In addition to the Common Market, at least two other companies, the Fruit Guys and Harvest Local Foods, offer produce deliveries to the workplace.
All of them include fliers with information on the specific farms they buy from, the growing methods used, and recipes for making the most of that week's harvest.
But each service has its own twist.
Radian considered having an on-site farmer's market. But Common Market's Farm to Office program proved more flexible and inexpensive, said Laura Brown in employee benefits and wellness.
"We do it because we're committed to building a culture of health and community," Brown says. "We started a wellness initiative a few years back, with yoga and zumba classes, and this is an extension of that."
About two dozen employees participate, paying $20 each for six to eight different fruits or vegetables in quantities that will feed three to four people, plus a dozen fresh eggs.
On delivery day, every other Wednesday, Common Market puts boxes of just-harvested tomatoes, squash, thyme, or strawberries in a common room. Employee-members get a list of how many of each piece of produce to pick, and then they go from box to box, selecting the particular peaches or plums they prefer.
"The response has been phenomenal," Brown says. "They give you a good amount of things you're familiar with but they also throw in one item you're not so familiar with."
There's even a swap box where workers can exchange their dislikes for something they like better.
On a recent Wednesday, Peter Taylor, who works in data migration at Radian and lives just outside Morristown, N.J., was pleased to see that eggplant and fresh basil were among that week's harvest - along with a recipe for ratatouille.
"I'll make it this weekend for my wife," Taylor said. "It's her favorite."
