Van is a regular vendor at the Bayou City Farmer's Market. (I didn't know until recently that he's also a producer for fine restaurants in Houston metro and Dallas.) For several years now his greens and other Bayou City Market yummies have been consistently great. He's known for being a hardworking guy, and for being committed to Wood Duck Farms and his customers.
The service and quality Wood Duck Farms delivered to its CSA members were no different. Van is highly available via phone and e-mail, and deliveries were reliable despite the weird weather this spring of 2009. His communications were professional and timely. The produce arrived crisp and fresh, and even the lettuce blends were so lovely, sweet and cool despite the excessive rain (earlier in the spring) and heat and drought (later in the spring). We received a good variety every week. In our CSA boxes we discovered some amazing heirloom tomato varieties, crunchy-sweet kale, mounds of pretty, pretty red potatoes, and more.
Wood Duck Farms uses hoop houses and some clever thinking to deal with our Texas climate as much as possible. This approach I think has helped ensure he has great produce to provide week after week.
I've seen Wood Duck Farms and I feel so good knowing where my CSA box comes from. My twins are only four but they can taste the difference in the produce Van grows, and look forward to our Wednesday CSA pickup days. We're glad Van has taken on the work of providing amazing food for his CSA families, and look forward to being regular Wood Duck Farms customers far into the future.