If you have not joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) yet, I highly recommend doing so, although you might have to wait until next year’s growing season. There are a few around town; I will tell you what I love about ours. Many CSA’a just give you fruits and veggies that are locally grown. The one we belong to often includes bread from local bakeries, dairy products, tofu, meat, etc. I also love it because each item that is available each week has a point value. So, if you don’t like one of the items that has a two-point value, you can trade it in for another two-point item or maybe two one-point items…you get the idea. I also like it because there are two different days and times that you can pick your stuff up. This week’s list was: drinkable yogurt, ground bison, eight-grain bread, finishing sauce (think A-1), watermelon, eggplant, grape tomatoes, and million dollar pickles. I traded in the pickles for more yogurt and the bison and finishing sauce for a roasting chicken. Everything came from Kansas and Missouri, except the yogurt which came from Iowa and most of it was organic. Next week we get milk, ground chuck, asiago bread, butternut squash, tomatoes and tofu. I need to start looking for recipes. 🙂
We Heart our CSA
Sunday, August 31, 2008
which csa do you belong to? i’d love some details. i’ve heard of the one through hen house.