Question about mail-ordering food from raw restaurants

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

A friend wants to send me some delicious raw food for my upcoming birthday

because (since I moved to Sarasota, FL) I no longer have access to any raw food

restaurants as I did when I lived in NYC.

 

So I'm looking for suggestions. Have you ever mail-ordered food from any

raw restaurants that you loved once it arrived? I would think the food would

need to be shipped on dry ice in order to stay fresh. Especially since I live

in Florida, where it's still plenty hot outside.

 

Thanks,

 

Judy Pokras

_vegwriter_ (vegwriter)

editor/founder

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, but I don't eat animal foods.

 

Hi Judy,

Several places in Seattle, which sell fresh salmon, ship it next day service

to anyplace in United States that receives next day service.

 

They use sturdy Styrofoam shipping boxes, and I don't know if its kept cool

with ice or dry ice. I know there are some restrictions on shipping with dry

ice because as it melts, it reduces the oxygen in the area where the package

is. I don't know exactly what the restriction are.

 

I would find a place that ships fresh food using a next day service, ask

them exactly what they do, and then do the same thing.

 

May your day be filled with clarity, grace, progress, and warm laughter,

Roger

 

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<vegwriter

<RawSeattle >

Saturday, October 01, 2005 7:53 AM

[RawSeattle] Question about mail-ordering food from raw restaurants

 

 

>

>

> Hi,

>

> A friend wants to send me some delicious raw food for my upcoming

birthday

> because (since I moved to Sarasota, FL) I no longer have access to any raw

food

> restaurants as I did when I lived in NYC.

>

> So I'm looking for suggestions. Have you ever mail-ordered food from any

> raw restaurants that you loved once it arrived? I would think the food

would

> need to be shipped on dry ice in order to stay fresh. Especially since I

live

> in Florida, where it's still plenty hot outside.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Judy Pokras

> _vegwriter_ (vegwriter)

> editor/founder

> _ www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com_ (http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/)

> Check out our BREAKING NEWS

>

>

>

> & to our free newsletter!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jeff. It all sounds very complicated and technical. Not to mention

expensive. Ugh.

 

In a message dated 10/1/2005 12:43:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jeff writes:

 

Judy,

 

I recall talking to another raw chef in the last

year or so, who was shipping (or planning to) raw

foods to customers. I may be thinking of a raw

food home delivery service in Southern Cal, but

am not sure. I believe they were using dry ice as

a coolant. Dry ice can be used to freeze. If done

right it can also be packaged to cool without

freezing.

 

I've shipped quite a few boxes of Vice Cream® as

far as the east coast using dry ice and FedEx

overnight shipping. It's expensive, but it works.

Less expensive is the USPO, but they require

specific forms which they do not even have! The

workers don't even seem to know about the forms.

I seemed to know more about their dry ice

policies than they did. With some investigation,

internet research, and some effort, the USPO may

be more affordable (as long as they can get it

there on time!

 

In general, aircraft allow up to 5 pounds of dry

ice per box. The container MUST be able to allow

gas to escape (evaporating dry ice). The box must

have a class nine hazardous material label on the

side, including person/company sending the box,

contents, and how much dry ice is inside. Most

airlines honor these rules. One reason for the

rules on the airlines is they do not want to

suffocate any animals with co2, so they keep

animals and dry ice in separate compartments.

 

 

Jeff

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy,

Several places in Seattle, which sell fresh salmon, ship it next day service to

anyplace in United States that receives next day service.

 

They use sturdy Styrofoam shipping boxes, and I don't know if its kept cool with

ice or dry ice. I know there are some restrictions on shipping with dry ice

because as it melts, it reduces the oxygen in the area where the package is. I

don't know exactly what the restriction are.

 

I would find a place that ships fresh food using a next day service, ask them

exactly what they do, and then do the same thing.

 

May your day be filled with clarity, grace, progress, and warm laughter,

Roger

 

-

<vegwriter

<RawSeattle >

Saturday, October 01, 2005 7:53 AM

[RawSeattle] Question about mail-ordering food from raw restaurants

 

 

>

>

> Hi,

>

> A friend wants to send me some delicious raw food for my upcoming birthday

> because (since I moved to Sarasota, FL) I no longer have access to any raw

food

> restaurants as I did when I lived in NYC.

>

> So I'm looking for suggestions. Have you ever mail-ordered food from any

> raw restaurants that you loved once it arrived? I would think the food would

> need to be shipped on dry ice in order to stay fresh. Especially since I

live

> in Florida, where it's still plenty hot outside.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Judy Pokras

> _vegwriter_ (vegwriter)

> editor/founder

> _ www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com_ (http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/)

> Check out our BREAKING NEWS

>

>

>

> & to our free newsletter!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Judy,

 

I recall talking to another raw chef in the last

year or so, who was shipping (or planning to) raw

foods to customers. I may be thinking of a raw

food home delivery service in Southern Cal, but

am not sure. I believe they were using dry ice as

a coolant. Dry ice can be used to freeze. If done

right it can also be packaged to cool without

freezing.

 

I've shipped quite a few boxes of Vice Cream® as

far as the east coast using dry ice and FedEx

overnight shipping. It's expensive, but it works.

Less expensive is the USPO, but they require

specific forms which they do not even have! The

workers don't even seem to know about the forms.

I seemed to know more about their dry ice

policies than they did. With some investigation,

internet research, and some effort, the USPO may

be more affordable (as long as they can get it

there on time!

 

In general, aircraft allow up to 5 pounds of dry

ice per box. The container MUST be able to allow

gas to escape (evaporating dry ice). The box must

have a class nine hazardous material label on the

side, including person/company sending the box,

contents, and how much dry ice is inside. Most

airlines honor these rules. One reason for the

rules on the airlines is they do not want to

suffocate any animals with co2, so they keep

animals and dry ice in separate compartments.

 

 

Jeff

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Ron. I was hoping for some spectacular made-up recipe, like

something Roxanne Klein would have made.

 

This link might help:

http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/directories/b.html

It has these links:

*Raw Caterers, Dining Events & Home Meal Service Delivery

*Raw Food Mail Order & Home Delivery of Organic Produce

Also, http://www.diamondorganics.com/ has overnight delivery available

and they have a raw foods section on their website.

Ron

 

RawSeattle , vegwriter@a... wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

 

> I'm looking for suggestions.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Judy Pokras

> _vegwriter@a..._ (vegwriter@a...)

> editor/founder

> _ www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com_

(http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/)

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This link might help:

http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/directories/b.html

It has these links:

*Raw Caterers, Dining Events & Home Meal Service Delivery

*Raw Food Mail Order & Home Delivery of Organic Produce

Also, http://www.diamondorganics.com/ has overnight delivery available

and they have a raw foods section on their website.

Ron

 

RawSeattle , vegwriter@a... wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

 

> I'm looking for suggestions.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Judy Pokras

> _vegwriter@a..._ (vegwriter@a...)

> editor/founder

> _ www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com_

(http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/)