We decided to continue trying out receiving a produce box every other week. We still had a small credit from the Groupon we bought, so that was nice. I picked up our second box last Thursday from Fare Start, a restaurant in downtown, and carried it home. It was pretty heavy, so I had to keep switching arms and the way I was carrying it. It contained the following:

• Red Potatoes, Organic - 1.5 pounds
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington


• Leeks, Organic - 2 each
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington


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


• Red Bok Choy, Organic - 1 bunch
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington


• Brussels Sprouts On The Stalk, Organic - 1 each
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington


• Bunched Baby Carrots, Organic - 1 bunch
  Full Circle Farm, Carnation, Washington


• Green Leaf Lettuce, Organic - 1 bunch
  Siri and Sons, Clackamas, Oregon


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


• Valencia Oranges, Organic - 4 each
  California Growers, California


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


• Bartlett Pears, Organic - 3 each
  Washington Growers, Washington

We'd never had brussels sprouts until we cooked them tonight with some pasta. We tossed them in some olive oil, salt, and pepper and then roasted them in the oven. They didn't taste like anything we'd had before. Apparently they're supposed to taste sweet if you roast them long enough. We might have them again some day, but probably won't go out of our way to get them.

I've already eaten three of the four oranges and they were the best oranges I've had in a long time. They were easy to peel and tasted really sweet and like citrus at the same time. The grapes and gala apples are juicy and sweet too.

Getting organic food is really good for you because there are no pesticides or other chemicals sprayed on them. Everything we've gotten has been fresh and locally grown, mostly in Washington. Even though it can be a little more expensive, it tastes much better than regular produce at the grocery store and is much higher quality. We might continue to get a produce box every other week and see how we like it.