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This is a sample article from the current issue of Infinity, which is available at various locations throughout the Tri-state area.

Nature’s Garden Delivered Online and On Time
By Cynthia M. Brown

Isaac Foust and Annalise Appel are on a mission: They want to bring you and your family the best, freshest and greenest produce and fruit options they can find and they want to deliver it right to your door. It sounds unbelievable, but their start-up business, Nature’s Garden Delivered does just that. Individuals and families can go to the website, register, fill out their preferences for all organic, local products first or any combination, select from the food offerings available and have a box of fresh produce delivered right to their door, while they sleep.

The website provides a rotating and seasonal selection but maintains a large selection of fruits and vegetables all year long. What that means to the customer is that even when no one in the Cincinnati area is growing produce, customers can still order organic produce, regardless of the season. As the growing season in the Cincinnati area begins, more local, sustainable and local organic options become available.

According to Foust, he and his wife have been involved in the food industry for years. While both have always practiced a green lifestyle in their home, that was not really an option in their work lives. So, when they became members of a home delivery produce service in Colorado, they were hooked. “We loved the idea,” says Foust. After some research, the couple decided that Cincinnati was the place to go. “Cincinnati was one of only a handful of larger cities that did not have this kind of service. The relatively long growing season in the Midwest also meant we could provide our customers with a wide array of local options for a larger part of the year,” Foust explains.

So, the young couple left their careers and moved to Ohio to start a business based on people’s desires to buy local, sustainable and organic produce. In operation since May of 2009, Foust says the company can service up to 2,000 families in its current format. When they reach that goal, they will employ up to 20 people and use 10 vehicles. Foust estimates at full capacity, he will need 3,000 pounds of potatoes, 2,500 heads of lettuce, 3,000 pounds of onions, 8,000 apples and 12,000 eggs every week. “The key to making this work is to find farmers who are willing to grow with our business,” he says.

With all the emphasis on local foods and the growing number of farmers markets some might see this business as a duplication of neighborhood markets or as competition for both farmers and customers. Foust doesn’t believe that. “There are so many people interested in local and organic food that can’t or don’t shop at farmers markets. Busy families can’t always find the time to shop at the local farmers market. We can provide those people with access to local foods. We feel as though our business only expands the local food market,” he explains. When farmers raise these concerns Foust is quick to respond. “I ask them to provide product for my customers,” he quips. He is quick to add that he sees his company as an expansion opportunity for farmers. “Farmers who are willing to grow for us and to grow with our business could possibly sell more than they ever have before,” he enthuses.

Some people might be concerned about how green a company that drives all over the tri-state to pick up product and then drives all over the tri-state to deliver their product can possibly have a small carbon foot print. Foust is quick to respond that they use vehicles that run on bio-diesel fuels. “In just five months, we used 200 gallons of bio-diesel fuel and our vehicles average 45 miles per gallon,” he notes. He also talks with great excitement about the company’s other green policies. They compost and recycle everything they can. They choose only packaging that adheres to their strict zero waste policy. In the future, the company will use solar, wind and bio-diesel generators for their operation. And, as the car industry catches up with the future green economy, they hope to use greener transportation as well. “We are also developing fair business practices with respect to employee compensation… We are striving to set an example as a socially and environmentally responsible company, here in Cincinnati, which is home to some of the largest corporations in the country,” Foust states.

Foust says the work is rewarding. He most enjoys hearing customers tell him how eating better has changed their lives for the better. When asked about the most unusual aspect of his work he says it has to be the night delivery. He often wonders when he is dropping off a box of produce and the customers are peering out the window if they know it is him or if they are calling the local police.  He says finding addresses in the dark can be extremely challenging as well.

When asked what he tells customers who ask why they should use his service, he is expansive. “If you are a new mom, the convenience of chemical free products for your newborn is a huge advantage. If you are trying to make health changes, what better way than getting a box of fresh, healthy produce on your doorstep every week? No time to search for local and organic products? No problem… Do it because getting your groceries delivered with your neighbors groceries is one of the greenest decisions you’ll make all year. No matter who you are, there is a good reason to make green and health conscious decisions.”

Nature’s Garden Delivered never charges a membership fee and you are in control. Make changes to your order; more or less. Add new items; delete old ones. When you are on vacation, you simply place a hold on your deliveries until you return. For more information, visit the website, Nature’s Garden Delivered.com or call 1-800-939-8591 or 513-232-FOOD (3663).

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