thoughtful consumption

When you sign up with Farmers’ Fresh Food, you can list items that you’d rather not ever get in your weekly bag.

Here’s what’s on my family’s “hate list:”

• Bell peppers
• Collard greens
• Cucumbers

So you won’t see those in my weekly reports. But, rest assured, these items are available. I know this because last year (pre-hate list), I would get my bag some weeks and pull out a bunch of stuff I’d end up giving away. That was kind of depressing; this year’s much better.

Also, I try to be specific on my list to give the baggers some wiggle room. I can deal with hot peppers, for instance. And kale and broccoli rabe I ‘m okay with – we turn them into creamy “spinach” dip. Cream cheese has a way of fixing everything. I’ll post the dip recipe next.