i live in a US city and a lot of the grocery stores have been demolished in the last week or so, and i’ve seen a number of you here commenting about how it hasn’t been easy to get fresh produce at the moment, so i wanted to share an idea.
there are lots of farms out there right now that would normally be providing their produce to restaurants, institutions (think schools or office cafeterias), farmers markets, and other places in your area that are closed or not getting the level of business they normally would.
a number of farms have started offering CSA- like boxes of produce for affordable prices, and in some cases they’ll even deliver or schedule careful pickup windows to minimize interaction with other people. i’d recommend looking to see if a farm like this exists in your area as it may solve your problem while also helping to keep small/mid-size farms afloat in these uncertain times.
you can start just by googling to see if any of your local papers are reporting on the issue, or in the US look here: https://ourharvest.com/
if you’re located in the mid-atlantic, detroit, charlotte, or south florida, hungry harvest ( https://www.hungryharvest.net/ ) is still banging on all cylinders and it’s a non-profit, so your purchase actually goes to subsidize fresh fruits and veggies for low-income families.
we’re all in this together!
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