Giant Food announced today the return of its summer local produce boxes featuring locally sourced, in-season produce sold exclusively through Giant Delivers. Available throughout the summer without a subscription, the boxes retail for $22.99 and contain eight varieties of produce from local farms in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware.
This is the third consecutive year the retailer has made this offering available. The items vary weekly depending on seasonality and harvests. Participating farms include Baugher's Orchards and Houser Produce Farm of Maryland, Papen Farms and Fifer Orchards of Delaware, and Kirby Farms of Virginia.
"The Local Produce Boxes continue to be highly successful and are an exciting offering for our customers looking for fresh produce sourced from farms throughout their local community," said Adenike Olaleye, senior manager of ecommerce merchandising at Giant Food, in a statement. "We're thrilled to be able to offer these specially curated produce boxes for the third year in a row to provide our customers with an expanded variety of the best seasonal produce options week after week."
The relaunch of the boxes demonstrates Giant’s commitment to making healthy and locally sourced foods accessible to customers and increasing food traceability and transparency, according to the retailer.
The boxes are available weekly through September or while supplies last.
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