Friday, July 11, 2008

Bye Bye CSA

I have canceled my CSA account for now. Though Farm Fresh To You permits customization and uses a very clear labeling system -- it's in English and the packing room does not really read the labels very well. You'd think that they could print them in English/Spanish but this has resulted in a lot of management on my side. In addition, the box often comes late -- which wouldn't be a problem if everything wasn't quite so ripe. I have had a lot of very overripe stuff in my boxes -- put strawberries in the fridge on Friday and on Sunday they are moldy and mushy. That's not good.

Today I got basil -- which I thought was on my "do not send" list -- which was dry and crunchy on the bottom with black tips on the leaves. It looks nothing like the gorgeous basil I picked in my garden last night. I'm going to start going to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Tuesdays or the Temescal market on Sundays -- I hate the crowds but I'm going to have to go do my own shopping now. Bah!

3 comments:

Green Bean said...

That's funny. Farm Fresh to You recently merged with the guy who was delivering to my buying club. Notice I said "was delivering". They are going through some real transitions and things are pretty disorganized. I finally hung up my coolers as the buying club host because I couldn't take it any more. Like you, I'll just go to the farmers' market and be happy. Besides, I don't mind the crowds. I'm nosy and like to people watch. :)

Chile said...

Oh, so sorry to hear of bad CSA experiences. Ours works so hard to maximize produce quality and keep the members happy. I hope you can find better food at the Farmer's Markets.

Claire said...

Oh boo, crunchy basil is never a good thing. Hope you enjoy the farmer's market!

Cxx