Just an FYI. I've been happy with every other week. Last nights box was gorgeous. It was dark so I didn't get a pick but here is the box from two weeks ago.

They have moved to a new facility so that will definitely help.

Thanks, sleevendog. Right now the garden is providing more than I can use, but this would sure be nice later in the year. I'm off to check whether it will be available in my part of Michigan!

Annie

I get e-mail alerts and recipes etc. Just a simple heads up. I really thought they were over their heads when covid hit. But last week moved to a new facility.

We joked here in the past about the 'singleton potato club.' Once I received one tiny potato, 😂, I'm cool with that since I often, in the cooler months, do a full tray of misc roasted roots and veg. We don't consume tons of potato. Do not bother to grow them anymore. Thursday's night box...a couple days ago. I can make a sliced thick roast, a potato salad, and a tray of thin crispy chips.

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Oh my thank you sleevendog! I'm thrilled to have a produce service finally available to my area :) Already signed up to get my first box!

And do let us know how it goes. Remember that anything not up to snuff will be credited and easy-peasy to cancel the entire deal anytime. Your first box will be around 20$ I think including shipping.

I had planned to put on hold for the summer but I do like getting organic produce I cannot grow in my climate.

They have an odd pear now. Some new variety that has odd exterior coloring. Would no doubt be passed up by grocery shoppers. Just delicious.

I don't need my discount but your discount is co-applied. I would rather my discount go to the workers/packers. (I e-mail them often and suggested just that).

Best for adventurous scratch cooks. Knowing what veg keeps long and what needs to be used within a few days or a week. I have a gorgeous big bunch of pencil asparagus from last week I need to use up. Frittata tomorrow morning! 😜. I also have an enormous leek so maybe a leek/garlic/asparagus soup.

Early covid had lots of delivery issues but that seems to have been corrected.

This last box had two big ice packs. I recycle and re-freeze for our weekend cooler. And to fill freezer space for storm power outages.

I advise to not get overly excited, 😜. If something is immediately limp like kale. Soak the stem ends in cold water. Only old and gross has yellow leaves. Fresh green leaves of most produce will perk up. I've picked fresh greens from my garden wrong time mid-day heat and have had wilting in an hour.

They hire less fortunate than most of us. Just out of prison, illiterate. Those not familiar with most fresh veg. Especially the unfamiliar vegetables. I so get the screw-ups when packing the boxes.

It does seem to be a good business plan that helps so many. The pear farmer trying a new variety that is discarded by groceries that want perfect color and shape and the organic farmer that has a few tiny bug holes in their very fresh leaves.

I will check back in. I think I ordered early enough to get a box this Thursday? Payment on today the 13th apples to the next box, which I hope means this Thursday.

I'm excited. This year I've had to let a lot of my usual gardening lull a bit. Some medical issues left out a lot of my normal summer. I'm long used to uglies- from my garden and the produce stands I'm lucky to have around here. And often shop for the tails and deals at the bigger stores too, used to using up uglies to be frugal :)

And the stuff too far gone? That's what the compost piles are for. At least with this service I know what I'm signing up for and expecting some imperfect.

It's kind of funny you say limp kale sleevendog. I kind of prefer to use my kale wilted a bit when making zuppa toscana. Makes getting the bitters out of it easier with a water flushing before adding it to the soup.