CSA: Week 5

This was the last week of our CSA until the late winter one begins again in February or March. I don't think we will do the CSA again just due to the cost of it. I loved getting different veggies every other week and trying out new things, being forced to try new recipes. John is less adventurous and was not a fan.

Because it was the last week, they threw in a bunch of extras and goodies. It would make it a lot easier to pay for the CSA if all of this was included every week though!

-3 lbs sweet potatoes
-1 lb brussels sprouts
-1/2 lb mushrooms
-3 beets
-8 carrots
-2 lbs green beans
-5 onions
-1 head garlic
-5 golden delicious apples
-5 red apples of a non-remembered variety
-1 loaf Great Harvest whole wheat bread
-1 dozen eggs
-1 jar natural honey made at the farm!
-1 lb bag of local caramel popcorn!
-jug of local apple cider!

With Thanksgiving in the middle of next week, this food should tide us over for awhile! I bet I end up freezing some!

Read more...

CSA: Week 4

1 lb spinach
1/2 lb mushrooms
1 lb brussels sprouts
8 carrots
3 lbs sweet potatoes
1 winter squash
10 mixed variety apples
1 loaf Great Harvest bread
1 dozen eggs

Read more...

CSA: Week 3

1 head broccoli
1 winter squash
3 pounds sweet potatoes
5 onions
1 pound brussel sprouts
1/2 pound white mushrooms
10 mixed variety apples
1 loaf herb bread
dozen eggs

Read more...

CSA: Week 2

This week we got:
6 ears of corn
1 head cabbage
10 apples
2 pounds red potatoes
1 squash
2 pounds tomatoes
2 pounds green beans
dozen eggs
1 loaf of Great Harvest 5 grain fiber bread

Read more...

CSA - Week 1

Yay! We finally were able to join a CSA. We actually are doing halves with my brother and sister in law. I had been eyeballing this CSA for a couple of years, but the food is meant for a family of 4 and just way to expensive to justify having to (probably) throw out some food every week.

My sister in law emailed me asking if we wanted to go in with them because she was thinking the same thing! We are each picking up every other week. When we signed up there was 16 weeks left in the season (Liz went last week, we went this week so 14 now)- that is a good junk of time to try out the CSA! We split the cost that ends up being $39 every other week a week/the weeks that we pick up and HOLY COW- SO MUCH FOOD!

Seriously.. look:

6 ears of corn
1 pound of kale
1 squash
1 bulb garlic
1 lb tomatoes
2 lbs sweet potatoes
10 apples
2 lbs green beans
dozen eggs
1 loaf of whole grain bread from the local Great Harvest

The CSA we joined is in western Howard County in MD- they have pickups around Howard county and on their farm- Breezy Willow Farm.

..Now I need to go menu plan for the next couple of weeks!

Read more...