This year I signed up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share and I am so excited to eat organic produce from local farmers. I split the share with my Grandma and we signed up for a half-share, where we pick our items up every other week. Since we didn’t know what to expect, we thought signing up for the lesser option would be best to start with. The way my CSA works is when you signed up, you indicated what you liked and didn’t like so your selections would be tailored to your preferences.

Here’s the first week share, which included 1 lb. rhubarb, 1.5 lbs. crimini mushrooms, mixed greens, herbs and fresh bread. The first share was small since we had a wet spring and that impacted some of the planting in the area. My grandma made a rbubarb crisp that was delish! I also enjoyed lots of salads and sandwiches.

I picked up the second share last Friday and it was more substantial. It included 1.6 lbs of strawberries, mixed greens, head of lettuce, radishes, green onions, head of lettuce and garlic scrapes. Needless to say, I will be eating a lot of salads this week. Perfect timing, since I feel like I’ve been slacking on the nutritious stuff. The strawberries were the some of the best I’ve ever had, Its amazing how different something can taste when its locally grown vs buying something from the grocery store.

Being the nerd I am, I’ve been weighing and writing down everything I’ve gotten because I want to compare prices with the grocery store and see what the price difference overall is. Its not just about the numbers for me, but I think it will be interesting to see how it all pans out. I’m also toying with doing this every week next year and want to make sure I’m eating most items.

And my EarthBoxes…sadly had to be relocated to my mom’s since Bambi kept coming onto my porch and eating my tomato plants. Since I was in the middle of studying for midterms, I did not have the time to rig up something to protect them and it was just way easier to have my stepdad pick them up.  I’m headed over there to tomorrow to see how they’re doing!

Are you part of a CSA or growing anything in your backyard? Any tips on spicing up my salads?

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