CSA Farm Share 2010: Week 6
Jul. 16th, 2010 02:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Last week, I did my first batch of roasted vegetables. So good! Darn heat.) I also froze shredded squash for the future, made a big batch of marinated kale++, more kimchi, and ginger carrots.
In other news, check out this awesome play at the plate.
- 2 bunches Beets (red, with greens)
- 2 bunches Carrots (orange)
- 2 bunches Spring Onions
- 2 bunches Kale
- 2 lbs Wax Beans (yellow)
- 4 lbs Summer Squash (mixed types)
- 4 lbs (by volume :) Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 2 heads Romaine Lettuce
-- - 1 bunch Carrots (orange)
- 1 bunch Sweet Onions
- 2 Tomatoes (woohoo!)
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 Pepper
- 1 Fennel
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- 1 bunch Basil
- 1 lb Summer Squash (mixed types)
- 1 head Raddichio
- 1 head Lettuce
- 1 bunch Scallion
One thing I've found sort of interesting looking at CSA posts is how good they always sound. Heck, even when I read the above list (bottom half), it looks so much better than the reality. So this week I did a weight-comparison of Parker and Red Fire. I already knew that RF fit into one shopping bag while Parker needed four, but I was still shocked by the results. (The sad part is that folks at the RF pick-up were going on about how this felt like the best one yet, while Steve apologized for not having more.)
Parker: 24 lbs 5 oz
Red Fire: 6 lbs 2 oz
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Date: 2010-07-16 07:20 pm (UTC)This year Red Fire
Last Year Enterprise
Previous Parker
Previous Brookfield
And I feel like Every YEAR I have the wrong one!! This seems clearly the year to have Parker. Both
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Date: 2010-07-16 07:52 pm (UTC)It's really easy to look at a list of things you aren't getting and think it looks better, but that's not always the reality. (For a very silly example, I look at a friend's posted RF list and frequently think how I wish our haul was that good, but of course we get pretty much the exact same thing -- it just looks better in text. :)
(All of my scallions have gone into kimchi.)
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Date: 2010-07-16 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-16 09:10 pm (UTC)Every farm share is all over the map, though, with all sorts of different things. I'm not sure what you mean by "scattershot" exactly besides "varied", which I consider a good thing, and a description that applies to pretty much all the local CSAs. Sounds like you aren't the target market for this sort of farm share at all, though. (As opposed to the type that lets you choose your stuff from various options, which DD's does to a large extent.)
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Date: 2010-07-16 09:17 pm (UTC)and your post wasn't clear which was which. :P
and you're on our "recommended real estate agent" list at work. :)
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Date: 2010-07-16 09:32 pm (UTC)Like I said, it's totally cool to not be down with the standard CSA format -- there's a reason supermarkets are so popular after all. :) For me, even ditching all the cilantro and a few other things, it's still totally worth it, at least for Parker. For RF, I'm not sure it's any cheaper than if I bought all the same stuff at the markets every week (and of course I wouldn't make all the same choices in that case).
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Date: 2010-07-16 10:53 pm (UTC)i wish i knew how to cook as well as you. :)
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Date: 2010-07-17 01:01 am (UTC)Here's a recipe (http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2009/01/raw-vegan-recipe-fennel-orange-kale.html) that combines it with kale, the most amazing food on the planet. :-)