CSA Farm Share 2009: Week 5

[surrealestate]

Forgot to post this last week, but better late than never.

• 1 bunch chard
• 1 bunch carrots
• 1/2 bunch red russian kale
• 1 head red lettuce
• 1/2 lb green beans
• 1 lb fava beans
• 1/2 bunch baby fennel
• 1/2 bunch purple kohlrabi with greens
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• 12 oz cucumbers
• 12 oz summer squash
• 1 lb baby potatoes
• 1/2 bunch dill
• 1/2 bunch carrots
• 1/2 head red lettuce
• 1/2 bunch kale
• 1 head new garlic (with stalk)
• small amount (~2 oz) basil
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• 1/2 pint blueberries

I've also been eating from the garden: lettuce, parsley, basil, thyme, mint, and kale are among the harvestables. And there have been sour cherries and mulberries from public trees as well as wild blueberries in the woods. [ETA: And blueberries from the yard, too! How could I forget those?] And the most recent kraut (extra big batch) turned out great.

Comments

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

mentioning getting food from public trees, etc., reminded me about an article I read (which I can't find now) about a vegan family in Takoma Park, MD who grew or foraged 95% of their food. Their backyard was a forest of old world square foot gardening, and they knew all the wild edibles and where to find them in their neighbourhood public right-of-ways. I wish I liked bitter greens more, cause half the weeds I pull are edible.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

That's pretty great. This is only my third time gardening (ever), but it's all coming along well enough that I think if I had more space to work with and the right climate, I could see pulling that off.

(I can't recall if I've already mentioned, but I'm doing Square Foot Gardening this year, and it's awesome.)

And I wish you could just give me the edible stuff you pull! :) I don't love bitter greens either, but I find the bitterness mellows out when I use them in kraut. Maybe that would work for you, too.