Organic fruit and vegetable - delivery (Warsaw)

I found an organic fruit and veg delivery that supplies produce from local farmers. They only operate in Warsaw right now. We got ours last night. Great stuff. Highly recommend. vegebox.pl

Its great that someone has finally offered this service, it was only a question of time. It will be interesting to see what they offer out of season.

Great idea. Expensive though.

I bought the family box. I got one eggplant, two soup ingredients (I can't remember what they are called, a few carrots, few parsnips, celeriac, you know) two leeks, 1 pack rukola, one pack of something green, mixed salad, a net of pears, a net of apples, a net of potatoes. 5 large onions, chives, parsley, kale.

I paid 101 pln plus tip for delivery. I am thrilled. I think it was totally worth the price. I actually don't think the price was too outrageous. If you go into any grocery store the organic selection is much less and the prices are more expensive- and no delivery and they are not local.

I am also curious as to what they offer during the winter months. Probably loads of root veg.

Prices are pretty steep. I do my veg shopping at the Saturday market in Konstancin, or in £omianki.
In Konstancin there is a guy selling bacon - the real stuff - which you cannot find in any supermarket in Warsaw. Also have a decent egg man there.

That really is a long long way from cheap for what you got.

I would - given the Polish attitude towards business - have my doubts about anything labelled as "organic" here.

dunno, the farm label is certified organic. I am happy with it. I am paying for the convenience. I got a good amount of food and it was delivered. I simply can't run around to 10 different places for my shopping.

I could buy the same qty in Konstancin on any given Sat for less than half the price. Which is for us after a long working week also relax. To meander, to compare prices...to meet friends... After all these years you start to know the sellers... But hey, everybody has to decide this for him/herselves :)

For half that much you say? Hmm, how much you charging for delivery?

ok- then do it. two large leeks, 3 celeriac, 4 large onions, 1 eggplant, 1 large bunch of kale, 1 salad mix with edible flowers, 1 rukiew wodna (I don't know what that is-watercress?) bunch of chives, bunch of parsley, net of potatoes, net of pairs, net of apples, 10 parsnips and 14 carrots.

I am quite pleased.

Here is one in the UK to compare against abelandcole.co.uk/fruit-veg/vegetable-boxes

the link won't open, have another?

So from that link I got the equivalent of the 3-5 person box. Theirs is 18.50 or 94 pln. Not bad. I paid 110 with tip.

As you say, Pip, you're paying for the convenience. From the farm to your door. If you're happy, that's all that matters. Enjoy your veggies.

yes, that is it and thanks.

There are 2 or 3 organic certification companies in Poland, if you question it in any way you can call them and check that the farm is certified. I would be more concerned about organic certification from South and Central America then Poland.

Will tell you after next weekend Harry :). As I mentioned, for us convenience is winding down from a hard working week and going to the market. I understand Pip that she finds this service convenient. That is another matter.

I assume you mean the market opposite " Stara Papiernia ” I must say I do find that open air market a touch unhygienic, I was there last Saturday there were so many 'pijak's' being lifted by the Straz miasto in the area. It made a bad atmosphere also the food on sale seemed a bit rustic to me and I did not see any organic produce other that in the shop in " Stara Papiernia ”. Hale Mirowska seems to have a reasonable selection and there are some specialist boutique organic sellers of food, that have a good rotation. Just my two pennys.

These are most probably not parsnips but root of parsley. Parsnips are popular in Canada but unknown in Poland.

Are they credible? I'm very suspicious of such Polish certification schemes - anyone familiar with PASE (Harry?) can explain why.


Hah, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole.

This company is one of the main ones in Poland bioekspert.waw.pl

It is a white carrot kind of thing.

I would hit Stara Papiernia market but I work on Saturdays- so it is a no go. And my husband is a tool in the kitchen so no help there. For our family-- the delivery is the best option. I am not worried about them being fake organic- I am pretty certain it is. The supplier ships to countries such as Italy and Germany.

Like the others said- I would be more worried about so called organic from south american countries. Even North America and Western Europe. I was reading a story of a farmer in the states who will not apply for organic status even though her farming is all natural because of the contaminents in the wind. she has a farm next to a few other farms and they use pesticides which travel via wind on to her crops- so even though she doesn't use them her crops are affected.

I live close to farm land in Warsaw- I have yet to see any chemicals used by farmers. All there stuff is grown organically--they still pick by hand!

I've heard one argument that a lot of land is actually organic in Poland, just that the farmers don't have money to apply/comply with certification - or they simply don't see the benefit in doing so.

Whether it's true or not, I don't know.

That is the one. Well it might seem a bit rustic but we always find stuff there. What agree with you that Hala Mirowska offers a good (and maybe safer) deal. Including the Mlekomat which is delightful :)

Have you every tried the farmers' market in £omianki - near MarcoPolo?

The truth is the price of pesticides in poland have increased by about 500% over the last seven years. We have our american and german friends to thank for that

there is also an organic market on Zelazna in an old factory---can't remember the name. It is supposed to be really good.


and this is one of the main reasons I am searching for certified organic now. a few years ago I was happy to buy produce from the grocers, not now. GMO has been approved- with limited uses, but that is only step one.

Two years from now we will see it change even more.

Picking by hand doesn't mean that the produce is organic. Pay attention in the spring, that's the time when most insecticides are used. You'll see lots of tractors with small cisterns attached to them - the so-called "opryski". It's done in the early stages of growth, with fruit it's the time when the trees are blooming, and the chemicals are supposed to fully dissolve long before the fruit is picked. Still, I'm not sure if it could be certified as organic.


Any serious producer, selling large quantities of his produce, is bound to use chemicals at some point in the growth cycle. The best bet for organic produce is small, non-commercial or even neglected farms run by people who don't care much and are not going to spend money for insecticides and such. The small sellers in the marketplace, selling from the trunk of a car, or the babcias with a bag of carrots and another one of spinach leaves. If you want organic, avoid large producers.

Another thing is that the soil in the Polish countryside is not so ladden with chemicals as in most Western countries.

We are getting regular supplies from my father-in-law. He lives in Ciechochinek (delightful place by the way), very healthy micro-climate. Best vegs in the world and I am not kidding.

True, although I have one cautionary tale. A friend's mother works in Biedronka. She noticed that a couple of elderly village ladies often bought large quantities of cheap horseradish in small jars when they came into town on market day. She later saw them in the market selling jars of horseradish, without labels, for a healthy price. It was, after all, straight from their own village, organic, and hand made.