Imagine a big box of organic fruit arriving on your doorstep one day...with a flyer inside talking about the farmers that grew the fruit and a handwritten thank you from the owner of the company. This happened to me and let me tell you, it was quite a treat! It didn't take long for me to break into those juicy blueberries!
The box came from FruitShare, a Minnesota based company that delivers certified organic fruit to lucky customers all year long. The mission behind FruitShare is to connect organic family farms to consumers who want great tasting, in season, pesticide free fruit. FruitShare works with organic growers all over the country, with an emphasis on local, then regional, then national. The fruit is shipped direct from farm to FruitShare and does not spend time hanging out in a warehouse like most conventional fruit. They make it easy by delivering direct to your home, workplace or school.
Wouldn't this make a fantastic birthday, new baby, housewarming, thank you or teacher gift? They even have a fundraiser program - I'd much rather sell organic fruit than wrapping paper or chocolate bars!
We loved our FruitShare fruit! I bet you would too! To entice you to try them out, I can offer you a 5% discount on your first order. Just use the code MINDFULMOMMA at checkout. Trust me, it's 100% delicious!!
Have you ever bought a fruit share or fruit CSA?
{Full disclosure: FruitShare sent me a free box of fruit in exchange for my honest opinion}
Can you give them back the box to reuse? It looks great, but it's a lot of packaging for a "green" product.
Posted by: Yosefa @nonrecipe | July 24, 2011 at 08:05 AM
I have never heard of Fruit Share but I think I will look into it. We love fruit and it is so expensive in the stores. Is it reasonably priced through this program?
Posted by: Ruth Pfeiffer | July 29, 2011 at 08:18 AM
Ruth - the basic mixed fruit box is $29 (delivery included) and contains 12 - 15 pieces of fruit. Considering that it's certified organic and delivered to your door - I think it's a great value!
Yosefa - Good question about the box. I bet they would take it back from local clients but I doubt they have a way to do that for out of town clients. The boxes can be recycled of course!
Posted by: Micaela | August 01, 2011 at 07:56 AM
This sounds like a great idea... can you do one box at a time or do you have to subscribe to a monthly delivery?
Posted by: Danielle | September 11, 2011 at 02:58 PM
Hi Danielle - yes, you can purchase 1 box at a time. They make great gifts!
Posted by: Micaela | September 12, 2011 at 01:09 PM