Beetbox Food Cooperative

Welcome everyone! We are a student-led start-up designed to bring local, organic, and fresh produce to campus at affordable costs. box.

We work with a certified organic farm in Wye to bring you a weekly fresh veg. In health,
UKC Beetbox Team

06/10/2022

Were suggesting to arrive from 7pm now as were running a bit late. We'll be there a bit before hand but we'll be occupied setting up and getting ready.

7-11pm

Ciao

02/04/2022

What’s in season?

31/03/2022

NEW COMMITTEE NEEDED!
If you want to join UKC Beetbox Society or know someone that will be interested in making good, fresh, organic and cheap vegetable available to everybody on campus, DM us!

09/03/2022

POTLUCK & OPEN MIC !

Bring some vegan yummy food, grab a beer, and listen or participate in our new open mic session!

Don’t forget that we’ll also be fundraising for Ukraine !

09/03/2022

HELP FOR UKRAINIAN PEOPLE 🇺🇦

Beetbox is organizing a fundraising to collect needed items and supply them to Poland to assist Ukrainian. Remember that every little action counts. If you want to assist, we’ll be welcoming any following items during our usual spot on Friday 11th March at the potluck event from 6pm-10pm at the Pilgrims Hotel in Canterbury.

Items urgently needed:
▪️ FOOD - long term items: instant dish, canned food, coffee, tea, energy bars, modified milk/jars for children
▪️bedding, blanket, sleeping bag, towel
▪️batteries, torches
▪️sanitary items: pads, tampons, masks, toothpaste, toothbrush, pampers, shower gel, shampoo, disposable razor, nappies
▪️ medical supplies/first aids: bandages, plasters, painkillers, patches, oxidized water
▪️ warm clothes: needed but already not priority as we already have lots. IF clothes, better to bring: shoes, thermal closing…

OBVIOUSLY the list is not exhaustive
Feel free to check online what else is needed. Thank you so much!!

07/03/2022

HELP FOR UKRAINIAN PEOPLE 🇺🇦

Beetbox is organizing a fundraising to collect needed items and supply them to Poland to assist Ukrainian. Remember that every little action counts. If you want to assist, we’ll be welcoming any following items during our usual spot on Thursday 10th March from 2:30-4pm on the main plaza on campus AND at the potluck event from 6pm-10pm at the Pilgrims Hotel in Canterbury.

Items urgently needed:
▪️ FOOD - long term items: instant dish, canned food, coffee, tea, energy bars, modified milk/jars for children
▪️bedding, blanket, sleeping bag, towel
▪️batteries, torches
▪️sanitary items: pads, tampons, masks, toothpaste, toothbrush, pampers, shower gel, shampoo, disposable razor, nappies
▪️ medical supplies/first aids: bandages, plasters, painkillers, patches, oxidized water
▪️ warm clothes: needed but already not priority as we already have lots. IF clothes, better to bring: shoes, thermal closing…

OBVIOUSLY the list is not exhaustive
Feel free to check online what else is needed. Thank you so much!!

01/03/2022
Photos from Beetbox Food Cooperative's post 08/02/2022

What a wonderful evening of music, yummy food and great conversation this was - our infamous beetbox potluck ! Looking forward to the next one towards the end of term 😊

25/10/2021

Sorry for the technical issue! The bags are on the Kent Union website now!

Due to this issue we’re letting you more time to order your fresh bag of veggies!

You have until tomorrow, Tuesday 26th, 9am

15/10/2021

Yesterday’s first sell of the year!

Thank you to everyone who trusted us to get their fresh vegetables, who passed by looking interested and welcome to the new ones!

In yesterday’s bags you could find:
- 3-4 potatoes
- 2 leeks
- 2-3 beetroots
- Onion springs
- Loose kale
- Chand
- A bag of mixed salad (including a cute flower)

Don’t forget to book your next bag!

Also, to collect your vegetables, we’ll ask you either to bring your own bag or to give us a £2 deposit for one of ours! You could have your deposit back in bringing our bag back!

Thank you very much!
The Beetbox team

06/10/2021

Fall season, time to cook your favorite comfort food !
Pumpkin mac-n-cheese, garlic soup, dahls and curries, delicious roasted vegetables sauces for pasta... This is a good thing that:

The first VegBox is ready to be ordered ! 🌱

Don't forget to order it online on our website to have a bag to collect on Thursday 14th of October!
⚠ last order 10pm on Monday

Follow us for recipes ideas and tools on how to impress your hungry friends!

Stay tuned🥕

20/09/2021

Hey everyone, excited for another year full of fresh veggies?
We are!

The team is looking forward to meeting all the new students at the welcome fair this Thursday and inviting everyone to the events we are planning... lookout for posts about our famous pot lucks, exciting foraging workshops, and socials in town.

Photos from The GREEN Team Canterbury's post 01/09/2021

Hey guys, be sure to put the green teams pop ups in your calendar this September 💚♻️

Photos from Beetbox Food Cooperative's post 29/05/2021

🥕DONT FORGET TO ORDER🥕
Our veg bags are only £6 a week (no contract to buy weekly), and are full of , , veg
Swipe to see the benefits of eating fresh & local!
Don’t forget to visit the kent union shop website to order your bag & be ready to pickup from UKC campus plaza on Thursdays!

Photos from Beetbox Food Cooperative's post 21/03/2021

💚DON’T FORGET TO ORDER💚
If you want your veg for next week, you need to order by tomorrow! 🥕
Head to the kent union website shop to get your bag for £6 🥬

POLL: VEG BAG DEMAND! 💚 14/03/2021

We want to know about how often you want your veg bags going forward! Please answer this poll for us 💚

https://poll.app.do/pg/veg-bag-demand

POLL: VEG BAG DEMAND! 💚 Click the image to voice your opinion!

06/03/2021

💚Visit the Kent union website to get your order in💚
They’ll be ready to pick up on the 11th of March, but the deadline for ordering is the 8th at 10pm! 🥬🥕
If you have any questions, please message us! And as usual, we’d love to see any recipes you make with your weekly veg bag 💚

01/03/2021

Link: https://kentunion.co.uk/shop/product/8492-
Order your veg by tonight at 10pm to pick it up on the 4th of March🥬🥦🥔
Remember you don’t need to be a student to order! And the pick up will be from the Uni of Kent plaza

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