One of the few farms offering sprouts and other organic products such as tofu, fruit and rice on occasion. Deliveries every Mon and Fri at 20RMB per kg (4kg minimum; 20RMB delivery fee).
This Shunyi co-op has produce from Special Commune and Little Donkey farms available every Wed and Fri. An annual membership fee (1,000RMB) allows you to buy produce. An additional 8,000RMB gets you unlimited organic produce for the 25-week summer season; 6,000RMB for the winter season lasting 23 weeks.
Find homemade tofu, dumplings, organically grown seasonal vegetables, duck, chicken, lamb, eggs and dried beans at this farm. Membership is free but you must buy 1,000RMB of credit upfront. Free once-a-week delivery requires a minimum of a 100RMB spend (anything less incurs a 10RMB delivery fee).
Fresh produce is delivered to your door once or twice weekly (1,780-4,840RMB). Direct pick-up from the farm is also available (1,280-3,840RMB). A fee of 1,500RMB reserves you a 30sqm plot to grow your own produce in the coming year.
This Shunyi restaurant serves food from its own Happy Green Cow Farm, which is itself a membership-only co-op. It also offers a small selection of organically grown veg for sale. Quantities vary according to season and availability.
Organic and Beyond
Private farms throughout Beijing grow produce especially for this organic-certified, membership-based enterprise. Order by calling 400 650 1001; visit
www.organicandbeyond.cn for details.
This Xicheng shop opened this summer, selling organically grown produce, including grains and eggs from several small farms in Shunyi. Prices vary but veg costs around 10RMB per
jin.
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