That was the original gimmick behind the subscription service “imperfect produce”. I gave it a try for a while (back before they pivoted to being a normal grocery subscription) and found out that a lot of this “perfectly good” produce is also completely devoid of flavor. Another problem is that “minor cosmetic defects” often means the skin of fruits is splitting so they mold within 48 hours of arriving.
Devoid of flavor is just a huge problem with our modern farming practices.
But agreed that instead of getting perfectly good produce that looks funny it felt like I was getting stuff that had been crushed under the pallets and or had mold or splitting issues.
We just don’t have an actual infrastructure for getting actual bulk waste produce to people who could use it. We really need food halls.
I wonder if i can buy cheaper fruit by asking them if i can buy the things that super markets don’t want;
I should try a day
That was the original gimmick behind the subscription service “imperfect produce”. I gave it a try for a while (back before they pivoted to being a normal grocery subscription) and found out that a lot of this “perfectly good” produce is also completely devoid of flavor. Another problem is that “minor cosmetic defects” often means the skin of fruits is splitting so they mold within 48 hours of arriving.
Devoid of flavor is just a huge problem with our modern farming practices.
But agreed that instead of getting perfectly good produce that looks funny it felt like I was getting stuff that had been crushed under the pallets and or had mold or splitting issues.
We just don’t have an actual infrastructure for getting actual bulk waste produce to people who could use it. We really need food halls.
There are shops that sell this stuff.
Green grocers et cetera are usually focused more on local produce than conforming produce.
Woolies doesn’t have a secret stash of straight bananas you can buy for cheap.
I never seen a shop like that tbh, i don’t think they even exist here.
Well, not if you don’t ask them to keep some, just ask them or if you know a farmer/a friend of yours know one it’s even better then
These bananas aren’t discarded from your local woolies.