I love exploring new local vendors where you can get fresh and organic food directly from the farmers. Instead of doing research to find those farms close to you, DirectFood.store has it all in one place online. The quality is very good and a lot fresher than what I find at other larger grocery stores. You know it’s not sitting in a warehouse waiting for it to be added to store shelves.
It’s a win for the customer and the farmer as DirectFood.store helps connect the two together. They are based out of Abbotsford and is situated in a good location to be close to the farmers and vendors. The team behind DirectFood.store is adding more vendors, so I’ve been noticing more variety of items being added each week.
Delivery
When your order arrives, it isn’t all packed in one box. It’s straight from the farms, so it’s not sitting in a warehouse and then boxed for each order. They act as an intermediary to connect you with the best produce in BC and have it delivered to your doorstep. Their delivery schedule is every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
The driver will text when they are close by and also give you a call when they have arrived. It’s all contactless, which is great.
Until May 2021, there is FREE DELIVERY with NO MINIMUM order to their service area. After this promotional period, the minimum purchase order is $45, which is easy to reach compared to other online stores.
Safety Protocols
For most families, safety is a number one concern during this time. They have several COVID -19 safety measures to keep everyone safe including customers, vendors and staff safe.
Here are a few steps they are doing to help you get fresh, local, and healthy groceries from farmers in their local communities:
- Contactless delivery
- Frequent cleaning/disinfecting of surfaces and boxes
- All staff required to inform management of any illness and stay home if not feeling well
- Masks are mandatory for all our staff and delivery drivers when meeting anyone
- Practice social distancing when picking up/delivering food
Area’s Served
Here are all the cities DirectFood.store can deliver to.
- Abbotsford
- Aldergrove
- Burnaby
- Chilliwack
- Coquitlam
- Delta
- Fort Langley
- Langley
- Maple Ridge
- Mission
- Pitt Meadows
- Surrey
- White Rock
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody
- Richmond
- New Westminster
- Vancouver
What We Tried
We wanted to try a few of their kitchen staples to get a good sense of their most popular items. We got the below:
- Ground beef from Winners Farms
- BC Buzz Honey: Cinnamon Honey
- Radish & Broccoli Microgreens from Burnaby Organic Greenhouse Ltd
- Western Rice Mills: Organic White Jasmine Rice
- McGillvary Creek Farm: Farm Fresh – Free-Range (12 Eggs)
- High Point Meat Shop: Peri Peri Chicken Legs/Thighs
- High Point Meat Shop: Tandoori Chicken Wings
- Bannock Queen: Bannock Fritters Apple Cinnamon – 10 Pack
All of these farmers and vendors I have never been to as it’s a little bit far from where we live, but so happy we got to try them. I loved how fresh and moist the High Point Meat Shop marinated chicken were. We put them on the grill and it was so delicious and tender. The tandoori wings were our favourite of the two. The McGillvary Creek Farm eggs were great too! I love how the box indicates when the eggs were laid. Other eggs I’ve seen in stores just indicate the best before date. I’ve never had bannock fritters before but the Bannock Queen did a great job! Each piece was nice and big and we inhaled them so fast. If you add some vanilla bean ice cream to them, it would be a delicious dessert.
Direct Rewards + Referral
They have a rewards program where you can refer friends to DirectFood.store. Introduce a friend to DirectFood.store and both you and your friend receive 625 points. You can use these points to redeem for future purchases.
When you collect 1250 points you will receive $10 off your next order of $55 or more.
You can use my referral code to get 625 points:
https://directfood.store/Signup?Referral=BEFA8C5229AB212CE281DBA7EB913659
Final Thoughts
It’s great to see more online food stores during this pandemic and it’s so great for families like mine that love to support local and have the convenience of being delivered to our door at a great price.When your order arrives, all your food is packed individually by farmers and vendors. It’s straight from the farms, so it’s not sitting in a warehouse and essentially harvested or packed as orders come in.
I’ve had a hard time finding quality microgreens in Burnaby, BC, so I was so excited to see Burnaby Organic Greenhouse Ltd very close by.
There are a lot of deals to be had, so make sure you keep an eye out as it’s well priced and the quality is superb.
Website:
https://directfood.store/
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by DirectFood.store. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of DirectFood.store.
