csa basket - week 6.

I can't believe this is our 6th week of receiving fresh food from Beaverdam Creek Farms. Truly amazing...even more so considering it's not even technically summer yet, although the heat makes it feel like August.

I just realized that we paid $450 to receive a basket of fresh produce for 20 weeks. It's crazy to think that anyone WOULDN'T do this! Our family is great and we are so happy with the food we are getting. They are still selling prorated shares so it's not too late to get in on some fresh food for 3-1/2 months as a pro-rated rate. And if you can't make it to Franklin every week, WE can and you can pick it up at our house. Please, please, please think about it. Even if you have a garden yourself, I personally find it to be an awesome way to support local farms and keep them in business (although, it boggles my mind on how you make money selling a 1/2 share for $450 for 20 weeks of food!! CRAZY). Anyway, I'm stepping off my soapbox but we NEED to keep local farmers in business and CSAs are a great - and tasty - way to do it. (Plus, most produce can be frozen and/or canned and you can eat the food later this winter when everything is gray and sad...okay, I'm really stepping down now)

I want to remember what I'm getting every week in my basket so I can plan even better next year and will start posting pictures of the basket before it gets unloaded into the fridge.

Today we received...
- turnips
- cilantro
- galisse lettuce
- cabbage
- broccoli
- zucchini
- rainbow swiss chard
...enough to fill our bottom crisper drawer every week

We also managed to snap some yukon gold and truffle ravioli, angel hair pasta, blackberries, red potatoes and shallots at the farmer's market. I'm going to work on the aformentioned asparagus/wild rice quiche today along with freezing some produce. I'm also thinking about making a blackberry/cherry cobbler this weekend but that will probably come later as I want to purchase a cherry pitter first.

Along with mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, gardening and some work to do with my main job, this weekend seems almost over already!