Annie's Organic Buying Club
making organics affordable for everyone!

Terms & Conditions:

What is Annie's Buying Club?

We are a group of consumers (health conscious, quality conscious, price conscious, and foodies) tired of the overpriced and slim selection of organic produce at the local grocery stores. With over five years experience in the organic food industry, Annie combines her background with her passion for cooking and seasonal organic produce to create a great value of the best available for each week's share.

Are there any start-up costs, membership fees or any other charges?

At this time there are no start-up costs, membership fees, or any other charges other than paying for your share each week. We are offsetting the costs associated with this buying club with affiliates in our green links. We encourage members (and friends) to use these links when making purchases to any of those businesses.

Do I need to buy or rent a cotton bag? Do you reduce, reuse, recycle?

We have no membership fees or other charges for things like bags. We reduce, reuse, and recycle and as such will reuse all the boxes in which we receive our fresh produce. We also encourage you to drop off grocery store bags, reusable cotton bags, and paper bags so we can use them to split future shares. Thanks!

When and where do I pick up my share or is it delivered?

We are a no frills buying club working together to get the freshest seasonal produce and putting all our money into the value of the food itself. We deliver the food in bulk to each drop location, but we do not offer personalized delivery to each members home. It's highly likely we have a pick-up location convenient to where you work or live. We have locations forming throughout Florida, from Key West to Jacksonville. When you sign up, enter your address so we can figure out which drop spot is the closest for you to pick up your share. We can give you an idea of your closest location with availability once we have input your address but, understandably, we cannot disclose the exact location of the pick up location nor can we hold a spot at that location until you have paid for your first share. Once processed, we will send you the exact address of the pick up location and information on how and where to receive your bountiful share of wonderfully fresh organic produce.

UPDATE: Routing is now confirmed so you will know the day to expect a share in your area. Once paid, we will send you the window of time for pick up and the exact location and that is closest to you for picking up your share. Payment must be in at least one week in advance to secure your share. You should be on a regular schedule, either weekly or bi-weekly. Best to make your payment for your next share when you pick up your current share. For your first share, we have a variety of options to get your payment in on time.

DELIVERIES will be: (this is subject to change to best accomodate our members; paid members will be notified of changes promptly)
See below this chart for a complete list of our current locations

Current locations include:

BROWARD

• Bonaventure - NEW off Saddle Club Road near Weston Road
• Coconut Creek - centrally located for east Coral Springs, Parkland and Coconut Creek at Copans and Lyons
• Coral Springs - west off the Sawgrass Expwy and Coral Ridge Drive
• Dania Beach - east of US1 between Stirling Rd and Sheridan St by Dania Elementary
• Davie/Cooper City -
  • off 595 & University
• off University and Nova Drive
• off 595 and 136th Ave - NEW
• off 595 and Pine Island - NEW
• Ft Lauderdale
• just east of S Dixie Hwy & E Atlantic Blvd - Green Children's House for staff and parents only
• east of 95 off Andrews between Commercial Blvd & Cypress Creek
• at Sunrise Blvd and US-1, by the Home Depot
• Oakland Park - east of 95 on Dixie Highway just south of Commercial Blvd - pick up after 6pm
• just west of I-95 off Broward Blvd
• Lighthouse Point
• Victoria Park - NEW with sufficient interest
• Hallandale - has not started yet
• Hollywood
• off Stirling Road & and east of 441
• off Sheridan and I-95 (pick up by 5pm)
• by TY Park on hold
• off Taft Street and US1
• Dania Beach - east of US1 between Stirling Rd and Sheridan St by Dania Elementary
• Lighthouse Point - NEW on Federal Hwy, One block north of Copans Rd. NE 24th st./across from Muvico.
• Miramar - NEW with sufficient interest - on Miramar Parkway & 68th by the Publix
• Parkland - NEW with sufficient interest see Coconut Creek
• Pembroke Pines -
• off I-75 and Sheridan west of CB Smith Park and just east of I75
• off University and Sheridan by Brian Piccolo Park
• Silverlakes NEW with sufficient interest off Pines Blvd, west of I75
• Monarch Lakes, east of I75 off Flamingo NEW with sufficient interest
• off Pine Island Road by Brian Piccolo Park NEW with sufficient interest
• Plantation -
• off Broward & Nob Hill
• NEW by the Broward Mall off University
• between Flamingo and 136th Avenue off West Broward Blvd by the IKEA
• Pompano Beach - NEW just east of S Dixie Hwy off E Atlantic Blvd - Green Children's House NEW! for staff and parents only
• Silverlakes community - NEW
• Southwest Ranches - NEW with sufficient interest - off Griffin Rd around Rolling Oaks
• Sunrise - off Pine Island and Sunset Strip
• Weston - off Saddle Club Road in Savannah
• Weston - new in Bonaventure

MIAMI-DADE

• Aventura - see Highland Oaks for now or let me know if you want to coordinate
• Biscayne Park - NEW by the Biscayne Park Community Center
• Coconut Grove- on Tigertail off US-1
• Coral Gables -
  • on LeJune between Coral Way & Flagler St
  • by Miracle Mile just off LeJune near Grazianos and BK
  • west of Red Road between Bird & Miller
• Country Walk
• Cutler Bay - US1 and SW 216th St
• Design District - just west of I-95 off 195
• Doral - off NW 107th Ave and NW 36th/41st St
• Downtown Miami - Brickell Avenue- off the Rickenbacker on Brickell
• Highland Oaks - off 95 and Ives Dairy Road
• Homestead - off the Turnpike between 312th St and 288th St
• Kendall Lakes - off SW 72nd St/Sunset & the Turnpike
• Kendall - NEW off Killian Parkway (104th Street) and 107th Avenue across from Miami Dade Kendall Campus
• Key Biscayne
• Little Haiti - NEW at CrossFit305 with sufficient interest
• Miami Lakes
• Miami Beach - off 195 on Alton Road
• Miami Shores - NEW off of Biscayne Boulevard and 96th
• Palmetto Bay - off US-1 between SW 168th and SW 184th St
• Pinecrest - off US-1 and SW 136th St
• Saga Bay - NEW off Old Cutler Road and 85th
• South Miami - off Red Road & 88th
• South Miami - just west of Red Road between Bird & Miller
• South Miami - off Red Road & 100th St behind the Fruit Market and by Pinecrest Elementary
• South Beach - off 17th Street between Alton & Colllins
• South Beach - NEW off 15th & Drexel with sufficient interest
• Sunny Isles Beach - NEW will start w/sufficient interest
• Surfside - between 71st & 88th off Collins
• Upper East Side/ Biscayne Corridor / Mimo District- NEW 63rd and Biscayne, Upper East Side, near Michy's and the Starbucks on 69th
• Westchester - off SW 92nd Ave and Bird Road, 2 blocks from the Bird Bowl Shopping Center
• NEW LOCATIONS forming in: Country Walk, Hialeah Gardens, Kendall, Miami Springs

PALM BEACH

• Boca Raton:
  • off I-95 and Palmetto Park Road (close to Deerfield)
  • NEW east Boca off Glades Rd and US 1
• NEW west Boca just south of Palmetto Park Road and west of the Tunrpike and 441 in Boca Winds
• Boynton Beach - just west of 95 off Congress Ave between Hypoluxo & Gateway
• Delray Beach
• Greenacres - see west Lake Worth for now
• Jupiter - in the Moorings off Island Way and Loxahatchee River Road
• Jupiter Farms will start with sufficient interest
• Lake Worth -
  • NEW off Hypoluxo & Military Trail
  • DOWNTOWN - has not started - with sufficient interest
• Loxahatchee - also by Royal Palm Beach with sufficient interest off Royal Palm Beach Blvd & Orange
• Palm Beach Gardens - Westwood Gardens, Hood Road, off Central between PGA & Donald Ross
• Royal Palm Beach - has not yet started - off Belvedere & State Road 7 / 441
• Wellington - in Chatworth Village
• West Palm Beach - off Forest Hill & Olive/N. Federal Hwy

MONROE - FLORIDA KEYS

• Big Pine Key - two locations, one on the north side and one on the south side of the island
  • north by Rob's Island Grill
  • south by Ginger Smith's Hair Salon
• Islamorada/Tavernier - by Coral Shores High School
• Islamorada/Tavernier - Harry Harris
• Islamorada - by Island Christian High school across from Whale Harbor
• Key Largo - MM-99
• Key Largo - MM-106 NEW
• Key West -by Key West Community Garden and May Sands School MARC
• Key West - Seminary and 1st
• Key West - NEW in The Meadows off Truman and White Street
• Key West - NEW Old Towne Key West at Eaton & White Street
• Marathon - at Food for Thought - be sure to visit this great store!
• Marathon - at the Total Wellness Center
• Ramrod Key - MM 27.5
• Stock Island
• Sugarloaf Key
  • off Crane Blvd at MM19
  • off Sugarloaf Blvd at MM 17
• NEW LOCATIONS forming throughout Key West

and throughout Florida:

• Brevard County - NEW!
• Cape Coral - in the middle of the Cape off Veterans and SW 20th Ave near Trafalgar Elementary School
• Dunnellon - off 140th Ave and SR 484 in the Hills of Ocala near Dunnellon Airport
• Englewood - NEW! off Dearborn & Pine Street
• Fort Myers - LEE COUNTY - Estero - Bonita Springs - Lehigh - Alva - Sanibel - Captiva - Pine Island - Cape Coral - NEW between Tanger Outlet Mall and the Shell Point Retirement community off Davis Road
• Fort Walton Beach - NEW with sufficient interest
• Gainesville
• NW Gainesville/ Millhopper - located 1mile from UF behind West Side Park
• SW Gainesville/ Haile Plantation -  NEW located in Mentone near Haile Plantation off Archer Road
• NE Gainesville/ Duckpond - not yet started, let us know if you are interested in coordinating or picking up a share in this area
• SE Gainesville/ Hawthorne/Windsor - with sufficient interest
• Lake Placid NEW with sufficient interest
• Naples - NEW off Pine Ride and Collier Blvd
• Ocala -
• NE Ocala - off 36th Ave in NE Ocala between 326 and 40th
• SW Ocala - off 140th Ave and SR 484 in the Hills of Ocala near Dunnellon Airport
• NW Ocala - NEW off Hwy 326 and 441
• SE Ocala - off of 64th right after Baseline on Maricamp (a/k/a 17th or 464), across from the post office
• Orlando - NEW! starting up in:
  • near downtown Orlando and College Park at the intersection of 17-92 Mills Ave and Virginia Drive
  • Winter Park Pines near Aloma Elementary, Brookshire Elementary and Winter Park High off 436 Semoran, Aloma Ave and University/Scarlet.
  • Tuscawilla in Winter Springs off Winter Springs Blvd by Tuscawilla Road and Trotwood Park
• Panama City - NEW!
• Port Charlotte NEW with sufficient interest
• Tampa - NEW Port Tampa south of Interbay near Mac Dill AFB
• Tallahassee -NEW by Capital Circle and Mahan Road, just north of Tom Brown Park

What do I bring with me to pick up my share?

Bring an interest in organics, green living, and healthy food. Bring an enthusiasm for fresh produce and new ways to prepare it. You'll be carrying your share to your car so bring a strong helper if that might be difficult for you. It's helpful if you would please bring some plastic, paper or cotton reusable bags or boxes that your coordinator can use to split up shares for your next delivery. Don't forget to bring payment for your next share if you didn't already mail it or if you haven't already paid online BEFORE picking up your share. If you are bringing a check, please have it ready and made out to "Annie's Buying Club" for the correct amount. If you are paying by cash, bring exact change as your coordinator is not responsible for making change. If you bring more than the amount due for your next share, we will use the additional money as a credit toward a future order.

BAGS:

• you can bring 2 cloth reusable bags and leave one for your next share.
• you can bring boxes or bags reusing these from previous purchases.
• We found these really great big cooler bags at Costco that are only $6.99 for TWO cooler bags (great to keep more delicate produce cool, just put an ice pack in there) and one dry bag (perfect for potatoes, hard squash, things like that) so you can leave one with your coordinator and just bring the dry goods one back with you each time to fill up with those items.
• Or head to IKEA for two of their bags, they are only .59 each and are a great size to pack the produce.

What if I don't like or can't use something included that week? What if I'm allergic to a particular fruit or vegetable?

Our shares are always a good balanced mix of fruits and vegetables. We purchase each week based upon the requests of any given group and can customize orders to each groups preferences.

Most weeks you will enjoy everything in your box fully. But there may be a week here or there that you get something that may be new to you, you may not like, or worse, you may be allergic to a particular fruit or vegetable one week. The good news is that even if you don't like or can't use one item, the shares are such a great value that it won't really matter. Even without one thing here or there, the box would still have been more had you bought it at the local grocery store. But we try harder. If you cannot use it, we will offer an extras table at your pick up location where you can place any item and take something as a replacement.

When we know that you are allergic, we will not even add it to your box. When we know you cannot use something, we will do our best to replace it this week or another week with something of equal value. If something is strange or new to you, we make it easy for you to try it.

We include recipes to help you and can answer questions on the best or simplest way to enjoy something. We want each member to be happy and figure that over the course of several weeks, it all works out well for all of us.

How much is a share and how do I pay?

Full Shares are $45. Half shares are $35 and include some of the items included in the Full Share but not all of them, and the quantity may be less (for example, 1 tomato instead of 2 or 3.) We also offer an add-on Fruit Share for $10 for those of us that enjoy even more fruit that included in a box and now a NEW $20 or 2Fruit Share add-on which includes even more fruit.

There are other extras that you can choose to order as well in each group as described here.

How do I pay?

We offer a variety of payment options for your convenience:

1. You can securely pay online directly from your bank to ABC. If you're interested in this option, and most people find this quick and easy, just let us know and we'll send you an online invoice with a link to pay.
2. You can make a bank transfer from your account online to ours. This is the most immediate way to get your share quickly since funds are deposited immediately. This only works if YOU also have a Bank of America account.
3. You can mail a cashier's check or money order to our mailing address.
4. You can mail a personal or business check to our mailing address.*
5. You can use your "pay bill online" system with your bank and mail a check directly from your account to us. You can then set it up for automatic bill pay every week or every other week.
6. You can drop off cash, check, cashier's check, or money order with your Buying Club Coordinator who can send it in for you as a group. When paying by cash, be sure to get a receipt. After your first payment gets your account set up for your first share pick up, you may find this option the most convenient.
7. You can use the buttons here to pay online safely and securely via OboPay, Amazon, or Google Checkout:
   
   
   
   

   Remember a share will always be ordered for you as per your schedule
   (either weekly or biweekly)
   so make sure payment is in at least one week in advance
   to avoid a $5 late fee or if you need to suspend a week,
   give us at least a week's notice to find someone else to take your share.
   To help, you can set up a subscription instead of just paying for this one share now.
   You can cancel your subscription at any time
   but we do ask for a week's notice so we don't order a share for you.
   
   ***IMPORTANT: if paying for just this share this one time below with Amazon,
   please specify which share you want
   otherwise it will default to what you chose in your sign up form.
   
   to pay just this one time via Amazon*, use this button for
   Full Share, Half+Fruit, Fruity Booty Share, Veggie-Berry+Fruit, or ONLY Fruit+Fruit***:
   

   
   to pay just this one time via Amazon*, use this button for
   Full Share, Half, Veggie-Berry, or ONLY Fruit***:

   
   to pay just this one time via Amazon*, use this button for:
   Full Share+Fruit, FruityBooty45+Fruit, Half Share+2FRUIT, Veggie-Berry+2Fruit, or ONLY Fruit+2ruit***:
   

   If you are new to the club, we do ask that you try just three (3) shares before deciding that this may not work for you. Members have found that once you try three, you understand how we rotate staples and offer a great variety and value that is sometimes not as apparent from just one share. Instead of paying above for just for this first share, you can set up a subscription, you can always cancel after your third box.
   
   
   Better yet,
   Subscribe Weekly or Biweekly below with Amazon,
   the Simple Trusted Way to Pay
   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FULL share:
   

   
   

   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FULL share:

   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FULL share + extra FRUIT:
   

   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FULL or FRUITY share + extra FRUIT + $5Veg add-on OR $5 Yogurt:
   (specify if you are not signed up yet)
   

   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FULL share + extra FRUIT:
   

   
   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FULL share + extra FRUIT + $5 Veg/Leafy add-on:
   

   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FULL share + 2 extra FRUIT shares:
   

   
   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FULL share + 2 extra FRUIT shares:
   

   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FULL share + 2 extra FRUIT shares + Eggs:
   

   
   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FRUITY BOOTY $45 :
   

   
   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a FRUITY BOOTY $45 :
   

   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a FRUITY BOOTY $45 + extra FRUIT:
   
   

   
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   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a HALF share + extra FRUIT:
   

   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a HALF share + extra FRUIT:
   

   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a Veggie Berries Share:
   

   
   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a Veggie Berries Share:
   

   
   
   Subscribe* WEEKLY to a ONLY Fruit share:
   

   
   Subscribe* Bi-Weekly to a ONLY Fruit share:
   

   Subscribe* Weekly to TWO Full Shares, each with $20 Fruit + total of 4 Milk:

   Or Use Google* Checkout:

   $46.75 - Full Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box $46.75 - Fruity Booty Box $36.50 - Half Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box $36.50 - Veggie/Berries Box $56.90 - Full Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box + Extra Fruit Share $67.19 - Full Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box + 2 Extra Fruit Shares $56.90 - Fruity Booty Box + Extra Fruit Share $67.19 - Fruity Booty Box + 2 Extra Fruit Shares $46.75 - Half Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box + Extra Fruit Share $56.90 - Half Mixed Fruit & Veggie Box + 2 Extra Fruit Shares $46.75 - Veggie/Berries Box + Extra Fruit Share $56.90 - Veggie/Berries Box + 2 Extra Fruit Shares

   $125.75 weekly for Full +2Fruit + $5Veg + 4 Eggs + 2 Yogurt + extra fruit:
   
   

   
   
   
   Use your mobile phone to OboPay:
   Be sure to input which share and your location and any other notes.
   
   Link here to pay Annie's Buying Club for my Organic share with OboPay
   
   WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING PAYPAL.
   
   *As a buying club we thank you for your understanding as we pass along the cost of using one of these services to pay by credit card.
   You can avoid these extra charges by choosing another form of payment including:
   paying by direct transfer if you have a Bank of America account, paying by check, cash, or OboPay.
   

   Which box is right for me?
   
   The FULL SHARE is a nice mix of fruits and vegetables. There are several kinds of more vegetables than fruits but still a nice assortment giving a nice balanced mix and our most popular box and a great value at $45 - many of us find that much of the fruit and vegetables are so fresh that they lasts two weeks (so eat the more perishable things first!) which makes this a great box for going biweekly; however, weekly offers more variety for menu planning since each week offers a different selection therefore we have a bigger variety to use for preparing meals each week (for example one week we will get onions but not the next and we can use the onions with the new assortment the following week) and we don't miss out on any staple items or unique foods.
   
   The Half Share is for those who eat out some or don't eat at home as much. It contains the same vegetables and fruits as the full share only less and some boxes may not include one or more of the variety of fruits or vegetables as found in the full share. This box is $35.
   
   The Fruity Booty45 is for those who don't cook at home as much but do snack on fresh fruits. This member isn't as likely to love leafy greens or more unique vegetalbes and sticks with the basic ones traditionally found in the grocery store while preferring more fruits to vegetables in a share. This is a $45 box.
   
   The Veggie Berrie35 share only includes berries as the only fruit and offers a heavier mix of vegetables. This is a $35 box.
   
   The Fruit Only Box is a new one we have created particularly for biweekly members that get enough vegetables but want extra fruit between shares. Remember that fruits are more expensive per pound than vegetables so this box may not look as big but is every bit as good a value with fresh seasonal fruits only. This is a $35 box.
   
   Then you can ADD ON:
   - more Fruit to any of these boxes with the $10 and $20 Fruit add-on options
   - more Leafies (this $5 add-on adds on 2 leafies, usually a lettuce and another of the leafy greens we are offering that week and sometimes another vegetable, an herb, a lemon, or a vegetable not included in the regular share) Note: there isn't currently an option to subscribe to this so just preorder it and pay the $5 when you pick up your share with the extra Veggies.
   
   For actual examples of these boxes so you can see the similarities and differences, link here.
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8. Please note: We rely upon each member of the group to continue the group uninterrupted therefore you must pay for your next share at the time or by the time you pick up your current box.

Make payments out to Annie's Buying Club. The mailing address is:

Annie's Buying Club
P.O. Box 1405
Tavernier, FL 33070

*Please note that credit cards and checks take up to one week to clear so that will delay the week you can start your share, unless you have been pre-approved to pay by check. Therefore, if you want to get your first share this or next week, choose one of the other methods of payment this time. If you want to pay by check for the future, please be sure to get that payment in now so that we can apply it to share you will pick up in two weeks.

Once you make a payment, especially if online, please confirm via email that you are ready to start!

I want to join, what next?

We are excited you want to join us! First step is to sign up here on the site. Be sure to let us know if you want a full or half-share and if you want to pick it up each week or every other week. Then send your payment. We will send you the exact address, date and time for pick up once your payment is processed.

How can I become a Buying Club Coordinator and get my share for free? What do I need to do as the coordinator for my group and how much time is required?

As the Buying Club Coordinator for your area, you would be responsible for helping us distribute shares to the members in your group. Your primary responsibility is to accept delivery, check it for accuracy and quality, sort it fairly for the members of your group, and allow each member to pick up their share at a mutually convenient time. You also help take pre-orders for additional items each member may want and collect payments from members for their next share. At first, this may take a little longer until you get into the swing of things, but we calculate that this can all be done within 2 hours (not including pick up hours), maybe less once you know the routine.

For your hard work, your box of produce of produce is FREE to thank you for your commitment (up to a $60 value) plus you will have access to extras included in each delivery.

I cannot be a coordinator but I'd still like to help, what can I do?

In order to make this buying club work, we all rely upon one another to do something and help. Some of us sort, some of us spread the word, some offer recipes, some help by offering to coordinate the groups. The amount of work is rewarded with receiving your share at the great value of only $45 to getting your share at no cost (for buying club coordinators.)

If you cannot be a coordinator but still want to do something to get a discount on your box, you may be able to assist the coordinator in sorting the shares for the members of your group. If you are interested in this, let us know and we'll work out a schedule that will work for you to help at your location.

If you cannot help sort, you can simply help by letting others know about us. Send out an email to friends or forward one of our emails. Pass around flyers and let friends, neighbors, yahoo groups, facebook friends, church or synogogue members, mommy groups, other parents at schools or friends in school, even your local dry cleaners know about us. We can send you flyers or you can download them here.

Thanks to all of our hard work, together we can continue our quest for fresh organics and more at prices well below retail. Thank you for doing your part!

What if I want or need to cancel either for a period of time (like when I go on vacation) or for good?

We know you don't want the stress of worrying about your share or finding someone to pick it up while you are away.  Nor do you want to add stress to your group's costs when you are about to embark on some much needed R & R, we understand that.  We have no trouble suspending your share for a future pick up date when you go on vacation.  We ask for a week's notice, but we know we can all have an unexpected emergency. Just let us know and we will do our best to find someone to purchase your share so that we can apply your payment to a future share.  No worries.  We are here to make this easy and enjoyable for you.

Since we are working together to get this great value, we ask if you can to please give us two weeks notice if you need to suspend your share for any reason. That will give us time to find someone to take your place either permanently or temporarily.

However, if you do find someone to take over your share, we appreciate it!  Many times that's a great way for someone to try out the club and they usually end up enjoying shares regularly thereafter.

You can also choose to donate your share either by splitting it amongst the other members of your group or by donating it to a local Food Bank or grateful family. We can help get your prepaid share to a group or family in need if you let us know.

I'm just not sure; can I just try it one week to decide?

We can certainly understand hesitancy especially when you haven't seen how gloriously fresh our organic produce looks and how wonderful truly fresh organics can taste! We are a club and even though we have no membership fees, we rely upon one another to make this work. Since each week's box can vary, we respectfully suggest you try at leat three shares (3 weeks or for 6 bi-weekly shares) before you decide whether you like it or not. You can cancel as stated above with 1 week notice so you can email, call, or let your coordinator know at pick up that you will no longer be picking up or that you simply want to suspend until a time certain or until you let us know when you are ready to rejoin us. So just let us know if this is not working for you. If you want to share why, maybe we can help. Maybe you aren't getting enough leafies or fruits, we may be able to resolve things like that with substitutions or another kind of box.

We appreciate you giving us a try and letting us know how we can improve but realize that a surprise mixed box of fresh organic produce is not for everyone.

If you are set on just trying this one time, which we don't feel is a fair way to try us out, just pay an extra $5 for your share, so $50 for a full share and $40 for a half share.

What if I'm late making my payment? Can I still get my box?

We have you scheduled to pick up weekly or every other week. Payment is expected by the week before your next pick up so we have the funds to buy your share for you. If you do not pay on time, we will do our best to still get your share for you but we will require a $5 late fee so please, just get your payment in on time, best to just make payment when you pick up your prior share.

I need to request a later pick up due to my schedule. Will my food keep okay?

We will always do our best to accommodate you with a mutually convenient pick up time between you and your coordinator. Please understand that we are a community buying club and not a store. Items are received into someone's home and are not under refrigeration once delivered. You will be given the delivery and pick up times for your location. For optimal freshness, pick up your share within two hours of delivery. We can only guarantee the quality within that two hour window. If you KNOW you are going to be later than that, in order to keep more sensitive produce fresh, we highly recommend you drop off a cooler with frozen ice packs the morning of your delivery. Your coordinator is happy to pack your share in your cooler for you to keep it at a better temperature.

What if something I get isn't in good condition? What if something is missing from my box? What is your credit, refund or return policy?

Our buying club focuses on fresh organic perishable produce. We recieve shipiments directly from the farms and suppliers. You will generally find the quality impeccably fresh. In fact, our members find our produce lasts longer because it is so fresh: directly from farm to truck to us!

We do send you and post a list of everything we expect to receive each week, however substitutions may occur due to quality or availability issues. We always try to substitute something for another similar item as best we can, and we always include the same value. So while we try to get the same things for every group, sometimes one group may receive something different as a substitution or may, at times, receive more of something if something else wasn't available in the same quantity, making sure each box is always the same great value.

Please inspect your box before you leave your pick up location. We can only get a credit from our farms and suppliers by letting them know about any issues within two hours of delivery.

If there is an issue with an item in your share, leave it with the coordinator and explain why it is unacceptable to you. If there was a problem (noticeable bruise from mishandling, for example) we will get you a replacement item or add something to your box in the coming weeks.

The driver and your group coordinator will refuse any produce that does not meet our high standards of freshness and quality. There may be times that something is substituted for another item of equal value. We each must take responsibility for our own shares.

If something does not arrive as expected, the coordinator will have refused it. In that case, it will not be included in your box and you will be advised of that fact. We will then get a credit from our supplier for that case and they will in turn add something extra at corresponding value to make up for this issue in a future delivery.

We are a cooperative and as such work together to make sure you get the value for which you have paid. We do not credit your credit card. We do not issue cash credits. We do not issue credit codes. We do not refund cash or refund money. We will make sure to include something of equal value in future orders. We will make it up to you with extra gloriously fresh produce and extra attention to your share. We want each member to be happy because, as a buying club, we can only continue our service by working together.

Everything is as fresh as possible since we are getting it direct. Because of that it's important to note that we do not expect regular issues but understand there may be some on occasion that we will work to correct. We reserve the right to cancel membership when there are excessive requests for credits or if they are found unreasonable.

Oh no! I forgot to pick up my share or I'm running really late, what do I do now?

You prepay for your share a week or two in advance and you are responsible for picking up your share or having someone else pick it up for you during the set pick up hours, or a mutually convenient time as set between you and the coordinator, on your delivery day.

We understand that emergencies happen and you may be delayed on occasion. Please contact our main office 305-852-5797 or better, your coordinator directly, before the close of the time allocated for pick up at your location to let him or her know of your delay and when you expect to be there. We will make every effort to coordinate a late pick up for you. We may even be able to ask another member to drop it off as a courtesy to you but we make no warrants or guarantees that we can make exceptions to the agreed upon pick up location and time for you to pick up your share. If you cannot pick up your share and you cannot get anyone else to pick up your share for you, and if we cannot make other arrangements to get your share to you that day, you may donate your share to a food bank, donate it to another needy family, or we can split it amongst the other members in your group.

If you completely forget to pick up your share and do not call (and get a hold of us) or email us (with email confirmation of a reply) before your pick up time has expired, we will take that as permission to donate your share. No refunds or credits will be issued for missed shares.

Please note that the coordinator may charge, at her or his discretion, a late pick up fee of no more than $5 if you pick up much after your specified pick-up window, especially without prior arrangement with the coordinator. That fee will be paid directly to the coordinator. Also note that picking up your share late consistently or forgetting to pick up your share may cause the cancellation of your membership. We are a buying club, not a store, and must work together and be courteous to make this work. We do our part of getting the fresh organics to you, you do your part of paying and picking it up in a timely manner.

How can I let you know what I want in my share?

Since we are a buying club we are pooling our money and buying in bulk like a retail store only without the middle man so our produce is fresher and we get it at a better price. While we cannot customize each share, we do care about what you want since this is your club. When you complete your registration we will ask specifics about what you do and don't want generally however, each group can customize their box as a group decision. Please tell your coordinator or email me to let us know what you want the following week and we'll order it if available and as long as no one in your group has a strong dislike to those items. We want you to get the fruits and vegetables you use most so always tell us how to improve our shares and service.

What did you get in your shares recently? I'd like actual examples of the selection you receive to help me decide.

Variety and selection changes each week. We do listen to your requests and can customize boxes for groups. The boxes are always super fresh with a nice balance of fruits and vegetables and never boring. We always source as much local produce as possible first and supplement with produce requested by members. Remember that there is usually a swap box so you can put something you don't want and take something you prefer; many times there are extras that all members getting a full share are welcome to choose as well. We always include recipes and can help answer questions about preparing everything in your box each week. We want you to eat and enjoy everything in your box.

To give you an idea of what you can expect, here are some examples of actual past shares that we have received. This is also the place to visit to see what we are expecting to receive in the coming week. Please check here each Friday (late morning/early afternoon) for an updated list of the fresh organics you will get to enjoy in the upcoming share* the following Monday or Tuesday:

For Organic Produce pick up this week - Optional Add-on:

• 1lb Organic Baby Spinach $5.25
• 1lb Organic Mixed Salad Greens in clamshell $5.25
• Whole Milk in Glass, Quart, Organic, Grassfed, non-homogenized, $3.79
• Large Organic (brown) Happy Hen or Alderfer (white) Eggs $4/dozen
• Seven Stars organic biodynamic 32oz VANILLA Yogurt $5
• Seven Stars organic biodynamic 32oz PLAIN Yogurt $5.00
• Ricotta Cheese, grassfed organic, Natural by Nature, $6
• Chocolate Milk, grassfed organic, Natural by Nature, $4
• Lowfat 1% milk in glass, grassfed organic, Natural by Nature, $3.79
• Chocolate Almonds, organic, $11

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This is our expected list* but substitutions may occur due to quality concerns. This is the list expected for south Florida, for those from Palm Beach county further north, the list may be a little different and is usually emailed as well as posted here.

March 8th, 9th, 10th includes a great selection for some Middle Eastern dishes as well as healthful salads and warm meals with RECIPES for a selection of fresh organics including:

• LOCAL FL Strawberries
• LOCAL FL sweet Pink Grapefruit
• Pink Lady Apples or bigger Red Delicious Apples
• Red D'Anjou Pears
• Fair Trade Bananas (many of us like them each week but if you want us to swap them out for you for apples or another fruit, we can probably do that easily enough)
• Lemons
• Kent Mangos (almost out of season)
• Zucchini
• White Button Mushrooms
• Curly Kale
• Sweet Mini Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Israeli Tomatoes on the Vine
• Romaine
• Scallions
• Hass Avocados
• LOCAL FL Cilantro or LOCAL FL Flat Leaf Parsley or Mint #

picture from elanaspantry for Kale Salad with Grapefruit

$5 Leafy add-on:

• 2 LOCAL FL Lacinato Kale OR
• 2 Broccoli Raab / Rapini OR
• 1 LOCAL FL Lacinato Kale and 1 Broccoli Raab / Rapini

$10 Fruit add-on:

• Pink Lady Apples
• Bartlett Pears
• Murcott Mandarin Oranges

$20 Fruit add-on:

• Raspberries
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Pink Lady Apples
• Bartlett Pears
• Murcott Mandarin Oranges

Fruity Booty - Fruity45:

• Murcott Mandarins
• Pink Lady Apples or bigger Red Delicious Apples
• LOCAL FL Strawberries
• LOCAL FL sweet Pink Grapefruit
• Red D'Anjou Pears
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Lemons
• Kent Mangos (almost out of season)
• Zucchini
• White Button Mushrooms
• Sweet Mini Peppers
• Cucumber
• Israeli Tomatoes on the Vine
• Romaine (we can swap out for an herb if you prefer)
• Scallions
• Hass Avocados

Veggie/Berry $35:

• LOCAL FL Strawberries
• Lemons
• Zucchini
• White Button Mushrooms
• Curly Kale
• Broccoli Raab - Rapini or LOCAL FL Lacinato Kale
• Sweet Mini Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Israeli Tomatoes on the Vine
• Romaine
• Scallions
• Hass Avocados
• Watermelon Radish or an Herb

March 1st, 2nd, 3rd is our Basic Staples Box & Recipes and luckily some Florida farms were able to harvest for us despite the recent cold snaps so we expect most groups Full shares to receive:

• LOCAL Fl Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Kent Mangos #
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Red Delicious Apples # (highest in antioxidants!)
• Golden Sweet Pineapple
• Cauliflower
• Lacinato Kale
• Leafy Lettuce (we can sub out if you don't want lettuce)
• Roma Tomatoes
• LOCAL FL Cabbage
• LOCAL FL Celery
• Carrots
• Jumbo Onions # (only 1 or 2, mostly for biweeklys that missed out last week)
• Russet Potatoes (we can sub out if you don't take white potatoes)
• Green Chard
• Sweet Potato Yams

picture courtesy Minestrone by Giada de Laurentis recipe included

$5 Leafy:

• 1 Lacinato Kale & 1 Chard or
• 2 Lacinato Kale

$5 Veg:

• 1 Lacinato Kale or 1 Chard and
• 1 Broccolini

$10 Fruit Share:

• Fair Trade Bananas
• D'anjou Pears
• LOCAL FL Tangelos
• LOCAL FL Grapefuit

$20 Fruit:

• Fair Trade Bananas
• D'anjou Pears
• LOCAL FL Tangelos
• Raspberries
• Blackberries

Special Fruit add ons this week:

• $14 if you want both Raspberries & Blackberries added to your share
• $6 for 2lbs of those sweet Mandarins (end of season, this is it)

$20 Fruit SPECIAL this week:

• 2lbs Mandarins
• Raspberries
• Blackberries

Veggie/Berry Shares:

• LOCAL Fl Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Cauliflower
• Lacinato Kale
• Leafy Lettuce
• Roma Tomatoes
• LOCAL FL Cabbage
• LOCAL FL Celery
• Carrots
• Jumbo Onion
• Green Chard (note we can include either 2 Chard or 2 Kale)
• 1 Sweet Potato Yam
• Broccolini
• Spinach

Fruity45 - Fruity Booty:

• LOCAL Fl Strawberries
• LOCAL FL Tangelos
• D'anjou Pears
• Blueberries
• Kent Mangos
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Red Delicious Apples (highest in antioxidants!)
• Golden Sweet Pineapple
• Cauliflower
• Roma Tomatoes
• LOCAL FL Celery
• Carrots
• Russet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Yam
• (if you want a lettuce, let me know, we can swap it out for you)

Feb 22nd, 23rd, 24th included for most groups & Recipes:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Mangos
• Bananas
• Apples - Pink Lady or Cameo
• Broccolini - Baby Broccoli
• Eggplant
• Spinach
• Rainbow Tomatoes
• Onions
• Garlic
• Green Leaf Lettuce
• Dill or Cilantro or Parsley
• Hass Avocados
• Beets
• Cucumbers
• Broccoli

an official list was mailed out for each group as some groups varied on what was included this past week. selection varied also depending upon the kind of share with certain things not included or in less quantity for half shares. picture courtesy Barefoot Contessa for Borcht recipe included

Feb 15th, 16th, and 17th President's Day week of shares includes colorful, flavorful favorites. This week's box has pletny to keep us happy and healthy and RECIPES including:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Pink Lady Apples #
• Kent Mangos
• Valencia Oranges
• Fair Trade Bananas #
• Asparagus
• Zucchini
• Crimini Mushrooms
• Leeks #
• Broccoli
• Collards #
• Flat Leaf Parsley #
• Fingerling Potatoes
• Romaine Lettuce
• Slicing Tomatoes

$5 Veg add-on is any combination of two leafies of your choice:

• Collards
• Local FL Lacinato Kale
• Local FL Chard
• Broccoli Raab
• Romaine Lettuce

$10 Fruit Add-on:

• Sweet Golden Pineapple**
• Pink Lady Apples (so together w/the share is a full 3lbs!)
• Satsuma Mandarins or Murcott Mandarins

$20 Fruit Add-on:

• Sweet Golden Pineapple**
• Pink Lady Apples (so together w/the share is a full 3lbs!)
• Satsuma Mandarins or Murcott Mandarins
• Raspberries
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Kent Mango

**Pineapples are harvested ripe. Please keep refrigerated and enjoy within several days. You can leave on your counter for several hours to get jucier but pineapples will not get any sweeter once harvested.

Veggie/Berry $35:

• Strawberries
• Asparagus
• Collards
• LOCAL FL Kale
• LOCAL FL Chard
• Leeks
• Broccoli
• Slicing Tomatoes
• Romaine Lettuce
• Flat Leaf Parsley
• Zucchini
• Crimini Mushrooms

Fruity45:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Pink Lady Apples
• Kent Mangos
• Valencia Oranges
• Fair Trade Bananas
• Pineapple
• Satsuma or Murcott Mandarins
• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Fingerling Potatoes
• Slicing Tomatoes
• Zucchini
• Crimini Mushrooms
• if you'd like a Romaine Lettuce we can swap something out for you to get a Romaine

picture courtesy ClosetCooking and recipe included in selection

link here to see more actual past shares and the recipes included for what we've received

#half shares do not include these items. Half shares get less of the above items in quantity and less selection (so may be missing one or more items to make up the difference in cost, we've tried to mark the things not included with a # but other things may be in less quantity than the full share)

*remember that the list for the upcoming share is what we expect to receive but due to quality or changes in availability something of equal value may be substituted

I am scheduled to pick up on Monday but Labor Day & Yom Kippor fall on Monday?

Most Monday deliveries will be rescheduled for WEDNESDAY on days that a holiday falls on Monday unless otherwise explained by your coordinator so please confirm with her or him for your location.

FOR LABOR DAY: All of Broward and Palm Beach EXCEPT for HOLLYWOOD will get deliveries TUESDAY even if you normally get a delivery on Monday. All of Miami-Dade EXCEPT for HOMESTEAD will get deliveries WEDNESDAY. If you normally get a Tuesday delivery, that will remain the same.

I'm afraid I won't know what to do with something - do you offer recipe and cooking tips for the contents of each box?

But of course! We always include recipes that use all of the vegetables in each box (many include several of the vegetables in any one given recipe) and sometimes even some great recipes to use some of the fresh fruit. We also include information on a vegetable or fruit that may be new to you and some preparation tips. Plus, give us a call or email, we're here to help make sure you eat and enjoy your veggies! Link here for our box recipes from past shares.

What are the fees if I bounce a check or it is returned NSF?

Look, we understand mistakes can happen. These kinds of things cost us money. Please make sure there are sufficient funds in your account and don't bounce your payment as we will charge $15 for a bounced check or returned check NSF and you will have to prepay by cash for all future orders. If we have to hire a firm to collect the fees, you will be responsible for their fees too.