Hi! Will be signing up. have a few questions:
1. do we get to choose the vegetables we order?
2. do you have coffee beans?
3. is there an option for delivery?
4. is this a year long “subscription”?
Thanks for your inquiry. I’m sure you speak for many who have the same questions. Here are our answers:
1. No, for this first run, we’ll be packing the baskets with preference for what’s in season with particular staples like tomatoes and onions. We’re keeping the operation standard and simple this first time around but if all goes well, we may be able to accommodate another level of complexity next run!
2. Not yet
3. Yes there is an option for delivery but we may have to charge extra to cover the special trip.
4. This first run is a 3-month commitment. While we’d like to assure the farmers of a longer period, we’re sensing how this joint enterprise feels for both stakeholders like you and the farmers.
I hope I’ve answered your questions sufficiently. Please don’t hesitate to ask some more. We’re very happy to hear your interest
Are you only focusing on Luzon area? I’m here in Cebu and staying here for 2 1/2 months now. I haven’t been to the market but looking forward to meet organic farmers and purchase organic foods. I don’t know where to start. Is there a way you could help or anything I could do? Thanks.
sorry this took while as I don’t usually moderate this email. Yea, Chef Tony told me about you and that you have a food blogging site or something. Actually, Chef Tony and I had a discussion of bringing in Rouxbe to the Philippines. What do you think of that? I was telling him that it’s a real cool instructional video and we might be able to market it here in the schools
As for the Good Food COmpany, yea, its currently just in metro manila but we havent started yet. We still have a lot of ground to cover with our partner NGO and farmers as they really need a lot of support (given the dismal treatment they get from the govt). Hopefully, we plan to launch by Feb2011.
Hi, Char! Congratulations on this new venture! I’m interested in signing-up but I’m also interested in inviting you and your friends to give a talk during the acp. I sent an invitation thru email. I hope you are available.
Hi Marie! We just concluded the 2nd trial run last Saturday, but we are planning to have a february run. You can join that In the meantime, can you email your contact details (name, landline, mobile #, address, preferred area of pickup) to goodfoodcommunity@gmail.com.
At last, I finally got my 1st basket. The veggies were really fresh and tasted great! I love your violet camote – it was so fresh that it was moist and sweet! Thank you!
Having a list of veggies for the next pick up is a good idea too – it helps in planning for the week’s menu. Looking forward to the next basket, and the next . . .
I’d like to make a suggestion. I assume that the basket should be good enough to last the whole week. Can we have veggie “staples” in the basket too:
1. Panggisa veggies – garlic, onion, ginger (we can’t really do without these and I would not want to have to buy these separately sana)
2. All-around veggies – carrot, kalabasa, cabbage, sitaw, baguio beans, togue, broccoli, cauliflower, chinese cabbage, spring onions, leeks
3. Towards-the-end-of-week veggies – when the fresh produce are gone, or no longer ‘fresh’, we can turn to BEANS which are yummy and packed with nutrients! – monggo, red, white, black –
4. Eventually, can we also have:
fruits
brown rice
mushroom
Great to know you enjoyed the veggies and thanks so much for your smart suggestions. I especially like how you differentiated end-of-the-week veggies
We’ve posted a list of what to expect this Saturday, Feb 19 and we hope to publish such a list by Monday before every Saturday delivery. Please do forgive slight changes and surprises as projecting what will be ready for harvest and what actually comes is a little tricky.
For staple panggisa vegetables, we’d love to provide those but did you know onions and garlic take 4-5 months to grow? WHOA, right? So anyway, at the time we talked to the farmers about this idea, they did warn us it would take some time. We saw them growing in the ground though so we hope they’ll be ready by March or April. You’ll get ginger this Saturday, woohoo!
Thanks for your other suggestions. I’ll forward them to SIBAT and we’ll see what we can plant
Hello guys. I’m Vince Eugenio. I’m now working with local communities in Ondoy affected areas in Rizal. Last year, we started an urban vegetable garden project with a people’s organization in San Mateo using tetrapots and organic compost soil which they themselves produce. The community can now produce at least 50 kilos of organic lettuce in a month. How do you partner with farmers? We’re interested to partner with you guys. Salamat and more power.
hi. i attended the asenso ka pinoy seminar here in tarlac but i havent got the chance to ask some questions regarding your company…i want to know if you are offering a one- kind vegetable only? we only need camote…and how much would that be if u do offer? tnx.
As yet, we don’t offer customized purchases but maybe the farmers are willing to consider if you want to order regularly. Please email us your requirement and we can get you in touch with them directly or through SIBAT. Thanks!
I just signed up but still wonder how this works. I can pick up items at Loyola (where exactly is this?). Anyway, I am interested in set B. I am vegan so this is a wonderful arrangement and support your endeavour, This locavore/vegan is pleased to have discovered your site.
July 17th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Hi! Will be signing up. have a few questions:
1. do we get to choose the vegetables we order?
2. do you have coffee beans?
3. is there an option for delivery?
4. is this a year long “subscription”?
July 18th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Hi Michelle!
Thanks for your inquiry. I’m sure you speak for many who have the same questions. Here are our answers:
1. No, for this first run, we’ll be packing the baskets with preference for what’s in season with particular staples like tomatoes and onions. We’re keeping the operation standard and simple this first time around but if all goes well, we may be able to accommodate another level of complexity next run!
2. Not yet
3. Yes there is an option for delivery but we may have to charge extra to cover the special trip.
4. This first run is a 3-month commitment. While we’d like to assure the farmers of a longer period, we’re sensing how this joint enterprise feels for both stakeholders like you and the farmers.
I hope I’ve answered your questions sufficiently. Please don’t hesitate to ask some more. We’re very happy to hear your interest
Char
August 10th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Are you only focusing on Luzon area? I’m here in Cebu and staying here for 2 1/2 months now. I haven’t been to the market but looking forward to meet organic farmers and purchase organic foods. I don’t know where to start. Is there a way you could help or anything I could do? Thanks.
October 12th, 2010 at 5:09 am
Hi Divina!
sorry this took while as I don’t usually moderate this email. Yea, Chef Tony told me about you and that you have a food blogging site or something.
Actually, Chef Tony and I had a discussion of bringing in Rouxbe to the Philippines. What do you think of that?
I was telling him that it’s a real cool instructional video and we might be able to market it here in the schools
As for the Good Food COmpany, yea, its currently just in metro manila but we havent started yet. We still have a lot of ground to cover with our partner NGO and farmers as they really need a lot of support (given the dismal treatment they get from the govt). Hopefully, we plan to launch by Feb2011.
Kindly contact me thru my personal email at philipleejr@gmail.com
Thanks and Best Regards,
Philip
August 23rd, 2010 at 10:10 am
Hi, Char! Congratulations on this new venture! I’m interested in signing-up but I’m also interested in inviting you and your friends to give a talk during the acp. I sent an invitation thru email. I hope you are available.
January 18th, 2011 at 9:16 am
Is it too late to sign-up for this run?
If you’re still accepting, where do I pay?
January 18th, 2011 at 9:21 am
Hi Marie! We just concluded the 2nd trial run last Saturday, but we are planning to have a february run. You can join that
In the meantime, can you email your contact details (name, landline, mobile #, address, preferred area of pickup) to goodfoodcommunity@gmail.com.
We’ll get back to you very soon! Thanks!
- Galvin
February 14th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
At last, I finally got my 1st basket. The veggies were really fresh and tasted great! I love your violet camote – it was so fresh that it was moist and sweet! Thank you!
Having a list of veggies for the next pick up is a good idea too – it helps in planning for the week’s menu. Looking forward to the next basket, and the next . . .
I’d like to make a suggestion. I assume that the basket should be good enough to last the whole week. Can we have veggie “staples” in the basket too:
1. Panggisa veggies – garlic, onion, ginger (we can’t really do without these and I would not want to have to buy these separately sana)
2. All-around veggies – carrot, kalabasa, cabbage, sitaw, baguio beans, togue, broccoli, cauliflower, chinese cabbage, spring onions, leeks
3. Towards-the-end-of-week veggies – when the fresh produce are gone, or no longer ‘fresh’, we can turn to BEANS which are yummy and packed with nutrients! – monggo, red, white, black –
4. Eventually, can we also have:
fruits
brown rice
mushroom
Thanks!
February 15th, 2011 at 8:49 am
Hi Victoria!
Great to know you enjoyed the veggies
and thanks so much for your smart suggestions. I especially like how you differentiated end-of-the-week veggies
We’ve posted a list of what to expect this Saturday, Feb 19 and we hope to publish such a list by Monday before every Saturday delivery. Please do forgive slight changes and surprises as projecting what will be ready for harvest and what actually comes is a little tricky.
For staple panggisa vegetables, we’d love to provide those but did you know onions and garlic take 4-5 months to grow? WHOA, right? So anyway, at the time we talked to the farmers about this idea, they did warn us it would take some time. We saw them growing in the ground though so we hope they’ll be ready by March or April. You’ll get ginger this Saturday, woohoo!
Thanks for your other suggestions. I’ll forward them to SIBAT and we’ll see what we can plant
Char
February 28th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Hello guys. I’m Vince Eugenio. I’m now working with local communities in Ondoy affected areas in Rizal. Last year, we started an urban vegetable garden project with a people’s organization in San Mateo using tetrapots and organic compost soil which they themselves produce. The community can now produce at least 50 kilos of organic lettuce in a month. How do you partner with farmers? We’re interested to partner with you guys. Salamat and more power.
May 28th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
May I know where is your pick up point in Quezon City? Thanks
June 8th, 2011 at 1:37 am
We have one in New Manila and another in Loyola Heights
July 12th, 2011 at 11:49 am
hi. i attended the asenso ka pinoy seminar here in tarlac but i havent got the chance to ask some questions regarding your company…i want to know if you are offering a one- kind vegetable only? we only need camote…and how much would that be if u do offer? tnx.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Hi Jearamie,
As yet, we don’t offer customized purchases but maybe the farmers are willing to consider if you want to order regularly. Please email us your requirement and we can get you in touch with them directly or through SIBAT. Thanks!
December 7th, 2011 at 5:00 am
Hi there,
I just signed up but still wonder how this works. I can pick up items at Loyola (where exactly is this?). Anyway, I am interested in set B. I am vegan so this is a wonderful arrangement and support your endeavour, This locavore/vegan is pleased to have discovered your site.
Laarni