Thank You for Inquiring About Becoming a Good Food Box Coordinator

Thank you for inquiring about becoming a Good Food Box Coordinator.

With requests for Good Food Boxes sky-rocketing, we need people like you to host drop-off sites in Toronto. The Good Food Box program is an alternative food distribution system. Information about the program and becoming a coordinator are included here in your Coordinator Start-Up Kit. It contains:

 Good Food Box brochures  Good Food Box Order Forms  A FoodShare Overview  A Business Card for Moorthi Senaratne, Good Food Warehouse and Produce Coordinator

The Good Food Box Program The Good Food Box program is a community-based food distribution system. We buy food at wholesale prices directly from local farmers and the Ontario Food Terminal. We then have volunteers pack the produce into individual boxes, sell them at that reduced cost, and deliver them through a neighborhood drop-off system.

The principles behind the program include: • Health promotion and food skills education • Supporting local farmers and contributing to the local economy • Making the program accessible to anyone without restrictions • Selling only high quality produce • Promoting the use of seasonal fruits and vegetables • Community development and volunteer support and development • Environmentally sound management of our food program.

Although we are a non-profit organization, the Good Food Box is not free. Customers pay for their produce thereby allowing them the power to control their own food needs. The boxes are kept affordable and vary in size and content so that anyone can by a box.

Coordinator Responsibilities As a Good Food Box Coordinator you: • Keep a customer master list that includes their name, mailing address, phone number, and forward a copy to FoodShare (first receiving consent from your customers) • Establish guidelines for your group • Group order and payment: collect cash or cheques from your customers, place your group’s order, and forward the payment to FoodShare

1 • Pick-up: determine a delivery time with FoodShare, receive the boxes at a pre-arranged location, manage customer pick-up, store empty container, and ensure boxes are returned to FoodShare..

Good Food Box Information The Good Food Box is delivered on a weekly basis, but the Coordinator determines how often they would like to receive deliveries. Most groups order every two weeks, although there are some that order weekly and others once a month.

To start your own group, you must have a minimum of 8-10 orders. If you order 10 or more boxes at a time, you receive a free Good Food Box for your efforts. We offer six different types of produce boxes. We are delighted to bring you:

LARGE GOOD FOOD BOX -for families $18.00 SMALL GOOD FOOD BOX -for singles or couples $13.00 LARGE ORGANIC BOX -certified organic, for families $34.00 SMALL ORGANIC BOX -certified organic, for singles or couples $24.00 WELLNESS BOX -prepared vegetables for seniors or $13.00 busy people FRUIT BOX -for all fruit lovers $13.00

The contents of the Good Food Box are selected on the basis of price and what is in season. Whenever possible, we buy from Ontario farmers to support our local farmers and contribute to the local economy. We determine what goes in the box weekly so the contents of the contents of the box will change with each delivery keeping your food choices seasonal, varied and interesting. Below is a sample list of what you might receive in a box.

Here is a list of sample contents; keep in mind it changes each week.

Large GFB Small GFB Fruit Box Wellness Large Small Organic Organic 5 lbs. potatoes 2 ½ lbs. 3 lbs. bag 4 fingerling 1 bag red 2 ½ lbs. red potatoes apples potatoes potatoes potato ( 6 servings) 2 lbs. carrots 2 lbs. carrots 3 lbs. bag 1 bag carrot 2 lbs. carrots 2 lbs. bag pears (4 serving) carrots 1 cauliflower 1 cauliflower 6 oranges 1 bag broccoli 3 lbs. apples 1 ½ lbs. ( 2 serving) apples 1 bunch 1 bunch 1 bunch 1 bag cauliflower 1 pineapple 1 pineapple broccoli broccoli banana ( 2 serving) 3 lbs. bag 1 ½ lbs. 6 nectarine 1 bag red grapes 1 cauliflower 1 cauliflower apples apples ( 2 serving) 3 lbs. bag pears 1 ½ lbs. pears 1 pint 4 apples 1 broccoli 1 bunch strawberries broccoli 1 bunch 1 bunch 4 banana

2 banana banana 6 oranges 4 orange 2 mango 1 pint 1 bunch 1 bunch strawberries banana banana 1 pint 1 pint 1 green pepper 2 avocado 1 avocado mushrooms mushroom 1 pint 1 red leaf 1 bunch green 1 red leaf 1 red leaf strawberries lettuce onion lettuce lettuce 1 red leaf ½ plum 1 bag spring mix 2 hot house lettuce tomato tomato 1 lbs. Plum 2 lbs. onion tomato

If you need help recruiting customers, we would be happy to give a Good Food Box presentation. Why not be a part of a wonderful movement to ensure food access to all! Call Moorthi Senaratne at 416-363-6441 ext. 261 to start your Good Food Box group today!