Further Weather Updates & A Price Increase

Unfortunately, there has been little good news on the weather front. The consequences of the sudden freezing temperatures in Mexico and California* continue to roll in, with more crops being affected.

Our suppliers are advising us that because of the severity of the crop losses and the timing of the freeze, prices will be affected for at least 6 months, and availability will be impacted for the foreseeable future. As before, this is not a situation that is just affecting us, or even just the organic sector; all produce, both organic and conventional, is going to be up in price and down in selection.

In addition to this sudden produce crisis, all costs continue to increase slightly with inflation. Average gas prices continue to creep up every year, for example. For all of these reasons, Green Earth Organics Vancouver will be increasing all our bin prices by $1 starting with deliveries on February 11th. The new prices will be:

$28 Small Bin
$36 Medium Bin
$47 Large Bin
$36 minimum order on the Custom Bin

We hope that our members will be understanding about this change. This is the first price increase on our bins in more than five years and this small increase will allow us to continue to provide full and delicious bins through this difficult weather situation and for the future.

If you have any questions or concerns about this price change or any other aspect of our service, please call Melissa at 604-708-2345 or email vancouver@greenearthorganics.com. Thank you for being a member of Green Earth Organics!

* For background information, see our previous blog posts: "California is Freezing (and so is the Broccoli)" and "Weather and Food Updates".