We joined a veggie co-op. It's been fabulous for our family. Some aren't sold on the idea, but we are, and we love it! Every other Saturday I head out to the pick-up site (they are located all over), my laundry basket in tow, wait in line for a few minutes and then pick up 40-50 lbs of produce for...drumroll please....$16.50. Now, in all fairness, there have been a few bad apples among the bunch, if you know what I mean. We had a cantaloupe that was on it's way out, a orange that went moldy way to quick, and some fruits that weren't their ripest due to being out of season. But all in all, we love it! And, even if you throw away 1/4 of the stuff, you're still getting a great deal.
Yesterday's pick-up included:
8 gala apples
3 lb. strawberries
bag of pears
8 bananas
7 oranges
2 mango's
2 zucchini
1 spaghetti squash
1 head of lettuce
1 bag of russet potatoes
5 red onions
6 yellow onions
1 head of broccoli
1 eggplant
fresh parsley, rosemary, and thyme
1 orange pepper
4 tomatoes
2 heads of garlic
Previous pickups have had many of the same items plus:
celery
brussel sprouts
yellow squash
butternut squash
limes
lemons
clementines
You never know what you're going to get, but your guaranteed to get right around 50 lbs. It's fabulous! If you are interested in joining, visit http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/ and see for yourself if it will work for you!
2 comments:
We tried it last week too and loved it. We're splitting a box with Amy and Chase because we can't eat it all ourselves and it works out great! Thanks for sending it on!
I looked into this last fall, thanks for the reminder. I am totally going to do it this year. It is such a great deal!
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