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Bull Run Farms 2009
By: Burt Wagner (Nov 22, 2009)
This was my first year as a CSA customer. While I really enjoyed the CSA concept, I was a little less than impressed with Bull Run Farms.As others have posted, the vegetables were never washed, and the variety was less than what I expected. The quality of vegetables, particularly tomatoes, weren't very impressive. They were small, often not ripe, and frequently bruised. Every week, I threw away half of the peaches I was given because they were bruised beyond usability. I understand 2009 wasn't the best year in terms of weather. I did see, however, that vegetables at local farmers markets, were of far superior size and quantity to what was provided by the CSA throughout the entire year. Yes, Leigh is a nice guy, and his newsletter was enjoyable reading. At the end of the day, however, I'm paying him for the quantity, quality and variety of produce. I was less than impressed.
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Pleased Customer
By: Maura Collins (Aug 4, 2009)
I wanted to write this review simply to respond to all those who expressed disappointment, since I have been very pleased with the vegetables from Bull Run. According to all accounts, the weather this year has been pretty crazy. In past years, the bounty has been greater but part of the CSA deal is risk sharing. That said, we still manage to get delicious veggies and herbs every week. I can't comment on why other CSA farms are harvesting vegetables at much different times, but so far the CSA vegetables have differed very little from what is listed on the farm's website for past years. People should check this out before committing. The farmers also offer a lot of opportunities to visit and be involved in the farm. It is a wonderful experience and I highly recommend it. Leigh is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about farming, and very easy to talk with. All around, the CSA has been a great experience, and I'm sorry that others have been disappointed.
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Avoid
By: Jennifer Korenblatt (Jul 6, 2009)
I'm disappointed in this CSA. I was so excited to support local farming, but have not yet received anything even close to what was represented, and buy my vegetables at the farmers market instead.
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Demand Better
By: Astrid Bella (Jun 24, 2009)
I've only been with this CSA for a couple weeks, so things may improve...but right now, it's really really bad. Leigh Hauter runs one of the biggest CSAs in the DC area. Apparently, he manages this feat by never bothering to weed, fertilize, or wash his vegetables. There are other CSAs in the area wash and bag their vegetables. I have a friend who is a member of another CSA and her baby onions are washed and bunched, and ten times the size of what I got from Leigh. My friend has already gotten corn, beans, peas, summer squashes, full sized heads of lettuce, and full size beets from her shares. From my 3 shares so far, I've gotten a few garlic scapes, a couple unwanted herb plants, pitiful baby onions that look like scallons, a handful of basil, some pakchoi, and what amounts to maybe 2 pounds of weedy and wilty greens. If the produce does not improve soon, I will stop picking up shares and shop at the Alexandria farmer's market instead.
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Disappointed
By: Heather (Apr 8, 2009)
We subscribed for a full share, but hardly ever got enough vegetables for a single side dish. We got a broccoli head the size of ping pong ball. Really? And that was the only time we got broccoli. I understand yeild my vary, but I still ended up going to local farmers market to buy vegeatables. So I felt it wasn't worth the subscribion amount.
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A Great CSA
By: Dawn (Feb 21, 2009)
I've been a member of Bull Run Mountain Vegetable Farm for two years and plan to continue. We compared the prices of many local DC CSAs before choosing Bull Run. The price is right.
I love that my food is local and almost all organic! The pick up locations are pretty convenient, and it feels good knowing exactly where my produce is coming from. I also like that we're invited to visit the farm often.
Leigh keeps his subscribers informed via a weekly newsletter and blog, and is a really nice guy. He's flexible and does his best to accommodate folks. I moved halfway through last season and he was happy to let me change my pickup location.
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