Bountiful Baskets

What is Bountiful Baskets?
A volunteer based food co-op available in about 16 states including: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

What do they offer?
Mainly fresh produce (in what they call a basket), but they also have additional items you can buy like granola, bread, and bulk items (ie 20lbs of peaches, or 35lbs of pears etc.). A basket contains 50% fruits and 50% vegetables consisting of about 5 varieties of each.

How often can you order?
Ordering can be done as often as once a week.

How do you order?
Orders have to be received between Monday at noon and Tuesday at midnight on the week you want to receive food. Ordering is done through their website .

When do you get your food?
Food is received on the Saturday following when you placed your order.

How much does it cost?
For one basket it is $16.50 [$15.00 (basket price) + $1.50 (processing fee)]. There is also a 1 time $3 fee the first time you order.

Where does the produce come from?
The produce is roughly the same produce you would get from the store. When possible they buy local.

Here are typical items they get from different areas:

State	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Arizona	Citrus, melons, carrots, lettuce, dark leafy greens,	corn, melons	corn, hard shell squash, carrots	citrus, dark leafy greens, hard shell squash, broccoli, carrots, lettuce
California	Soft Shell Squash, Corn, Tomatoes, Strawberries, dark leafy greens,	apples, lettuce, dark leafy greens, tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, plums, berries	lettuce, apples, tomatoes	Soft Shell Squash, Corn, Tomatoes, Strawberries, citrus, hard shell squash
Colorado		Corn, Carrots	Corn
Idaho	potatoes, onions, grains & beans	grains & beans	potatoes, onions, Apples, grains & beans	potatoes, onions, Apples, grains & beans
Texas	citrus	green beans, Cabbage	green beans, cabbage	citrus
Utah	honey	honey	peaches, apples, corn, honey	storage apples, honey
Washington	grains & beans	grains & beans	apples, grains & beans	storage apples, grains & beans
Mexico	Soft Shell Squash, Corn, Tomatoes, Strawberries	Berries	Berries	Soft Shell Squash, Corn, Tomatoes, Strawberries

I have now ordered twice from Bountiful Baskets, and have been please both times. I find for our family ordering twice a month is PERFECT!!! I love having the wonderful assortment of fresh fruits and veggies in my home.

Here is a sample of the Bountiful Basket I picked up just this morning:

Fruits: large bag of black seedless grapes, cantaloupe, 2 mangoes, 5 red plums, 4 bananas, 1lb of strawberries.
Vegetables: romaine lettuce, 2 bell peppers, 6 Roma tomatoes, 7 cobs of corn, 3 onions.

YUM I can't wait to eat it!