Think inside the box
[I should turn this into a food blog, since I don't blog much about religion any more! :o)]
We picked up our first CSA box delivered from Ewing Family Farm today:
Inside were some green onions, mustard greens, bok choy, assorted lettuce, a half dozen eggs, a quarter of homemade soap and a bag of homemade bath salts (which will probably be given to Erin, since it's her birthday and she likes that kind of thing):
Looks like we'll be having a nice salad for dinner!
But between the CSA and my determination to get a lot more out of the garden this year, we should have some yummy fresh (and organic!) food coming in the months to come.
BTW, for those in Jeff City, we picked our box up at D&D Main Street Market on the corner of W. Main and Dix Road. I'd never been inside before, but noticed they carry a lot of the same bulk spices and herbs that Shirks does, and it's a lot more convenient to get to (although I like Shirks). I am going to have to go back to D&D and check it out.
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I've thought about signing up for something similar, but I have the same debate: how to get my kids to eat that stuff. They like bell peppers and carrots and asparagus, and that's pretty much everything in the vegetable department. I'd love to hear periodically about how some of the more interesting foods go over with your kids, and what you do to the foods to make them more "presentable" to picky eaters.
Erin,
I'll let you know that as soon as I figure it out myself. Today's box will be easy - "salad." At least 4/6 of the house will eat that.
We joined a local CSA for the first time this year, too. I think our first basket is still a couple weeks away. We'll be in the same position -- getting lots of new things we probably wouldn't normally select at the store, and learning new and exciting things to do with it all.
We'll be picking ours up at a local farmer's market where we've already been going weekly for several months anyway, for fresh eggs and grass-fed meats.
CH,
Our CSA farmer also offers grass-finished beef (from other farmers). A quarter beef is $2.40/lb, which I think is a great price. We can also get raw milk (not that interested), homegrown chickens, organic pork, and lots of other stuff through him. It is going to be an interesting journey.
What a great idea CSA is. I hadn't heard of the concept before, but surely Boulder has this. I'll look into it. We like almost all vegetables so we should be able to fold what we get into our weekly menu.
Lynn,
I hadn't heard of it either until earlier this year.
And indeed, Boulder and environs does have them - http://www.localharvest.org/search-csa.jsp?map=1&lat=40.045435&lon=-105.213243&scale=8&ty=6&zip=80301
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