I consider it a blessing to watch urban parents teaching their small-handed children to appreciate fresh produce. If this means that it takes me 7 instead of 5 minutes to collect my veggies that is time well spent.
I felt my skin crawl as I read the review...complaining about their charging for delivery was just the start. This is a CSA, not peapod.com where they bring it to your house. I have used the bike-delivery service a few times and $15 is reasonable given that they're pedaling 20 pounds of produce on a typical trip. Then the complaint about having to weigh out the veggies? Yes, you need to take only the amount listed or there won't be enough for all. This should be no surprise to anyone familiar with the concept of sharing. If you want pre-packaged organic veggies from Chelsea or Revere just hire Boston Organics. And finally, the complaint about their not answering the phone so that while you were "in the area" you could drop by is just silly. They were probably in the fields or washing your produce! You really can just drop by anytime during daylight hours (and who would go to a farm at night) and visit the farmers, the fields, and the produce stand. Red Fire Farm has outstanding people, reliable service to their CSA members, great communications to members, and the best, freshest organic produce around. I have been a member for 5 years and recommend it highly. 5 stars.
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I want to thank scarlet for the review. Sometimes you read something that you can see yourself writing and it makes you stop to think, ?I really need to stop and smell the roses(or maybe the produce)?. I have bought produce from Red Fire Farm for the restaurant I work at for years and it is worth waiting in line for. RFF- GREAT JOB GUYS!