Honeynut Squash (Add-On)
$8.99
Weekly Subscription:
Delivered and billed weekly. You can skip, cancel, or modify your order at any time.
How Do Subscriptions Work?Though tiny in size, this adorable squash is packed with nutrients and flavor. The Honeynut Squash was created through a collaboration between Cornell vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek and chef Dan Barber. The result was a mini version of the butternut squash, but with sweeter flavor and twice the beta-carotene.
- 2 lbs of squash
- Certified Organic
- Grown by Deep Roots, NY
The Problem
The majority of winter squash found in NY is imported across the country and as far as California and Mexico, where labor costs are much lower. Cheap labor often equates to unfair pay wages, exposure to pesticides, unsafe living and working conditions, verbal abuse, and long hours. This also means the squash is harvested on a mass scale that doesn't allow for the specific attention to detail that's needed to ensure that each squash is harvested at its peak flavor.
Our Food Fix
We source our squash from local farms that are committed to growing healthy soils by cultivating a wide range of biodiverse crops, improving crop rotation and cover cropping. Their growing practices reflect their deep commitment to the quality of their products, the health of their land and the safety of their workers.
