Simply Organic Supplies Aberfeldy –SOSA
SOSA started with the first box on the 17th of April 2018.
It is run in partnership with the Biodynamic Garden in Camserney - a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) since January 2020
It is run in partnership with the Biodynamic Garden in Camserney - a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) since January 2020
We like to keep the box scheme and the administration around it as simple as possible
The Box scheme 2021
Our first box of the season will be the 25th of May 2021 when our first salad leaves from the Garden tunnel will be ready. To make the scheme sustainable we need a minimum of 25 boxes ordered per week.
The box will run for 20 weeks. The prices have stayed the same as 2020 as we want organic local veg to be affordable and accessible. Each box will be filled with high quality seasonal organic vegetables that is either from our Biodynamic Garden Camserney or from one of our local partners (they are all committed to organic growing although not all are certified):
The £20 large box contains as a base potatoes, carrots, onions and at least three other vegetables like salad leaves and chard from the Garden and / or broccoli, beetroot, cabbage and two types of seasonal fruit. If you select a veg only box then depending on seasonal prices you’ll either receive two additional vegetables or extra quantities of those already included. It is perfect for 3-4 people.
The £15 smaller box contains smaller quantities of potatoes, carrots, onions and at least two other vegetables and two types of seasonal fruit. It works well for 1-2 people.
This year we are also offering fruit/veg boxes. With the current climate emergency we feel it's appropriate to reduce food miles were we can and so the fruit will be seasonal and as local as possible.
For logistical reasons we are unable to swap items in and out of the boxes on a weekly basis. If you have an allergy to one of the box staples (potatoes, carrots, onions) please email sosaberfeldy@gmail.com to let us know in advance. If you need more flexibility than a box scheme can provide then we recommend visiting the Handam shops in Pitlochry and Aberfeldy who stock the same seasonal produce.
SOSA Box customers will be the first ones to get the produce of the Biodynamic Garden in their boxes.
Vegetables in the box will change with the seasons.
Our first box of the season will be the 25th of May 2021 when our first salad leaves from the Garden tunnel will be ready. To make the scheme sustainable we need a minimum of 25 boxes ordered per week.
The box will run for 20 weeks. The prices have stayed the same as 2020 as we want organic local veg to be affordable and accessible. Each box will be filled with high quality seasonal organic vegetables that is either from our Biodynamic Garden Camserney or from one of our local partners (they are all committed to organic growing although not all are certified):
- Tayside Growers Cooperative, Spittalfield
- Tomnaha Market Garden , Comrie
- Myreside Organics, Blairgowrie
- Harvest Brae, Stanley.
- Organic World, organic distributors for Scotland
The £20 large box contains as a base potatoes, carrots, onions and at least three other vegetables like salad leaves and chard from the Garden and / or broccoli, beetroot, cabbage and two types of seasonal fruit. If you select a veg only box then depending on seasonal prices you’ll either receive two additional vegetables or extra quantities of those already included. It is perfect for 3-4 people.
The £15 smaller box contains smaller quantities of potatoes, carrots, onions and at least two other vegetables and two types of seasonal fruit. It works well for 1-2 people.
This year we are also offering fruit/veg boxes. With the current climate emergency we feel it's appropriate to reduce food miles were we can and so the fruit will be seasonal and as local as possible.
For logistical reasons we are unable to swap items in and out of the boxes on a weekly basis. If you have an allergy to one of the box staples (potatoes, carrots, onions) please email sosaberfeldy@gmail.com to let us know in advance. If you need more flexibility than a box scheme can provide then we recommend visiting the Handam shops in Pitlochry and Aberfeldy who stock the same seasonal produce.
SOSA Box customers will be the first ones to get the produce of the Biodynamic Garden in their boxes.
Vegetables in the box will change with the seasons.
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How to order and pay
We are asking you to sign up for the boxes by standing order for a minimum of 18 weeks if ordering weekly or nine if ordering fortnightly. So if you subscribe to 18 boxes you can pause it anytime, just let us know two weeks in advance. If you pay upfront for eighteen boxes or more we will give you an extra box free at the end of the season. This means you have given us your commitment and we know how much to grow and order. It will also keep the administration as simple as possible. Our start date will be Tuesday 25th May 2021.
We will keep doing the vegetables and some fruits in the Handam refill shop as an alternative.
Please email sosaberfeldy@gmail.com or fill in the online form by the evening of Tuesday 18th May.
As soon as we know how many people are signed up we will be in touch and you can put your payment through.
We are asking you to sign up for the boxes by standing order for a minimum of 18 weeks if ordering weekly or nine if ordering fortnightly. So if you subscribe to 18 boxes you can pause it anytime, just let us know two weeks in advance. If you pay upfront for eighteen boxes or more we will give you an extra box free at the end of the season. This means you have given us your commitment and we know how much to grow and order. It will also keep the administration as simple as possible. Our start date will be Tuesday 25th May 2021.
We will keep doing the vegetables and some fruits in the Handam refill shop as an alternative.
Please email sosaberfeldy@gmail.com or fill in the online form by the evening of Tuesday 18th May.
As soon as we know how many people are signed up we will be in touch and you can put your payment through.
Where does it all come from?
The underlying idea of the SOSA box is to supply organic/biodynamic vegetables and local fruit (if possible) to the area of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry. We try to do this as sustainably as possible:
We make up the boxes in the polytunnel of the Biodynamic Garden Camserney
Your vegetables come in a cardboard box, no other packaging is used
To make it sustainable we appreciate donation of cardboard boxes
The underlying idea of the SOSA box is to supply organic/biodynamic vegetables and local fruit (if possible) to the area of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry. We try to do this as sustainably as possible:
- The Biodynamic Garden Camserney grows as much produce as possible bearing in mind that at the moment the garden is a relatively small area and will not produce enough to fill a box for the time we run it. We will grow broad beans, courgettes, leeks, celeriac, heritage potatoes, parsley, different chards, radishes, strawberries and a small amount of other soft fruit. Our Unique Selling Product is salad leaves with edible flowers
- We support other growers in Scotland by buying their produce (see our partner list above).
- We support other organic growers in the UK and beyond through Organic World who are organic distributors for Scotland and are organically certified. In this way we are buying into a movement that will slowly but surely spread its wings. We want to be a part of this
We make up the boxes in the polytunnel of the Biodynamic Garden Camserney
Your vegetables come in a cardboard box, no other packaging is used
To make it sustainable we appreciate donation of cardboard boxes
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We welcome feedback, ideas and suggestions
Many thanks for supporting your local organic grower On behalf of the Biodynamic Garden team Contact: sosaberfeldy@gmail.com |
