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MARY O’CONNELL BREAKS DOWN HOW IT WORKS. >> WE LOVE TO COOK. REPORTER: TURNING A LOVE FOR FOOD INTO A FRESH FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. >> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING LOCAL FOOD IS AND HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T EVER GET TO EXPERIENCE THAT. WHY IS IT SO INCONVENIENT TO GET IT? REPORTER: HAYLEY AND WILL DESHAZO ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT WITH TILL. A MEMBERSHIP BASED WEBSITE LETTING PEOPLE PICK FRESH PRODUCE YOU MAY FIND AT A FARMER’S MARKET ALL AT THE TOUCH OF YOUR FINGERTIPS. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALABAMA FARMERS HERE FROM UNIONTOWN, FROM CLANTON, FROM COLUMBIANA. WE’RE ABLE TO BUY FROM THEM AND REALLY AND TRULY GIVE TO THE MARKET REALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU’D GET AT THE FARMER’S MARKET BUT LESS THAN ORGANIC GROCERY STORES. REPORTER: FOR A MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP OF $12 OR ANNUALLY AT $99, USERS SIGN UP ONLINE, ADD PRODUCE TO THEIR CART, AND CHECK OUT. RIGHT NOW, TILL WILL DELIVER TO NINE ZIP CODES, BUT ANYONE CAN CHOOSE TO PICK UP LOCALLY. THE COUPLE HOPE THE SERVICE HELPS THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. >> IF WE CAN ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE EATING GOOD LOCAL FOOD THAT’S HEALTHY FOR THEIR BODIES, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE PUTTING INTO THEIR BODIES, THAT WE FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT THEY CAN UTILIZE THE ENERGY THAT FOOD GIVES THEM AND GO OUT AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. REPORTER: FOOD FRESH FROM ALABAMA FARMS TO YOUR TABLE. IN BIRMINGHAM, MARY O’CONNELL, WVTM 13. BRITTANY: TILL IS WORKING WITH 7 FARMS ACROSS ALABAMA. THE PRODUCE DELIVERY SER

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