![]() ![]() I prepped it this week using a quinoa & brown rice spaghetti I had in the pantry from Trader Joe’s. This has become a tried and true comfort meal for me. Meal #2: Creamy Vegan Spaghetti with Basil Here is where the rest of my produce from my Farm Fresh To You CSA ended up this past week: Both were delicious, took mere minutes of my day, and were great accompaniments to the next few meals I prepared. That is exactly how I prepared both my radishes and baby broccoli this past week with some lemon juice squeezed on top. I had assumed that the red carrot straight from the farm would have a flavor profile that was much more robust than the ones purchased from the grocery store, but it was really exciting to experiment with these eye-catchingly large red carrots.Īs I wrote in my last post, if you have no idea what to do with your produce, you can Google a recipe or simply heat up some oil in a pan, chop your veggies, and sauté them with a little salt and pepper. I crunched into the orange one, tasted it, and swallowed. The juice was nice.įor this Farm Fresh To You review, I experimented next with the red carrots in a side-by-side taste comparison with a store-bought orange carrot that was residing in my fridge. The skin was not bitter like that of an orange. I popped one in my mouth as directed, chewed it up a bit, seeds and all, and swallowed. It looked like an orange, with the same sort of skin texture, just a lot smaller. I read on The Farm’s website that after a quick wash, you could pop the kumquat in your mouth and eat the entire thing. I thought this was a very interesting approach and I looked forward to testing the effectiveness of this method upon receiving my CSA.įirst thing’s first: I tasted a kumquat. Farm Fresh To You explained that this helps maintain the freshness of the delivery, since California weather is cool both overnight and in the early morning. The site also made it extremely easy to cancel service at any time, as long as cancellation took place no less than than two days prior to the next scheduled delivery.ĭelivery takes place between 8pm the night before and 8am that day. The Farm allows customers to create their own ‘never send’ list top omit certain produce. ![]() For this Farm Fresh To You review, I did not include any add-ons. Next, I was given the option to include additional items from the farm such as dairy, eggs, or olive oil. I opted to make a few substitutions based on some fruit and veggie cravings I had been experiencing as of recent. I immediately received an informative confirmation email listing everything that I needed to know regarding my CSA box:Ī couple of days after I placed my order I received an email that allowed me to further customize my box by swapping out produce items that were set to arrive. I typed in all of my delivery and billing information. Once my selections were made, it was time to check out. There was an option to view sample box content that I found helpful. The sample Regular box listed 9 items and the sample More box listed 12 (screenshot on left). GETTING STARTEDĪfter I spent several minutes perusing the site, I navigated to place my first order.įor this Farm Fresh To You review I opted for the Traditional CSA, which Farm Fresh To You claimed was the most seasonal box. As I scrolled down the page, I read through the simple steps on how the process worked until coming to a link to get started. The homepage showed a bountiful CSA, layered on top of a whimsical and dreamy photo of what I assumed was the Capay Organic farm. When I first arrived on the website I noticed the interface was easy on the eyes. Their delivery trucks are well known among the locals here in Northern California, so I thought it would be a good place to start. ![]() The produce for their CSA boxes is grown on their second-generation farm named Capay Organic (located in Capay, CA, 40 miles northwest of Sacramento), and on neighboring partner farms. I will share my feedback about it - everything from placing the order, to delivery and unboxing, to examining and using the produce, and finally, at the end, I will provide a summary. Here’s a review of the first produce box I tried when I moved to Northern California. ![]()
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