Last night I picked up my 18th and final share from my CSA (Consumer Supported Agriculture) delivery. I got organic apples, beets, bell peppers, butternut squash, cabbage, carrots, kale, Mercado peppers, mini pumpkin, onion, parsnips, pie pumpkin, potatoes and a gourd. Now that the season is over I am evaluating the service. I think I got a deal. I have quite a bit of summer squash, peas, beans, and corn in my freezer. I ate everything except the beets and the cucumbers. Offspring #2 takes the beets and my chickens loved the cucumbers. I tried some vegetables I've never tried before and found out I liked some (but not the beets). I really liked the onions, lettuce, corn, kale and potatoes. I loved, loved, loved the organic tomatoes. The squash was good too. Lucky for me squash keeps because I have 3 left to eat now. I haven't tried the parsnips yet and I have two weeks of those to eat. Parsnip - what a strange word. Parse snip. Par Snip. I think I'll try some parsnip fries later this week. Since my delivery came on Monday I changed my cooking habits from cooking mostly on weekends and eating leftovers all week. Now I do more cooking during the week. I was able to adapt and plan my menu based on what was growing well on the organic farms around Big Lake. Belonging to a CSA has been a challenge but not overwhelming. The only vegetable I think I got too much of was green and wax beans. I think I will sign up again for next year.
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