I was going to sit here and tell you I didn’t keep the cantaloupe melon because all the bottoms were soft and mushy. And how the majority of the grapes had brown spots on them, and how after a long weekend I didn’t feel like picking through them for the potential keepers. I was also Read More >>

It looks like things are still a little slow in the produce department. I guess it’s true, people eat less fruits and vegetables in the winter. Maybe we are all to busy trying to keep warm with soups and home cooked meals instead. Well, that and the part about the price of fresh fruit being Read More >>

When we picked up our free “chicken scraps” this past week there were just 2 boxes. It made me wonder, do people buy less produce when it’s cold outside? Even though there was quite a bit of edible lettuce, apples and grapes in the boxes, I only hung on to a few things for us Read More >>

This past week Mr. Produce Guy gave us 3 banana boxes filled with produce. Since we are still swimming in lettuce from last week,  I decided to give all but a few leaves to the chickens. This time around we salvaged lettuce, watermelon, strawberries, apples, broccoli, carrots, and blueberries. Holy cow man, there was a Read More >>

Get a look at all those bags of “old” salad mix that were on their way to the dumpster. Lucky for us, Mr. Produce Guy set them aside along with all our other chicken scraps. Let’s just say The Girl was pretty excited with the loot! Remember in the “old days” when products were thrown Read More >>