Love this place! Local veggies and fruit from spring until fall and lots of pumpkin and gourd…read morevarieties in the fall. Love the Hermiston watermelons and fresh corn on the cob.

Came here for a Christmas tree, very beautiful selection and we had no trouble finding a nice big…read morefull tree for under 45$. They even helped us load the tree and tie it down to the car, amazing customer service! Would totally go here again next Christmas or earlier for their produce.

I've been a customer for 5 years. Excellent produce and seasonal items, it's our favorite place to…read moreget a Christmas tree.

This place was across the street originally, but now it is on the north side of State Street…read more Family run, and not only are delicious fruits and veggies offered, but also local honey, farm fresh eggs, raw milk, and plant starts for your garden. Morels and huckleberries in season. And they now have cold beverages on hand! I am always sad when they close for the winter, and look forward to late spring when they open again. Thom and his employees are really nice folks, and will even carry your stuff to your car if you want. If it is not growing in my garden, I buy it here!

If you are looking for great local fruit, i.e., cherries, peaches, and apples, drive out towards…read moreLizard Butte on ID Hwy 55 to this location. Their fruit is picked at the best time for taste and quality. Highly recommend you try them out; very helpful and friendly service.

Just bought a 2 pound container of fresh cherries at Costco. The box says Symms Fruits. Caldwell…read moreID. They are so fresh, firm and full of flavor. If I lived closer I would drive there myself. Buy 5 more pounds and tip the cherry pickers and the cashiers. These cherries are perfection. Thanks Symms!

Old Fashioned Fruit & Veg in Boise has three locations. Two in Boise, and one in Kuna. I have…read morevisited both Boise locations. Last year, I visited the location on Cloverdale Road. I thought it was nice. Last week, I visited the location on Broadway Avenue. It's far exceeded my expectations! The variety and quality of the fruit and vegetables was outstanding. It is the best produce stand I have seen in Idaho. I spent $35 on fresh produce, including morel mushrooms, local purple asparagus, plums, strawberries, Rainer cherries, and several apple varieties. I forgot to take a picture of the strawberries, which were the best I've tasted in ages. The last time I saw produce this outstanding was at one of my favorite businesses in Washington state. That business gets a lot of their fruits and vegetables from Charlie's Produce, as does Fred Meyer's. As it turns out, so does Old Fashioned Fruit & Veg. If you're a produce nerd like me, that will mean something to you. The employees were friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Open daily from 9 AM to 7 PM. Highly Recommended!!! P.S. if you look at all of the photos, the first 12 of the 92 were posted by someone else. The remaining 80 photos + the ones below were taken by me on 6/10/23.

Amazing fruit stand, but it has the worst customer service team. I've been shopping here for my…read morefruits and veggies for years now and until these last few months, the lady behind the cash register is absolutely rude, obnoxious and condescending. I've never been spoken to like this while purchasing fruits and vegetables before. Ask a single question and get an ear full of attitude. If you don't like working there, then just quit. Don't take it out on the loyal and returning customers! Nancy B. was right, very grumpy employees.

Introduced to Richardson Family Farms' remarkably good organic strawberries as available in 2 lb…read more flats in early September at the Boise Co Op by friend Carl Y and his wife, my husband and I found these fragrant, perfectly ripe, super delicious gems to be the best strawberries of the season. That they were local and organic and harvested so late in the summer intrigued us enough to seek out Richardson's in Emmett and pick our own. WORKING MEDITATION There is a sort of meditation involved in being in a place like this doing the work of picking berries. The only sounds were the wind rustling plants, the click of grasshopper wings in flight, the buzz of yellow jackets seeking out the fruit over-ripe and the upbeat voice of brother talking to sister in the next field as they picked berries for the market. Add in the aroma of the berries as warmed by the sun, it was a pretty sweet experience all around. THE DRILL The drill here to pick is pretty informal. When they see your car pull in, one of the folks who work on the farm (we met both the owner and his son) will ask if you're there to pick, give you a box for the berries and point you in the direction of the plants with the most ripe fruit. The owner even gave my hubby a strawberry picking tutorial, how to recognize the perfectly ripe ones from those that seem ready but aren't quite yet. When you're done, they'll weigh your boxes and tell you what a ridiculously little amount of money is owed. WEEDING FOR BERRIES The owner told us for folks who want fresh berries but who feel they cannot afford to buy them, he is happy to trade their work to help weed the rows for berries in return. Nice barter system it seemed to us. Work for food. THANKS TO FARMERS My strawberry picking days are in the rear view mirror due to limits introduced by MS but I had a lot of experience in my youth and enjoyed supervising my hubby's first time efforts! He thought it was fun for an agricultural excursion day and enjoyed every minute of his couple of hours. But he also recognized it would be back breaking to pick berries for a living. We both took a moment to tell the Richardson Farm family members who were doing that work, this is truly a family operation in the fields as the owner has more than a dozen children,, how much we value being able to simply swing by the Co Op to buy their fine berries because of their work. It was a verbal hug of America's family farmers of whom we think good thoughts all the time. CO-OP AVAILABILITY If you're planning on buying via the Co Op the berries should be available there at times into October. The folks we met at the farm went out of their way to say how much they appreciated having the Co Op as their partner. THIS N THAT: 1) PRICE: If you want a true appreciation for what a fair price is on these flats of berries at the Co Op, venture out and pick for a couple of hours and consider the cost to the farmer to organically grow them, pick them, package them and transport them to market. Then consider the cost of the Co Op to put them up for sale. 2 lb. flats at Co Op are $7.95, so just under $4.00 / pound. If you compare to the most commonly available CA Grower (Driscoll) for organic berries pound for pound, these locals are a lower cost. If you pick your own at the farm, they cost a mere $1.50 / pound. Factor in the cost of travel to get to Emmett and the opportunity cost for your time, that Co Op price is a bargain too! 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Hard packed, gravel covered pathway. Neither porta-pot is accessible. 3) OTHER FRUITS AND VEGGIES: Sometimes available. Yesterday they included cherry tomatoes, Armenian cucumbers and Italian prune plums. 4) CONTACT INFO & GETTING THERE: If you plan to venture out, the farm is a little tough to find. The best way to zero in is via their website linked here. http://idahoberry.wordpress.com/ 5) THE OWNER: Worth saying he is an eccentric type of man. He has run for Governor at least once and his personal, legal name is Right to Life. You are not going to meet Old MacDonald if you visit the farm.

Terrible service and management, WILL NOT BE SHOPPING HERE AGAIN. Yes the produce is okay, however…read moreI cannot ignore the terrible aura coming from some of the people there. The "manager" is constantly yelling and snapping, making the entire environment extremely stressful. I go there to have calm shopping time, plan my next meals, and overall have quiet time. This usually isn't a problem as I like to come early in the morning, before it gets busy I hear. However even when it is slow, I still get attitude from certain people there. I've talked to the short blonde old lady a few times, and every single time she is extremely rude to me, or I see her mistreating her employees. I've had problems in the past, last year I bought a rotten watermelon, and after trying to get his attention for FIVE minutes (too busy listening to his airpods) the young man refused to give me a refund. INFURIATING. I cannot fathom coming back ever again. Most of the younger folk are very polite and helpful, but have no time to actually help because they're always being micromanaged by the older ones. I've started to dread grocery shopping and will definitely be taking my business somewhere else.

Get ready for the best day of your entire life! Hit this place up, feel like a foodie or a hipster,…read moreand not have to go home and cry about how much money you just lost! The kids they had playing cashier were helpful and had some basic training with the machine (shocker, right?). The fruits and veggies looked good, with things clearly labeled when they were pesticide free and local. The best part is the Bargain Bags! They are eclectic, to say the least, but only a dollar! Here's the three I got... 1) The biggest eggplant I've ever seen, with a dozen jalapeño peppers and a few anaheims. 2) 5 baking potatoes, two dozen golf-ball-size red potatoes, and 2 Roma tomatoes. 3) Two and a half pounds of slightly soft strawberries. Hello, fruit leather! All that for 3 bucks! I also bought 6 large apples and a small squash, bringing my total to $7.34. Yeah, a week's of produce for less than $7.50! Go before they close on Halloween!

One of my favorite hyper-local places in the Eagle area. We buy almost all of our honey here now --…read moreespecially the clover and multifloral varieties. The multifloral honey is also great for local allergies, which is a huge bonus around here. If you have kiddos, this place is extra fun because they sometimes have a live hive in the store where you can watch the bees and try to spot the queen. My daughter loved this. I would definitely call ahead first though because the hive setup changes and sometimes hives have to be moved or replaced due to disease or seasonal issues. We also buy their honey sticks in bulk -- literally 100 at a time. They are the perfect car snack, hiking backpack snack, or little treat to keep on hand. Our whole family goes through them constantly. They're at local farmers markets too, but honestly I love driving out to the ranch itself. There's something peaceful about the whole setting -- seeing the open land, horses wandering around looking like they're walking through the clouds, and getting to pet their sweet dog while picking up honey. It just feels very Idaho in the best way.

Our group of two adults and two young children took a "tour" of the Steele bee hives, and it was…read moretotally fun and informative. In 2 hours we learned about where Steele rents its hives; how to open and inspect a hive; and how to recognize the queen bee from the drones and worker bees. We were even challenged to find the queen in two hives. We got to sample a small bit of honey directly from the frame, and it was delicious. Our guide Goose was amazing - very interactive with the youngsters, helpful and patient. We highly recommend this fun experience to anyone interested in learning more about bees, what an apiary does, or just more about Idaho agriculture. Oh, the honey is delicious and you can purchase some to take home at the end of your activity.

Dazed am I, in the way of being impressed, by the multitude of things classically trained chef and…read morededicated farmer Christian Phernetton accomplishes. I am also confused on how to keep track of it all to purchase what my hubby and I need. For those who figure it out there are rewards in the way of accessing via The Chef's Farm wonderful local produce grown with sustainable and organic farming practices as well as, in 2020 at least, completed meals and finished food products that could be delivered to your door. PRODUCE FOR DAYS: This is the farmer Christian making it happen via his farm in Dry Creek Valley. As in the outstanding lettuces, really at the top of the list for best of our 40 years of cooking together at home, that we bought from The Chef's Farm for a couple of weeks via the Saturday morning Boise Farmers Market in Summer 2020 until Christian stopped selling via that market. But I think The Chef's Farm is set up to sell at a sometimes pop up Farmers Market in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Saturdays if one can find that outlet for this excellent produce of all kinds. For a while earlier on The Chef's Farm did a sort of CSA box too and may be doing it again (?). And in 2021 there is a subscription service for fresh microgreens for which the only downside may be they are packaged in greater quantity than can be consumed even by two devoted daily greens eaters. Still, a very good thing. Check the website to see what the plans might be for 2021 for any or all of these services. And as produce - farm aside, not only does Christian grow some of the most remarkably delicious carrots we have eaten, he creates some of the most incredibly delicious dishes with carrots as focal point...and we say this as people for whom carrots have never been a "thing" until Christian's dishes provided revelation. Which leads to the next point. MMMM...ARVELOUS FINISHED FOOD DISHES: At times it is chef Christian Phernetton at work via The Chef's Farm to create finished food dishes including complete meals ready to heat and plate and eat which we were able to order and savor in the last half of 2020. After the 2020 holiday season this service paused. If started again we will use it again as provided remarkable meals from this "Chef with Chops". Keep in mind Christian has impressive background as a chef in the DC and Bay Areas at fine restaurants in those locales and was the inaugural chef at Boise's acclaimed Camel's Crossing...where his Carrot Steak was a diner favorite and as aside I'll say his lamb cassoulet was the best dish even to now that I have been served in any Boise eatery. ( Camel's Crossing closed early in pandemic months.) You'll see my photos on this page for the great way in which The Chef's Farmmeals were delivered to homes on Fridays and Saturdays. (In Eagle where I live for a mere $7). My husband and I also appreciated that the weekly menus included options for omnivores and vegetarians alike. Also that in this service Christian remained true to the sustainability practices he embraces (we do too) and delivered the meals in reusable glass vessels which he also picked up as part of that minimal charge for delivery. It wasn't only our bodies that felt well fed by Christian's work but our consciences too. Every purchase we make reflects our values. GIFTS NO LESS: During the holiday season - and maybe at other times - The Chef's Farm website listed things like condiments and holiday boxes that one could order to give to friends and neighbors. It was a great way to delight food centric people and people who support small local food producers. We purchased these too in 2020. FIGURING IT OUT IN 2021: As we determine what is being sold by The Chef's Farm in 2021 that is in a venue and format that we can use for our home kitchen we will happily remain customers. This is an example of a business growing and creating unique and delicious things.

Affordable dinner (kit) planned and prepared remotely by a professional chef for me to heat, serve…read moreand eat in the safety of my own home? Yes!!! The meal was delicious, and the prep for me was minimal. They deliver but I chose to pick up at their pop-up tent in Hyde Park neighborhood. And, the fresh veggies are beautiful and yes, very fresh - lovely alternative to the farmer's market. Bravo! So happy to find The Chef's Farm. I will definitely be a regular.