Imperfect Produce *Unpaid Review With Referral Link*
Note: This is an unpaid review. I do have a referral link that will get the user and my family $10 off their next order, but that's it.
I am a big fan of hands-on shopping. As much as I'm *not* a fan of crowds, super-bright store lights or the level of early rising that is required to get the best goodies from the Saturday morning farmers market circuit, I am even less a fan of the unknown. But I kept seeing ads for Imperfect Produce and decided to give it a try. I found an ad with a discount code, customized and ordered a 'large' box because, well because we are big fruit and veggie fans around here {none of us will say no to a good steak either, though}. It arrived on our doorstep today and I have to say I am seriously impressed. This is what we got today:
All of this, none of which qualifies as ugly in my book. Kind of re-enforces why there is so much food waste in this country. If this is what grocers are casting aside and destroying as not good enough to sell? This is what consumers who do see it on store racks are declining to purchase? There are some serious issues with Americans understanding of food quality. I grew up in farm country, we raised our own vegetables from the time I was small and were surrounded by long standing family farms, so I have something of an advantage in this area. Still, if it's not soft where it's not supposed to be, squishy, foul smelling or otherwise obviously not okay? It's going into a recipe or onto a snack plate around this house. If it makes it that far. I had to smack hands away to get the teenagers to leave this stuff alone long enough to snap a photo. The green beans, one of the onions and some potatoes and bacon from other sources are simmering in the crock pot as I type this, and the smell is amazing. The carrots are going to become carrot sticks and go with us to Terre Haute this weekend for treats during Special Olympics Summer Games. The lemons will spice up ice water for the next couple of days. And so on. I originally signed up for bi-weekly drop offs, but am already planning to go in and change it to weekly. It will save me time at the store, and money, without sacrificing quality. That's what I call a win.
I am a big fan of hands-on shopping. As much as I'm *not* a fan of crowds, super-bright store lights or the level of early rising that is required to get the best goodies from the Saturday morning farmers market circuit, I am even less a fan of the unknown. But I kept seeing ads for Imperfect Produce and decided to give it a try. I found an ad with a discount code, customized and ordered a 'large' box because, well because we are big fruit and veggie fans around here {none of us will say no to a good steak either, though}. It arrived on our doorstep today and I have to say I am seriously impressed. This is what we got today:
All of this, none of which qualifies as ugly in my book. Kind of re-enforces why there is so much food waste in this country. If this is what grocers are casting aside and destroying as not good enough to sell? This is what consumers who do see it on store racks are declining to purchase? There are some serious issues with Americans understanding of food quality. I grew up in farm country, we raised our own vegetables from the time I was small and were surrounded by long standing family farms, so I have something of an advantage in this area. Still, if it's not soft where it's not supposed to be, squishy, foul smelling or otherwise obviously not okay? It's going into a recipe or onto a snack plate around this house. If it makes it that far. I had to smack hands away to get the teenagers to leave this stuff alone long enough to snap a photo. The green beans, one of the onions and some potatoes and bacon from other sources are simmering in the crock pot as I type this, and the smell is amazing. The carrots are going to become carrot sticks and go with us to Terre Haute this weekend for treats during Special Olympics Summer Games. The lemons will spice up ice water for the next couple of days. And so on. I originally signed up for bi-weekly drop offs, but am already planning to go in and change it to weekly. It will save me time at the store, and money, without sacrificing quality. That's what I call a win.
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