In what I hope will be a boring and tedious weekly post I bring you:
The Weekly CSA Harvest Report
They’ve gone and changed the system on me from last year! Previously, you could wake your ass up at 7.30 on a Saturday morning, drive down to the Bottom, and be presented with a list of vegetables and associated quantities to abscond with. Bleary-eyed, you’d stuff cucumber and squash into your sack and head back home for more sleep.
This year things work like my college meal plan: you start out at the beginning of the semester with a set amount of Veggie Dollars that disappear at the end of they year. Throughout the semester you must budget and use your VD wisely. If you aren’t careful you could end up, stuck, at the end of the year with too many VD’s.
No one wants this.
This week the good farmers at Victory Farms gifted us with:
- carrots
- easter egg radishes
- a nice salad mix
- arugula
- scallions
There were lots of types of greens, some spinach, and some broccoli rabe — of which I chose not to partake. Hopefully later I’ll write a post about why CSA’s (community supported agriculture) are awesome.
But in the mean time, anyone know any good carrot recipes?
April 29th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
1. slice carrots into thin discs (a mandoline is expedient)
2. sauté over medium ish? with some olive oil until they’re as soft as you like em–maybe 15 mins
3. enjoy dillishuss concentrated fibery goodness
April 29th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
also don’t forget salt at the end.
just made this with Victory Farms carrots so I can confirm they have a great taste
April 29th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
No, but I have a recipe for arugula that I will post in a sec. It is currently in my belly. The food, not the recipe.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I shredded about 1/2 of them for daily lunch salads. Other half if going in “family stew”.
May 1st, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Steam carrots and lightly coat with honey and butter.
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:24 am
Try Alton Brown’s Glazed Carrots, you can find it on foodtv.com.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
[…] should explain now that our grocery budget is going to be considerably less now that our vegetable co-op has started for the year. That was initial output of some major cash, but it will supply our […]
May 25th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I was wondering if you might lend a typing hand to help us help the 17th Street Farmers Market. For the whole (but brief) story, please read our petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/the-17th-st-farmers-market-needs-your-help If you find you agree with us (or just don\’t object strongly), we\’d be much obliged if you would post the petition to your blog.
C U @ 17!
Mary Kroll