Delivery Options for Buying Fiddleheads

Fiddlehead Delivery Options

In order to ensure freshness, all Fiddleheads must be delivered overnight to the desired location. We have several options for delivery of our Fiddleheads.

Fiddlehead Delivery by Ruma Truck
Ruma’s Fruit & Produce is located in Everett, MA (5 minutes North of Boston). We are able to deliver fiddleheads to locations within Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Southern New Hampshire via one of our produce trucks.

Fiddlehead Delivery by UPS
Ruma’s Fruit & Produce offers delivery of our Fiddleheads through UPS. We have a daily UPS pick up and can send your Fiddleheads with UPS using our account number and we can bill you. We also offer 3rd party billing for Fiddlehead shipments through UPS. If you have a UPS account number, we can bill your account directly for the UPS Overnight shipments. Regardless of using your account number or ours, we will choose the UPS Overnight Air Saver option that will be the most cost effective for you unless you request a different option.

Fiddlehead Delivery by FedEx
We offer delivery of our Fiddleheads through FedEx. If you have a FedEx account number, we can arrange delivery for you by using 3rd party shipping. As stated above, all fiddleheads must arrive at the designated location the next day after purchase to ensure freshness. We will choose the FedEx Standard Overnight option that will be the most cost effective for you unless you request a different option.

Fiddlehead Delivery by Eastern Connection
Eastern Connection is a delivery courier located throughout the North East. EC offers overnight services to select zip codes in the following states:

Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia

When you buy Fiddleheads, they will typically be delivered in 30 lb boxes and most areas will be delivered by 2 pm the next day. Eastern Connection does not deliver everywhere in the North East, please contact the sales office regarding your delivery area. Pricing for Fiddlehead delivery through Eastern Connection will be a standard $20 fee per 30 lb box for the 2008 Fiddlehead Season.

Fiddlehead Delivery by Air
Ruma’s Fruit has delivered Fiddleheads by Air via United Airlines and Continental Airlines. All shipments by air require the fiddlehead buyer to have an account with one of these airlines. We arrange the drop off at Logan Airport in Boston. We request that you place your order early in the morning for Fiddlehead deliveries by air. Each airline has a 2 – 5 hour window in which the air shipments must be dropped off before the scheduled flights.

Pick Up Fiddleheads
We have the option of pick up for Fiddleheads as well. We are located conveniently next to the New England Produce Center in Chelsea, MA.

Our physical address is:
Ruma’s Fruit & Produce
210 Beacham St
Everett, MA
Office: 617-389-8090
Fax: 617-387-7894