So yesterday I managed to finally get out of the house after a long weekend of too much heat and sinus congestion. It was CSA day, and I can't miss it. Plus the hubs took the day off so he could go to the farm with me and see what all the fuss is about.
It's our second CSA pick up of the season. We got collards, salad greens, tatsoi, bok choi, broccoli and a cucumber this week. Then we took a walk around the farm to see how they do stuff. It's very neat and organized. They essentially grow organically even though they haven't gone to the expense of becoming certified. So instead of chemicals, they use fabric bed covers to protect the crops from insects and pests. It's a pretty big farm, and it seemed like tons of work. Good thing they got the high school kids helping out!
If you haven't tried a CSA, I recommend it. We paid about as much as we'd spend at the grocery store in one month, and we'll get a small share of whatever the farm produces for the next 24 weeks. It's organic, and much fresher than what is at the store.
Not knowing what we'll get every Tuesday is the biggest hurdle. We have had to stop planning out meals for the week and go back to being creative. Mostly its my creativity. Well, actually all of it is my creativity. But I don't mind McGuyvering dinner most nights. It's more fun than reading recipes out of a book. Probably in a couple months I'll feel differently, but for now it's good.
Last night we made some kind of burrito things with two collard leaves standing in for the tortilla. It was pretty good! Thanks Henry Got Crops!
It's our second CSA pick up of the season. We got collards, salad greens, tatsoi, bok choi, broccoli and a cucumber this week. Then we took a walk around the farm to see how they do stuff. It's very neat and organized. They essentially grow organically even though they haven't gone to the expense of becoming certified. So instead of chemicals, they use fabric bed covers to protect the crops from insects and pests. It's a pretty big farm, and it seemed like tons of work. Good thing they got the high school kids helping out!
If you haven't tried a CSA, I recommend it. We paid about as much as we'd spend at the grocery store in one month, and we'll get a small share of whatever the farm produces for the next 24 weeks. It's organic, and much fresher than what is at the store.
Not knowing what we'll get every Tuesday is the biggest hurdle. We have had to stop planning out meals for the week and go back to being creative. Mostly its my creativity. Well, actually all of it is my creativity. But I don't mind McGuyvering dinner most nights. It's more fun than reading recipes out of a book. Probably in a couple months I'll feel differently, but for now it's good.
Last night we made some kind of burrito things with two collard leaves standing in for the tortilla. It was pretty good! Thanks Henry Got Crops!
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