Every Wednesday afternoon, Boo and I make our trip to "The Farm," as we call it. It's a place about 7 miles from our house, where's we've joined as
CSA members. Every Wednesday, we get our share of vegetables and fruit that are organically grown, bio-diversely farmed, sprouting from non-GMO heirloom seeds.
Boo says hello to the chickens
and walks around with me and Farmer Heather as she gets us our share of greens. This is in addition to the tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, plums, peppers and the rest of our share of what is currently flourishing. We also get a dozen or two of healthy eggs, some Farmer-made jams, pickles and such.
I enjoy finding out, by email, what will fill our cupboard each week. I love that Jinsok knows where his food comes from. I love he knows who grows his food, that she works hard, that food comes in cycles and seasons, that sometimes they grow well and sometimes they don't. But that each time we make our 7 mile trek, we're getting something really fresh - like 1 minute fresh - and that no chemicals are leeching into the waters.
I was hoping that joining a CSA would inspire me to cook more at home. And it's working!! Fortunately we like a variety of greens and we like our food rather simply prepared. Tonight we had (grass-fed) beef and sage sausages, beans, Swiss shard (chard) with some
Ezekiel bread.
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| Make sure there are no bugs in the shard! |
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| Cook the stems first in raw coconut oil and garlic; add the leafy parts and add soup soy sauce to taste. |
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| Feed child. |
I enjoy finding out, by email, what will fill our cupboard each week. I love that Jinsok knows where his food comes from. I love he knows who grows his food, that she works hard, that food comes in cycles and seasons, that sometimes they grow well and sometimes they don't. But that each time we make our 7 mile trek, we're getting something really fresh - like 1 minute fresh - and that no chemicals are leeching into the waters.
1 comment:
There is nothing better than knowing where your food came from! I love our HUGE garden right outside our door and I do all the rest of my shopping at a local farm market where the produce is grown out back or brought in from other local farmers, the beef, chicken, and pork are from right around the corner, and all the other products (dairy, canned items, baked goods and breads, and eggs) are Ohio based products. I get to support my local economy and eat healthier!
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