By: Jamee Hubbard
(Jul 2, 2008)
We used Sunny Sky one season (both full share plus storage share). I realize that the quality of food is dependent on weather, but it is also somewhat dependent on soil quality and production and harvest quality. According to their pamphlet, a share is supposed to feed a family of four that has a mixed diet. My husband eats a lot of meat and some vegetables and I eat more vegetables, and it was not enough food, usually, for the two of us. We always ran out of most of the things in the summer (save for the greens and turnips). I was never impressed by the taste of the produce, either. It never tasted "tasty." In fact, all of the carrots we got from them were bitter tasting, compared to the really great carrots we were getting at the local farmer's market during the same season. Oftentimes some of the produce would be damaged. It always came very dirty (yes, I know it's a farm, but couldn't it be at least a little rinsed off?), so it always took so long to prep the produce (always more than three washings for leafy vegetables). Furthermore, there seemed to be a misunderstanding about the total amount that I paid for my membership; it kept getting resolved, then unresolved, then resolved, then unresolved.
Comment on this Review
It turned me off to CSA's for the following season because it was so expensive, and I didn't feel like it was worth the money. This year I'm trying a different one. I've heard good things about this new one, so I'm looking forward to getting my shares.
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I'm not sure if we're talking the same Sunny Sky farm because the Sunny Sky farm that I participate at as a worker share has some of the highest quality vegetables around this area. Such care and hard work is put into every harvest, and the abundance of produce is more than enough for my house of 5 basically vegetarian college students. The price is more than fair for the quality and quantity of food. I highly recommend this CSA.
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Whoever I showed this review to, they just laughed it is so far from reality. I think this individual had a bone to pick with me about the payment mix up. It is ironic that the farm she went to and gave a 5 star review was with 2 people that lived and trained here at Sunny Sky for 4 growing seasons then moved 5 miles away to start their own CSA . I realize that people have their own opinion and you cannot make everyone happy all the time but this persons review was bogus... I can give you a hundred people or more who will tell you nothing but praise for us. Apparently this person has forgotten that produce grows in the soil. True, we do not wash our salad mix but this is because we have found that immediately bagging after cutting and then cooling in a walk in cooler improves the quality and refrigerator life since there is little or no bruising of the leaves. We make this known to all members in our newsletters and no one else seems to have an issue with this.