CSA Farm Share 2010: Week 6

[surrealestate]

I post this as I sit here eating freshly-baked focaccia along with the first bruschetta of the season OmnomYUM!

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
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• 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

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

*grin* Well, it was kind of clear based on the weights. :) Oddly, I went through all of last year, and there were no tomatillos from Parker (though plenty from RF). I do recall them from prior years, though. And three bunches of cilantro. Which I'll agree with you is at least two (possibly 4) too many.

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).

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

i so agree with you that three bunches of cilantro is three bunches too many.

i wish i knew how to cook as well as you. :)