A New CSA!

What a joy! After our terrible experience with Bob Brackett's CSA last year (which has since been independently confirmed by another of Bob's former shareholders as the worst CSA experience ever), we have begun the new growing season with a new group called the Prairieland CSA. It's managed by a non-profit organization, not the farmer, so the farmer family does their job and the organization handles all the PR with the kind of administrative know-how that inspires confidence! Yippee! I also love the Moore Family's produce and chicken, so I knew the quality of the products before signing on.

Our first share was this week (2 weeks earlier than Bob's start date):

• 6 eggs, pasture-raised


• 1# whole wheat flour


• 1 medium sack of salad mix and Asian greens (combined)

Now that's the way to start when you don't have anything! As a new member of the CSA, I received a cookbook as well. It's more of a how-to-cook-from-a-CSA-share kind of manual with basic instructions on the types of dishes that do well with a variety of fresh ingredients (quiches, crepes, casseroles, pastas, etc.). An entire chapter is devoted to cooking with fresh herbs. I look forward to that educational experience.