Advocating for Sustainable Communities through organic horticulture - composting - education
WELCOME!
Welcome to Growing with Grace,
your local Organic Box Scheme in the North West.
Our goal is to supply quality organic food: vegetables, fruit and
groceries at fair prices.
OPEN DAY SATURDAY 17 JULY 2010 ~ CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF GROWING ORGANIC VEGETABLES!
Lucky with the weather, we had a very successful day with people enjoying tours of our glasshouses, community compost scheme, the bio-diesel plant and the displays in the packing shed. People were refreshed with hot food made from our own crops along with delicious pancakes. There was a bar serving draught beer and organic drinks, including ale, cider and fruit juices. In the evening we were entertained by the Trea Udo Band, followed by line-dancing called by Chris Hart. The shop did a roaring trade, too, and the coffee machine proved to be a great attraction! We plan to hold another event later in the year and look forward to another enjoyable day when we can share what we do with you.
GREEN PRINTS VOLUNTEER/WORK EXPERIENCE
This season we are offering unemployed people with a N. Yorkshire postcode a chance to gain experience working with organic growing methods in our greenhouses. We are also able to give people time working in our on site organic shop and also within the box delivery packing operation. The Little Red Bus Service will be running from Skipton bus station at 9.30 to the greenhouses returning to Skipton for 3.15 there is a £2 return fare. This service is temporarily suspended due to low numbers. Please ring to check its availability before using.
To find out more please ring us on 015242 51723 and ask to speak to Jack or contact us at education@growingwithgrace.co.uk .
DELIVERY SERVICE
Our
home delivery service covers parts of North Yorkshire, North
Lancashire and Cumbria and we visit the following towns and villages: Caton, Halton, Brookhouse, Claughton, Wray, Low Bentham, High Bentham,
Burton-in-Lonsdale, Ingleton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Barbon, Sedbergh, Dent,
Clapham, Keasden, Austwick, Settle, Gargrave, Bradley, Embsay, Crosshills,
Cononley, Thornton in Craven, Silsdon, Hellifield, Long Preston, Otterburn, Airton, Earby, Lothersdale, Brierfield, Burnley, Mereclough, Crawshawbooth,
Rishton, Oswaldwistle, Lancaster.
Customer enquiry, registration and ordering facility available on-line. Use this to send us a query, ask a question about, register with or order from our Home Delivery scheme. If you are new to Growing with Grace please ensure you have registered either via the link below to the Customer enquiry/registration page or by calling us on 015242 51723. If you are a current customer, you can also change your order via the Home Delivery link below.
OUR BOXES, NETS AND BAGS
|
Product |
Price |
Comment Seasonality affects all boxes/bags |
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Budget box |
7.00 |
This contains potatoes, carrots, onions and other staple vegetables. |
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Standard box |
9.00 |
This contains potatoes, carrots, onions and include seasonally available greens and brassicas, etc. |
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Family bag |
15.00 |
Greater quantity of staple vegetables and include greens, brassicas, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc. |
|
Gourmet box |
9.00 |
Exotic, more expensive vegetables, such as aubergine, peppers, courgettes, etc. |
|
Salad bag |
8.00 |
Salad items that reflect seasonal availability. |
|
Combi – Standard |
11.00 |
Combination of vegetables, salad and fruit for one person. |
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Combi – large |
16.00 |
Larger quantities of vegetables and fruit for two or more people. |
|
Fruit small |
6.00 |
Seasonally available fruit, UK whenever possible. |
|
Fruit medium |
8.00 |
Seasonally available fruit, UK whenever possible. |
|
Fruit large
|
12.50
|
Seasonally available fruit, UK whenever possible, and other more exotic fruit from time to time. |
|
Delivery charge |
2.00 |
Delivery charge added on once to the price of the box(es), irrespective of the number of bags or boxes. |
OUR BOX/BAGS CONTENTS POLICY
Our first priority is to put as much of our own crop in our boxes as possible througout the growing season. We will be extending our growing space this year to include outdoor space and our aim is to extend this further over coming months (see our newsletter).
We will then incorporate bought-in produce in the following order of priority:
- Local (40 mile radius). We have a number of local suppliers, mainly in the Pilling area.
- Regional (where we are unable to buy local produce due to its unavailability) – Lancashire and Yorkshire.
- British produce.
- European produce (out of season in this country particularly in the winter)
- Rest of the world (mainly citrus and exotic fruit)
BREAD, EGGS, MILK AND SHOP ITEMS
As a box/bag customer, you can add on bread, eggs and milk to your box/bag orders. You can also add on a couple of items from our shop (maximum of 2).
'SPECIALS'
Some customers prefer to have certain vegetables excluded from their boxes. We add a 50p service charge to the cost of boxes/bags where a customer wishes to substitute any item.
CHOICE CUSTOMER SERVICE
This service offers the best of all worlds. As a Choice Customer you are able to order exactly what you want in the way of vegetables and fruit and any number of items from our shop. We have a very wide range of products in our shop, both dry, tinned, packeted and chilled. The range allows customers to stock up on all their organic basics and add in some extra, more exotic items from time to time.
Choice customer ordering on-line. To order exactly what you want in terms of organic vegetables and fruit and organic groceries from our on-site organic shop, click on the link above.
We charge £2 for packing and delivery. This is FREE for orders of £70 or over.
Our on-site Organic Farm Shop is on the A65 at Clapham between Skipton (North Yorkshire), Kendal (Cumbria). We are open from 9.30 to 17.00, Tuesday to Saturday.
Our address: Growing with Grace Ltd, Clapham Nursery, Clapham, Lancaster LA2 8ER
Our telephone no.: 015242 51723
NEWS|
INTERESTING LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES BEELOCAL. "The finest local food delivered direct to your kitchen table!" You can shop on-line for our boxes and produce from other stores on their extensive list from BEELOCAL, so you may like to check them out. www.beelocal.co.uk KEY FUND YORKSHIRE -
Growing with Grace have benefited from Key Fund Yorkshire. The Key Fund provides loans
and investment support for social enterprises, charities, community
and voluntary organisations. SETTLE MARKET. Check out what is on offer at Settle Market, where Growing with Grace have a stall each week on a Tuesday. www.settlemarket.co.uk WHY ORGANIC. For information about organic food, the Soil Association have an interesting and informative site, click here ... whyorganic "FAIR AND SQUARE - ETHICAL SHOPPING MATTERS". Information for the concerned consumer. For a copy of an electronic copy of the programme booklet, go to the website by clicking here CARPE DIEM GARDEN DESIGN. Their garden designs are all based on the Permaculture philosophy of design, captured in its triple aims: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Shares. They offer a variety of services for homes and residential settings, from consultation and advice through full design and construction. They also offer a wide variety of additional services, which are beneficial for organisations and businesses, and these are detailed below. So, check them out on their website www.carpe-diem-gardens.co.uk SUSTAINABLE FOOD, Yorkshire and the Humber Region. Primary and Secondary School Teaching Materials on: Sustainable food, Food miles and transport, Food culture, Farm to classroom, Grow your own, Farming and the environment, Waste and packaging http://yorkshireandhumber.net/esd/food/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 THE ORGANIC COLLECTIVE for healthy, organic, eco-friendly living. This site will supply you with many products that may satisfy your values and lifestyle. http://www.theorganiccollective.co.uk ORGANIC HOLIDAYS. This site gives you information on organic holidays http://www.organicholidays.co.uk ORGANICS. This is a general site on organics. http://www.theorganichome.co.uk HERBS Everything you would want to know about herbs. And if you can't find it easily, there is a search facility to enable you to answer your questions. www.herbexpert.co.uk/home.htm |
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Organic Farm Shop: Winter opening times -
09.30 until 17.00pm - Monday to Saturday & . . . more >
Customer
enquiry/registration: Please use the form on this page to send us an enquiry or
register for our Standard or Choice delivery services . . .more
- Remember, if you have not ordered a vegetable or fruit bag from us before please register with us first via the link above! Please note that if you are a 'Choice' customer you are unaffected by these changes and can continue to place your weekly orders as you do now.
Home Delivery: of vegetable, salad & fruit bags.
Choice bag price list. Details of
areas, prices, ordering . . . more >
Recipes: Seasonal tips, family
favourites & new culinary ideas. . . . more
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Location: How to find us . . . more >
Post Office Network: Order your vegetable bags &
collect them locally . . . more >
Retail Network: Order your vegetable bags &
collect them locally . . . more >
Supplier Network: We value our suppliers of organic
produce . . . more >
What does Organic mean?
- Practices which sustain soil health & fertility
- Natural methods of pest, disease & weed control
- Low levels of environmental pollution
- No genetically modified foods & products (GMOs)
- High standards of animal welfare
- The production of nutritious food
We believe that Growing
with Grace offers an alternative business way.
We directly manage over two acres of organic
glasshouses and are certified by the
Soil Association (Licence numbers: Packing
P5562, Growing G4295. Organic certification UK5)
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