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From the Edmunton Sun, a profile<\/a> of Farm Fresh Organics<\/a>, “a Calgary-based home delivery service that also serves the Edmonton area.” For concerned parents like Edmunton’s Laurel Sakaluk, the service provides convenience in line with her values”<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old married mother of two found it time-consuming searching out the best produce in town at the right price… “It’s not easy shopping with kids so it was great for the convenience factor,” says Sakaluk.<\/p>\n

Every Thursday morning the family receives a bin of organic fruits and vegetables sourced from local certified organic farms….<\/p>\n

A Family Fare Bin from Farm Fresh Organics costs $39.95 but smaller boxes are available for about $27.<\/p>\n

The bin contents change from week to week based on supply, but a sample Family Fare Bin from earlier this month featured: broccoli, a cucumber, one bunch of carrots, a head of lettuce, two peppers, two onions, a bunch of basil, five apples, two pears, a half-pound of prune plums, one bag of beans, two tomatoes, one and a half pounds of bananas, a squash, three cobs corn and a bunch of chard….<\/p>\n

Eating organic costs about one-third more than buying regular produce, but about $5 less than buying from an organic store.<\/p>\n

“Their prices and quality are really very good,” says Sakaluk. “I don’t mind paying that little bit extra because I know exactly what my family is taking in.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of the things I found impressive, also, was the fact that, at least during the growing season of July-October, Farm Fresh Organics buys 90% of its produce “from growers around Calgary and the Okanagan region in British Columbia.” The downside comes during the off-season when the “farm-fresh” fruits and vegetables from New Zealand, Mexico and California. Still, I think a business model like this is moving in the right direction — the next step, of course, is demonstrating to customers the benefits of going “beyond organic” and committing to a completely local and seasonal eating schedule. An ideal, I realize — I’m certainly not there!<\/p>\n

Categories: organic<\/a>, food<\/a>, local<\/a>, delivery<\/a>, Edmunton<\/a>, Canada<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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