Farm Fresh Express

I love buying fresh, local food, but I've always been a bit lazy about hitting the farmer's market. Reading through Grid, I saw an ad for a grocery delivery service called Farm Fresh Express. They have a store in Lansdowne that buys from local farmers and merchants. They post their inventory online. I get an email every Saturday telling me the inventory has been updated. I read through their offerings online and choose what I want. On Wednesday, it gets delivered to my house (you actually have from Saturday to Tuesday to place your order). They deliver in a cooler and I've even given the delivery person a key to my apartment. I come to a cooler of fresh food!

Of course, they have tons of produce. But they also sell local meats and fish, fruit butters, honey, dairy products, breads, cheeses.... You can almost get everything from them and have it delivered to your house. It's not cheap, but local fresh food is worth the investment. You also pay a $20 cooler deposit on your first order and there's a $10 delivery fee. My orders average between $80 and $100 per week, including the delivery fee.

So here's an example of a tasty local meal. I just made this last night.

Sausages from a local pig.
Bread from Metropolitan Bakery topped with Mozarella from Claudio's, fresh local basil, and fresh local tomatoes (drizzled with non-local olive oil and balsalmic vinegar).
Corn on the cob from a farm in Lancaster.
Sliced potatoes from a local farm, sprayed with olive oil and baked, topped with organic ketchup.

Delicious.

Read: Marion Nestle's Food Politics. Also check out her food blog.

Visit: Farm Fresh Express and view their sample inventory

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