Organic Produce, Fruit & Veg in Nelson

If you have visited Fresh Choice, Nelson recently you may have noticed the ever growing organic produce section. The wonderful produce team have been sourcing fresh organic fruit and veg from four local growers and all over New Zealand. Here’s what they have to say about the packaging they are using, “As part of our new organic programme we have done away with the stock standard plastic bag and opted instead for “NatureFlex” packaging film. These sleeves are derived from renewable cellulose, a product extracted from wood pulp that has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The result of this is a fully biodegradable and compostable packaging sleeve with a bio-based carbon content.” They also try to eliminate the use of tags and customers can bring back punnets to be reused. The prices of organic produce are often comparable with the other produce and fresh stock comes in six days a week.

Here’s a recipe that utilises much of the organic produce selection in store.