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Over 125,000 premium quality boxes delivered in the Medway Towns 

PREMIUM QUALITY PRODUCE FROM KENT FARMS to YOUR DOOR

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AUSTEN'S PREMIUM Veg Box Co. 
Delivering exclusively to the Medway Towns...

In October 2015 we began delivering our first fruit and veg boxes using the same locally sourced produce we sell in our award winning farmshop, Austen's of Rochester.
 
Now, over 5 years later, we're busier than ever delivering great tasting boxes 5 days a week to the people of Medway through our veg box business Austen's Premium Veg Box Co. 

Veg boxes have become a massive industry with over £160 million spent each year in the UK and for good reason. The desire for good healthy farm produce has grown rapidly and increasing numbers have grown tired of tasteless and insipid supermarket fruit and vegetables, grown for price and shape rather than flavour. There's something very pleasing about receiving a box full of fresh produce delivered to your door that the whole family can enjoy.

Unfortunately, as some of the giants and leaders of the industry have become bigger and bigger, with some preparing up to 30,000 boxes per week, many problems have arisen. It's impossible to maintain any form of quality because the sheer volume of scale means produce is often, but not always, several days old when you receive it making it insuperior and often past its best. Produce that would otherwise be bought in the UK is often brought in from abroad to satisfy volume or you often simply don't get what you've asked for or are expecting because there isn't enough available. The increasing use of franchises and agencies to pack the boxes means quality control is nowhere near as good as it could be and literally thrown together to meet deadlines and targets. The farms used are rarely local to you as it comes from different parts of the country and, if it is local, only one or two of the items in your box will be. It will also invariably have travelled hundreds of miles before it reaches you having been on the van for anything up to 2 days. 

There are many smaller, more local veg box companies doing a fantastic job and we implore you to pay more consideration to using them, eat local and support local farms.
 
Below are some of the things that make us different:

* A high level of the seasonal contents in our boxes is local produce sourced from Kent farms. We're not adverse to providing popular staples such as citrus fruits and bananas etc because we all like them, but our boxes are very focused on local and seasonal produce.

* The maximum distance any of the local produce in our boxes will have travelled is 25 miles. Some we collect ourselves and some is delivered directly to us fresh daily.

* Every single item in our boxes is fresh in on the day it's delivered to you, most of our local seasonal produce has often been picked only the day before. Making our boxes as fresh as you will find anywhere.

* Every single box is packed by hand by Austen's staff at our award winning farmshop on the day it is delivered to you. It undergoes two inspections before it leaves which minimises the chance of insuperior produce being sent or mistakes being made. We of course are only human and we will rectify any errors immediately.

* The veg box pictures used on our website are of actual real live boxes that we have delivered recently and were taken prior to the boxes being sent. Not glossy pictures of artificially overflowing boxes that look great on the website but in reality bear no resemblance to what you receive.

* Our portion sizes are very generous and we carefully plan what goes into our boxes each week and always ensure there is a good variety of types, colours and nutritional mix avoiding repeating exactly the same contents each week.

* Every week we include both a savoury and sweet recipe selected by us which uses some of the contents of your box (available for download on this page). We also provide storage information to ensure you get the maximum life and value from your food, as well as confirming which parts of Kent your food has come from.
 
* We offer the ability to swop the odd item from time to time for something else of similar value, typically we offer one item per small box and two items per medium and large boxes if required.

* Refrigerated delivery is provided.

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DELIVERY ZONE

Exclusively to the Medway Towns

ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME6, ME7, ME8

Towns:

Rochester

Strood

Chatham

Gillingham

Rainham

Postcodes:

ME1

ME2

ME3

ME4

ME5

ME6

ME7

ME8

DELIVERY ZONE

DELIVERIES AVAILABLE IN ME1 TO ME8 POSTCODE AREAS

HOW TO ORDER A WEEKLY BOX...

Check you live within our designated delivery zone 
- Choose the size of box you would like to be delivered
- CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP  (USE A TABLET OR PC)
 
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A TABLET OR PC? THEN SIMPLY EMAIL US TO SET YOUR ACCOUNT UP MANUALLY
 
contact@austensgroup.com
- We'll then process your order and send you your welcome email with all the details you need to get started

Additional information
Payment is by standing order, please ask us if you prefer an alternative method
Fixed cost extras are simply added to your weekly standing order. Variable cost extras are payable by bank transfer after delivery

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Adding extra items to your box is easy...
 
If you would like to add extra items to your box on a
 
regular or ad-hoc basis, then please CLICK HERE for a COPY 
 

Carrot
Carrot

EAT LOCAL . LIVE BETTER

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'We love our fruit & veg box... the kids are trying food they wouldn't usually eat.' Rebecca L

AUSTEN'S PREMIUM 'CLASSIC' 

SMALL FRUIT & VEG BOX

 

Filled with 3 varieties of fruit and

5 varieties of vegetables. Freshly picked

with a local and seasonal theme

 

FEEDS 1 - 2

£12.50

including delivery

DELIVERY DAYS: TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS

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Loved our first fruit & veg box, made the smothered leeks and kohl rabi recipe

was delicious! Emma S

AUSTEN'S PREMIUM 'CLASSIC' 

MEDIUM FRUIT & VEG BOX

 

Filled with 3 varieties of fruit and

7 varieties of vegetables. Freshly picked

with a local and seasonal theme

 

FEEDS 3 - 4

£16.95

including delivery

DELIVERIES DAYS TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS

'Just received our first veg box - wow! Really impressed... Even supplied with recipes.'Samantha W

AUSTEN'S PREMIUM 'CLASSIC' 

LARGE FRUIT & VEG BOX

 

Filled with 3 varieties of fruit and

9 varieties of vegetables. Freshly picked

with a local and seasonal theme

 

FEEDS 5 - 6

£21.50

including delivery

DELIVERY DAYS: TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS

DELIVERIES AVAILABLE TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

I get my veg box from Austen's...

produce is wonderfully high quality. Katie H

 
 
AUSTEN'S PREMIUM 'BESPOKE' 
Our bespoke options are:
Bespoke Fruit & Veg Box
Bespoke Fruit Box

Bespoke Vegetable Box
Bespoke Salad Box
Bespoke Juicing Box
+ add items sold instore 
Simply let us know which bespoke box you would like us to create on a weekly basis and the number of items you require. We'll individually price it for you and you're good to go. Email your initial enquiry to: contact@austensgroup.com

DELIVERIES TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS

DELIVERY TIMES ARE BETWEEN 9.00AM & 6.00PM
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THIS WEEK'S VEG BOX CONTENTS

WEEK COMMENCING 2ND DECEMBER 2024

THIS WEEK'S RECIPES:

CAULIFLOWER & CHICKPEA CURRY


CHEESY BROCCOLI BAKE

CELERIAC ROSTI, POACHED EGG & HOLLONDAISE

GARLICKY ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

5 WAYS TO EAT KOHLRABI


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CHRISTMASSY GINGERBREAD BANANA BREAD


BLUEBERRY & APPLE TART

CRISPY BANANA COCONUT FRITTERS


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- JUST CLICK ON THE RECIPE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD -

DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S CONTENTS, RECIPES 
AND STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS 
:

WORD VERSION HERE

PDF VERSION HERE


PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU'D LIKE TO SWAP ITEMS
BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW:

EMAIL SWAP LINK


PLEASE NOTE UP TO 2 SWAPS PER BOX

WE ARE UNABLE TO SWAP ITEMS FOR:
BERRIES


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FOR REASONS OF QUALITY AND / OR ANY POTENTIAL STOCK ISSUES AT SHORT NOTICE, OCCASIONALLY WE MAY NEED TO CHANGE THE VARIETY OF A FRUIT OR VEGETABLE LISTED
FOR AN ALTERNATIVE ON THE 
DAY OF YOUR DELIVERY.
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD EXTRA ITEMS TO
YOUR BOX, PLEASE EMAIL US FOR A COPY OF
OUR VEG BOX EXTRAS PRICE LIST HERE


 

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