I have been thinking of joining a CSA for a while now. In case anyone is wondering what a CSA is, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture. A local farm grows produce, and /or raises animals for food, you pay into it and get a weekly share of what is produced. I recently came across some info about a CSA that is somewhat close to me, well kind of, and talked to a friend who thought she might be interested as well. It turns out, I may finally be joining a CSA! This is great for me because it ensures that I get freshly grown (non-certified but essentially organic) produce right until the end of the year. Out of the three in this family, two of us eat our veggies, and one of us- me – kind of knows how to cook.
Wait, did I say this was a good thing? I am now starting to think that my cooking experience is somewhat lacking and I am starting to think that I may be getting more than my house wife skills can handle… Even though, I am very excited! It is not official yet, but probably in the next couple of weeks, my friend and I will be members of a local CSA. I my never have to garden again! (That is if you would consider what I do now in my overgrown with weeds, piece of dirt, gardening!)
I have never made anything with Ripbor, Dino, or Red Russian Kale. Nor have I ever seen Broccoli Raab, but I am sure they all are delicious! And beets, what shall I make with beets? The recipes are endless. Well, I am sure they are endless, and I need to get a hold of a recipe book that uses these ingredients, because I will not be letting anything go to waste. My life in the kitchen is about to become much more creative! I will let you all know how things progress (assuming that I do, in fact, get accepted into said CSA).
Rejoice for the Day 
I just saw this article on Pinterest and thought it might be helpful for you: http://www.alexandracooks.com/2012/09/24/getting-the-most-from-your-csa-two-favorite-potato-recipes/
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Thanks for that link! I am gonna check it out since I will need all the ideas I can get 🙂
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I have been part of my CSA for over 2 years and I love everything about it. Come and check out my CSA Link party for tons of recipes and ideas to use up your CSA produce (when you get it…). http://inherchucks.com/2012/09/19/whats-in-the-box-44/.
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This is great to hear! Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
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That’s awesome – I have wanted to join a CSA for a long time, but I don’t know of any in my area. My mom gardens a lot. This summer we tried raw beets – they are actually pretty good if you just slice them thinly and snack on them raw. We also tried a kind of spiced beet, which made them taste a little sweeter – that was pretty good too. Beets are not really my favorite, but I did like them fixed those two ways. Good luck with your creative recipes and please share if you find any good ones!
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“hey farmer, farmer. put away that ddt. gimme spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees” Great song from the 70s – I think. enjoy your CSA.
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Yeah, that’s the one! I think it has since been redone. 🙂 Thanks for reading, and your comment.
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Your apples have character! 😀 How exciting to have a whole boxed variety full of fresh produce, though. I love, love, love Mollie Katzen’s Vegetable Heaven cookbook… she has easy, yummy recipes for all manner of adventuresome fruits & veggies. Speaking of which, ‘Ripbor’ is a new one to me, too!
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Thanks for that info. I am gonna see if I can get my hands on one of those cookbooks!
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