CSA

This past week we haven't eaten any of the produce we got. Kinda sad :( Been busy with lots of house guests!

4 asian eggplants

5 patty pan squash

1 cantaloupe

1 pint of yellow cherry tomatoes

1 bunch basil

1 bunch chard

4 tomatoes

1 bunch green onion

August CSA

Getting good variety of produce lately. Been eating a lot of salad and stir fry. We did make some mashed potatoes with the celery root and potatoes for dinner one night. They were tasty! This week we made caprese salad with the fresh basil and tomatoes from the CSA and fresh mozzarella from the farmer's market.

August 3rd

1 bunch carrots
1 bunch beets (2 big ones)
1 head green leaf lettuce
1 eggplant
3 tomatoes
1 quart of potatoes
3 onions
1 celery root
1 purslane

August 10th

3 tomatoes

6 cucumbers (small)

1 bunch thyme (which they spelled on the board “thaime”)

1 bunch basil

1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes

1 quart mixed peppers (1 sweet, the rest hot! 2 orange, 3 green)

1 bunch sweet potato leaf

1 bunch green onions

6 patty pan squash (green)

July CSA

Lots of missed weeks here for the CSA. So far this year we've been pretty disappointed at the quality of the produce this year. Not sure if it's because we've had a really hot and dry summer. Overall the items have been smaller and not as fresh as last year. But, like last year, we're overwhelmed with squash!

Week of July 13th
2 small heads of green leaf lettuce
1 head red leaf lettuce
6 yellow squash
6 patty pan squash
1 bunch beets (3)
1 pint of garlic (not whole cloves)
1 bunch chard
1 bunch broccoli (not very good looking, all of them had brown on the tops)
1 bunch scallions

Week of July 20th
1 quart full of potatoes
1 head green cabbage
1 bunch carrots
1 head green leaf lettuce
1 head romaine lettuce
1bunch green onion
1 bunch spring onion
5 patty pan squash
6 yellow squash

CSA Week 5

Since we were out of town this week, we gave away our CSA share this week to Adam and Tom & Victoria. We did keep some of the garlic though since that would last the week.

1 bunch broccoli

2 cloves garlic

1 bunch beets

1 red cabbage

1 head of romaine

1 head of red leaf lettuce

1 head of bib lettuce

1 bag patty pan squash

1 bunch parsley

CSA Week 4

1 bunch broccoli

1 bunch beets (with beet greens)

1 head green lettuce

1 bunch chard

1 bunch spinach

3 yellow squash

1 red cabbage

1 bag patty pan squash

We used the beets and cabbage to make a yummy carrot and beet slaw for the 4th!

CSA Week 3

I'll start off this week with a photo of one of last week's dinners. Huge side salad with radishes, arugula, green leaf and mizuna from the CSA with a side of egg and cucumbers from the farmer's market. I also made some small red potatoes from the market and a tilapia filet. Pretty good meal!

This weeks picks:

1 head green leaf lettuce

1 head red leaf lettuce

1 bunch spinach

1 bunch arugula

1 bunch chard

1 bunch broccoli leaves

1 broccoli

4 zucchinis

1 bunch red onions

CSA Week 2

We did a good job of eating almost all of the veggies from last week, except for some left over arugula. This week we got a ton more lettuce! ARG!!! I guess it's one huge salad for every meal the rest of the week. What do you do with all this lettuce?

1 head green leaf lettuce

1 head some other green lettuce (had a different name)

1 head green cabbage

1 bunch beets (with beet greens)

1 bunch spinach

1 bunch arugula

1 bunch mizuna (new item!) (Mizuna is an Asian variety of mustard greens. It has spiky dark green leaves that have a surprisingly delicate texture and delightfully peppery, even spicy kick.)

1 bunch red chard

1 bunch collard greens

CSA Week 1

Yesterday marked the beginning of this year's CSA share! We're excited to get fresh veggies every week again. This year we got a similar mix to what we got last year, but with a few extra, non leafy green items.

1 red leaf lettuce
1 green leaf lettuce
1 bunch spinach
1 bunch arugula
1 bunch green chard
1 bunch radishes
1 bunch garlic scape
3 pints strawberries

CSA - Last Week!

We made it through the 2009 growing season with the CSA and it's been an overall positive experience. Here's a list of the last pick up of the year!

1 bag potatoes

1 bunch cilantro

1 bunch chard

1 bunch collards
1 bunch mustard greens
1 bunch kale
1 bunch spinach
1 bag mixed salad greens
1 green cauliflower
1 bag shallots
1 red cabbage

CSA Week ????

So, I've missed a few weeks of the CSA pickup. I know we got a lot of potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, beets, yellow squash, zucchini, acorn squash, butternut squash, eggplant and chard. This week we're reverting back to getting lots of greens.

1 bunch collard greens
1 bunch kale
1 bunch chard
1 red leaf lettuce
1 bunch arugula
1/2 pint of hot peppers
1 bag sweet potatoes
2 eggplant

I think I have 3 eggplants now and I'm not sure what to do with them. We've already made a huge batch of eggplant parmesan so that's out. Maybe some baba ghanouj?

CSA Week 11

We're very excited for all the new, fresh produce we're getting at the end of the summer! This week we got lots of new items, and plenty of them! We decided to pick up our share at the end of the pick up time to see if we could get a few extras. It worked and we got quite a few extra items!

The share:

1 bag of garlic

2 bunch basil (first herbs!)

3 zucchini

1 green leaf lettuce

4 tomatoes

1 green onion

1 bag of corn

1 watermelon

We were able to pick up extra garlic, green leaf lettuce, zucchini and corn. Good variety this week!

CSA Week 10

I've been riding my bike to pick up our produce every week. Usually, it's no big deal. It's only 1.4 miles round trip with it being uphill most of the way back home. This week, I had a few things working against me. It was 95+ degrees with high humidity so I knew it would be hot but I wasn't expecting this week's produce picks to be so heavy! I managed to bike home a watermelon, a melon and a bag of potatoes! I'm so proud :)

The stuff:

1 melon

1 watermelon

1 bag potatoes

2 red onions

1 head green leaf lettuce

1 bunch chard

1 bunch green onions

3 green peppers

And here's last night's meal using the green peppers and chard from the CSA and tomatoes from our garden.

CSA Week 9

Week 9 for the CSA finally brought us some more fruit! We haven't gotten any fruit since week 1 when we got a pint of strawberries. This week we got a cantaloupe and a 1/2 pint of raspberries. And yes, we even got more squash :(

This week's picks:

1 head green leaf lettuce

1 bunch chard

1 cantaloupe

1/2 pint raspberries

1 bag patty pan squash

3 red onions

1 bunch green onions

1 bunch beets

3 zucchini

CSA Week 8

Here we are with Week 8 of our CSA veggies. I think we're doing a good job of eating the veggies in time, but I'm kinda done with squash at the moment. I was hoping for some more fruit, perhaps some peaches?

Week 8

1 bunch green onion

1 bag potatoes

1 green leaf lettuce

1 bunch chard

1 head red cabbage

1 bag patty pan squash

6 yellow squash

5 cucumbers

1 garlic

CSA Week 7

Since we were out of town last week on the Eggerding family vacation in Wisconsin, Week 6 produce went to Karen & Eric. This week we got a few new items and lots of repeats. We're getting pretty good at preparing chard!

Week 7:
5 cucumbers
4 yellow squash
1 bag of eggplant
1 bag patty pan squash
1 green leaf lettuce
1 bunch beets
1 bunch chard
1 bunch green onions
1 garlic

CSA Week 5

Another week of beautiful produce from our CSA! Last week we made a slaw from the cabbage and beets that turned out pretty good and tried the broccoli greens sauteed and served over rice. Not too bad. We still have our broccoli and snap peas from last week to eat. Got too busy to eat the good stuff!

This weeks produce:
1 bunch broccoli leaves
1 bunch broccoli
1 cabbage
1 bunch spinach
1 green leaf lettuce
4 zucchini
1 bunch beets
1 bunch small onions

CSA Week 4

So we missed CSA Week 3 due to our trip to Chicago so today picks up with Week 4 delivery from the CSA.

1 bunch green chard
1 bunch rainbow chard
1 bunch spinach
1 bunch red leaf lettuce
1 head cabbage
1 bunch beets
1 pint of snap peas
1 bunch broccoli
1 bunch broccoli leaves (anyone heard of this?)

CSA Week 2

Last week we used all the greens (kale and chards) in a wonderful steak & greens recipe with a bit of brown rice. We made a small salad with some of the lettuce's and still have some of that leftover.

This weeks picks:
1 bunch spinach
1 romaine lettuce
1 red leaf lettuce
1 green leaf lettuce
1 bunch kale
1 bunch red chard
1 head cabbage
1 bunch garlic scape (pictured below)

CSA Week 1

This year we signed up for a share in a Community Supported Agriculture program ("CSA"). The CSA is with One Straw Farm, the largest organic vegetable farm in Maryland. The CSA provides weekly produce (whatever is ripe!) from June through November. Each week you get 8 items that you pick up at a nearby site and you'll have more than enough produce to last you the week. We had our first pick up this week and got a lot of stuff! Below is the list:

1 bunch romaine
1 bunch red leaf lettuce
1 bunch green leaf lettuce
1 bunch kale
1 bunch rainbow chard
1 bunch red chard
1 bunch arugula
1 pint strawberries