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You know all the local and organic agriculture in and around Central PA? Well, imagine being able to pick and choose from many purveyors with dozens of products and have them show up on your porch in a few days. This is your new reality, my friends.
We tried Mr. Milkman and here are some of my thoughts:
- At my request, they made a special delivery for our first order on Thursday, though our usual day will be Tuesday. Very accommodating.
- Dan, one of the owners, pulled up in this adorable truck and personally loaded our goodies into a cooler waiting on the porch. He was very nice, apologizing for accidentally giving my peanut butter ice cream to another customer and making up for it with two containers (rocky road and chocolate covered strawberry).
- My order: 2 dozen eggs from Nature's Yolk; pint of peanut butter ice cream, quart of buttermilk and quart of cream line whole milk from Trickling Springs Creamery; homemade 1-pound tub of FarmFriend natural butter; two pork chops (pastured); and one container of Pequea Valley Natural Yogurt (vanilla).
- The delivery area is huge! You Philly people and suburbanites can participate, too.
- If you have never had cream line milk, you are in for a rich treat. Timmy was not a fan, but Alex and I LOVED it in our morning coffee.
- Soy-free eggs are available. A little pricey but an excellent option for the many people avoiding soy these days.
- Other products: homemade sauerkraut, artisan cheese, honey, raw milk, gluten-free baked goods, Charles Chips and much more local meat.
- The ice cream was decadent, super delicious, but the label indicated a lot more ingredients than I expected from homemade ice cream.
- The delivery fee of $4 is more than fair. The prices are in line with what you'd pay anywhere for products of the same quality that are probably less fresh.
- All in all, we are ordering again. Love getting fresh milk in glass containers (no waste!) and knowing where our food is grown.
Try Mr. Milkman and come back to tell me what you thought, too!