Are you kidding? Support them ALL! ;)

I know there’s a lot of fear and uncertainty right now - people are afraid of losing their jobs, losing their businesses, etc. But we need to keep buying from the people and businesses that are most affected, in order to keep our economy going. We can all do our part to help!

if you were to think of “What’s ONE positive thing I could do to help right now?” ...I can think of SO MANY.

Keep buying from the businesses who are trying to survive.

Restaurants are doing takeaways - and I love how even the fancy ones are doing their usual 3-course/ 4-course meals you can pick up to heat up at home at a fraction of usual rates. And you can feel like a fancy chef, plating up your fancy meal at home.

The food suppliers of these restaurants are also rallying together and offering home deliveries. So if you’re afraid of walking into your neighbourhood Albert Heijn and catching something, support your local farmers who are delivering to your doorstep!

Local Food Deliveries

It’s also refreshing to receive a veggie box with a surprise of what’s in there every week! It’s a great way to mix up your usual routines of ‘cooking the same thing, all day errday’.

Because a picture says more than words, I’ve got screenshots of all the websites - click on them to go shopping!

#SupportYourLocalsNL

From their website:
“The catering industry is in its hole. It is clear that it is a disaster for chefs and restaurateurs. Less visible are the local producers, who often depend for a large part of their sales on the catering industry. While the shelves of the supermarket are being hammered empty, entrepreneurs cannot get rid of their beautiful locally produced goods. In Amsterdam, producers have joined forces and offer a #supportyourlocalsNL Amsterdam package with products from: Mama bakery, milkman MOMA, Instock, Brandt & Levie sausage makers and Lindenhoff.”

Fort Negen Sourdough Bread

From their website:
”Many of the great restaurants that serve our bread are closed. This means we have some spare oven space! We still want everyone to enjoy our delicious big loaves so we thought we’d bring them to your doorstep instead…. 26-hour fermented 1.2 kg sourdough loaves made with organic local stone-milled grains. A loaf should easily be enough bread for a week!”

Lindenhoff Boxes

From their website:
”Lindenhoff delivers to the best chefs in the Netherlands. Now that the restaurants are closed, you can help our farmers & growers! Order a Lindenhoff Box now and get the best in one go. Or give a box as a gift! Have your box delivered chilled at home, when it suits you - without a subscription - and enjoy!”

Veg.Table.Box. Vegan Boxes

Also not forgetting my vegan friends - vegan boxes are available too! This one goes beyond just food.

From their website:
”This box contains pure plant-based good stuff to help maintain your health and sanity in these crazy Corona times. During a time of crisis a lot of beautiful sustainable brands and independent initiatives are struggling to make ends meet. On the other hand, many foodies with a plant based lifestyle are finding it hard to get their hands on the real good stuff matching their life's philosophy. We decided we want to bridge that gap. So here we are, offering you a box filled with delicious, useful, inspiring and needless to say, plant based good stuff.”

If you have suggestions of more local Amsterdam-based businesses we could be supporting, do drop a comment below or send me an email to let me know, so I can keep growing this list!

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