eatwell farms... any experience?
we are thinking of joining eatwell farms for their weekly deliveries of fruits/veggies. any experience with them out there? thanks!
baycyd
Jun 03, 2005 12:48AM
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They do sell at Ferry Plaza, and perhaps other markets year round. I have no experience with their delivery, but they certainly have good quality produce and are very nice.
My one caution might be in diversity of products. At the Farmer's Market they sometimes have an overabundance of one item. Not sure if that happens with the deliveries. (And I wouldn't complain if one week in August I received 10 lbs of various tomoatoes, but I wouldn't want 10 lbs of Fava Beans).
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Hopefully someone who gets their delivery will pipe up. But I will say that the items that people get in their CSA boxes are more diverse than those you see at the farm stand. Farms, Eatwell included, tend to trade with neighboring farms in order to give the CSA members a diverse selection of food. They can only bring their goods to the farmer's market ... but they have more latitude with the CSA box.
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This was my experience, a little too much of the same. I now subscribe to Two Small Farms (a partnership between High Ground Organics and Mariquita Farm) and the diversity is better. Although we did get radishes for one more week than I would have liked, that was unusual in my year of subscribing.
Link: http://www.twosmallfarms.com/
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Our household has subscribed to Eatwell for several years now. We've been really pleased with the quality, quantity and diversity of the boxes. Also, the farm manager is quite responsive to suggestions and complaints.
It is true that periodically we get a lot of one thing--not in one box but over time. Like a head of cabbage every week for 5 weeks. Luckily cabbage keeps well, but still . . . The last time this happened I sent an email and the following week my cabbage was replaced with some extra fruit. Also, they have exchange boxes at most locations so you can ditch something you don't want in favor of another item (I would happily take your extra fava beans if you would like some of my radishes :)
One last note: sometime soon they will start selling eggs from chickens on the farm. I'm quite excited about getting real eggs every week!
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