Our Fruit & Vegetable Deliveries
The issue of allergies is a very senstivie and important matter. As you can imagine, this Program helps children in so many ways:
- introduction to common and exotic fruits and vegetables
- creation/confirmation of healthy eating habits
- community awareness of local produce
- .....the list is endless!
If we've been advised of a specific fruit and/or vegetable allergy for your school, your delivery will be automatically cancelled. If there are deliveries in which your school does not want to participate due to allergy concerns that we are unaware of, we ask that you inform us 6 weeks in advance so that we may cancel your school's order. Due to our advanced ordering process, we are unable to accommodate requests for produce substitutions or rescheduled cancelled orders.
Allergy Information
It is the school's responsibility to be aware of, and alert us, when someone in their population might be allergic to our fruits and/or vegetable deliveries.
It is each school district's responsibility to keep abreast of any new and current allergy issues. Please consult with your school district in regards to policies, procedures, and the most up-to-date allergy information.
There are many variables in regards to allergies these days, and there are a variety of questions that should be answered before determining that an allergy would have cross-reactivity to related - and unrelated - foods. This is done by way of an "allergy profile" through your student's family physician. Other crucial information that each school should have on hand in regards to students' "allergy profile" is:
- Is it airborne?
- is it by ingestion only?
- Is it a sensory allergy (through touch)?
If you would like further guidance in this area, please contact your school district.
Please click on the link below to see which school's allergy(s) we have on file. If your school is on this list, we will cancel your delivery for that specific product:
Sugar Snap Peas
There is a rare cross-reactivity between sugar snap peas and peanut allergies. Determining whether a person with peanut allergies is allergic to peas would depend heavily on that person's "allergy profile". For example, when a student is reported to have a peanut allergy, it is the school's responsibility to ascertain certain details regarding that allergy, such as:
- Is it a soy-based allergy?
- Is it a tree-nut based allergy?
- Is it s a legume-based allergy? (in the case of peas)
If the student has a tree-nut based peanut allergy, then they may not be allergic to anything in the "legume" family, such as the sugar snap peas. If the student has a legume-based allergy, then they may have an allergy to peas - including our sugar snap peas.
Latex Allergy Information
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