This past week The Girl and I picked 5 boxes of chicken scraps from Mr. Produce Guy. At first glance it really looked like quite a haul of fresh fruits and vegetables. But we soon discovered otherwise as we started to unload the boxes.
We were able to reclaim 2 bunches of fresh cilantro which will totally come in handy for fresh salsa.
But this box of fresh fruit was a total no go. Had the fruit still been left in it’s original containers I think we would have had ourselves a tropical feast. But since the fruit was just tossed into a box, I was a little uneasy about feeding it to my family.
The chickens however, had no problem eating all fruit and lettuce scraps.
And a few ears of corn as well.
This weeks fresh produce freebies:
5 ears of corn
3 bunches spinach
2 bunches of cilantro, and
4 heads of broccoli
What can I say? Some weeks are better than others, but you know what? I’ll take what I can get.
After all, free is free. Thanks you Mr. Produce Guy,
~Mavis 🙂
Would you like to see what else we have brought home over the past year?
Head on over HERE to read all the past stories and to see all the pictures.
If you have just stumbled upon this series and are wondering how I got all this food for free, you’ll want to read this story first.
Karen says
Even if you weren’t able to sort out anything for yourself once in a while… the chickens still eat really well and that is a big bonus too!
Sara says
My store recalled the cilantro do to Listeria here is the notice also a listing of what stores received this recall is here. Please check
“Buurma Farms recalled this product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The Algonquin Meijer, at 400 S. Randall Road, is included on the list of possible stores that may have received this product. A list of possible stores who may have received this product is listed at the following website: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm365422.htm?source=govdelivery