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Lots of leafy goodness

Week 3:

• Red leaf lettuce
• Simpson lettuce
• Beets & greens
• Scallions
• Brocolli Rabe
• Red Russian Kale
• Cucumbers
• Squash

Our box is definitely getting heavier as the weeks go by .. they are spoiling us! I’m excited about the cucumbers for salads, and my boss is going to try a cucumber cold soup. We had so many between the slicing cucumbers and the pickling cucumbers that I had to bring some into work. The colleagues are not complaining Seth is officially addicted to kale, and excited about the beets. Parents threw scallions in with the roasted vegetables on the grill and it gave it some great flavor.

In other news, there is some talk going around about the Lehigh Valley Food Co-op. On their website there is an amazing amount of information, including the annual fee ($75) and drop off site (Center Street in Bethlehem for us). The product list for June is extensive, and I think some further investigation is necessary. I’d be into it for the meat & dairy components, since Season’s Harvest is already providing my vegetables.

Feel free to leave your thoughts on the bounties of food cooperatives .. I’ll report back with product list vs. grocery list – an experiment to see how well the price tags match up.

community supported agriculture

Swiss Chard

So in an effort to do something green my friend Seth & I decided to split a farm share from a local farm called Season’s Harvest.

Week One yielded:

• swiss chard
• broccoli
• kale
• sugar snap peas
• lettuce
• thyme & sage

The CSA makes rounds on Wednesdays every week and we go to a local shop to pick up our veggies. This will last for approximately 22 weeks, with a whole variety of vegetables available.

My first thought upon opening the box was … where’s the rest of it? We only purchased a half share ($425) so the pickings are much slimmer than the full share (a whopping $575). Seth & I intend to keep track of what we’re receiving to determine if it’s worth it at the end of the season.

Stay tuned!