But today's picture has nothing to do with that. Instead, it has to do with vegetables.
When we lived in Kodiak, we subscribed (I think that's the right word) to a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm in the Pacific Northwest and got a box of organic veggies flown up to us every two weeks. We paid a small fortune for those boxes, but it was worth it to have fresh, organic produce that actually tasted like it was supposed to, instead of the not-so-great produce offered in the commissary and grocery store up there.
When we first moved here, I checked out the Local Harvest website to see if we could find a new CSA to buy from, but didn't see an organic one, so I gave up. Early this spring, another Coastie wife posted on a local FaceBook group page about the CSA farm they use and, after a little investigating, I signed us up.
FINALLY, a long time later, the first crops of the season are being harvested and we got our first box of truly local produce today. Although this farm isn't certified organic, they use the best practices they can, and I'm happy to know the stuff is coming from down the road instead of across the world.
And the one big bonus - we'll be getting roughly 8 weeks worth of produce for only $200... whereas we spent $40 for each box in Kodiak and got a lot less stuff!
So tonight's picture is the contents of our first box, minus some of the green beans, which I cooked for dinner. We got over 3 lbs of beans, a good-sized zucchini, some kind of small squash, 3 small heads of broccoli, a BUNCH of collard greens, a GIANT napa cabbage, and a kohlrabi. Our box was filled to over-flowing!
Now to figure out what to do with some of this stuff!!!
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