Liz On Biz With Liz Theresa

al FreshCo was first imagined while Laurel Valchuis was working on an organic vegetable farm in Ireland, where the farmer week after week was finding herself swimming in extra vegetables due to a great growing season. CSA customers didn’t know what to do with all the Kohl Rabi, and were at a loss for how else to prepare zucchini. Not wanting to see this beautiful produce go to waste, Laurel began making meal kits and selling them at the local farmers’ market. Meal kits include washed and chopped, freshly harvested vegetables, and all the other components to cook a complete meal- just follow a few simple instructions, and you have a farm fresh meal in 20-30 minutes. Upon returning home to Boston, Laurel officially started al FreshCo, partnering with great local farmers to bring ready-to-cook meal kits to her customers each week via bicycle. Laurel and her team are committed to building a resilient food system where more people can eat delicious, healthy food, grown by local farmers, conveniently, a