Subscribe to Our Blog FeedOne look at this family-owned farm — Homegrown Organic Farms — and you’ll know right away that you’re not just dealing with a few hundred acres here. This group isn’t just about family, but collaboration to ensure food safety, organics and abundance of the highest quality in fruit and produce since 1998, and here’s the first… Read more »
Posts Categorized: organic produce delivery
The Shocking Differences Between Non-GMO and True Organic
Don’t be fooled: organic’s still king of nutrition as far as we’re concerned. Why? Because labels don’t tell you everything, and as it stands, in this food industry, the subject of “non-GMOs” has been hitting the airwaves like a ton of bricks (for the most part, positive bricks) thinking that they’re a great alternative to… Read more »
Well-Traveled Produce
When I made plans to go camping last weekend, I also planned to skip my Friday organic produce box delivery — because who wants a fridge full of fresh produce when you’re a hundred miles away, floating on a blow-up raft and lazily admiring your lakeside campsite? I logged in to my account and was… Read more »
Keepin’ It Fresh
I stopped by the new Golden Gate Organics office on 50th Ave in Oaktown the other day to check out the new digs and catch up with Corey, and after a fun visit he sent me home with an armload of grocery products to try. I’ll be… Read more »
First Produce Report of the New Year!
Hey campers! Overall the boxes looked fantastic this morning. One of the highlights were the Bacon Avocados- these things must’ve weighed over 1/2 lb each, they were huge! Chard- Word from the farm is the cows partied a little too much on New Year’s eve and ate all the Chard that we were supposed to… Read more »
Produce spotlight: eggplant and baby bok choy
Hello All and Happy Veteran’s Day! I’d like to give an extra special THAAANKS to GGO co-founders Corey and Wayne, veterans of the Coast Guard! Feel free to tell them your thanks on our Facebook page! It would make their day. 🙂 In organic produce news, this week’s boxes will surely be a treat! I’m… Read more »
Produce Report: All is looking good!
Hello All and Happy Delivery Day! It sure is a beautiful Autumn day in the Bay Area today! So it is fitting that today’s fall produce is just as good! Since we have no issues to report today, we decided to share some photos of the delicious produce from this morning. I definitely cannot wait… Read more »
Produce Spotlight: Napa (Celery) Cabbage
Hello All and Happy Friday! This week’s menu is full of treats perfect to warm up the crisp Autumn air. For the first time, we’ll be having Napa Cabbage (a.k.a. Celery Cabbage). It looks a little bit like iceberg lettuce in color and is somewhat rubbery to touch. This leafy looking cabbage is often used… Read more »
Produce Report: Last minute change
Hello all and Happy Delivery Day! Hopefully you aren’t too tired from last night’s festivities. If so, munch on some of your GGO items from your box for some natural energy! Speaking of this week’s produce, we had a last minute change that was not reflective of the menu posted online. No worries, the produce… Read more »
Insight on the Cabbage & Healthy Halloween Alternatives
Happy Friday Everyone! You may have noticed that this week lettuce was not included on the menu for the first time in GGO history. We thought we’d take a break and add cabbage as a hearty substitute. The great thing about cabbage is that it makes for a delicious healthy salad, or can be cooked… Read more »
