Healthy food delivery service in Toronto?

tatirod
on 9/29/15 8:11 pm - Toronto, Canada

I live downtown Toronto but grew up in a farm area, so I am adjusting to not being able to go to local farms to get produce. 

Obviously, I know that I can get produce from the grocery store, but I like to support local growers (there is something about my garlic coming from China that seems wrong). And, I like the variety that you can get from a farm (I once scored fresh wild black raspberries, which have been a favourite of mine since childhood).

I've tried Front Door Organics and am now giving Fresh City Farms a try. Just curious, does anyone have other similar delivery services they've tried and liked?  

Referral: February 2015; TWH Orientation: April 2015; Social Worker: June 10, 2015: Nurse Practitioner: June 11, 2015; Nutrition Class: June 15, 2015; Psychometry Assessment: June 16, 2015; Nutrition Assessment: July 22, 2015; NP follow-up: July 28, 2015; Surgeon Consult: August 28, 2015; Surgery: November 6, 2015; Operation: VSG

HKT53
on 9/29/15 8:41 pm - Toronto, Canada

Are you near Kensington Market. Look on internet www.kensington-market.ca and see all the list of grocery vendors. Some vendors deliver in downtown core. Also if you are near Adelaide and John St you can visit Superfoods Eateries for raw vegan groceries, dried kale, non-dairy parfaits and fresh organic veggies. They dont deliver but their food is excellent healthy and organic.

Referral - Feb/14, Orientation HRRH - September/14, Surgeon appt. & gastroscopy Dr. Hagen - October/14, Trio appts. - April/15, Dr. Glazer - April/15, Revision RNY - July 10, 2015

tatirod
on 9/30/15 2:41 pm - Toronto, Canada

Ooh, these are great options, thanks! I am near enough to give those places a try. I am vegetarian too (which I don't think you knew)... so good call on the vegan place. :) I find a lot of great little places in Kensington but just haven't explored it very much.

Referral: February 2015; TWH Orientation: April 2015; Social Worker: June 10, 2015: Nurse Practitioner: June 11, 2015; Nutrition Class: June 15, 2015; Psychometry Assessment: June 16, 2015; Nutrition Assessment: July 22, 2015; NP follow-up: July 28, 2015; Surgeon Consult: August 28, 2015; Surgery: November 6, 2015; Operation: VSG

Incognito55
on 9/29/15 9:06 pm - Toronto, Canada

Where in the city are you? St Lawerence Market is fabulous and there are farmer's markets most weekends (although the season is running out).

i have used Mama Earth Organics and LOVE them, but cancelled them before I had the surgery.

Referral-October 2014Orientation (TWH)&Social Worker-January 2015Nutrition Class February 2015Nurse&Psych April 2015Dietician May 2015Surgeon June 2015Surgery August 11 2015 at TWH with Dr Jackson

B-Trix123
on 9/30/15 10:41 am - Toronto, Canada

St. Lawrence farmers' market is year round - Saturdays only. They have moved it to the south end of the market on The Esplanade in a big white temporary structure while the north market is being rebuilt. I bet Kennsington Market is cheaper - but don't know for certain.

Hey Tatirod -- you can come visit me if you are going to the St. Lawrence market since I live 2 buildings away!

Incognito55
on 9/30/15 11:05 am - Toronto, Canada

Kensington is almost always cheaper but I like the experience of Saturday's at St Lawerence, and believe the quality to be better!

Referral-October 2014Orientation (TWH)&Social Worker-January 2015Nutrition Class February 2015Nurse&Psych April 2015Dietician May 2015Surgeon June 2015Surgery August 11 2015 at TWH with Dr Jackson

tatirod
on 9/30/15 2:45 pm - Toronto, Canada

Thanks! I'll look in to Mama Earth. 
And I do love St Lawrence market. It's just that the crowd tends to get to me and I never know which person I'm supposed to pay. I swear I stole strawberries once and paid the wrong vendor. :(

Referral: February 2015; TWH Orientation: April 2015; Social Worker: June 10, 2015: Nurse Practitioner: June 11, 2015; Nutrition Class: June 15, 2015; Psychometry Assessment: June 16, 2015; Nutrition Assessment: July 22, 2015; NP follow-up: July 28, 2015; Surgeon Consult: August 28, 2015; Surgery: November 6, 2015; Operation: VSG

This G.
on 9/30/15 6:31 am - Canada

Mama Earth Organics

https://www.mamaearth.ca/

Surgeon: Dr Hagen. Start Opti Aug 18th. Surgery Sept 1st 2015

 

Solstice
on 9/30/15 11:04 am
RNY on 11/27/14

Reminiscing here...ooh, you sound like me. I am a farm girl, and yes, garlic should be easily found that is grown in Ontario...apples from South America, now, in the fall-- makes me crazy...I have never bought sweet corn from a store, my Dad grew it, after that I bought it from farmers. Good for you for trying to source local produce, even in the heart of Toronto. Good for you!

Solstice

    

tatirod
on 9/30/15 2:44 pm - Toronto, Canada

I was shocked that some of my friends don't even know what apple cider is. And I have to say, the stuff they sell as apple cider in the stores doesn't taste anything like the freshly pressed unpasteurized stuff from my childhood orchard. I went there recently and indulged (I'm pre-op, so I decided a little apple cider would be OK... I'm not sure about the sugar content for post-op). I do remember my first fall in Toronto, I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the apples were.

 

Referral: February 2015; TWH Orientation: April 2015; Social Worker: June 10, 2015: Nurse Practitioner: June 11, 2015; Nutrition Class: June 15, 2015; Psychometry Assessment: June 16, 2015; Nutrition Assessment: July 22, 2015; NP follow-up: July 28, 2015; Surgeon Consult: August 28, 2015; Surgery: November 6, 2015; Operation: VSG

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