This is the diary of our CSA share this year. The cost of a full share is $545 for 22 weeks (this CSA offers a winter share) which will bring us to the last week in October, and works out to $24.75 per week. Western New York weather is such that June is the lightest CSA month. September and October will be more than abundant! Usually, I feel I don’t get my money’s worth the first few weeks (which will be predominantly lettuces), but the fall bags more than makeup for that.
I decided not to take any salad greens this week. We haven’t been eating salads lately, and I hate to take something just for the sake of taking it. Since we have a good supply of onions, peppers and tomatoes, Hubby decided to make a pot of chili this weekend. Sounds good to me!
This week we took:
● Cabbage
● Cantaloupe
● Celery
● Green Peppers
● Kale
● Onions
● Tomatoes
Also available that we didn’t take:
● Arugula
● Beets
● Carrots
● Chard
● Collards
● Salad Greens
● Squash
● Zucchini
What we could have taken in the garden (but didn’t):
● Cherry Tomatoes
● Cut Flowers
● Yellow and Green Beans
● Basil
● Cilantro
● Dill
● Lavender
● Marjoram
● Rosemary
● Thyme
Do you belong to a CSA? If so, what type? How much? Do you find it as worthwhile as I do?
● Past CSA Shares
● Find a CSA
● NYS Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Calendar
● US Agricultural Data
Skirnir Hamilton says
This past Monday was our pickup. We received a large watermelon which is close to half gone, about 10 to 11 peaches. So far we have made a peach bbq pork crockpot recipe for shredded meat sandwiches. I have a peach muffin recipe that hopefully I will make soon. Another 6 ears of corn, tomatoes, eggplant, 3 yellow squash, some red potatoes. These past few pickups have been quite good. Just not a fan of eggplant or squash yet. I don’t mind the yellow squash being added to our marinara sauce for pasta, but the eggplant texture when doing that bothers me a tad. My hubby liked the eggplant parmesan, and ate all the left overs. I don’t like food waste, but did waste a bit of eggplant, recently.
KimH says
I want to toot Didi’s horn… I despise eggplant unless its hidden in baba ghanoug or maybe if its fried and I cant tell what Im eating.. BUT… Didi made an Eggplant in Manicotti that is OUT OF THIS WORLD! I absolutely adore it… Since you dont know how much I despise it, you have no clue what my statements really mean… Ack, Puke, yuck is what I think of eggplant.. well at least until I made Didi’s Manicotti..
Here is the link!! manicotti-with-roasted-garlic-eggplant
I made it for M’honey just as is but I rarely eat wheat/noodles so I just made some of the filling to the side.. Trust me folks… it is HEAVEN… even if you hate eggplant. Give it a try.. If you love sausage & garlic… you are going to LOVE this!!
KimH says
While I went & got acupuncture & cupping done, M’honey ran to pick up mine & my girlfriend’s (who is in the hospital for the next couple weeks) CSA shares..
This bag was a pretty full one and Im quite happy with it.. We got rhubarb, green onions, carrots, beets, leaf lettuce, yellow sweet peppers, red sweet peppers, 2 green bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, new potatoes, 2 pints blackberries, yellow squash, & a bit of dill. I think thats it.
My girlfriends bag is a half share & she got lettuce, tomato, grape tomatoes, an eggplant, corn and fresh basil..
Its all gorgeous as always and my frig is stocked full of wonderful colorful veggies.
If you’d like to see.. here is the link acrossmypathtoday.blogspot.com