Eastern Suburbs Fruit & Vege Co-op, Wellington

About Eastern Suburbs Fruit & Vege Co-op

”A Fruit & Vege Co-op in the Eastern Suburbs of Wellington, serving Miramar, Strathmore and surrounds. Based at St Aidan's Anglican Church, and on Thursday Fresh fruit and vegetables at affordable prices for collection each week in Miramar and Strathmore. For $15 (paid in advance)you get a bag each of fruit and vegetables for around half of the price you would pay at a shop. Bags have a variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables, about 8kg worth. You can order as many bags as you need. The price increase is due the a general increase of prices. Eggs are also now available for $6.50 per dozen. If you've been a member of the fruit and vege co-op for a while, you may not be aware of how the co-op has evolved over the past two years. We order on Friday morning - this hasn't changed; we still need your payment by Thursday to finalise numbers. The fresh fruit and veg is delivered on Thursday to St Aidan's . The packing is done at Salvation Army Newtown. All pickup is through the op shop. The relationship between the Vege Co-op and Shop 89 (the op shop run by St Aidan's Church) has turned out to be very beneficial for both; the shop reaps the benefit of having vege co-op customers coming through- Increased foot traffic! - and the vege co-op benefits from having an accessible contact point where customers can find out information, and pick up their orders. In 2016 Bobbi stepped down from co-ordinating the vege co-op, and this position was filled by Meri Grace, who now manages both the op-shop and the vege co-op. Meri Grace has now stepped down from both the op-shop and vege co-op positions. Her place at the vege co-op is currently being filled by Nina Ibrahim and Mary Lee Caldwell.. It's great to hear how many people are enjoying their fresh produce, so keep up the good eating! Read more

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