Each week we will be bringing you a list of amazing food bundles that local cafes, restaurants, grocers, food suppliers and other food and beverage businesses are putting together. We want you to be able to enjoy fresh produce, unique hampers and signature dishes in the comfort of your own home. Isolation never tasted so good, and supporting local businesses is so important during these tough and uncertain times.
In the first instalment of the Goodie Box Series, we have rounded up a list of fresh produce and grocery boxes that you can order to be delivered straight to your door, or pick up in a safe environment. It’s a great way to avoid the big supermarkets and support small local businesses.
Choku Bai Jo
Known for their high-quality organic produce, Choku Bai Jo have created colourful options to keep you in good health during isolation. Ranging from $25 – $90 you can choose a produce box that works for you and your family.
Boxes are available via pick up or delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays. To order, email produceboxes@chokubaijo.com.au. Visit their website to find out more.
Wiffens
If you’re missing the products from Wiffens at Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets, never fear! Because you can do your usual shop with a just few clicks online. Choose from organic health foods, fruit and veggie boxes, spices, smallgoods, dairy items and even fresh flowers to brighten up the house during isolation!
Order online or call (02) 6295 8520. Pickup is contactless, or a $10 delivery fee to Canberra suburbs.
The Red Barron
These boxes are packed full of everything you will ever need. You can choose fresh fruit and veggies, or indulge in bigger packages that include fresh bread, pasta, milk, eggs, meat and pastries. The Butlers Pantry Box will certainly have you covered! You can even enjoy a a free Mothersky Coffee or hot beverage when you order and pick up in store.
Pick up from the shopfront in Symonston or FREE delivery is available. Order online or call (02) 6288 1225.
The Cook Grocer
Choose from a seasonal mixed fruit and veggie box for $50, or customise your order to include popular goodies from local businesses such as Bentspoke, Canberra Distillery, Canberra Urban Honey, Pialligo Smokehouse and many more.
Visit their website to shop online or place your order by phone (02) 6251 2091 or email shop@thecookgrocer.com.au. Orders must be placed before 1pm for same day delivery.
Local Press Wholefoods
Customise your grocery box with wholefood staples, bulk dry goods, fresh fruit and veggies, and home, bath and body essentials. You can provide your own containers from home to fill up, or purchase some of theirs to reduce food waste.
Visit their website and go the the wholefoods section to complete a grocery order form, or call (02) 6295 1363. Pick up and home delivery options available.
The Knox
Ever wanted to bake amazing pastries like they do at The Knox? Now you can! They’re offering the same flours and ingredients used to make their mouth-watering goodies, as well as fresh produce, wine, sweet treats and meal packages like their ‘brekkie kit’. It includes everything you will need to cook the perfect brekkie at home!
Delivery and drive through options available. Visit their website to place an order or call them on (02) 6255 4615.
Highroad
Supporting local farmers during this time is the aim of the game for Highroad! Their seasonal produce boxes range from $30 – $50 each and come from Canberra region suppliers. Add extras like milk, free-range eggs, Highroads’ famous granola, sourdough, house-made jams, beer, wine and Ona coffee beans.
Order online via their dedicated grocery site. Contactless pick up or delivery available. Same day delivery for orders placed before 12pm – inner North only.
The Cupping Room Grocer
The much-loved Cupping Room café has transformed into an adorable pop-up grocer! You can pick up essential items, fresh fruit and veggies, tinned and dry goods, coffee beans and much more. You can also grab a takeaway coffee or one of their famous shakes while grocery shopping!
Drop by to choose and collect your groceries, while also being comforted by the social distancing measures the Cupping Room are putting in place to make it safer for you.
Tom’s Superfruits
One of Belconnen’s Fresh Food Markets’ oldest suppliers has made it easier to buy a wide range of fruit and veggies with the click of a button. Boxes range from $30 for simple fruit and veg to $150, which includes a bigger variety, plus milk, eggs and bread.
Order your box online or call (02) 6253 4162 and experience a seamless, contact-free pickup at the rear of the store on Ibbot Lane.
Mountain Creek Wholefoods x Organic Energy
Two of the most popular businesses at Griffith shops have teamed up to provide you with organic produce, plus pantry, home and lifestyle items from one of Canberra’s best health food stores. You can see what brands and products are available at Mountain Creek by visiting their website.
You can email mountaincreek@webone.com with both your produce and health store list, or if it’s just fruit and veggies you’re after you can order online with Organic Energy. Pick up and home delivery options available.
Ziggy’s Fresh
Located at the Belconnen and Fyshwick fresh food markets, Ziggy’s Fresh has made it so easy to get amazing produce into your hands, fuss free. Boxes range from $40 – $120 depending on how much you need! All four options include both fruit and veggie combinations.
To place an order, call 0406 536 911. Delivery is $10, or contactless pick up from either Fyshwick or Belconnen markets is available. Orders must be placed before 5pm the day before delivery.
Pialligo Estate
The team at Pialligo Estate adapted quickly and have opened the Pialligo Estate Grocer, a Click n Collect contact-free service. They’ve opened their orchards, market gardens, butchery, bakery, smokehouse, kitchens, wine cellar and beer fridge to supply the community with their amazing produce during these tough times.
You can visit their website to order your groceries online.
About the Author:
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson is a freelance writer with a mission to prove that Canberra is a fabulous place to live. As an avid coffee drinker, breakfast connoisseur and self-confessed 'eater-outerer' she will help you decide where to go for the best experience. She loves a grungy music gig, local beer, fancy french toast, and has a soft spot for the Southside.