Farm share, week 1

[magid]

This year I'm getting a regular-sized farm share from Red Fire Farm (again), and a mushroom share. My pickup is on Wednesday; this is the first week.

• 7 carrots
  
• 2 Persian-ish cucumbers
  
• a large bunch of pretty red radishes with their greens
  
• a big bunch of Red Russian kale
  
• 2 large heads of really pretty Boston lettuce
  
• a bunch of green garlic
  
• a head of Napa cabbage
  
• a pound of spinach (which is a lot!)
  
• a bunch of curly-leaf parsley (traded for more lettuce; I'm not really inspired by parsley)
  
• a third of a pound of shiitake mushrooms

First thoughts: saute the spinach with green garlic and radish greens. Fridge pickle the radishes. A lot of salad with the cucumbers. Some kind of slaw with the Napa and carrot, maybe with a spicy peanut dressing and some of the garlic greens.

Comments

[avivasedai]

I like the idea of the mushroom share - mushrooms are delicious and versatile. I opted not to partake in my school's CSA this year b/c I was splitting it with a coworker and still not getting through all of what we were given. Also, Rick is working at a farmer's market every other weekend and I'm okay with going there, wandering around, and getting the produce I need that way. It's still local farmers, and I get to choose the things I know my family will eat/I can prepare with relative ease. I hope you enjoy the boxes!

[magid]

I adore mushrooms (though these days, I have approximately no interest in portobellos, which feel overused). I'm lucky that I was able to do this add-on (and I know of another mushroom share locally I could have chosen).

If I had an in at a farmer's market, I'd totally do that! So convenient, and choosing what you like is great. I'm not always good about making it to the farmers' markets around here, though, so I figure the farm share gets me fresh produce without having to shop. I like the challenge of unusual veggies, but there is also a swap box if there's something I know I just don't want. (And it's not boxes; I get to bring bags and schlep stuff home that way.)

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

A pound of spinach is a lot, until you're making green curry with it. Then it starts out overflowing the pot but quickly cooks down to a surprisingly small amount.

Re: Well ...

[magid]

Spinach is amazing for how small it cooks.