Papa Spud's - First Delivery and Impressions

My good friend Kiona over at Lucky Accessories recently recommended Papa Spud’s of Cary, NC to me, knowing that I was trying to eat more fruits and vegetables and do so in an ecologically responsible way. According to their website, “Papa Spud's is an online farmer's market, working to connect Triangle residents with local and/or sustainable farmers and their products.”

While I love going to the NC Farmer’s Market with the boys, there was something very appealing about having a box of food delivered right to my doorstep. I signed up two weekends ago, and the following Friday hopped online to review their automatic order and make changes. Confession – I am not really into greens, so I replaced the four different greens and other items they had chosen with pears, sweet potatoes, bread, chicken and red onions. This afternoon, I opened my front door and found this!



The pears, potatoes and onions look great! We will dig into the bread this evening as part of our dinner. At $6.99/lb, the frozen chicken was a bit pricey, especially when I can get a fresh whole organic roaster at Trader Joe’s for $2.69/lb (although not local). I saw that Papa Spud’s will have flank steak and local fish soon, but this past week, selections were limited mainly to chicken and cheaper cuts of beef. Next week I may try to branch out a little from my meats and starches and select some veggies that normally don’t show up on our weekly rotation.

If you are worried about what will become of all that packaging, don't! Customers are asked to save all packaging and leave it on the doorstep before the following week's delivery so that if can be reused. They had reused an old plastic water bottle by filling it with water and freezing it to keep the box cool.

Overall, I am very pleased so far. The website is easy to use and there are plenty of options to choose from. They deliver to Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Apex/Holly Springs. Here is their delivery map. I can't wait until next Wednesday!