The Good Food Box
The rising cost of food can make it challenging to provide healthy meals for your family, leaving you concerned about their well-being.
Your family deserves affordability, accessibility and availability of healthy food.
The Good Food Box Program offers fresh, healthy, nutritious fruits and vegetables at a fraction of the retail cost.
The boxes are available monthly and are available throughout Hastings & Prince Edward Counties.
Each box is suitable for households of one or two people. There are no limits to how many you can purchase.
There are 2 options to choose from:
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
FRUIT BAG - $5
All produce varies each month depending on season and cost.
The Fruit Bag offers a selection of various fruits such as: 5 Bananas, 3 Royal Galla Apples, 3 Oranges, 2 Pears, 1 Lemon
*These are sample pictures only.
VEGETABLE BAG - $10
All produce varies each month depending on season and cost.
The Good Food Box offers a wide variety of vegetables such as: 2.5 lb. Potatoes, 1 lb. Onions, 2 lb. Bag of Carrots, 2 Sweet Potatoes, 1 Iceberg Lettuce, 1 Zucchini, 1 Bunch of Green Onions, 1 Hot House Tomato, 1 Green Pepper
*These are sample pictures only
HOW TO BUY
1. Choose Your Products
Order as many Vegetable Boxes and Fruit bags as you want.
2. Choose Your Pick Up Location
When you check out, you'll be able to choose from 15 different pick up locations. Pick up's are only once a month.
3. Save Money
Pick up your order at your Depot location on their scheduled Pick-Up Day
ORDERING LOCATIONS
You can order online or in person at one of our depot locations.
In Person Ordering
Orders can be placed based on the pick up location. Orders in person must be made in cash no later than the Tuesday before pick up.
In person ordering is only for the Good Food Box items.
North
In-person ordering is due no later than the 1st Tuesday of each month for the following locations:
Bancroft
Coe Hill
Limerick
Marmora
Madoc
Tweed
South
In-person ordering is due no later than the 3rd Tuesday of each month for the following locations:
Belleville
Trenton
Frankford
Stirling
Tyendinaga
Deseronto
Picton
North Locations
BANCROFT - NORTH HASTINGS COMMUNITY CUPBOARD
2 Madawaska Steet, Bancroft
343-476-0177
Pick up: Tuesday 2:30-5pm
COE HILL - WOLLASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
5629-A Hwy 620
613-337-5183
Pick up: Tuesday at St. Andrews United Church 47 Wollaston Lake Road, Coe Hill: Tuesday 2-3pm
LIMERICK - TOWNSHIP OFFICE
89 Limerick Lake Road,
613-474-2863
Pick up: Tuesday 2-4pm
MARMORA - MARMORA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
53 Madoc Street, Marmora
613-472-3219
Pick up: Tuesday 2:30-5pm
MADOC - MADOC Community Living (C.O.P.E.)
7 Hill Avenue, Madoc
613-473-4158
Pick up: Tuesday 1-3pm
TWEED - GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
41 McClellan Street, Tweed
613-478-1906 x #333
Pick up: Tuesday at Tweed Hungerford Agricultural Society (white building) – 617 Louisa St. Tweed, 2-4pm
South Locations
FRANKFORD - COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
149 King Drive
613- 848-3042
Pick up: Tuesday 2-3:30pm
STIRLING - STIRLING-RAWDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
43 West Front Street, Stirling
613-395-2837
Pick up: Tuesday 3-6:30pm
TYENDINAGA - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
50 Meadow Drive, Tyendinaga
613-967-3603
Pick up: Tuesday at 39 Meadow Drive 1-3pm
PICTON - THE HUB CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE
10 McFarland Court, Picton
613-476-8142
Pick up: Tuesday 1-3:30pm
TRENTON - TRENTON MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
(MFRC)
50 Rivers Drive East, Trenton
613-965-3575
Pick up: Tuesday 2-5pm
BELLEVILLE AND QUINTE WEST COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTRE (BQWCHC)
69 Catherine Street, Trenton
613-965-0698x0
Pick up: Tuesday 2-3:30pm
BELLEVILLE - CDC QUINTE
65 Station St, Belleville
613-968-2466
Pick up: Tuesday 2-5pm
BELLEVILLE AND QUINTE WEST COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTRE (BQWCHC)
161 Bridge Street W, Belleville
613-962-0000x0
Pick up: Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm
DESERONTO - COMMUNITY CARE FOR SOUTH HASTINGS (CCSH)
293 Main Street
613-396-6591
Pick up: Tuesday at Deseronto Public Library - 358 Main St. 2 - 8pm
Frequently asked questions
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The Good Food Box Program offers fresh, healthy, nutritious fruits and vegetables at a fraction of the retail cost. The boxes are available monthly; they are packed in Belleville and shipped to Depots throughout Hastings & Prince Edward Counties.
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The Good Food Boxes are available throughout Hastings and Prince Edward County at many participating depots. ( see locations ) for the depot nearest you. To order the good food box online, click here. For in-person orders, contact your nearest depot.
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Yes! Anyone living in Hastings and Prince Edward County can participate in the Good Food Box Program.
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We compared the price of the $10 Vegetable Box at three Belleville grocery stores. The average retail cost of the Vegetable Box was over $18. We compared the price of the same box at a rural grocery store, and the cost was over $26
As you can see the savings are substantial!
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Yes, you can order in person up to one week before the deadline for your location. All orders in person (except for CDC Quinte Offices) must be made in cash.
See the full list of Depot Locations below.
“I never thought in a million years that food insecurity would be a
concern for my family. The Good Food Box provides me with an abundance of healthy food to feed my family”