15.99.
Here’s what I received in my box….
A nice range of fruit and veg in my box
The box lasted almost all week
The range of fruit and veg was perfect for weekend eating. I started with a Shakshuka which used the onions (not shown), spinach, pak choi and marrow. I loosely followed this Gardener’s Green Shakhuka Recipe at Food To Glow’s blog.
Shakshuka – a perfect brunch
A Fennel and Nicola Baby Potato Salad which really was just boiled potatoes, sliced fennel mixed with some crème fraiche and seasoned with black pepper and also a Fennel, Barley and Feta Salad ….
Fennel, Barley and Feta Salad
A Plum and Hazelnut Tart…..
Plum and Hazelnut Tart
We ate the tomatoes and purple mange touts with mozzarella and some salad leaves; the melon as a snack on it’s own to cool down after a busy morning at the allotment; the carrots went into a pie and were the most ‘carroty’ carrots I have tasted for a while; leaving the pears which I am yet to scoff.
Thank you to Wholegood for sending me the box to try. I wasn’t obliged to write anything or create any recipes but I love the method and warmth of this company so just wanted to share in case you are Ocado shoppers and keen to give them a try.
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Awesome! The boxes are pretty good value. beautiful photos x
Thank you x
What a great looking veg box. I’m going to go have a look, although no doubt they don’t deliver in my area.
If ocado do then they might do. Worth tweeting them to find out
What delicious looking recipes – all the better since they are made from top quality produce. We get a weekly organic veg box up here in Shetland too, but we have to drive five minutes down the road to collect it from it’s top secret drop off point in a rural bus shelter 🙂 I love it!
We have a weekly veg ‘bag’ scheme too so it’s tough to make the choice. I’d always go for locally grown to save on miles but it’s nice to see this alternative.
That looks good. I recently tried Riverford – great service, but the no-potato one is a bit expensive and two of us can’t get through that many potatoes. I like the huge mix of this one. Not too much of any one thing.
Exactly. That’s a very good point. I have so many allotment potatoes too!
I didn’t get on well with Abel and Cole, quality was too variable and items sometimes didn’t last more than one or two days, which is simply not good enough, especially for items like citrus, root vegetables and apples. Now it’s summer, the garden and allotment are giving us a harvest of a few things. But this box does look good.
It’s wonderful to have your own harvest isn’t it. So much better than a veg box but at least this one comes with ocado in a chilled van vs a few others who simply leave on doorstep!
That does look like a good range of produce… and of dishes cooked from it. And they should definitely be employing you to do their advertising – those photos are fantastic.
Awww thank you for your kind words. Easy subject matter to photograph. Just need to be quick before family scoffs it all!
You have made the most of this veg box and i do love the idea of receiving one but never get around to doing anything about it. Mind you, I do order from Ocado when I want to bulk buy good meat so maybe i should give them a try.
Thanks Laura. The last if the marrow got curried and eaten yesterday 🙂
Love your chalkboard and veg pic! Thanks for giving me a mention.That shakshuka looks divine!! Really lovely 🙂
Aah that’s a lovely pic by the lovely people at wholegood.
What delicious variety you’ve got from your box- like the convenience aspect of having it through Ocado x
Thanks Deena 🙂