Spring is in full swing, which means there is an abundance of farm fresh produce available. To make it easier to enjoy vegetables and fruits from local farmers, MHealthy partners with Argus Farm Stop to offer a weekly produce box subscription. Convenient pick-up locations are available on and near the Ann Arbor campus.
What’s in a produce box?
Each week’s produce box will include a collection of six to nine seasonal produce items hand-selected by Argus Farm Stop staff. You’ll also get emails detailing the coming week’s box contents, a recipe and information on the farmer.
Argus Farm Stop works with more than 50 small farms in Michigan that prioritize sustainable growing practices, including farmers you know and love like Prochaska, Zilke, Cardinal Farms..
The cost is $30 per week. Your produce box subscription is also flexible. Cancel or pause your subscription anytime or skip a week.
Six convenient pick-up locations
Argus offers five pick-up locations on or near campus:
On campus:
-
NEW LOCATION! North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), 2800 Plymouth Road, Dock 90, every Thursday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
-
Maize and Blue Cupboard, 420 S. State St., every Thursday and Friday, 3 – 7 p.m.
-
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB), 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., every Thursday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Near campus:
-
1226 Packard Rd., every Thursday from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
-
325 West Liberty, every Thursday from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
-
Cahoots Café, 206 E. Huron St. every Thursday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Argus also offers delivery on Thursday or Friday to Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti for $5.
“I really count on these boxes”
Signing up for weekly produce is a convenient way to add local food into your busy life.
“I really count on these boxes to give me a basis for cooking,” says one produce box customer. “It allows me to be creative since it varies every week."
Says another customer, “We really enjoy the variety of the box and it provides a great fresh choice for a healthy diet!”
Learn more and purchase a produce box subscription. Visit the MHealthy’s Fresh Produce web page to find more produce events on campus.
U-M is committed to being a health-promoting university. Programs like these provide access to nutritious, affordable and sustainable locally sourced foods and products.
