The EU caused huge damage by making it illegal for shops to sell things like beans or cucumbers that weren’t perfectly straight, or fruit like apples that didn’t meet exact size requirements. Due to pressure from some countries about the disgusting waste these unnecessary EU rules created the EU eventually backed down but the damage had already been done - consumers had been conditioned to expect “perfect” fruit and veg and wouldn’t buy “ugly” produce that was perfectly delicious. So, well done you for supporting and embracing enjoying and promoting produce that may look a bit wonky but is fresh and tasty 

3 hours ago, Zombie said:

The EU caused huge damage by making it illegal for shops to sell things like beans or cucumbers that weren’t perfectly straight, or fruit like apples that didn’t meet exact size requirements. Due to pressure from some countries about the disgusting waste these unnecessary EU rules created the EU eventually backed down but the damage had already been done - consumers had been conditioned to expect “perfect” fruit and veg and wouldn’t buy “ugly” produce that was perfectly delicious. So, well done you for supporting and embracing enjoying and promoting produce that may look a bit wonky but is fresh and tasty 

 

Thanks for your comments. Such a waste, it's shameful. 

The sad thing is we live not too far from Niagara, where they grow stone fruit like, peaches, plums, apricots and pears also (which aren't a stone fruit but ). Anyway the point is we've not bothered to buy local peaches in our store for years, because they were awful. We've gotten a lot in our weekly box and they have been so good. Tasty, ripe, juicy ... like a fresh peach should be. Plums also. And a variety of different ones, some we've never seen in a store. Some are tiny, some are larger, now and again there's a blemish or an odd cucumber. We had one shaped like an inch worm.. because it had grown over something else. It was perfectly delicious.

Getting this box has varied our diet, forced us to think of different things to cook. We've tried things we normally never would have bought, but have learned we really enjoy. It's great to receive this box of beautiful fresh food each week.

I just think, if we had a garden and grew a bent cucumber or a bunch of tiny apples, we'd eat them. We're both glad we joined up!!

Sorry .. i have a tendency to ramble.. thanks again for your comment.

On 8/20/2021 at 12:36 PM, Reader1810 said:

The image of your order is impressive, tim.  

Its good to hear this service has - it would seem - exceeded your expectations.

Bon appétit!  

Yes, it's been brilliant. We look forward to receiving it each week. We've eaten nearly everything. Just a couple of pears and a tomato left. But we'll eat them too. We make sure we use things... no waste. We had the bok choy last night in a stir fry. Mmmm, good.

Thanks Reader!!

looks like a nice selection of veggies. we got a farmers box and ours was more salad vegetables. carrots , celery, onions,  lettuce, potatoes. we used up ours.

4 hours ago, rickproehl said:

looks like a nice selection of veggies. we got a farmers box and ours was more salad vegetables. carrots , celery, onions,  lettuce, potatoes. we used up ours.

 

that all sounds great!!  We've had boxes like that too each week is different. I like it.