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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Best I've Had All Week Best I’ve Had All Week: Greens from my CSA
Posted By Tricia Childress on Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM
I’ve been a member of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for several years. The idea behind this is you buy a share of a local farm and then weekly you and the other members of the CSA are provided with equal shares of the produce. In good years, agriculturally speaking, the box is packed; in challenging years, you share the risk with the farmer. I support the idea of having local farms by being a member of a CSA. The main benefit besides eating uber-fresh food has been to learn what to do with an over abundance of specific vegetables - like okra.
This week my box primarily was filled with greens: arugula, red leaf lettuce, romaine, green lettuce, kale, and spinach. Some of my family members prefer the tomato and pepper season, but I enjoy these salad days with these first spring vegetables tasting of newly turned earth.
CSA’s work best if you have others to share the bounty and many people buy shares with friends and neighbors. Even if you do not belong to a CSA or if you are on a waiting list (many of the older area farms have these), area farmers’ markets currently offer these sensational greens.
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