We pack your CSA shares in reusable wax produce boxes. These boxes are designed to keep your produce fresh and we like them and feel they are a good and safe choice (we line them with a plastic bag so that your produce never really touches the box). In an effort to reuse as much as we can, and to keep our operational costs down, we ask that you be gentle with the boxes and to please return them.
We use two different box sizes: 1/2 bushel and 1 1/9 bushel sizes. By default, we aim to only use the small boxes. They occupy less space in our cooler and van and, in general, they are easier to handle. They work well for all of our share sizes at this time of the growing season and so most of you will be seeing the small boxes for the next few weeks. Some of you, however, will see big boxes. Typically, those of you on our egg share, those of you who love Swiss Chard, or those of you who have been purchasing extra produce. Ultimately, the decision of which box to use we left to whoever is packing the individual shares (either Amanda, myself or one of our crew members).
Incidentally, you may be interested in knowing that those produce boxes are made by a company named Packaging Corp of America at their Harrisonburg, VA, plant. Pretty cool. Unfortunately, we are too small to be able to buy directly from them (I inquired) so the boxes are shipped to a distributor in PA before they come back home.
We'd love to know what you make with the content of your CSA box. Feel free to share pictures and/or recipes, or tag us on facebook or instagram if you post them. Blessings from the homestead,
Pedro
