The Sprouts Box

Local and organic produce delivered to your door by bicycle

The Sprouts Box is back for the 2010/2011 school year!

The Sprouts Box (TSB) is a joint initiative of Sprouts and the AMS Bike Co-op. Together, we offer a weekly bicycle delivery of fresh, local, organic and affordable produce to campus residents’ doors! This service is offered to residents in Gage, Thunderbird, Fairview, Acadia, Marine Drive and now The University Neighbourhood Association Communities!

If you interested in receiving a weekly Sprouts Box delivery (by bicycle!), we are taking subscriptions for the fall now! The service runs for 8 weeks, starting Friday, Oct. 8th and ending Friday, Nov. 26th. The deadline for sign ups is Monday, October 4th.

To sign up, bring your cash or cheque to Sprouts (in the basement of the Student Union Building) during store hours (M – F, 9:30 – 4). We will also be selling subscriptions at the UNA Annual Barn Raising (Sept 10th), FarmAde (Sept 17th) and Clubs Days (Sept 22 -24).

Pricing:

  • Large Box - $165
    ($20 x 8 weeks, plus $5 refundable box deposit)
  • Small Box - $125
    ($15 x 8 weeks, plus $5 refundable box deposit)

Cheques payable to UBC Sprouts.

What's in a Sprouts Box?

Sprouts Boxes come with assorted local, seasonal produce such as apples, pears, beets, carrots, radishes, mushrooms, potatoes, cabbage, celeriac, leeks, sunchokes, sprouts, herbs, parsnips, and winter squash. What your box contains on any given week depends on what is available that week.

What size is right for you?

  • A small box is recommended for households of 2-3 people. As mentioned, the exact contents vary from week to week, but as an example, it might contain: 2lb cabbage, 2lb onions, 1 box of alfalfa sprouts, 1lb sunchokes, 2lb apples, 1lb pears.
  • A large box generally contains the same variety of fruits and veggies as found in the small box, but in greater quantity. It is generally recommended for households of 3 of more people. To compare the large to the small described above, a large box of the same week would likely contain 2lb cabbage, 3lb onions, 1 box alfalfa sprouts, 1 box clover sprouts, 1lb sunchokes, 2lb apples, 1lb pears.

All subscribers also receive a "paperless" weekly newsletter that includes news and updates from Sprouts, a price breakdown of the produce they've received that week, some recipes, storage tips and cooking information.