Once upon a time, home delivery services were a luxury afforded to those privileged individuals with cushy incomes. However, with experts firmly recommending social distancing and self-isolation as the strongest measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19, home delivery services have become essential for everyone, across income levels. Once we get past the shock of remaining inside our homes for an indefinite period of time, the operational part of the brain starts racing: how will we perform basic tasks like grocery shopping when we are quarantined? How can we still participate in supporting businesses that are aligned with our values around environmental, social and nutritional sustainability?
As the war against COVID-19 wages on, our awareness of the struggles small business owners and entrepreneurs face in an economy during quarantine is also heightened. Wanting to do my part in supporting the people behind these businesses and the economy (which we all need to remain strong), I turned to social media, inquiring with friends and colleagues about sustainability-centered* local businesses I could support during these unstable times. As a result, I was able to connect to an awesome list of goods and services being provided by small businesses throughout Switzerland.
Do you know of other producers/resources that belong on this list? Let us know in the comments!
Home Delivery Services: Food
Delivery Across Switzerland: Farmy, Ugly Fruits + Mahler & Co.
Delivery all over Switzerland of local producers.
Organic fruits and vegetables, delivered throughout Switzerland.
Organic food delivery in Switzerland by Mahler & Co.
Delivery in Vaud: Culti-shop
Fruit and vegetable market in Canton Vaud.
Delivery in Vevey: Rataouille
Delivery in Valais: Fraicheur de votre jardin
Enjoy fresh, regional food delivery, direct from Fraicheur de votre jardin.
Delivery in Neuchâtel: Label Bleu
Enjoy food delivery from Label Bleu, bringing you fresh, local products.
Delivery in Jura-Nord Vaudois: Paniers de la ferme
Paniers de la ferme delivers fresh goods twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays.
Delivery in Jura: Juralégumes
Family-owned fresh vegetable farm located in Courgenay.
Delivery in Arc lémanique: VitaVerDura
Vita Verdura delivers high-quality, fresh produce and locally-sourced items directly to your door.
Delivery in Geneva: Espace Terroir, Magic Tomato, Aux Beau Fruits
Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, delivered straight to your door.
Magic Tomato offers free delivery and recycling service.
Aux Beau Fruits delivery in Geneva. Contact them by phone at: 076 319 2672
Meal Kit Providers (delivery throughout Switzerland): Hello Fresh, Beyond Food
Hello Fresh delivers food ingredients and recipes direct, to your door.
Locally-based meal-kit service, delivering everywhere between Geneva and Lausanne.
Miscellaneous Food:
Yamo provides organic baby food for the little ones in your life.
Vertical Coffee Roasters provides fresh coffee beans.
Legends Pies delivers frozen sweet and savory "heat and eat" pies across Switzerland.
Fruit Frais (fresh fruits) available year-round.
Order directly from local producers via Genève Terroir.
Butcher shop located in Carouge, delivering throughout Geneva and local surroundings.
Les Ibériques delivers authentic Spanish products, throughout Switzerland.
Home Delivery Service: Drink/Beverage
The artisanal beer producer Tonnebiere is delivering beers in Jura, Neuchâtel and Bern.
Quality wines from Geneva. Free wine delivery from 6 bottles in Geneva and 12 bottles in Switzerland.
Artisanal beers from Vaud delivered all over Switzerland.
Additional products/services:
Free online advice and services for skincare and beauty regimens.
*Although every provider on this list may not work directly in sustainability, each is a local business. Choosing to support their business with your patronage is still choosing to participate in supporting economic sustainability.
