In most cases in Indonesia, it takes quite a long chain of distribution process (four to five selling points) for vegetables to get from the farm to the consumers. Farmers sell their produce for a low price to make it to the hands of consumers with a reasonable price. Hence the use of pesticides and preservatives became a normal practice to make the vegetables physically more attractive and can endure long days of distribution process.

Therefore, for the more health-conscious group of consumers, finding chemical-free vegetables in the megapolitan city of Jakarta can be a bit tricky. You may find them in high-end supermarkets in exchange for a higher price – easily double your expense.

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Luckily, a few organizations, who care about health and environment, are making it a whole lot easier for us with their delivery services that bring fresh organic vegetables directly from the farmers to your door. Cheaper for us, and certainly more profit for the farmers too! Here are some organizations that you may want to look into:

Green Initiative Foundation (GIF) have several different-sized basket options depending on your household or business needs. GIF delivers weekly on Wednesdays, and offers a monthly invoicing scheme so you don’t need to be home when the delivery arrives. You can also get the products from their store at Utan Kayu.

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Besides delivering from their own farm, sayurbox.com accommodates a delivery service for their partner local farmers to be able to connect directly to consumers. The vegetables are harvested and delivered within 48-hours and customers will know exactly which farms the food come from. Through their website you can choose your organic items and have a weekly delivery. 

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Keranjang Sayur beleives in healthy eating. It has a delivery service for organic vegetables, fruits, free range chicken, meat, seafood, spices and other food supplies that are sourced directly from the their farm at Cisarua, Bogor and other food producers.

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The YUM Organic farm delivers freshly harvested vegetables to certain areas in Jakarta, Bogor, and around Cipanas. They provide a mixed variety basket of seasonal produces that is available every week from the YUM farm. Sign up with them via email and every week you will get a reminder to place your order.

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Please kindly drop us a line at info@omarniode.org if you would like to have more organizations added to this list.

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Text: Dila Karinta.  Cover image: Leo Lintang/123rf.com