I Have Missed This

I have been gone it seems like every weekend for the last 2 months and I have missed gettting a bountiful basket. Well I finally got one today after a long time and I am so excited to use the fruit and vegetable. The kids went with me to pick it up this morning and it was sooooo cold outside!! Which makes it even more exciting to be getting fruits and veggies I wouldn't normally buy this time of year. We came home with 2 head of lettuce, 2 english cucumbers, 1 lb of green beens, 5 seet potatoes, 5 tomatoes, and 2 yellow squash. Also the fruits we got were 5 bananas, 5 apples, a bag of huge red grapes, 3 pears, 1 pkg of blackberries and a whole pineapple. What a bargain for $15!! Sometimes I still can't believe the bargain. So we will be enjoying our friuts and veggies for the next week or so, YUMMMY!!

Bountiful Basket

My Sister-in-law was telling me about a produce co-op in our area and how she had just started participating in it and all the food she got for a great price. So I decided to check it out. The open the "donation" at 12 noon on Monday and close the ordering on Tuesday. So I made sure and was on the computer on Monday at 12 to put in the order I wanted. Today was the pick up date and I was so amazed at how much produce I came home with. I took a laundry basket and came home with it heaping full!! In the basket this week I got 5 bags of baby carrots, 7 small cucmbers, 3 bundles of asparagus, 2 heads of broccoli, 1 head Romaine lettuce, 2 bundles Swiss Chard, 2 5lb. bags of potatoes, 6 Apples, 1 lemon, 4 oranges, 14 bananas, and 1 container of strawberries! Can you believe it?!! I was so excited, my fridge is now overflowing with fresh produce that looks so yummy. I can't wait to eat it all. All of this only cost me $19.50 and next time I do it it will only be $16.50 (there is a $3 start up fee) I think this is my next big addiction, but at least it is a healthy one!! It made me even more excited about this after I had to run to the store for eggs and saw strawberries there for $3.98 for a small container. I know I got a great deal, there is no way I could have gone to the store and got the same amout of food for the price I had just paid. All I have to say is THANK YOU TARA for telling me about it!!!!