North Carolina Consultants! - Fresh Produce to Your Door- Yummm!!

[esavvymom]

Ok. I have to brag on this company a bit ( I do not get anything in exchange for my post). If you love this time of year with fresh produce, but don't always make it to the Farmer's Market like you would like, you may be interested in this. Sorry for those of you NOT in NC but you may not want to read the rest of this post otherwise your mouth may start watering and you'll get mad at me ....I can only give testimonial to what I know. For North Carolina folks, there is a company called The Produce Box. They deliver TO YOUR DOOR a box of produce with in-season, just picked this week, goodies. YUM. Just had a handful of blueberries from this past box. We ate sweet corn, fresh tomatoes this week so far too. Anyway, you can't beat it! I pay about $22 per week for a box of good stuff, and they've done their homework and price comparison with the farmer's market and supermarkets, and it's about the same prices (they give a weekly newsletter with tips, info, recipes, etc - and she mentioned it in one newsletter article awhile back)- and that wasn't counting the time to go GET your own produce, vs being delivered.This webpage gives the towns (down to which neighborhoods in each of the towns) that they currently provide service to. If your town is on the list, but not your neighborhood, you can just send them a Contact/Email and maybe they'll add it soon. http://www.theproducebox.com/service-area.php I see nearly all of the towns in the Raleigh/Durham area (even lots of little ones, like Apex, my little town of Rolesville, Cary), and then I see Winston-Salem, some areas in Charlotte/Mooresville. So the BIGGEST areas are the Triangle towns. They also have stuff in Wilmington, but that's a different site to log in, so I can't see the list of neighborhoods.Here are the fruits/veggies (and they work hard to make sure they are all NC grown produce (we have so much stuff! Love that!).SPRING BOXES
Cabbage
Spinach
Lettuces
Strawberries
Sweet Potatoes
Fresh Herbs
Honey
Spring Onions
BroccoliSUMMER BOXES
Blueberries
Blackberries
Peaches
Melons
Fresh Corn
Pears
Snap Beans
Field Peas
Snap/Snow Peas
Texas Onions
FALL BOXES
Apples
Persimmons
KIWI fruit
Melons
Spinach
Lettuces/Cabbage
Carrots
Broccoli
GarlicEvery Friday, I get an email, and have to let them know which box I want to order (I can choose form usually 4, and can order extras of any of them, plus extra fruit when available). I confirm my order, they charge my credit card. I put out my empty box from last week on my delivery day, and right now, I also put out a cooler w/ice. They drop it off at my door and I have lots of goodies.

 

[Admin Greg]

I've been using them for a few months now and I'm very pleased. If you like fresh produce, give it a shot!

 

[Admin Greg]

Wow, that sounds amazing! I've been wanting to eat more fresh produce, but it's so hard to make it to the farmer's market every week. This sounds like the perfect solution! I love that they deliver right to your door and that they have a good variety of fruits and veggies. And the fact that they prioritize using locally grown produce is a huge plus. I'll definitely have to check them out. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!