J’s been in LA all week for work. LA, where they got the 4.4 earthquake this week. Yeah, that LA… In the back of my head I just knew that they would get an earthquake when he was there. Call it intuition or just bad luck.
Anyway, I had RSVP’d to my monthly bunco game weeks ago and did not want to back out at the last minute so I asked my mom if she wouldn’t mind babysitting the boys for me since J is out of town. She agreed and then began questioning me about my organic produce co-op. I suggested that we split an XL box this week so she could try it out. My mom recently discovered that she has a gluten allergy and is trying to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Splitting the co-op produce was a perfect solution for this week since we don’t need as much with J being gone.
This is what was supposed to be in this week’s box:
The shipment of lettuce was completely rotten and had to be sent back. So, no lettuce for us… The broccoli and cauliflower was supposed to have been a head of each instead of a package of mixed florets. There were no oranges. I had to ask for another avocado since I only received one. My apples were tiny and egg-shaped. It just was not a good week at all. Certainly not the best week for my mom to try it out either. The coordinator sent out a long e-mail on Tuesday night apologizing for the produce. It’s not her fault I guess. But I think she needs to search for another supplier.
Here’s what I sent home with my mom:
The picture at the top of the post and the one below show what I kept. It’s a pretty good assortment given all of the mishaps. There wasn’t anything to strange that would require an exhaustive recipe search to prepare.
Adventures of Four 
planejaner
Mar 19, 2010 @ 21:49:15
isn’t this always the way it goes, with moms? I have been waxing poetic about organic food and local food…then, when she finally comes over to have a meal, it’s terrible. The one week out of 52 that it’s just no good.
take care!
jane