Today, I received my first delivery from Farm Fresh To You (FFTY). FFTY is a local organic family farm delivering fruits and vegetables direct to your door. For $29 (which includes delivery), I signed up for the ‘regular’ box which contains mostly vegetables with a bit of fruit. They provide many options and are flexible in customizing what shows up in your box (i.e. I never want peas, but always send onions).

I anxiously awaited my delivery today and practically pounced on the unsuspecting delivery guy. He didn’t realize who he was dealing with when he walked up to my door … I find it hard to contain my excitement for such things.

I don’t think I would be able to purchase the same goods at Whole Foods for much less than $29 — the value seems legit. I also feel better about supporting a local farm and appreciate that my items came from nearby (i.e. and are much fresher because of it).

This week, my box included:

1/2 lb. baby spinach
1/2 lb. baby lettuce
1/4 lb. pistachio meats
1 bunch carrots
1 bunch cilantro
3/4 lb. sugar snap peas
1 lb. asparagus
1/2 lb. mushrooms
1 yellow onion
1 1/2 lbs cameo apples

I started by nibbling on a sweet carrot then moved on to a crisp and juicy apple. Everything is fresh and very clean – they obviously place attention of delivering fully washed produce, which I appreciate.

Although I signed up for delivery every other week, I think I will now update to weekly. I like the assortment and being at the mercy of cooking what I am given :-)

If anyone locally is interested in signing up, please let me know. If you note me as your referrer, I get a free box of produce (and you know how much that would thrill me).

Does anyone have any suggested recipes for asparagus or carrots? I feel like I always do the same old thing with them and need some fresh ideas.

Tomorrow, I plan to try and hunt down farm fresh eggs. Erin wrote about her grandmother’s farm raised eggs the other day and now it’s stuck in my head. I don’t think I’ve had a good egg since I moved away from our farm.