While people are more busy than ever, we are also much more cognizant of what we are putting in their bodies AND our children’s.
Thankfully, there’s been a resurgence in the concept of farmer’s markets; consumers demanding for fresh and organic groceries. However, with a little help from technology we now can have our veggies and eat ’em, too with fresh food delivery.
Hello Fresh, Plated and others have made it so easy to create delicious meals with fresh ingredients by not only setting your menu, preparing all the ingredients and then sending it straight to your door. All you have left to do is to put it in a pan and in about 20 minutes, dinner is served.
But here in DFW, an organization called the Cold Springs Farm isn’t just sending it to your door, but are bringing the farmer’s market directly to you – giving you the choice to purchase exactly what you want by picking your fruits and veggies right off their mobile market.
Photo: Cold Springs Farm
The Veggie Van (#TheFarmacy) offers organic, SEASONAL, local veggies and fruits! Delivery is included in the price. You can order one time, or you can set up automatic weekly, bi-weekly or monthly delivery. In order to shop from the Veggie Van you must be at home, however the Veggie Van driver will also select produce and leave it for you if you’re not available for delivery. The Veggie Van happily delivers to your office if that is better for you…
If someone wants to “shop” the Veggie Van, they place an order using this link: https://squareup.com/market/cold-springs-farm and then they’ll coordinate a delivery location!
No membership is required to shop the Veggie Van, it is a completely different entity than the farm’s CSA. The farm’s CSA is the best value, and membership is required. Cost is $335 for an 8-week session which meets in the cultural district of Fort Worth.
And soon they’ll also allow you to add Heritage poultry and pork from Cold Springs Farm, Grass-fed Natural beef from Grassy Ridge Natural Beef, and grass-fed lamb from Sterling Lamb to your order.
Now that you have all that delicious produce, you have tons of options for meals! I have a super easy and incredibly delicious dressing recipe that will pair well with your salad and roasted vegetables!
I would LOVE this. I will have to check to see if it is available in my area. What a time saver.
I love this! I have to look to see if we have something like this in our area. It’s not always easy finding fresh, farm grown veggies unless you shop on the weekend at the Farmers Market.
I live in DFW and never heard of this. This sounds really awesome since we love to eat lots of fresh veggies!
I have not heard of this but I hope there is something like it nearby. I would never think to put apples in a vinaigrette. Genius!
This is the coolest thing ever! How convenient!!
What a great idea! This looks much better than the produce I get at the store.
We have used Hello Fresh before and really enjoyed it. The Veggie Van looks pretty cool, though! I wish they had this in our area!
This is seriously awesome. A traveling farmer’s market is such a convenience. I’d love shopping at the Veggie Van.
I would love to receive one of these boxes. It would make fixing dinner so convenient.
What a unique idea. I had no idea you could get so many fresh items right to your door.
Yum! This would have been way better than the leftovers that I had for dinner tonight.
Wow looks like they have a nice fresh selection. I have never had brussel sprouts before, I so have to try them!
This is such a fantastic idea. I wish we had a Veggie Van in my area. I like to visit our farmers market to get my fresh fruit and veggies.
I have been hearing a lot about these veggie delivery services in local areas. I really need to find one near me!
That would be fantastic. I would love to have something so convenient
That vinaigrette looks like it is to die for! I love how fresh those veggies are, wow!
Lots of time I have bought a vegetables online, but sometimes they do not fresh. After this article, I will try your service as soon as possible. That would be fantastic. And Thank you for sharing such a helpful article with us.