I ordered my first basket last Monday.  Saturday finally arrived.  We packed the kids up and drove the short distance to the designated pick up spot.  It was really simple.  We brought our own basket to put the food in and stood in line for a short time.  They were well organized and kept the line moving quickly.  I was surprised with how many people were showing up.  We took the basket home and lined everything up to take inventory.  7 Bananas                    2 Mangoes                    2 Bundles of Asparagus

5 Roma Tomatoes       1 Coconut                      1 Carton of Strawberries

1 Cantaloupe               6 Forelle Pears              1 Head Romain Lettuce

3 lb bag of Butter Gold Potatoes                        2 Bundles of Broccoli

After weighing everything and putting it away we made a trip to the grocery store.  You’re probably thinking, why the grocery store?  Didn’t you just get a bunch of food?  Well I wanted to go to the grocery store to calculate how much all this food would cost me if I had bought it there.  The basket cost $15.  I also had a one time basket fee of $3. There is also a handling fee of $1.50.  So all together it cost me $19.50.  On my trip to the grocery store the only item I had trouble with were the pears.  I couldn’t find that exact pear so I had to estimate according what was there.  All together if I had bought all this at the grocery store it would have cost me about $26 + tax.  So far the value is great.  I’m a little concerned about eating everything before it goes bad.  We don’t get coconut very often and I’m not sure what to do with that.  My next dilemma, do I buy another basket for this Saturday or wait a week.  I have so much in my refrigerator it’s really hard to tell what I’ll need next week.