Direct Fresh - Local/Organic Produce Delivered To You
Service
Direct Fresh Produce Delivery brings fresh fruit and vegetables to your home or office year-round.  We buy the freshest local and organic food we can find.  After you sign up for our service, you will receive a variety of vegetables and fruit according to what is in season locally and regionally.  You also receive a flyer with the list of food, what farm it is from, news and recipes. You may sign up for weekly or every other week. Once you begin service, you must let us know a week in advance if you do not want a delivery that week. You may suspend deliveries until a certain date and choose to resume deliveries at your own convenience.
We have begun honoring requests for a veggies only delivery, you may request that option. We choose what you receive based on what is seasonally available with the highest quality and best value.  If there are foods you never want to receive you let us know prior to your first delivery. You will be emailed weekly delivery reminders as well as monthly updates to keep your service consistent. 
Payment
Cost per delivery is $22 per week which includes 6% Idaho sales tax and delivery to your door in Boise, Eagle and Meridian. Payment is due at time of delivery. Payments are accepted via check or cash.  Many customers set up an automatic bill pay at their bank as well. At this time we cannot accept credit cards. Here are the breakdowns for a month and weekly intervals:

Four deliveries = $ 88.00  (Typical cost per month) *

Two deliveries = $44.00 (Typical cost for every other week)**

Three deliveries = $66.00

Per delivery = $22.00
*Every once in a while there will be 5 deliveries in a month 
**Some months there will be 3 deliveries in a month
Delivery
We ask you to leave an ice chest/cooler out for us and tell us where it is.  Deliveries are currently on Wednesdays in the Boise area and Thursdays for Eagle and Meridian neighborhoods.  At the beginning of the month you leave a check(or cash) for Direct Fresh with the cooler. If your cooler is not in plain sight we will try to contact you before we leave. If you  have paid for the month and the weather conditions are mild, we will leave the box at your door.  We ask that the box be out for pick up your next delivery day.

We welcome your comments and suggestions.  We include recipes with our deliveries so please send your favorite recipes to share with others.
We are committed to providing food that is nutritious, flavorful, and from local sources.  Our belief is that by supporting food systems that offer better choices we all gain better health and a sustainable community.

Here is what customers are saying:
"I love Direct Fresh because I no longer have to go through the hassle of picking through produce while grocery shopping - something that a busy schedule often does not allow for! Receiving the delivery of fresh, organic produce not only forces me to eat healthier, but because it is so fresh and ripe, I must eat it as soon as possible. The recipes Janet provides are so helpful and simple! Janet and Mike are also very flexible; if I need to skip a week because of travel or other considerations it is never an issue. I couldn't imagine my life without Direct Fresh at this point because it is so incredibly convenient and delicious!"
~Caroline, new customer January 2010

"I appreciate your service - it's been great. The recipes have been good too. I made the spinach pasta dish last night and it was delicious and healthy.And the chick pea/chard dish was a keeper."
~Annabeth   April 2009

"Oh my gosh, I'm so impressed with the quality of the produce.  Thank you!"
~Karrie,  after her first delivery. February 2009

"As I was driving home from work I passed the grocery store  I used to stop at  twice a week to get fresh vegetables and fruit.  I don't do that anymore.  And beside not having to rush in at the store's busiest time of day I am saving money by not buying all the 'extras' I used to just because I was in the store"
~Debbie, customer since August 2008

Resources

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver   www.animalvegetablemiracle.com

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan  

Food Matters  A Guide to Conscious Eating  by Mark Bittman

The Slow Food Story  By Geoff Andrews

Menu for the Future  Northwest Earth Institute


Call: 208-336-8390   Email:  jmmcclen@directfreshproduce.com