Eat with impact

Local and organic growers

Sustainable packaging

Not for profit

Can food be fairer?

We deliver organic fruit, veg and groceries Melbourne wide!

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Future Focused

Not for Profit

Seasonal recipes

Fennel, Chilli, Anchovy Toast

This fennel, chilli, anchovy toast takes boiled egg and soldiers to the next level, plus it uses up those couple

November 6, 2024

Radical Radish Sandwich

With Melbourne hitting a top of 17 degrees this weekend we thought why not whip out a premature picnic recipe?

November 4, 2024

Carrot Top Pesto

Don’t throw away those carrot tops, make pesto instead!

November 4, 2024

What our customers say

Our growers and makers

Every Fair Food order supports organic growers and makers of all shapes and sizes. We pay fair prices, get behind the next generation, and stick with our farmers through the seasons.

Madelaine's Eggs

Woiwurrung Country – Clarkefield

51km from Fair Food

Joe Sgro

Gulidjan Country – Colac

165km from Fair Food

Schreurs and Sons

Boonwurrung Country – Tarwin Lower

170km from Fair Food

Al Naturale

Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country – Melbourne

6km from Fair Food

Remi's Patch

Taunguong Country – Willowmavin

70km from Fair Food

Emmaline Farm

Taungurung Country - Cathedral Ranges

90km from Fair Food

Grower: Noleen
Growing: Garlic, pumpkins, apples, feijoas, kiwi fruit, squash, blueberries, blackberries, red peppers, pears, lemons, chillies, tomatoes, Lebanese cucumbers
How: Organic, regenerative practises

Island Home

Woiwurrung Country - Carlton

12km from Fair Food

Makers: Charith and Michele
Making: Sri Lankan heat and serve meals
Using: Certified organic ingredients
Packaging: Compostable

Farm Raiser

Woiwurrung Country - Bellfield

3km from Fair Food

Growers: Kristy, Patrick, Charlotte, Caitlin and Eve
Growing: Greens, radishes, celery and herbs
How: Organic, regenerative, biointensive practices

Wahrina Farm

Ngurraiillam Country - Goulburn Valley

180km from Fair Food

Growers: Jenny, David, Shane, Anne and Bernie
Growing: Pistachios
How: Organic, regenerative practices

Monsieur Truffe

Woiwurrung Country - Brunswick

8km from Fair Food

Maker: Samanta
Making: All things chocolate: bars, spread, hot chocolate
Using: Certified organic ingredients
Packaging: Compostable and recyclable

Latest news

Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling

Contemplations on the attention economy – getting lost in the garden, endless scrolling, algorithms and paper daisy pollinators.

October 21, 2024

The Orange Lady

Fresh picked from The Orange Lady’s family farm, Gaby, Chris, Francis and Phoebe’s sweet juicy navels are ready to deliver.

October 14, 2024

Joe Garita walking in a row of climbing beans, Coburg Market Garden. Image from Moreland Courier, 2000

Favafest at Joe’s

To celebrate the tradition of Joe’s fava beans and the fava’s importance to many communities, we invite you to join

October 7, 2024

Latest socials

This fennel, chilli, anchovy toast takes boiled eg

Four yummy ways to put radish leaves, carrot tops

Hello there, important information for you all 👀

Fair Food is taking Tuesday the 5th OFF, but we're delivering as usual on Monday and from Wednesday onwards.

If you want a stock up tomorrow, get those orders in by 7pm today 😎

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Curd today, tart tomorrow! This luscious, zingy

The trees are heaving, the chooks are laying, it’s time to make lemon curd!⁠
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This luscious, zingy spread can be dolloped on pancakes, scones, cakes, greek yoghurt, vanilla ice cream – or baked into the perfect afternoon treat, lemon tart ( stay tuned for that one 🤗)⁠
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It’s also a great gift idea for the sour sweet tooth people in your life. ⁠
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Find the recipe via the link in our bio 🍋⁠

Can food be fairer?
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Swaddle your leafy greens🧑‍🍼🧑‍🍼🧑‍🍼⁠
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After careful consideration, we deem this the most effective way to store your iron-rich leafy thangs. When the tea towel dries out, we dampen it again, until we’re ready to use the greens 🌿⁠
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No more sad, bendy bunches on the bench in jugs, no more lifeless leaves stuck to the back of your fridge with ice.⁠
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Swaddle to savour!⁠
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If you'd like a complete ~guide~ to washing your Fair Food produce, head to the link in our bio; there's a blog all about it 🤓⁠
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Who are we?

CERES Fair Food is Melbourne’s not for profit, online organic grocery store, offering next day fruit and vegetable delivery Melbourne wide.

Can food be fairer?

Every Fair Food order supports organic and regenerative growers of all shapes and sizes. We pay fair prices that value the true cost of our food, get behind the next generation, and stick with our farmers through the seasons. Hate seeing a sea of plastic when you order online? We use minimal and returnable packaging that’s collected for reuse, and feature a wide range of climate friendly and waste free products from organic milk in glass, bulk wholefoods, and locally made gifts to refillable laundry products and our own Fair Fizz carbonated soda gas cylinders. Even our loose leaf salad greens come in home compostable bags you can feed to your worms. As a social enterprise, we reinvest 100% of profits back to CERES Park and CERES School of Nature and Climate. Since opening we’ve helped over 1 million students learn how to care for the earth – now that’s a productive box of groceries!

Home delivered organic groceries with CERES Fair Food

Ordering online with CERES Fair Food is super easy, with next day delivery available for orders made before 7pm, and easy changes to your shopping when you are ordering in advance. Plus free delivery over $75! We deliver Melbourne wide, use our simple postcode checker to see if we deliver to you. If you’re looking for great value fruit and veg, your favourite local organic growers, or our huge range of pantry, home and body essentials, then CERES Fair Food is your store – we make your organic grocery shopping a joy! CERES Fair Food is organic, people powered, future focused and not for profit.

What are the benefits of organic food and farming practices?

Organic farming prioritises the health of the soil and the biodiversity of the wider ecosystem, growing food without the use of synthetic pesticides and countless chemicals. Organic practices reduce pesticide exposure and chemical residues persisting in the landscape and waterways, as well as in the food we enjoy. Buying organically grown food supports local farmers and healthy communities. And with organic farms often being smaller in scale and closer to us, not only does it mean we can get to know our farmers, it means less time since harvest, less energy spent to transport and refrigerate, and more flavour and nutrition to enjoy! Certified organic and Bio-Dynamic farms have gone through a rigorous accreditation process to guarantee their products and processes meet organic agriculture standards. Australia’s largest certifying bodies are ACO, NASAA Organic, and Bio-Dynamic Research Institute (Demeter).

Are organic fruit and veg worth the extra cost?

Without the reliance on chemical and synthetic pesticides and herbicides, organic farms are more labour intensive which increases the costs of organic production. They can also require complex management. Organic farms are often smaller and more diverse enterprises than their conventional counterparts, which are likely to operate with the efficiencies of scale, utilising monoculture growing and larger scale machinery and a level of productivity that’s only sustained by synthetic and fossil-fuel derived inputs. By choosing organic fruit and veg, we not only increase our access to local, quality produce grown and harvested without the pesticides, we choose to value the real cost of farming that supports the ongoing health of our soils, waterways and communities. A diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables is what we all value, and we want to ensure our community has the best options available for their budget. That’s why we have also introduced fruit and veg sourced from selected farmers who incorporate IPM (Integrated Pest Management) practices to encourage beneficial microorganisms, reduce chemical inputs, improve soil health and build a healthier farm environment. These farms are not certified organic, but they employ strategies ensuring that IPM growers use fewer chemical sprays than traditional conventional farms. Many households also find their own balance between organic and non-organic produce, prioritising organic fruit and veg enjoyed with the skin on (think juicy berries, celery, stone fruit and apples) or where the benefits of flavour and quality are going to be most enjoyable and impactful. Our commitment to local growers, our low delivery fees (or free delivery for all orders over $75!) and our 6 day a week delivery schedule means that however you like to shop, accessing home delivered, quality organic fruit and veg is easy, convenient and delicious.

What are the advantages of eating locally grown food

Supporting local food growers and shorter supply chains means more than just super fresh veg! Not only does it mean we can get to know our farmers and value their efforts, it means better outcomes for everyone – less time since harvest, less energy spent to transport and refrigerate, and more flavour and nutrition to enjoy! Locally grown food keeps us connected to our local seasons – we get to know our food and growers better and can celebrate the delicious peaks, like enjoying the glut of ripe tomatoes, local cherries or the return of spring asparagus. We can also share the impact of the farming conditions, too – extreme weather and unpredictable seasons are not just for small growers to shoulder alone. As we build a stronger local food system together, we stick with each other through the seasons, and enjoy the benefits (and flavour!) of each delicious harvest.

Where does my CERES Fair Food fruit and veg come from?

Every Fair Food order supports organic and regenerative growers of all shapes and sizes. We pay fair prices that value the true cost of our food, get behind the next generation, and stick with our farmers through the seasons. This includes certified organic and biodynamic farmers, as well as new regenerative growers, IPM pioneers, urban mushroom entrepreneurs, even keepers of backyard lemon trees – all working together to create a diverse and thriving local food network. CERES manages several urban farming projects, such as Joe’s Market Garden in Coburg and Honey Lane at CERES Brunswick, and we’re lucky to regularly have their fresh produce for sale. We work directly with many local organic farmers who are also working hard to care for their soil and their community – this puts more dollars into their pockets, adds more flexibility to their seasons and generally makes life as an organic grower a lot more sustainable.

How to buy food with less packaging?

Hate seeing a sea of plastic when you order online? We do too. We use minimal and returnable packaging that’s collected for reuse, packing your fruit and veg in their perfectly natural state and using recycled and compostable packaging if they need a little extra help. Like our plastic free loose leaf salad greens, which come in home compostable bags you can feed to your worms! Or our Australian made insulated pouches, which keep your refrigerated groceries nice and chilled on their way to your front door. We love to reuse just as much as we love good food, so make sure you leave out your packaging for our drivers to collect on their next visit! Our virtual grocery shelves also feature a wide range of climate friendly and waste free products. Enjoy home delivered organic milk in glass (returnable!), bulk wholefoods (compostable!), local honey jars (reusable!) and Melbourne made gifts of all kinds. Refillable laundry products and our own Fair Fizz CO2 gas cylinders can be returned and reused, all reducing waste and boosting the impact of your grocery shop.

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Local and organic growers

Sustainable packaging

Not for profit

Can food be fairer?

We deliver organic fruit, veg and groceries Melbourne wide!

Organic

People Powered

Future Focused

Not for Profit

Seasonal recipes

What our customers say

Our growers and makers

Madelaine's Eggs

Joe Sgro

Schreurs and Sons

Al Naturale

Remi's Patch

Latest news

Latest socials

Who are we?

Can food be fairer?

Home delivered organic groceries with CERES Fair Food

What are the benefits of organic food and farming practices?

Are organic fruit and veg worth the extra cost?

What are the advantages of eating locally grown food

Where does my CERES Fair Food fruit and veg come from?

How to buy food with less packaging?

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