Greenling Delivery #2

 

We got our second Greenling Delivery. Lots of Dr. Kracker, some delicious tomatoes (for Joe’s BLTs on sourdough) and this beautiful pepper that even Liam couldn’t help but admire. We’ve been enjoying the produce and the delivery service.

I know a few friends have mentioned to me that they have been thinking about trying them out. In our delivery today, they gave me a coupon for 10% off a first-timer’s basket to pass along, and they give me 10% for referring a friend. Let me know if you are interested. I can get more coupons if there is more than one person that wants one. I think it’s worth a try.

 

Greenling Delivery

So, we got our organic produce last Tuesday. (I posted a while back that we decided to try out Greenling, organic food delivery). Joe and I were both home sick, so I got the delivery right after they dropped it off. I was super excited about all my goodies. The food was a nice cool temperature and what we’ve cooked so far has been pretty tasty. We both really enjoyed the juicy and flavorful tomato in the BLTs that Joe made. We could truly taste a difference. I am looking forward to my next delivery next week.

 

Liam checking out the goods.    

 

Acorn squash in the fridge.

 

Going green

So, I’ve been contemplating for a while about having organic fruits and veggies delivered to the house. Someone I worked with told me that she got the “organic box” delivered to her house and she split the price with her roommates. She used the veggies to cook for the week and snack. So, before you say “Christy, you’ve gone all hippy on us,” I want to assure you that I am still have my old hippy-resistant ways.

I had a few concerns: they didn’t deliver out the in the boonies, the food would go bad, and it would be much more expensive than what I normally spend on produce (although it’s understood that because it is organic, it is going to be slightly more expensive).  So, I’ve kinda put the idea on the back burner, because I didn’t know if it would be the right financial adventure to take at the time.

Well, recently I came across the website for Greenling Organic Delivery. They are a local business that does home delivery of organic produce as well as some other food staples. After reading through all their information, I’ve decided that I want to give them a try based on these reasons:

1. They deliver to our zipcode! Who the heck delivers anything out here? Very impressed!

2. The produce is either from local farms and what isn’t local is organically certified. I think that is pretty cool. Isn’t that the new movement…buy local?

3. I can create my own order for $25 minimum. So instead of getting a pre-selected box of olives, mushrooms, and other foods I don’t eat, I can ensure we get the veggies that we do use.

4. The deliver it in a plastic tub and you can choose what time of day it is delivered.

5. They will replace any produce that goes bad due to sitting outside on the delivery day.

6. You can cancel at anytime.

7. You can set up your schedule for weekly or bi-weekly.

So, I am going to try the bi-weekly. I don’t think we will loose that much money trying it out, plus we can always cancel if it is not working for us. I think it’s worth giving a try. We’ve been wanting to eat healthier and with the bi-weekly delivery I can buy regular produce every other week and compare. So, I’ll keep you updated about how it goes.