Gah, another short lived moment. Heuer and I were so excited to sign up for the Farm Fresh box delivery service, but after three shipments – we have decided to cancel it.
The first shipment was good. We used almost everything. It all looked fresh and tasty.
The nectarines in shipment number two started to turn the day the arrived. By day three…they were inedible. We also realized the ‘regular’ box we ordered included a lot of fruit. We are a vegetable based household, so it meant most of the fruit that was still good, was being given away to friends and coworkers (wasted money to us).
The last straw was shipment number three where two of the three large tomatoes were smashed, and both the carrots and the basil were wilted and gnarly looking.
Sadly, I made the call to cancel. Bummed, but this just did not seem like a good fit for us.
We will continue to support local businesses, but will pick up our fresh goods from the local farmers market – in amounts we can consume easily, ensuring quality of food and the types we prefer to ingest.