I finally remembered to order and try this out. Its a food co-op. You contribute on Monday and pick up your share on Saturday. You don't know what you will get other than it is about half fruit and half vegetables.
http://bountifulbaskets.org/
The first week we ordered just one, since we didn't know what to expect.
My children being fruit mongers.. we went through that by the time the weekend was over. But the vegetables were a good amount and variety so we found uses for them over the week.
This time we got two baskets and a flat of strawberries (8lbs). The strawberries were among a list of extras (you have to get at least one basket to get the extra, but you do know ahead of time what you are getting) just to give you an idea, I passed on 25lbs of oranges, organic Granola, a bread variety, and a guacamole box. Next week we might get some bread, what I saw ppl picking up looked pretty good. With two baskets even my kids couldn't eat all the fruit at once, and I don't think we will be upping it to three.
I will have to check in again next week to evaluate the actual value. First, I had to adjust my shopping day this week to the weekend. Otherwise I am buying stuff at the store and getting it again on Saturday. Secondly, it only has good value if I eat it all before it spoils. Guess its time to learn to cook squash....
