Comments on: Is CSA the new Supermarket?

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:21:35 +0000

Full Circle farms does deliver. I’ve been thrilled with their high quality, organic produce and customer service.
I love viewing the contents of my upcoming order, changing and substituting as I please, and easily skipping weeks if I need to.
The grass fed pastured meat is incredible! Love the fresh milk and butter too.

By: jameswa

jameswa — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:29 +0000

is everyone off this topic? spuds trucks look horrendous. the website is ok. they had a set up at vegfest this weekend. it was ok. the girl there was super cute /fit etc. very nice. henry their "head guy" in seattle (thats as far as I could get with him) was ‘ok’. I couldn’t really ‘extrapolate’ their story. they weren’t "buzzing’ or taking over the conversation _ like "HEY..this is what we do – its super easy, we love it, its fresh, etc" – there was no brimming enthusiasm. I just wasn’t getting it.

Full circle was also at vegefest. Although busy, Maggie was super cool and you could tell – you could just feel she was brimming w/ excitement. Full Circle is onto something. If they did deliver, that would be the way to go. Why you ask? because you KNOW where the food is coming from – its all coming from the snoqualmie valley. SPUD’s produce is coming from all over the world. mexico, etc, etc. Full circle? your backyard. thats just kind of a cool story. back yard food! clean back yard food.

By: yayunicorns

yayunicorns — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:53:51 +0000

To unregistered…

If you notice in the start of this blog I said, "a little investigating" thus the horrendous mistake of writing that SPUD is a CSA. My apologies if I’ve offended you or SPUD. I shall never refer to SPUD as a CSA again.

Cool?

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By: ericacbarnett

ericacbarnett — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:33:10 +0000

The reason you have to go pick up your stuff from Full Circle is that Full Circle is a CSA, unlike the other companies you mention, which are just produce delivery companies. From the USDA’s web site (http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csadef.shtml):

CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. Typically, members or "share-holders" of the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer’s salary. In return, they receive shares in the farm’s bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production. Members also share in the risks of farming, including poor harvests due to unfavorable weather or pests. By direct sales to community members, who have provided the farmer with working capital in advance, growers receive better prices for their crops, gain some financial security, and are relieved of much of the burden of marketing.

By: CeRo

CeRo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:36:10 +0000

fwiw, I love Spud. I do all of my grocery shopping through them, although I do not do the weekly bin, but choose my own vegetables. Ordering is actually very simple, they just have things organized into categories – such as produce and meat and blah-di-blah. I highly recommend.

By: samantha

samantha — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:04:04 +0000

I’ve been using Pioneer for years, but now that they’ve been taken over by SPUD I’m thinking about switching to New Roots. I like being able to get more than just produce, but it might be worth the sacrifice.

By: comte

comte — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:58:51 +0000

I highly recommend New Roots. I’ve been using their service for about six weeks now, and I’ve been very impressed. The produce is delivered promptly, and in excellent condition – haven’t had to throw out so much as a leaf upon delivery!

Plus, they give you the option to either permanently or temporarily delete specific items from their weekly delivery list (no Brussels sprouts shall EVER pass these lips!), and even skip weeks if you just can’t get through everything they sent the week before. And I don’t know what’s considered a week’s "normal" fruit-n’-veggie intake for a single person, but dang, they sure do bring you a lot for $25 a week!

And I think it says a lot about the integrity of the company that when you call, Carolyn, the owner, is the person with whom you actually speak.