The company uses paper bags for produce like mushrooms and sometimes for delicate items such as snow peas to maintain quality. Plastic packaging is occasionally used for items like baby spinach and strawberries to preserve freshness. They prioritize minimizing plastic while ensuring produce arrives fresh, balancing environmental goals with protecting produce integrity, and are researching sustainable packaging alternatives.
We use paper bags to contain produce when our farmers supply it that way, such as with mushrooms, because they know best how to store their produce to maintain its quality.
We also sometimes use bags for loose items like snow peas. This helps prevent these delicate items from shifting or getting squashed by larger produce during transit.
While we always strive to minimise plastic and excess packaging whenever possible, our top priority is to ensure that your produce arrives fresh and in perfect condition.
However, there are times when we use plastic packaging, such as for baby spinach, herbs, or strawberries, to help maintain their freshness and quality. Often, when we receive produce from our local farmers, we take it in exactly the condition they would provide to supermarkets, if it weren't for cosmetic imperfections. We aim to make the process easier for farmers, not create more work for them.
Each decision we make is carefully balanced, ensuring that we protect the integrity of the produce while also keeping our environmental goals in mind.
Rest assured, we’re actively researching alternative packaging options and sustainable practices to further reduce our plastic use. We appreciate your understanding and support as we work towards a greener future!
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