Ok, who here is sick of my weekly CSA posts? I usually have good traffic on Mondays and Tuesdays and then it drops off only to come back on Thursdays and Fridays. It's okay, you can tell me when something gets tired and needs some revamping. There are only 4 more weeks of CSA deliveries anyhow. I would be a quitter if I abandoned these posts now. So perhaps you can in the comments section tell me how to make these posts better? I am planning on signing up for the CSA Winter share, so I would rather not bore you all to death throughout the winter.
On that note, I would like to take a moment to think about the future. Anybody can eat locally during the summer months when vacation time is plentiful and everything is in bloom. I think it is harder come fall, because while there is still a bountiful harvest, there is less variety and the veggies are maybe not typical American favorites. I am going to try to continue to eat locally even as the different stalls at the farmer's market shut down. I am scared of winter. What the hell are we going to eat? DH and the Things might finally revolt and shove tater tots down my thoat....
On that note this week we got a cornucopia of veggies: 2 pounds of fingerling potatoes, one head of bok choy, a bunch of beets, one head of lettuce, a bunch of dill, one enormous acorn squash, four hot chiles, 2 bell pepper, 2 beefsteak tomatoes, 2 green zebras (these have been my favorite all season), 25 yellow cherry tomatoes (I chose these over the purple cherry tomatoes) and 40 ground cherries. Ground Cherries are these funny things that look and feel like cherry tomatoes, but they have a husk like tomatillos and they smell like cherries. I haven't the faintest idea what to do with them. Do I eat them raw? Do I saute them? I am stumped. This might require the internet.
Don't forget to tell me off in the comments section ;) Just kidding.
I actually look forward to the CSA posts. I like the anticipation, what will she get this week?! I like to try and come up with recipe ideas for the haul. I love the pictures of the colorful fair. But you know me, I'm also the nerd who's idea of a fun get-together is a trip to the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteI like the CSA posts too although my CSA runs during the winter and spring (I live in Florida). As for the "How do I eat locally during the winter", we usually don't eat as locally during the summer (sort of opposite growing seasons here - too hot during the summer). I get what I can from slightly north of us and use frozen to make up the difference. The other part of eating locally is that the variety will change and you may have to go against conventional nutritional advice. Or learn to preserve a lot during the summer. Eating during the winter will not look at all like eating during the summer.
ReplyDeletePlease don't ever stop the CSA pictures! I love them and get excited each week to see what you'll get. It makes me think about what I would do with the produce you bring home. Keep it up!!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous 7:32--I know who you are ;) And I think that was my idea to go to the grocery store as a "playdate". Haha!
ReplyDelete@Annehueser, I had no idea that the growing season was so different in FL!! That is very interesting. I knew the heat and the seasons were different, but I just thought that meant you grew different stuff, tropical stuff...very cool.
And I am not going to stop the posts. But maybe I will have to build in a riddle or something on Wednesdays to get people to come back....we'll see!
I also like the posts. I pick up my CSA on Wednesday too and I like to compare what we get. You get a lot more than I do (but I only get a half share) and you are a much better photographer than me. I should admit that I like your posts about your CSA haul so much that I wished I had come up with the idea myself.
ReplyDeleteI like your veggie pics, I think you take beautiful pictures, and have actually thought about asking for hi-res versions so I could get a print or two for my kitchen.
ReplyDelete@Dianna--Just shoot me an email, I would be happy to send my pics to you, or print some up and send to you... thetableofpromise@yahoo.com
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