Manchester Veg people are looking for its first 100 customers to take part in an exciting new chapter in Manchester’s food revolution and commit to buying a weekly organic veg box of delicious seasonal produce.
The scheme was set up back in 2011 to bring together farmers and buyers, to increase understanding and therefore fairness in the food supply chain, making small-scale organic production a viable livelihood once more.
Manchester Veg People is different from a wholesaler in that farmers work with the buyers to plan their crops according to demand. This means that produce is grown especially for the buyers, and is harvested to order, consequently it’s much fresher than produce that has been in transit and in storage for a number of days. It also provides a more stable way of working for the farmers, who know they have a market for their produce, and will be paid fairly for it.
The scheme, which was set up with the help of the Kindling Trust, has grown from four farmers and two buyers back in 2011 to eight farmers and forty (plus) business buyers, and turnover is doubling in 2014/15.
Boxes come in three sizes, the smallest costing £8 a week, and can be collected weekly on a Tuesday from the University of Manchester.
For more information and to sign up for the scheme see Here
