The Good Food Box is a fresh and nutritious box of fruits and vegetables delivered right to your neighborhood (in this case the Students' Union Front Desk) every two weeks. It's just like having a fresh fruit and vegetable stand on your corner
The Students' Union participates in the Good Food Box Program (operated by REACH Regina) site to place orders and a neighborhood drop-off location. Good Food Box orders are delivered to the Students' Union every two weeks. To participate in the program place your order at the Students' Union Front Desk form one of the Good Food Box options. Good Food Box order cut-off dates and drop-off dates can be found in the Students' Union Calendar or at the Front Desk.
| Regular Items | Price | Description |
| Nutripack | $10.00 | Farm fresh fruits and vegetables perfect for a single, student or senior couple. |
| Medium | $12.50 | A larger box of produce for couples or single parents with 1 or 2 small children. |
| Fruit Medley | $12.50 | All fruit box. |
| Large | $16.50 | The family size box, suitable for three to five family members. |
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| Add Ons | ||
| Pantry Pack | $8.50 | Fresh baked bread, eggs, margarine, rice, pasta and other wholesome foods. |
| Bunch | $5.25 | Need to add extra fruit or veggies to your Good Food Box? Grab a bunch! |
Note: Because of market fluctuations, all prices are subject to change without notice.
Each neighborhood drop-off site has a volunteer coordinator who collects and advance payment for the box. U of R students' can do this at the Students' Union Front Desk (Second floor - Dr. William Riddell Centre Building).
We select only top-quality produce to be included in the box, considering freshness, variety, nutrition and ensuring the best food dollar value for our customers.
The produce is delivered farm fresh to our warehouse and volunteers help us pack it on the same morning that it is received.
Our drivers then immediately deliver the boxes to a network of volunteer-run community drop-offs.
The volunteer coordinator takes delivery of the box, ready for you to pick up, and holds the recyclable boxes for our collection.
Two weeks later, we do it all again.
The selection of fruits and vegetables changes with every delivery based upon a number of factors including which produce is in season. Basic items such as potatoes, carrots, onions, apples, citrus fruits and bananas are included in every box. A great variety of other items such as cherries, melons, strawberries, peaches and corn-on-the-cob are included when in season. We choose only the best quality produce and we will not include an item if it's not fresh or a good food value for our customers.
No. Everyone gets the same carefully selected fruits and vegetables. Although we do periodic surveys to check our customers preferences, there may be some fruits and vegetables that you or your family, don't care for. If there is an item in the box that isn't a personal favourite, you may be able to make a trade with someone else at your neighborhood drop-off site.
We are charging a not-for-profit price, which will save you an average of 1/3 to 1/2 of the cost of purchasing similar produce at a regular retail food outlet or grocery store.
Absolutely. The Good Food Box is available to any Regina resident who is interested in increasing their consumption of fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables through a convenient distribution system, at an affordable cost.
No. Try a box and see if it is right for your family. Order another box when you are ready about contacting your coordinator.
Fruits and vegetables are an extremely important component of our diet. They contain essential vitamins and minerals, including: vitamins' A, C and E, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and fibre. These vitamins are necessary to maintain good health.
In today's fast-paced world of conflicting family schedules, fast food restaurants and processed foods, eating enough fruits and vegetables is more important than ever before.
They taste good and are the perfect fast food, eaten raw or cooked, they are also one of the most versatile foods with hundreds of recipes and preparation styles.
Want more information?
The Good Food Box is an initiative of the Regina Food Security Project
Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger
City of Regina Social Development Division
Regina and District Food Bank
Saskatchewan Social Services
Convenience Meal Program
Family Basket Program
Bulk Food Buying Coop
Women's Baking Coop
What's Cooking Program
Community Kitchens
Community Gardens
Garden Share Program
Community Freezer Access
Food Processing Kitchen
Hours
For further information, contact:
The Regina Food Security Project
Box 4482, Regina, SK, S4P 3W7
Phone: 347-3224 Fax: 347-0943
E-mail: reach@sk.sympatico.ca
Website: Good Food Box
Deadline to Order and Pay | Delivery Day |
March 25/26 | March 31 |
April 9/10 | April 14 |
April 22/23 | April 28 |
May 6/7 | May 12 |
May 20/21 | May 26 |
| June 3/4 | June 9 |
| June 17/18 | June 23 |
| June 30 | July 7 |
| July 15/16 | July 21 |
| July 29 | August 4 |
| August 12/13 | August 18 |
| August 26/27 | September 1 |