We know a few people who subscribe to receive a weekly produce box from a nearby farm. There are several farms that deliver a box of fresh, in-season produce to anyone who subscribes. Lesley got a coupon for a free produce box from Full Circle Farm, so we decided to give it a try. We eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, at least compared to how much we used to eat, so this seemed worth a try.

I picked the box up after work on Thursday and brought it home. It was a pretty big box so we had to rearrange the fridge to fit everything inside. The box included quite a lot of vegetables and fruit:

• Yukon Gold Potatoes, Organic - 1.5 pounds
  Farmer's Own Organics, Seattle, Washington.


• Bunched Carrots, Organic - 1 bunch
  Lakeside Organic Gardens, Watsonville, California.


• Green Chard, Organic - 1 bunch
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington.


• Celery, Organic - 1 each
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington.


• Spinach, Organic - 1 bunch
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington.


• Green Bell Peppers, Organic - 2 each
  Siri and Sons, Clackamas, Oregon.


• Romaine Lettuce, Organic - 1 bunch
  Lakeside Organic Gardens, Watsonville, California.


• Delicata Squash, Organic - 1 each
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington.


• Red Flame Grapes, Organic - 0.75 pound
  Delano Farms, Delano, California.


• Dapple Dandy Pluots, Organic - 3 each
  Okanogan Producers, Okanogan, Washington.


• D'anjou Pears, Organic - 3 each
  Nicholson's Orchard Fresh, Peshastin, Washington.


• Fuji Apples, Organic - 3 each
  Earth Conscious Organics, Brewster, Washington.

We knew what we'd be receiving, so we planned ahead so that we'd be able to cook with most of this. We've never cooked with some of these before, like the delicata squash, so we'll be trying new recipes. It's an overwhelming amount of food, however, so I hope we're able to cook with it all.

With our coupon, we were automatically signed up for to get a new box every two weeks. It costs $32 each time, so I'm not sure how long we'll stay subscribed, but considering the amount of food, the price is probably competitive with the grocery store. It's also nice to get two weeks worth of high-quality produce without having to go to the store to pick it out. And, since the contents of the produce box vary depending on what is in season, we'll have the chance to try out a lot of different kinds of fruit and vegetables, and to try to new recipes to use them.