Back in March I mentioned that we signed up for a CSA Share and it has started! I’m so excited!
The first batch of goods were picked up on May 12th. I have never done this before so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I knew I would get some veggies and I hoped they would be good.
When I brought in the container from the car, it was filled with tons of greenie goodness. But I admit that I had no idea what most of it was. So I was happy but I was also going, “What do I do with THAT?”
And just when I was about to photograph each item and post it and ask for help identifying everything, I got an email with the contents of the container. Things were better. We ended up getting: Bok Choi, Romaine Lettuce, Green Onions, Green Garlic, Radicchio, Italian Endive, Snow Peas and Collards.
I found some recipes online for a few different meal options and there is also the CSA Share Mailing List where the group of us can share ideas and recipes. I tried the following recipe, which I highly recommend.
Bok Choi, Endive and Snow Peas sautéed with olive oil, garlic, chicken bouillon and a little pepper/salt.
So good. Sooooo good! I drool just thinking about it now.
On Tuesday Sean picked up the Week Two offerings. Red leaf lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Green Garlic, Green Onions, Spinach, Cilantro, Oregano, Zen, Collards, Bok Choy, Snow Peas and Baby Arugula. There is quite a lot of food! And new stuff I never heard of before. Zen? I thought I was trying to achieve that in my life, not trying to figure out how to eat it. Should be fun! And hello fresh spinach and arugula. I know I will love you!
I’m looking forward to seeing the new website for the farm, which should be launching soon. I’ve been gently pushing 
them to add a blog, which I would be more then happy to setup for them. I think it would be a great way for them to easily communicate with everyone. Also a great resource for recipes, which can be categorized and tagged and easy to search. 
I’m so glad we decided to do this. Every little thing helps.
Our new neighbor moved in to his house about 2 weeks ago. The other day he ventured over into our backyard while I was planting some potatoes and cucumbers in my vegetable garden. Apparently he knows a guy who owns a farm were we can get grass fed beef. I have no idea how much that costs but if we could swing it I would be stoked. He also has fresh eggs. Maybe even pork. mmmm pork. I’m trying to get as much food as we can locally. It’s hard to find good information about that in my area. Which got me thinking about maybe starting a website like Madison’s 100-Mile Diet Map. The basic concept is a resource for locally grown food in Madison Wisconsin. The more I think about it the more I love it.
