[local eating] Deep winter share, 6 of 6
Mar. 23rd, 2012 05:11 pmOr as the white board listed it, "Deep Winter" share, since it was set up outside under a pop-up tent instead of inside.
The loot:
I'd expected some parsnips, since the farm had mentioned having them for this weekend's farmers markets, and I always want onions, but otherwise, I'm pleased with the haul. Note to self: remember that the flour is stored in the freezer.
Side note: the season is changing crazy fast, being well past crocuses and snowdrops and well into daffodils, forsythia, and even magnolias, plus I saw some willow fronds changing to that early yellow-green. It's in the 70s today, but by Monday night is forecast to be in the high 20s.
The loot:
- a head of garlic
- a bag of popcorn (about a pound, perhaps a bit more)
- a bag of spinach (about a third of of a pound)
- two and a half pounds of white potatoes
- a pound and a half of beets
- a pound and a half of carrots
- a bag of frozen green beans (about a pound)
- half a pound of alfalfa sprouts
- a third of a pound of mesclun
- two heads of lettuce (I got one Boston, and one green that had tinges of red, since there wasn't a red one that I could see)
- a two-pound bag of whole-grain flour from Upinngil (either buckwheat or rye; I chose the latter because I chose buckwheat last year)
- a pint of maple syrup from Ripley Farm (note: couldn't find a website for the farm, so this goes to their FB page) (a choice of light or dark amber grade A; I chose dark)
I'd expected some parsnips, since the farm had mentioned having them for this weekend's farmers markets, and I always want onions, but otherwise, I'm pleased with the haul. Note to self: remember that the flour is stored in the freezer.
Side note: the season is changing crazy fast, being well past crocuses and snowdrops and well into daffodils, forsythia, and even magnolias, plus I saw some willow fronds changing to that early yellow-green. It's in the 70s today, but by Monday night is forecast to be in the high 20s.