Cut carbon by buying local and organic produce and avoiding single-use packaging. Here is a list of suppliers in our area – see our chart for a summary of options.
Crop Drop
Weekly delivery sourced from local farms with drop points in Wood Green, Crouch End, Highgate, Tottenham and Finsbury Park.
Choice of 3 sizes of bag of vegetables and one of fruit
Oddbox
They collect surplus and oddly shaped vegetables direct from farms to avoid food waste.
Weekly deliveries across London and the South-East
WeFil
https://www.wefil.shop/delivery
Virtually plastic free. Organic vegan foods, cleaning products and toiletries
They pack in paper bags and operate a jar exchange.
Delivery day is Thursday to North and North-West London
Riverford Organic Farmers
Seasonal organic vegetables, fruit, dairy, fish and meat. Wide choice of boxes and flexible orders. Minimal compostable packaging with occasional plastic bags (eg. Lettuce)
Deliveries from a cooperative of farms in the South-East and some produce from farms in Spain, Italy and France. Never by air.
Tesco Loop
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/zone/loop
Goods delivered in refillable, returnable containers and a reusable ‘Loop’ tote (folds flat for storage between deliveries).
Mainly toiletries and snack foods at present (Nov 2020) with a few mainstream brands eg Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Persil washing liquid, Coca-Cola and Danone yoghurt.
Able & Cole
Seasonal organic vegetables, fruit, dairy, fish and meat, toiletries, sustainable cleaning products, drinks and kitchen essentials.
Harmless Store
Home
79 Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, N8 9BE
Dried foods (mostly organic), vegan cheese and locally hand made chocolate, cleaning products. Click-and-Collect operating using paper bags. Deliveries only to the very vulnerable.
Farm Drop
Seasonal vegetables (organic where possible), fruit, dairy, fish and meat.
From farmers who follow environmentally and socially responsible farming systems.
Infinity Foods Wholesale
https://www.infinityfoodswholesale.coop
Wide range of organic and sustainable products.
Dried and tinned foods, toiletries, cleaning products, drinks branded groceries
Their dried food comes in plastic packaging. Only the 5kg catering packs are recyclable
Designed for independent shops but could be useful for sharing with other households.
The Organic Delivery Co.
https//:www.organicdeliverycompany.co.uk
A small company providing seasonal organic vegetables, fruit, and branded groceries including those from Clipper, Suma and Infinity.
They source their produce from a number of growers in the UK and Europe including a cooperative in Sicily.