A fresh food box program is having trouble living up to its ideals.
“We really want to purchase from local growers but we’re having a hard time finding them,” said Debbie Bonsan of Midwest Food Resources, a nonprofit charitable group that works on food programs in northwestern Saskatchewan.
The group is looking for farmers in that part of the province who grow vegetables and fruit so that it can buy from them for its monthly food boxes.
“The food is more nutritious, it’s closer to home and we can increase awareness of who the local farmers are.”
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The boxes cost less than $20 a month and go to 235 subscribers. They contain produce, grain and a newsletter with recipes and nutritional information.
The clientele includes young families, single people and seniors. Bonsan said one client, a mother in a two-income family, said the box works for busy people like her because rather than buying fast food, she can always find good food in the refrigerator.
The food group works out of offices in Lloydminster, Turtleford, North Battleford and Meadow Lake.
For more information, contact Bonsan at 306-845-3903 or e-mail debbie.mwfp@sasktel.net.
