Reviews for: The Growing Experience

Looking forward to writing a good review. Though my question is,are the produce organic? Thank you in advance?

I am an exuberant member of The Growing Experience in Long Beach, California.

I am so happy to have a *local* CSA where I get my fruits and vegetables! I know that my food has a tiny carbon footprint, as compared to the produce that people buy in supermarkets.

The other great thing about The Growing Experience are some of the unusual heirloom varieties I get to try. Apple mint? Yacon? Purple carrots? Never knew about any of this before I joined. It's very exciting.

I tell lots of other Long Beach residents about TGE. It's hard to contain my enthusiasm!

We love the Growing Experience. First of all, a fully functioning farm with chickens and a fish farm in the middle of a housing project??? Come one people, this is the future, and it's so cool:-) Jimmy and his small staff do an amazing job bringing us incredibly fresh and delicous produce all year long. This is consistently the best CSA box we get. Not to mention the incredible value for the price, it's really an great deal. For me the biggest benefit is the weekly visit to the farm to pick up my box. I love chatting with Jimmy and walking around the farm to see what they are up to. It's so peaceful and hopeful. If you're in the area and at all inclined to participate in a CSA, the Growing Experience is a fantastic place to support.

We are into our 3rd month with Growing Experience and are enjoying the excellent produce. We've had some old favorites and some new eating experiences. I may never use dried bay leaf again! The amount of produce is more than generous, even for veggies lovers like us.

Jimmy and the other subscribers have been super helpful since I first joined last month and I love everything we are getting. It has challenged us to try new foods and all of the veges have been absolutely beautiful. I feel I get a very generous amount of food in each box, definitely worth every penny.

As a CSA: The weekly boxes are great, and always present me with a new fruit or veggie to try. The share is generous, and we love that Jimmy helped others in my area coordinate pick-ups so that we have less cars driving up to the farm every week.

But, the Growing Experience is so much more than a CSA! I'm thrilled to be taking a new gardening class being offered. Also, Jimmy is always working on festivals and seasonal events to welcome newcomers and community members to the farm.

Food isn't the only thing growing here (although it's certainly good & plenty) :) The Growing Experience is a place of growth, both in the personal and in the communal realm!

cheers!

We love going to The Growing Experience to pick up our share. My toddler says hi to everyone including the chickens. The salad mix is delicious--we eat salad every night now and the other fresh fruit and vegetables are tasty. I've been challenged (in a good way) to learn how to cook things I'd never experimented with before.

My college kids were bugging me to check out CSA. My son actually contacted The Growing Experience to find out more about it and my daughter volunteered with an after school program which served at The Growing Experience. I thought I found something special and little did I know this was exactly where they were leading me; pays to listen.

The surprise inside every fabulous, delicious, mouth watering box I pick up at the Growing Experience is that my kids can't wait to come home, visit their mom and have a fantastic dinner. The surprise is, I get to see more of my children. Thank you Growing Experience!

I can't even begin to verbalize how much I love the produce and the vibe I get from "The Growing Experience". First of all, it's a tremendous asset to the community, both the area where it's located and Greater Long Beach. The variety of produce has been excellent, really challenging me to "cook out of the box". I've been introduced to several products I'd never eaten, and never would have purchased commercially, but turned out I really like. The quality is also outstanding, even the greens are squeaky clean with no "critters" hitching a ride along. Salad greens are amazing, so fresh and sweet and crunchy. We've had avocados, scallions, broccoli, hearty greens of all sorts, citrus and cabbage through the winter. Can't wait for spring and summer fruits and veggies. And I simply cannot say enough about the eggs. At 50-plus years old, The Growing Experience's eggs showed me that eggs actually have flavor. And all with no chemicals or synthetic fertilizers. It's a hugely positive thing for the community, the staff is fabulous and that I get great, fresh, interesting produce out of it is a nice perq !

Each week I look forward to picking up my produce and eggs! The produce is fabulous and there is a great variety. I like eating seasonal produce and I always have something in my pickup that i don't eat very often or have never tried. I enjoy the people at the Farm and I enjoy how the supervisor introduces new items such as local honey from a local resource, etc. I have learned a great deal since I have joined the Growing Experience. The health benefits go without saying!

I joined this CSA recently and am really impressed with the varieties of veggies I've been receiving--even some fruit. Some really cool people organize the farm and work here who are happy to give impromptu tours and answer questions. I moved recently to north Long Beach from West LA, and this is a definite plus for the neighborhood. A lot of my neighbors don't have access to upscale grocery stores, but the produce from here beats Whole Foods anyday and is a lot cheaper. Keep up the good work!

I love getting produce from The Growing Experience CSA. It's almost like getting a present every two weeks as the contents of the box are never the same and it is always fun to see what is in the box. The fruits and vegetables are tasty, fresh and I am definitely eating more of them due to the variety and quality. I also like getting the recipie ideas. Having farm fresh produce in an urban area is the greatest.

I've received two boxes so far from the Growing Experience and I'm really glad I joined their CSA program. The veggies and fruit I've received so far have been delicious and fresh and Jimmy has been really great to work with. Best of all, I love the fact that my food is grown in Long Beach!

The fruits are sweet and the vegetables where fresh. Keep up the good work. Thanks

The fact that a large, well run facility in the heart of North Long Beach exist is amazing enough. The other positives are that the fruit and vegetables are fresh and delicious. What a positive worthwhile EXPERIENCE!!!

I picked up my first box a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow I have another pick up scheduled. Everything went well on the first pick up, veggies looked great, I got some fruits too which were delicious. I also liked receiving the nutritional information and recipes. I look forward to more boxes and hopefully some day they will add a delivery service!!

I too am a full fledge member and I am enjoying trying new vegetables that I normally would not have tried or attempted to try. I have embraced the whole Organic life style and am amazed that I can buy good tasting Organic food for such a low price from the Growing Experience. If you have not tried the fruits and vegetables from the Growing Experience Farm, do. I LOVE IT!!

I was originally a CSA co- subscriber with the Growing Experience just to test. I received my first delivery about 2wks ago. I must say I could not get my portion of the basket home fast enough before my mother starting tasting the fruits and vegetables. She loved it. As a matter of fact, she loved it so much that now I am a full fledged subscriber. The organic fruits and vegetables are the greatest. In addition, they also provide you with nutrional facts, serving tips and ideas. I really love this farm!!!