First CSA Pick Up

This year, we opted to sign up for a partial share with a local CSA.  CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, where local residents pay in for a share at a nearby farm and in return will receive a portion of produce weekly or bi-weekly.  We've opted to go for a bi-weekly share, a more affordable means to test try a specific farm.

CSA is a great way to not only support local farms but also gives the member an opportunity to enjoy produce that wouldn't normally be available at the grocer.  In some cases, such as the CSA we signed up for, the produce with also be organically grown thus eliminating the ingestion of harmful chemicals. 

This pick up included (from left to right): A bushel of hakurei turnips, a head of lettuce, 12oz of swiss chards, 8oz of kale, 6oz of arugula, and a bushel of chives.

So excited and can't wait to try out some recipes on these veggies.