by Worldchanging LA local editor, Siel (Green LA Girl)
Organic produce, delivered to your doorstep
Even if you have a hard time making it to the farmers' market on a regular basis, you can still enjoy fresh, organic fruits and veggies year-round by getting organic produce delivered to your door. Los Angeles residents are in luck, because we actually have a number of different organic delivery services to pick from.
Three of the most popular ones are ParadiseO, Organic Express, L.O.V.E. (Los angeles Organic Vegetable Express). All of these basically deliver a nice box of fresh produce to your door on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for between $25-30 a pop. Most of them let you customize your box to a certain extent. You might, for example, opt for an all-fruit box, or an all US-grown box. To the right's what a typical $25 box from ParadiseO looks like.
In addition, the produce comes with very little packaging, which is a great feature for those who cringe at the sight of unnecessarily shrink-wrapped cucumbers in grocery stores. These organic delivery services even pick up and reuse the boxes the produce is delivered in -- Just leave the old box out on delivery days!
If you like the weekly produce-in-a-box idea, but want to get more local, you might check to see if a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) delivers near your area. For most living in Los Angeles, Tierra Miguel Foundation CSA, an organic farm in Pauma Valley, Calif., is probably your best bet. You will, however, need to go pick up the box; check to see if there's a delivery spot near you on this list (PDF).
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