Farm share, week 1

[magid]

This year I have a share from a new farm, Re-Vision Urban Farm in Dorchester, which has an association with Drumlin Farm in Lincoln. The entertaining part is that the farm I used to get shares from (Waltham Fields Community Farm) has now joined their partnership.

This week's bag includes

• a big bunch of cilantro (given away; I unfortunately can't bear the stuff)
  
• a quart or so of beautiful strawberries (and I can go pick more in the next two weeks, too, up to 6 quarts)
  
• two big heads of lettuce (it looks like one is green leaf, the other romaine)
  
• a bunch of bright lights Swiss chard
  
• a medium bag of spinach
  
• a medium bag of peas in the pod
  
• four garlic scapes
  
• a smallish zucchini
  
• a tiny patty pan squash

Interesting. The list of produce includes chives, but there aren't any in the bag. Ah, well. edit: Interestingly, in the other share there's a small summer squash and a cousa squash. Oh, and for comparison, this is what I got the first week last year. I wouldn't mind some arugula...

According to the newsletter, there are still some shares available.

Current Scent: alluring strawberries

Comments

[pinkrose70.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that I am not the only one who doesn't care for Cilantro!

[pinkrose70.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that I am not the only one who doesn't care for Cilantro!

I always read with interest your "weekly haul"

cilantro

[magid.livejournal.com]

I wish I could eat it; everyone I know who does is rapturous over the flavor. But to me it's horrible.

Re: cilantro

[fj.livejournal.com]

You and a very distinct subset of the population. It is considered a biological characteristic. Search for it, I think it might even be genetic, although I am not sure.

But what I want to say is that your farm sounds like a German new-wave inspired synthesizer group.

Re: cilantro

[magid.livejournal.com]

I think it has to do with extra taste buds, something like that. So us cilantro-haters know what it's really like, while cilantro-lovers are in a fool's heaven. Or something like that.

And you're right. *giggle* I hadn't thought of it, but definitely yes.