A better CSA share this week! I received: 1 zucchini 1 green pepper 2 tomatoes 2 small hot peppers a bunch of okra This was perfect timing on the zucchini because I haven't had a zucchini from the garden in several weeks now. I'm just about over my previous zucchini saturation. I was not so… Continue reading CSA: Week 17

Kind of a disappointing share this week. I received: 3 tomatoes (one with a bad spot) 2 green tomatoes (as in unripe tomatoes for making fried green tomatoes) 1 teensy banana pepper about the size of my thumb 1 half green, half red bell pepper (already wrinkled in places) 2-3 handfuls of yellow salad tomatoes… Continue reading CSA: Week 16

Wow 15 weeks of my CSA program are already over. I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by. Not too much longer until it starts to feel like fall outside. That will be nice.This week in my CSA I received:1 cucumber2 banana peppers1 jalapeno pepper1 green bell pepper3 small-ish big tomatoesa handful of… Continue reading CSA: Week 15

In week 14 I received:8 ears of corn (sheesh!)6 tomatoes1 butternut squash2 green onions3 ears dried strawberry cornI was really surprised that I received so many ears of corn. They said it was the last of the corn though so I'll have to make sure to enjoy it. I was really excited to get a… Continue reading CSA: Week 14

In week thirteen I received:3 ears corn3 tomatoes1 cucumbergreen beansThe corn was great but the tomatoes were fair. They were kind of banged up by the time I got them home but I'm not sure if they were like that before or if they got knocked around too much in my bag on the way… Continue reading CSA: Week 13

Wow I can't believe how the last week got away from me. The garden is keeping me very, very busy. I've also been shopping for a deep freezer because our freezer in the kitchen is almost full. We can't decide what size to get though so that is holding us up. We need to get… Continue reading CSA: Week 12

This week I received:FOUR ears of corn (yeah!)1 cucumber1 radisha bunch of small yellow tomatoesa bunch of cherry tomatoesone dozen eggsThe corn was really good last week so I was keeping my fingers crossed for more corn this week. I was really glad to see double the amount!I used the yellow tomato from last week… Continue reading CSA: Week 11

Wow 10 weeks of the CSA are already down. We're not even halfway there yet because the CSA program is 24 weeks total. Bring on the fresh farm food!This week I received:2 ears corn!1 cucumber1 yellow squash1 yellow tomato4 small salad tomatoes3 radishes1 spring oreganoI gotta say, I have really been enjoying this program so… Continue reading CSA: Week 10

I did not get these flowers in my CSA share this week. I cut them from the zinnias in my own garden on Tuesday night and brought them in the house to make a little bouquet. If you cut the zinnias when they bloom you will be rewarded with even more flowers later! A couple… Continue reading CSA: Week 9

Not much going on in the CSA share this week. Same stuff I've been getting before: Turnips Turnip Greens Green onion Eggs For the first time in 6 weeks I did not get mustard greens! Karin said that there are some bigger vegetables like squash and tomatoes on the vine however they were not quite… Continue reading CSA: Week 7