We sure get a variety of vegetables. Some are quite familiar to me like potatoes, onions and peas and others I'd never heard of or knew existed like hakurei turnips, braising greens and purple skinned carrots.
Our meals have been greatly enhanced this summer by a wide variety of greens and we've enjoyed them all immensely.
The best part is that Sam and Rachel know where our food is actually coming from. It's not just nicely packaged at the grocery store along with everything else.
Going out to the farm to pick up, as opposed to being a part of the city pick up has its disadvantages -- mainly the long drive instead of a short walk. But it also has many advantages, like getting to pick your own herbs and seeing where our food is actually coming from.
And my favourite part is that we also get to pick our own flowers. Sweetness! And Sam can pick his own grass to take home as a souvenir. To each their own :)
And best of all, we are eating so healthy these days. We get so many good vegetables are we enjoy them raw, grilled and steamed. Yum yum yum! All the goodness of a garden without the intensity of the work. We LOVE our CSA and the awesome vegetables we get because of it.
Our meals have been greatly enhanced this summer by a wide variety of greens and we've enjoyed them all immensely.
The best part is that Sam and Rachel know where our food is actually coming from. It's not just nicely packaged at the grocery store along with everything else.
Going out to the farm to pick up, as opposed to being a part of the city pick up has its disadvantages -- mainly the long drive instead of a short walk. But it also has many advantages, like getting to pick your own herbs and seeing where our food is actually coming from.
And my favourite part is that we also get to pick our own flowers. Sweetness! And Sam can pick his own grass to take home as a souvenir. To each their own :)
And best of all, we are eating so healthy these days. We get so many good vegetables are we enjoy them raw, grilled and steamed. Yum yum yum! All the goodness of a garden without the intensity of the work. We LOVE our CSA and the awesome vegetables we get because of it.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment at my place! Your little patch of agriculture looks sublime. Growing up in a farming family, I think it's so important for children to understand some of the process of getting the food to the table. (Oh, and we love purple carrots too - we had them for dinner tonight actually!)
ReplyDeleteHaving our kids understand that vegetables come from the earth and not just the grocery store is one of the reasons we joined this CSA. Also the fact that we can work on the farm as well is another major factor. We've been able to do some of the work without having to do all of it!
DeleteThis is definitely on our to-do list once money is a little less tight! ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your CSA!! When can I come for dinner?? Also love the row of zinnias...and that Sam would rather pick GRASS!!! Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to join our local CSA, but I was a little intimidated by the amount of greens in the box during the winter. I put spinach in smoothies and make lots of kale chips, but I don't have any meal time recipes for greens. Any ideas? Thank you for stopping by dailydoseofdelight@blogspot.com!
ReplyDeleteMostly what we do with our greens is steam them or sautee them in butter, which makes them really healthy! Ha ha ha! Our CSA supplies some recipes and I like Googling recipes for greens I don't know what to do with.
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