thoughtful consumption

Wednesday’s box included some pac choi that was far past its prime. Ick! I was able to salvage some of the stems. I guess this far wetter than normal weather plus plastic bags makes for some of these surprises. Update: Patricia, the CSA manager, wrote me that the rains and some packing problems led to [...]

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This past week, I got to visit Nancy and Jacque of Red Hott Tomatoes again – this time with a fully charged camera battery. I had a wonderful time and took a lot of pictures and am working on another post about the farm. But here’s one of my favorite pictures for now. “…Mama to [...]

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carrots strawberries kohlrabi fingerling potatoes peas granola eggs dill squash beets chervil, parsley, and garlic chives onions banana-nut muffins lettuce (pictured below) garlic scapes (pictured below) We ate all the lettuce before I took this week’s photo. Luckily, I did take a picture of my plate last night. Garlic scapes! I didn’t know about garlic [...]

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Member packs If you haven’t got your member pack yet, don’t panic! They’re being delivered several at a time over the next few weeks. Here are some better pictures of some of the items in the member pack. Mint syrup I enjoy fresh mint in my tea, but I didn’t think I could get through [...]

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This pack is sent to everyone who purchases a sustaining membership for $100. Members also get online store discounts. Here’s what was in my member pack. 2 peanut bars – so scrumptious! I’ll be ordering these from the online store for special occasions. 3 lip balms – peppermint, pink grapefruit, and honey goat soap sampler [...]

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I added the gourmet upgrade to my standard package this week. Plus we got our cool member pack which I’ll describe more in my next post. eggs banana nut muffins (started with six, but you know how that goes) salad enhancers: carrots, snow peas, broccoli buds, peppermint? kale snow peas gourmet salad mix onion strawberries [...]

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herbs: chives, chervil, and cilantro English peas green hydroponic lettuce Bordeaux spinach strawberries (1 lb!) eggs blueberry muffins radishes green onions red hydroponic lettuce This week’s collection is very spring, don’t you think? The chive flowers, radishes, strawberries and the delicate green colors looked really pretty spread out on the table. The blueberry muffins are [...]

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Here’s this week’s haul. School’s out for a couple of months, and I am looking forward to having more time to play with my food. Ezekiel muffins eggs pecans oregano spinach red leaf lettuce more lettuce (Bibb?) more pecans carrots strawberries collards I also ordered extras from the online store. Café Campesino regular and decaf [...]

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