Donate To Your Favourite Charity While Receiving Organic Groceries Delivered Right To Your Door!

12/06/2013

Having spent a year as the Fundraising Chair of my son’s Cooperative Nursery School, I know just how challenging it can be to fundraise.  I have a stack of unread magazines and more labels than I know what to do with!  That’s why I was thrilled to come across Donate Naturally.  It allows you to fundraise, while buying something that your family can really use.  Shop at DonateNaturally.com and 10% of your purchase will go to the charity or fundraising initiative of your choice.  For a full list of their current charities, click here.

They have multiple sections to choose from including Bakery, Dairy, Produce and even Meat.  They also have a wide variety of dry grocery and household items – even baby food and diapers.  Just select your items online, and they arrive on your doorstep the following day!

I opted for the Fresh Organic Fruit & Veggie Bin – Small 

Here’s an example of what appeared in last week’s bin:

• 1 1/2 lbs of Bananas
• 3 Mac Apples
• 1 Mango
• 1 1/2 lbs of  Russet Potatoes
• 2 Romaine Hearts
• 1 Swiss Chard
• 1 lb of Zucchini
• 1/2 lb of Mushrooms
• 1 HH Tomato

You can also add individual items to your bin like carrots for $2.99, 3lbs of apples for $7.99 or avocadoes for $5.99.  While I was a bit wary about some of the vegetables that my family doesn’t typically eat (like cabbage!) it inspired me to create new recipes like this vegetable soup using the majority of the veggies in my bin!

I also tried the Fresh Weekly Staples Bin, which includes:

• 1 Brick Street Bakery Whole Wheat Multigrain Loaves
• 1 Dozen Green Valley Free Run Eggs
• 1Ltr Bottle of Harmony Organic 1% Milk

In addition to serving my family the goodness of local organic food, one of the biggest benefits for me was seeing how little waste there was when buying produce.  I always feel guilty using the plastic produce bags at the grocery store, but the idea of putting my fruits and vegetables directly onto that dirty conveyor belts always scares me.  With Donate Naturally, all your produce arrives neatly packed in a reusable green bin – no packaging.  Even your milk bottles are returned back to the company!

I was also amazed at how long the produce was good for. Unlike the organic spinach I buy in the grocery store, the expiry date was an entire week from when I received it!  The only downfall for me was the milk.
In a house full of cereal lovers, one litre of milk didn’t even last a day.  I think for anyone who drinks almond or soy milk, this would be a great deal.

Continuing with my weekly order for a year would net $260 for my son’s school, or for whichever charity I most wanted to support.  Shopping at DonateNaturally.com lets you feel good about supporting the causes you love as well as your family’s health.  Sign up for their newsletter and receive a $10 coupon!