The box from spring 2023 contains speckled lettuce, kohlrabi, mulberries, garlic scapes, parsley and kale.
What is this produce box?
It’s a weekly commitment of $20 for a fresh box of food delivered to your Athens-Clarke County home or work office. At the end of the week, you’ll set the box out where you received your last order and receive a new box of fresh produce. Most of the food is grown on Troublesome Creek Farm, but I purchase additional veggies from Strickland’s Pride Produce in Oglethorpe County for variety and quality when my garden fails. Kendall Strickland sources from local farms, some of which are organic, Certified Naturally Grown and some are conventional.
What’s your sustainable packaging?
Our farm values reusable, compostable and recyclable packaging over single-use plastics. You’ll get your produce in a reusable, returnable, heavy duty plastic blue box. Inside, you’ll find veggies packaged:
In a bunch with a rubber band
Backyard compostable brown paper bags
Backyard compostable Biobag
ACC Commercial compostable clamshell
Why this weekly box?
I like growing things that taste great and are easy to cook. Often, that means growing varieties different than what you can find at the grocery store. I love collards, but having to de-rib every leaf and then cooking them for hours isn’t a weekday activity. Instead, I grow a Southern heirloom variety that doesn’t need de-ribbing and are so tender you can eat them fresh! I try to keep that idea with every variety I plant — what’s tasty? Different? And easy to cook? That’s my idea of great food.
What can I expect in the produce box?
Seasonal produce. You’ll get snow peas and carrots in the spring, along with leafy greens. Summer will include tomatoes, squash and mulberries. In the fall, boxes will include peppers, eggplant and okra. Eating seasonal is a real joy for me and I hope it will be for you too!
Can I choose what’s in my box?
No. I hope to have that functionality one day, but that day is not today. Please let me know if there are any produce allergies in your family. We can find substitutions for those weeks that might have the offending veggie.
