Essentials in my house are always fruits and veggies...I have an addiction to them. And as far as food addictions go, I guess fruits and veggies aren't the worst addictions to have.
That said, I make weekly trips to Sprouts or a local Farmer's Market if I happen to pass by one to stock up on the week's fresh fruits and veggies. Bananas, apples, spinach, strawberries, cucumber, carrots (oh if you could only imagine the amount of carrots in my fridge!), lettuce, kale, and so much more are usually on my list. But, in doing this I found that I fall into a rut of buying the same ol' thing and never trying new stuff. I love the stuff I buy and not a lot of it usually goes to waste thanks to freezing items, making smoothies, juicing, cooking, and snacking, but I wanted to try stuff I wouldn't normally always buy but never know where to start.
Alas! Farm Fresh to You to the rescue! This service is amazing! I can spend anywhere from $40-$60 a week on fresh produce at the store (only some of which is actually organic because that can get expensive!) BUT...with my Farm Fresh to You service I spend the same amount each week (or bi-weekly or however often YOU decide you want deliveries!) and get great quality, organic produce and a decent variety...as well as a lot of new things I'd never think of buying and some things I'd never even heard of! The best thing about the new items is that the Farm Fresh to You website has a Recipes section specifically searchable for recipes for the produce they provide you! For example, I've never used leeks before...I went to the Recipes section on the FFTY website and typed in "Leeks" and it comes up with a huge list of recipes to use leeks with!
Another great quality of this service is that it is completely customizable to suit you and your family's needs. You can get deliveries however often you want - weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc...and you can cancel your service at any time or change delivery weeks if, for example, you are going on vacation on a week that would usually be a delivery week. Also, if you have a food allergy in the family, or just a produce that absolutely horrifies you, you can go into your options and select items to add to your "Exclusions List" of items you'd prefer not to receive and they will exclude those from the order and add something else instead. (for example, I'd prefer not to receive collard or dandelion greens, chard, apricots, prunes and a few other things so if that's due to be delivered they send me something else that's not on my exclusions list)
Now...a picture of my very first box I got when I first subscribed:
I pay $33.50 per delivery for the No Cooking Box.
2 bunches of celery
2 Meyer lemons
1 bunch of Nantes carrots
4 Yakima apples
1 head of cauliflower
4 Bosc pears
2 heads of bok choy
1 grapefruit
2 Navel oranges
It was all delicious! And I learned ways to use bok choy and don't even panic when I see it in my box when it does come! =)
I highly recommend this service to anyone and everyone who loves produce as much as I do, or for anyone looking for a little variety in their produce department of their own house!
If you're interested click here to check it out and if you decide to sign-up, let me know and I'll share my referral code with you so you can get $10.00 off your first box!!
