Several Valley residents, as well as some in Richmond and Roanoke, are upset they aren’t getting the vegetable deliveries they pre-purchased. In fact, some are so upset, they are even calling police. Sausser Farms promised its customers five pounds of vegetables a week, but for the past three weeks, customers haven’t received any produce. The [...]
Also taggedA Staunton woman bought 2 shares from Sausser Farms and planned to pickup her vegetables at the Stuarts Draft stand. She received very few vegetables before the Stuarts Draft stand closed and has been unable to get a refund either. The Stuanton News Leader has the story.
Also tagged stuarts draftTerri Davis contracted with Sausser farms to sell vegetables to Homestead Creamery, but she wasn’t paid and took the Saussers to court. The court date was June 28th, and Paul and Samantha Sausser didn’t even show up. The judge ordered the Saussers to pay over $5,000. Paul Sausser said they didn’t go to court because [...]
Also taggedI received an e-mail from Sausser Farms stating that they’re harvesting potatoes, and the Roanoke and Lynchburg shares will consist of 5lbs of potatoes this week. I guess Homestead Creamery missed out on the potatoes this week. The email’s posted below: Hello Sausser Farms Members, This e-mail is for those of you in the Lynchburg [...]
Also tagged potatoesOne of the Sausser Farms tomatoes we received from Homestead Creamery that looked okay, but actually wasn’t.
Also tagged homestead creamery, tomatoWe only received 1 Sausser Farms vegetable box from Homestead Creamery this week. It included a tomato that was already rotten on the bottom, another tomato that’s mushy, 1 zucchini that’s mushy at the top, several very hard squash, and some withered purple basil. We signed up to buy one 5lb Option A box and [...]
Also tagged homestead creamery, purple basil, squash, tomato, tomatoes, vegetables, zucchiniSausser Farms has added a big, ugly disclaimer to the “Bulletin Board” page of its website. It states: Disclaimer: 1. Sausser Farms reserves to the right to limit quantities of produce due to insects, disease, acts of God, acts of nature, mechanical failures, insufficient labor, delivery challenges, logistical challenges, communication challenges and/or any other conditions [...]
Also taggedPaul Sausser, who now runs Sausser Farms, served jail time and paid restitution for a 2002 criminal conviction for writing bad checks in Pennsylvania. After serving 3 months in jail, a judge sentenced him to 3 years probation, and the prosecution agreed to drop other charges that included “theft of services and theft by deception.” [...]
Also taggedWhen signing up for the Sausser Farms Co-op, I was told that I’d get 12 ears of corn each week during corn season. Homestead Creamery stated that their vegetables would include 12 ears with each share box, too. There was a notice on the Sausser Farms website stating that we won’t get any corn this [...]
Also tagged sweet cornWe received 2 vegetable boxes from Homestead Creamery, but they only charged us for one, because the quality and selection of vegetables they received from Sausser Farms weren’t all that great. We signed up to buy one 5lb Option A box and one 5lb Option B box each week. Option A is supposed to be [...]
Also tagged cucumber, egg plant, homestead creamery, squash, tomatoes, vegetable boxes, vegetablesI went to the Roanoke Farmer’s Market this morning hoping that I could pick up my vegetable share today from Sausser Farms. The Sausser Farms representative was there, but there was also a fairly long line that never seemed to move. We were asked to fill out a survey indicating which box of vegetables we [...]
Also tagged bacon, boston butt, pork sausage, Roanoke Farmers Market, sandy river, vegetablesHere’s the survey we were asked to complete this week. SausserSurvey2010-07-10
Also taggedWe received 2 vegetable boxes from Homestead Creamery, but they only charged us for one, because the quality and selection of vegetables they received from Sausser Farms weren’t all that great. We signed up to buy one 5lb Option A box and one 5lb Option B box each week. Option A is supposed to be [...]
Also tagged egg plant, herbs, squash, tomatoes, vegetable boxes, zucchiniI received an e-mail from Sausser Farms at 8:36 this morning stating that “Just a reminder to those in the Roanoke area that the stand will be closed today, July 3rd.” Reminder? A reminder would imply that we were informed previously that the stand would be closed today. We weren’t. The survey for this week [...]
Also taggedChannel 13 has a story about people in Forest who are dissatisfied with Sausser Farms – long lines, poor produce, irregular hours… Read
Also taggedMembers of the Sausser Farms coop in Ruckersville found the building abandoned when they came to pick up their shares on June 16th. Sausser Farms vacated the building without paying rent and without giving the landlord any idea it was leaving. When the Greene County Record asked Sausser why he had vacated the Ruckersville without [...]
Also taggedIn addition to getting vegetables delivered from Homestead Creamery, I paid $35 for a share in Sausser Farms CSACo-op, which was supposed to result in 5lbs of vegetables a week for 24 weeks, and they were supposed to have a presence at the Salem Farmers Market. They haven’t opened at the Salem Farmers Market. Their [...]
Also taggedThis week we received 2 vegetable boxes from Homestead Creamery. It’s the first week we’ve received 2, and it’s the first week that I’ve received any tomatoes, herbs, egg plant, and non-pickling cucumbers. The only other items we’ve received so far this season are cabbage, carrots, one mess of wax beans, one beet, and lots [...]
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