Yes Weedo, I have a few of those knocking about too.
For those of us not blessed with ideal growing conditions e.g. where I live we have a short growing season due to low light levels and very high winds - 80mph+ are not uncommon. Others maybe live in apartments so only have window boxes.
Veg box schemes are fantastic, both for the customer and the growers as they connect directly, not via a supermarket. I'm in a very remote part of Scotland (70 miles to the nearest small supermarket, over 100 to a big one) and so my weekly veg box is the only way to have a consistent supply of organic veg, except for the three months I can grow my own.
The fish box is new and seems to be a sustainable way of connecting the fishermen themselves to their customers, in much the same way as the veg growers. I think it's a brilliant idea and plan to continue with it.
So I now have a weekly veg box including local eggs and cheese, a monthly fish box, a four-weekly delivery of raw milk and cream and an occasional booze order. I just need a meat box and then I could get everything else from the local shop.
Not quite what I set out to do when I decided to become more self-sufficient but at least it supports the small, more local producers and not the big chains. I still make my own bread, fermented veg, bacon, sausages and some cheese. So I think I still just about qualify as Ish. And I'm definitely a bit different.
