Ooooby-Wicklow 2.65

For the past 5 years, OOOOBY has been connecting consumers with fresh local food that's in season. We supply a local veg box in the Glenealy/Wicklow Town area.

The boxes are sold weekly, with members commiting to buy a box per week for the whole season. This allows us to guarantee the producers that we will buy a whole season of their crops, which helps them plan their season with the security that it is already sold before it’s even planted. We also mentor new producers in growing without chemicals.

As a community organization, OOOOBY is volunteer run, from working with producers, to sorting the veg, to delivering the boxes and doing the admin. Volunteers learn about local food and also can earn part or all of the cost of their own veg boxes from their hours.

OOOOBY’s goals are:
-to support and encourage more people to grow food locally
-to connect consumers and their local producers
-to raise awareness (e.g. how to process/cook/preserve what is in season, what the benefits of local food are, etc)