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

This week in my CSA share I received:Turnip with greens attachedMustard GreensLettuceGreen onionsDozen eggsThe hen union must have come to terms with their employer because they appear to be back to work. :)I've learned with my CSA produce that I have to wash all the greens on Tuesday night when I get home or I'm… Continue reading CSA: Week 6

This week in my CSA share I received:TurnipsMustard GreensTurnip GreensGreen onionLettuceI was supposed to get eggs this week but Karin said the hens were on strike and she'd have to make up my dozen next week. That was fine by me because I still have quite a few eggs leftover from last time. I was… Continue reading CSA: Week 5

Today I picked up my first CSA share of the season. I signed up for the produce & egg programs so I received:A dozen eggsRadishesGreen onionsSpinachMustard GreensMixed LettuceThe CSA gal Karin said everything had been harvested this morning so it was super fresh! I was happy to see the lettuce and spinach because I wanted… Continue reading First CSA Share

About a month ago I was poking around on the web, checking out some of my favorite blogs when I came across an article on CSAs over on Bankergirl. Being an accountant and interested in numbers and finances I read several personal finance blogs regularly including Bankergirl and The Simple Dollar.Anyway Heidi at Bankergirl had… Continue reading CSA: Community Supported Agriculture