Americans, why don’t you want to consume farm-fresh vegetables?

[Anonymous]

I put out multiple posts on Nextdoor and my subdivision Facebook group to ask if anyone would like order fresh produce from a farm that’s only 7 miles away and get zero interest. I’ll offer to give away some of the veggies which I don’t have space for and there’s very little interest, and it’s free! There’s no delivery fee (minimum purchase required), no chemicals used, and the vegetables are harvested to order. I don’t understand how no one wants in on this. The only conclusion I can draw is people don’t want to consume vegetables. But I’m curious as to why? I live in a high-income subdivision and not a food desert and so poverty or ignorance doesn’t seem to be a viable excuse.

[Anonymous]

Are they organic? Are they weird vegetables where I won't know what they are let alone how to cook them, or normal ones like carrots?

[Anonymous]

I do like the idea of a CSA, but all the ones I know of, you get what you get and you don’t get upset. So then I’ve got 3 pounds of rutabaga in my fridge, which I neither particularly care for nor am adept at cooking. This is stressful to me. I buy veggies a couple of times a week so I can get small quantities of exactly what I want. I’d love to be able to do this straight from a farm, but as far as I know, I can’t.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s you. Not the vegetables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they organic? Are they weird vegetables where I won't know what they are let alone how to cook them, or normal ones like carrots?

There’s something called Google. The weird-normal distinction in this PP’s post already tells you what you need to know OP.

[Anonymous]

Why would you assume they don't want to eat veggies rather than assume they prefer to get their veggies elsewhere? Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put out multiple posts on Nextdoor and my subdivision Facebook group to ask if anyone would like order fresh produce from a farm that’s only 7 miles away and get zero interest. I’ll offer to give away some of the veggies which I don’t have space for and there’s very little interest, and it’s free! There’s no delivery fee (minimum purchase required), no chemicals used, and the vegetables are harvested to order. I don’t understand how no one wants in on this. The only conclusion I can draw is people don’t want to consume vegetables. But I’m curious as to why? I live in a high-income subdivision and not a food desert and so poverty or ignorance doesn’t seem to be a viable excuse.

There is no soil within 7 miles from my home that I want to eat vegetables from

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do like the idea of a CSA, but all the ones I know of, you get what you get and you don’t get upset. So then I’ve got 3 pounds of rutabaga in my fridge, which I neither particularly care for nor am adept at cooking. This is stressful to me. I buy veggies a couple of times a week so I can get small quantities of exactly what I want. I’d love to be able to do this straight from a farm, but as far as I know, I can’t.

OP here. Yes, I’m with you on the downsides of a CSA. Which is why I thought this personalized order setup would be a hit. You get to order exactly what you want based on the farm’s availability for that week.

[Anonymous]

I want farm-fresh veggies but I want to just be able to buy them as I need them. We've done co-op boxes in the past and it results in a lot of inconvenience and often wasted food.

We care a lot about our food quality but we also have jobs and kids and are exhausted constantly. I want to be able to plan my meals a few days in advance, at the most, and get the veggies I need (and ONLY the veggies I need) when I'm ready for them. I do not want to stress about using all the veggies I had to buy due to a minimum purchase order. I do not want to try and coordinate with a neighbor so that we can meet the minimum purchase together. I don't want to have to tailor my menu to what that specific farm is harvesting this week -- I want to be able to get the standard veggies I know for sure will be at Whole Foods.

We do shop at the farmers market most weekends as a way to get fresh fruits and vegetables from nearby farms when we can. But we go and just buy what we want, need, or looks good to us. No minimum order, no pressure, no coordinating a delivery or whatever.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have time to zip around picking up a head of cabbage or a pile of turnips.

My household runs on a set of recipes we rotate through. There is no time for creative uses for rutabagas at this stage of my life. If you have carrots, bell peppers, onions, parsley, or potatoes delivered for the same cost as giant, sure. If I’m getting a box of unusable stuff for twice the cost, I just can’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you assume they don't want to eat veggies rather than assume they prefer to get their veggies elsewhere? Weird.

Because it’s farm fresh?

[Anonymous]

Because then they’d have to interact with nosy, judgmental, gossipy you. They are rightly gauging that you take notes on your neighbors, speculate and judge them, and even run to the Internet to try to drum up more speculation and gossip about them with total strangers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because then they’d have to interact with nosy, judgmental, gossipy you. They are rightly gauging that you take notes on your neighbors, speculate and judge them, and even run to the Internet to try to drum up more speculation and gossip about them with total strangers.

You sound unhinged PP. A touch of paranoia, perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want farm-fresh veggies but I want to just be able to buy them as I need them. We've done co-op boxes in the past and it results in a lot of inconvenience and often wasted food.

We care a lot about our food quality but we also have jobs and kids and are exhausted constantly. I want to be able to plan my meals a few days in advance, at the most, and get the veggies I need (and ONLY the veggies I need) when I'm ready for them. I do not want to stress about using all the veggies I had to buy due to a minimum purchase order. I do not want to try and coordinate with a neighbor so that we can meet the minimum purchase together. I don't want to have to tailor my menu to what that specific farm is harvesting this week -- I want to be able to get the standard veggies I know for sure will be at Whole Foods.

We do shop at the farmers market most weekends as a way to get fresh fruits and vegetables from nearby farms when we can. But we go and just buy what we want, need, or looks good to us. No minimum order, no pressure, no coordinating a delivery or whatever.

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[Anonymous]

It’s your marketing strategy. Posting on next door is not a marketing strategy.